Archive for November, 2019

Optum Acquires Plano Health Tech Firm Vivify

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The Optum division of UnitedHealth Group has acquired Vivify Health, the Plano-based remote patient monitoring startup, for an undisclosed amount. Vivify provides a comprehensive RPM platform, complete with a suite of connected medical devices and mobile health apps to track …

Landry’s Completes Acquisition Of Del Frisco’s

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Houston-based restaurant, hospitality, and gaming company Landry’s has completed its purchase of Irving-based Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse and Del Frisco’s Grille. Landry’s is owned by Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta. The steakhouse brand was bought from private equity firm L …

Improving Acquires Code Authority

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Improving, a Plano-based tech consulting and training firm, has acquired Code Authority, a custom software development and digital marketing firm based in Frisco. The move is part of Improving’s ongoing “Enterprise Model”-a strategy of merging similar service companies that share …

Supply Gets $300K Investment During Shark Tank TV Appearance

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Supply, the Fort Worth-based men’s razor company Supply appeared on the Nov. 3 airing of ABC’s “Shark Tank” and left with a $300,000 investment from Robert Herjavec for 15 percent of the startup. “It was a surreal experience for us …

Mooala Raises $8.3M In Series A Equity Funding

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Dallas-based Mooala, a maker of premium, organic, dairy-free beverages and creamers has completed an $8.3 million Series A equity funding round. The round was led by Sweat Equities, an investment firm specializing in the food, beverage, and consumer goods sector, …

Access Physicians Gets $9.3M Series A Funding

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Access Physicians, a Dallas-based national leader in acute subspecialty telemedicine, has secured $9.3 million in a Series A round from Health Enterprise Partners, a New York City-based healthcare private equity firm. Health Enterprise Partners’ investors include some of the largest …

Safe Harbor Marinas Receives $41M Investment For Growth

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Dallas-based Safe Harbor Marinas has been given a $41 million investment from Weatherford Capital, reports the Tampa Bay Business Journal. Safe Harbor Marinas says that it is the largest owner of marinas in the nation, and that the investment will …

Lone Star Aerospace Receives Investment

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Lone Star Aerospace, an Addison-based provider of business analysis and advice for aerospace and defense contractors, has received an investment from San Diego, California-based HCAP Partners. The amount of the investment was not disclosed.
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Powerhouse Receives Private Equity Investment

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Powerhouse, a Crowley-based provider of national construction services, facility maintenance, and rollouts, has raised an undisclosed amount in a private equity investing round, according to Crunchbase. The funding came from New York City-based Veronis Suhler Stevenson, Crunchbase said.
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Plano’s teleCalm Reaps $100K Award From MassChallenge Texas

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Plano-based teleCalm, a provider of phone service for seniors and caregiver living with dementia, won a $100,000 Diamond Award from MassChallenge Texas as part of the 2019 accelerator program in Austin. “teleCalm’s phone service solves telephone problems increasingly faced by …