Archive for October, 2021

VoiceSage Acquires Coppell based 2sms to Strengthen Its Presence in the U.S. Market

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VoiceSage, an Irish headquartered company, a global cloud communication company, acquires 2sms to build its presence in the U.S. market. This is our first strategic acquisition, so we are very excited to expand our capabilities. The Irish mobile messaging solution

Grapevine-based Sera Systems grows with a combined seed and Series A round of $11.7 million

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With a new combined seed and Series A round of $11.7 million, Founder and CEO Billy Stevens is using his patent-pending technology to help businesses automate dispatching technicians.
www.bizjournals.com/dallas/inno/stories/fundings/2021/10/28/sera-systems-billy-stevens.html

Israeli Network Automation Company Moves HQ to Dallas, Closes $32M Series A Round

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BackBox, a Tel-Aviv, Israel-based network automation innovator, has made two major moves to progress as a pioneer in comprehensive network management and security solutions: It closed on a $32 million Series A round and relocated its global headquarters to Dallas. …

OncoNano Caps $68.4M Series B Round With $18.4M Equity Investment From CPRIT for Cancer-Fighting Tech and Therapies

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The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) continued its strong support of Southlake-based OncoNano Medicine today by announcing it will convert $18.4 million in grant award funding into an equity investment in OncoNano. This conversion will close OncoNano’s …

MilkSpace, Mama Moore’s Gourmet Popcorn Win Top Prizes at VWEC’s 4BUSINESSRECOVERY Pitch

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Kellie Mumphrey, founder and CEO of Garland-based MilkSpace (above), was the big winner at the Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center 4BUSINESSRECOVERY pitch Wednesday. To help nursing moms, MilkSpace provides pop-up canopy “lactation spaces” to outdoor public space operators and event organizers. …

Dallas Biopharma ReCode Therapeutics Closes $80M Series B Round to Expand Drug Pipeline for Respiratory Diseases

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Dallas-based ReCode Therapeutics, a biopharma that uses its proprietary non-viral lipid nanoparticle delivery platform in disease-modifying genetic medicines, has closed $80 million in Series B financing. The oversubscribed funding round was co-led by Pfizer Ventures, the venture capital arm of …

DFW based Element Finance raises $32 million for its DeFi fixed rate protocol

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Element Finance has raised a $32 million Series A round at a $320 million valuation. The company has been building a new DeFi (decentralized finance) protocol on top of the Ethereum blockchain. It lets you earn predictable returns on investments

Avalara acquires property tax software company CrowdReason

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Seattle-based tax software company Avalara (NYSE: AVLR) announced Monday it has acquired property tax software company CrowdReason LLC. The companies aren’t disclosing financial terms of the deal.
www.bizjournals.com/seattle/inno/stories/news/2021/10/19/avalara-acquires-crowdreason.html

Avalara acquires property tax software company Dallas-based CrowdReason

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Seattle-based tax software company Avalara (NYSE: AVLR) announced Monday it has acquired property tax software company CrowdReason LLC. The companies aren’t disclosing financial terms of the deal. The news comes less than a month after Avalara announced it acquired California-based

Plano’s AmplifAI Closes $18.5M in Series A Funding to Boost Its People Enablement Platform

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Plano-based AmplifAI, an artificial intelligence startup dedicated to improving employee satisfaction, has closed on an $18.5 million round of Series A funding led by Greycroft, a seed-to-growth venture capital firm located in New York and Los Angeles. The capital is …