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.
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.
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.
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.
Frisco-based GreenWatt Lighting has released a new school safety lighting system that can communicate emergency safety protocols to students, teachers, and administrators with instant visual cues and immediate notification alerts. The company says its Kid-Centric lighting system “is the only safety lighting system that utilizes a reliable Bluetooth mesh network.”...
In May, Dallas-based online dating giant Match Group named Bernard Kim as its CEO, replacing Shar Dubey, who continues to serve as a director on Match Group’s board and as an adviser to the company....
This year’s recipients of the Rainwater Annual Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Neurodegenerative Disease Research and for Innovative Early Career Scientist have been announced by the Fort Worth-based Rainwater Charitable Foundation, one of the largest independent funders of neurodegenerative disease research....
Frisco-based GreenWatt Lighting has released a new school safety lighting system that can communicate emergency safety protocols to students, teachers, and administrators with instant visual cues and immediate notification alerts. The company says its Kid-Centric lighting system “is the only safety lighting system that utilizes a reliable Bluetooth mesh network.”...
In May, Dallas-based online dating giant Match Group named Bernard Kim as its CEO, replacing Shar Dubey, who continues to serve as a director on Match Group’s board and as an adviser to the company....
This year’s recipients of the Rainwater Annual Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Neurodegenerative Disease Research and for Innovative Early Career Scientist have been announced by the Fort Worth-based Rainwater Charitable Foundation, one of the largest independent funders of neurodegenerative disease research....