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Four Years After $3.5B Buyout, Pluralsight Is Moving Its HQ to North Texas and Expanding Tech Training Access With $2M in Grants
by David Seeley | Jul 22, 2025
Since being acquired for $3.5B in a 2021 take-private deal, Pluralsight has changed ownership, cut jobs, and cycled through two CEOs. Now it's relocating its headquarters to Westlake and sharpening its focus on global upskilling under new leadership.
by Lance Murray |
May 22, 2025
Founded in 2013, RollKall provides end-to-end software that simplifies the management of off-duty programs for law enforcement and public safety agencies. One of its partnerships, since 2024, is with the Dallas Police Department.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 11, 2024
While terms of the deal were not disclosed, Reuters reported in August that Turn/River Capital was exploring a sale of Frisco-based Redwood—a global provider of automation fabric solutions—to other private equity firms in a deal that would value Redwood at $2.5 billion, including debt. The company serves more than 7,500 customers globally, including 28% of the Fortune 500 and 40% of the Fortune 50.
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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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Follow the Money: D.R. Horton Acquires Public Water Resources Firm, Critical Start Raises $215M, Fort Worth Biotech VC Raises New Funds, and More
by Kevin Cummings | Apr 15, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 12, 2022
Plano-based Critical Start—which says its mission is "delivering badass cybersecurity"—raised the $215 million strategic growth investment from Austin's Vista Equity Partners. The move comes as ransomware attacks increased 104% in North America last year, and as other Dallas-area cybersecurity firms have been recent targets of $525M to $1B acquisitions and investments.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 15, 2022
Addison-based cybersecurity company Securonix has landed more than $1 billion in a growth investment deal led by Austin investment firm Vista Equity Partners. "We solve a very tough problem that requires excellence across multiple domains, including product engineering, threat detection/hunting, data science, and operations," its CEO says.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 13, 2021
The Dallas firms are among 14 Texas shops "that founders will love" on Inc.'s 2021 list of private equity and venture capital firms.
Inc.'s list of 146 founder-friendly investors is its biggest yet.
Inc.'s list of 146 founder-friendly investors is its biggest yet.
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