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Golden Seeds: Dallas Branch of Angel Group Bolsters Women Entrepreneurs

by | Nov 20, 2018
The 20-member chapter of Golden Seeds Dallas helps fund startups with at least one woman in an operating role at the C-suite level.
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Follow the Money: $1M Grant for Luminant Battery Project, Playful Nets $5M, NTT Data Makes Acquisition
by | Nov 1, 2018
From BoodsKapper to Ulterra Drilling and CyrusOne to Thursby Software Systems, here are some of the deals made by investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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McKinney Game Developer Playful Corp. Raises $5M in Venture Round
by | Oct 30, 2018
The most recent funding round brings Playful’s total capital raised to $30 million for the 6-year-old company.
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Follow the Money: Caris Raises $150M, Meritize Gets $13.2M, iDonate Secures $10M, BenefitMall Buys Phoenix Firm
by | Oct 4, 2018
From Dallas investor Carl Sparks and 7-Eleven Ventures to Conversable and Hospice Source, here are notable funding and acquisition deals with North Texas ties.
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Follow the Money: Minnie’s Food Pantry Gets $1.3M Venture Round, Waxahachie’s Texzon Nets $720K

by | Apr 12, 2018
From food pantries, to technology, and menswear companies, here are some of the latest capital raises, mergers, and acquisitions with North Texas ties.
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Follow the Money: Nuvothera Raises $2.06M, Naya Ventures Nets $2M, Investar Seeks $5M
by | Mar 1, 2018
From a maker of a psoriasis treatment to a warm-cookie delivery company, here are some of the latest capital raises, mergers, and acquisitions with North Texas ties.
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Chicago VC Fund Deepening Its Roots in Dallas, Planning First Texas Investment
by | Feb 15, 2018
Founder Equity is expanding its fee-free venture capital model to Dallas with plans to close its first area investment in the next month.
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Follow the Money: Exxon Leads $13.7M Yoshi Raise, Agrinos Nets $14.7M Equity Investment
by | Feb 8, 2018
From agricultural biotech to medical innovation and software makers, here are some of the latest capital raises and acquisitions with North Texas ties.
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Dallas Business Leaders Run VC Firm Backing Israeli Startups

by | Nov 14, 2017
Gefen Capital Investments LLP is a unique U.S.-Israeli investment group led by Dallas business leaders Sheldon Stein and David Wiessman.
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New VC Firm JF2 Makes Selery Fulfillment Its First Investment
by | Nov 10, 2017
The firm was launched in July by Plano businessman Jon Frankel as part of his family office operation. 
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MarketScout Starts $25M Fund For InsurTech Ventures
by | Sep 27, 2017
MarketScout Founder and CEO Richard Kerr says it plans to make 10 to 12 investments.
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TechFW to Honor 4 Emerging Tech Companies at TCU
by | Sep 18, 2017
Startups being recognized range from a lab specializing in flammability testing for aircraft interiors to a company focused on solutions for underserved medical needs.
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Dallas VC Opportunities Remain Even as National Investing Declines

by | Aug 24, 2017
Venture capitalists have invested $245 million so far this year in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Deep Space Ventures Closes Two $500K Investments
by | Jul 18, 2017
The investments in Self Lender and Haste continue a busy year and a half of activity for the Dallas-based venture capital firm.
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Dallas’ Perot Jain Looking to Double its Investment Portfolio
by | Feb 20, 2017
The venture capital fund started by Ross Perot Jr. and Anurag Jain is planning to invest in 15 to 20 startups this year.
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Lyle Faculty Duncan MacFarlane Entrepreneurship Class
SMU Launches Master’s of Science in Engineering Entrepreneurship
by | Feb 6, 2017
The new program will equip students to lead new tech ventures as demand continues to rise.
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