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Plano Cybersecurity Firm Raises $215M as Threat of Attacks Grows

by | 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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Fort Worth-Based Aviation Firm Offers Turn-by-Turn Directions—for Pilots
by | Nov 1, 2018
There's an app for that. Aviation Mobile Apps has pilot solutions for flight calculations, aviation weather alerts, converting numbers, or flying the 'perfect' holding pattern — the company's latest patent-pending solution.
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Follow the Money: Pieces Technologies Raises $3M
by | Feb 15, 2018
From cloud computing and security to health care and railroad services, here are some of the latest capital raises, mergers, and acquisitions with North Texas ties.
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