Archive for November, 2018

Blackstone Energy Buys Majority Interest In Ulterra Drilling

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New York City-based Blackstone Energy Partners and Fort Worth-based Ulterra Drilling Technologies announced that Blackstone is acquiring a controlling, majority interest in the inventive maker of drill bits for the oil and gas industry. Ulterra – which holds six patents …

BoodsKapper Announces Seed Funding Round

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Dallas-based BoodsKapper Inc., which creates AI-based software for public housing authorities, and virtual supply chain analysis for food manufacturers, announced a seed funding round, according to Crunchbase. On its website, the company said it is working with a Top 10 …

Game Development Studio Playful Raises $5M In VC Funding

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Playful Corp., the McKinney-based game development studio, raised $5 million in a venture capital funding round, according to a report in Crunchbase. The capital raise joins a $25 million private round from October 2015, according to Crunchbase, totaling $30 million …

Luminant Gets $1M Grant For Battery Energy Storage System Project

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Dallas-based electric power producer Luminant announced that it was awarded a $1 million grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for its Upton 2 battery energy storage system project. According to a release, the New Technology Implementation Grant program …