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Dallas Metro Ranks as America’s No. 3 Fastest-Growing Startup City
by David Seeley | Mar 4, 2024
U.S. startups received $20.6 billion in angel investments and VC funding in Q4 of 2023, according to a report by York IE. Over $730 million of that was raised by companies in the Dallas metro area—marking 195% growth over the region's average quarterly funding over the prior 12 months. Here's which 3 North Texas companies raised the most.
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Jan 11, 2024
In 2023, founders searching for venture capital found fewer investors and less money. Pitchbook reports that the number of U.S. deals in the first three quarters of 2023 was just slightly higher than the number made during the same period in 2018. ...
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 16, 2023
The NFL and NBA icons—Clark Hunt and Dirk Nowitzki—will kick off and wrap up discussions on innovation and investment. They add to an "impressive speaker lineup" including Nextdoor Co-Founder Nirav Tolia and other trailblazing speakers. Here's the full roster.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 27, 2023
The rebrand "marks the start of our next chapter of growth," says Venture Dallas Chair Aaron Pierce. The nonprofit's 2023 summit, backed by JPMorgan Chase and Perot Jain, is set for October 25.
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Left to right: Cypress Growth Capital Managing Director Vik Thapar and firm Co-Founders Barton Goodwin and Ed Mello
50 and Counting: Cypress Growth Capital Hits Investment Milestone With Its Equity-Preserving Approach
by Quincy Preston | Aug 3, 2023
Dallas-based Cypress Growth Capital is defying norms in the funding landscape. Not your traditional venture capitalist, this trailblazing firm hit a landmark with its 50th portfolio investment—and fourth major play this year—a $4 million stake in medical records disruptor, ChartSquad. Managing Director Vik Thapar peels back the curtain on the firm's unique model, which fosters rapid growth without diluting entrepreneurial control.
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by EisnerAmper |
May 4, 2023
A Quarterly Wink and a Glance at Venture Capital – Q1 2023
sponsored by EisnerAmper
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by David Seeley |
Feb 1, 2023
In a recent YouTube video, Matthews offers a quick RevTech Roundup on "The Conundrum of Venture-Backed Tech Companies."
He notes that there have been over 100,000 recent layoffs by big tech companies, "All of a sudden there's a bumper crop of available talent," Matthews says. "But on the other hand, venture funding tightened by almost 60% last year, as VCs tightened their grip on their dry powder."
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2023
Gore Range Capital, which moved its headquarters from New York to Southlake in 2021, announced that David A. Hashemi, MD, MBA, a senior dermatology resident physician at Harvard Medical School, has joined the firm as entrepreneur-In-residence.
“We’re excited to have David join us. He brings a wealth of knowledge, curiosity, and energy to this opportunity and we look forward to his contributions,” Ethan Rigel, founding and Managing Partner of Gore Range Capital said in a statement....
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RCS Secure Completes Series A Round, Rebrands as Third Wave Innovations
by Lance Murray | Nov 2, 2022
The fresh funding will allow the cybersecurity company to expand its customer base and invest in new parts of its core products and services, which include managed security, data, and IT services.
Third Wave Innovations is eying growth. As the company puts it, "data security is no longer a luxury."
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 11, 2022
At Dallas Startup Week today, three leading early-stage investors offered tips on how founders should pivot in today's shifting economy. Perkins Coie's Valeska Pederson Hintz, LiveOak Venture Partners’ Mike Marcantonio, and S3 Ventures' Eric Engineer shared insights and advice.
Despite the downturn, "If you've got a capital-efficient, growing business that has strong unit economics, at the end of the day that business is fundable, and that's what we're looking for," Marcantonio said.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 14, 2022
Co-founded by Dallasite LaDante McMillon and Brooklyn-based Ivan Alo, New Age Capital has raised $25 million for its debut fund. Formed in 2016, New Age focuses on seed-stage rounds for startups with Black and Hispanic founders.
Looking ahead, New Age wants to be the “go-to institutional VC firm” in their space.
Looking ahead, New Age wants to be the “go-to institutional VC firm” in their space.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 12, 2022
The Horned Frog Investment Network—which launched earlier this year through TCU's Neeley School of Business—aims to fund startups across the country and lift up Fort Worth's entire venture funding ecosystem.
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From right: DRC's Jorge Varela (far right) moderated a panel of industry experts including biotech C-level executive Hua Tu, Health Wildcatters CEO and co-founder Hubert Zajicek, and LH Capital Director Matt Crommett.
‘From a Trickle to a Waterfall’: How Biotech’s Flow is Growing in DFW
by Dave Moore | May 24, 2022
"It takes time" to establish a track record, Jorge Varela says, and the region is starting to see a series of biotech successes and spinoffs that will elevate the region's profile as a biotech hub.
According to a panel of experts at Urban Land Institute's 2022 spring meeting, here are factors drawing biotech to DFW.
According to a panel of experts at Urban Land Institute's 2022 spring meeting, here are factors drawing biotech to DFW.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 10, 2022
Plano-based Wink has landed a $2.85 million pre-seed funding rounding, exceeding its initial target of $1 million by almost $2 million. Billing itself as the “first zero-click camera checkout,” Wink uses voice and facial recognition technology to allow users to make purchases without inputting financial information on their digital devices.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 26, 2022
Pitted Ventures, a newly formed Utah-based growth capital firm backed by a family of support companies, has tapped a local leader to help it bridge funding gaps for brands while providing wraparound services to help those business grow to the next stage. With Dallas as a hub, it aims to make typical investments of $750K to $1.5M starting this summer.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 25, 2022
Entrepreneur Jasmin Brand will take on the newly created role. The goal? To make Frisco a “major national hub” for venture capital and innovation.
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