“Dallas is the perfect storm for entrepreneurs.”
Rogers Healy
Owner/CEO
Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners
…via D CEO’s January/February 2025 issue.
From tech and finance to fashion and food, “Dallas is becoming a melting pot of industries—and that diversity is a recipe for innovation,” Healy says in D CEO. “Dallas is where dreams become reality, period.”
The investor and entrepreneur, who has been recognized in the publication’s Dallas 500 for his residential real estate firm but now appears in its PE and VC chapter, sees Dallas “becoming the ultimate hub for founders,” writes D CEO Editor Christine Perez.
Why? “We’ve got the resources of a major metropolitan area, the energy of a city that’s always hungry for more, and the kind of people who know how to make things happen,” Healy says.
The numbers back him up. As Dallas Innovates reported earlier this year, the region ranks as America’s No. 3 fastest-growing startup market, with an annual funding growth rate of 195%.
His advice for founders? Focus on authenticity and purpose. “Consumer habits are shifting, and the competition is fiercer than ever,” Healy notes.
“Founders who can adapt quickly, build purposefully, and know their audience will dominate in 2025.”
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With a track record of success on both sides of the pitch, Healy is set to shake up the reality competition show and offer invaluable insights to aspiring entrepreneurs. He'll appear on the show alongside Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph and investor/entrepreneur Kim Perell.
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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.
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An active VC investor for nearly 15 years, Healy went in full-bore in September by founding Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners. With $5 million raised since its launch, the"MoSe" fund has focused on Tiff's Treats, Siempre Tequila, laundry and dryer fragrance startup Laundry Sauce, and Catch'N Ice Cream.
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The pioneer in real estate social media and branding is launching his fifth company: RHA Land and Lake. Already owning the largest independent real estate firm in North Texas with a long list of celebrity clients, Healy relocates clients worldwide. Now he aims to place more people in down-to-earth rural properties across Texas, and "Texahoma" too—with a projected $50 million under contract by this spring.
