January 2022 - The Dallas Innovation Resource Guide

Dallas-based startup ParkHub receives $100 million growth investment

Posted January 31, 2022 by admin

Dallas-based startup ParkHub has received a growth investment of around $100 million from Philadelphia’s LLR Partners. The transaction will accelerate continued growth for the company, which provides software and hardware services for the parking industry.
www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2022/01/31/parkhub-investment-lrr-partners.html

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WeWork Acquires Dallas-Based Coworking and Flex Space Startup Common Desk

Posted January 26, 2022 by admin

Change is coming to the coworking and flexible space world in North Texas. Dallas-based Common Desk announced Tuesday that it has agreed to be acquired by WeWork Inc. in a deal that should close in March. WeWork said in a

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Dallas Unicorn o9 Solutions Announces $296M in New Funding and a $2.7B Valuation

Posted January 26, 2022 by admin

Dallas-based o9 Solutions, an enterprise AI software platform provider and startup unicorn, today announced $296 million in equity investments from a group including General Atlantic and its climate investing venture BeyondNetZero; pure-play sustainability investment manager Generation Investment Management; and existing

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Richardson’s Skyven Raises $6.5M in Oversubscribed Seed Round and Grants for Its Clean Tech

Posted January 11, 2022 by admin

Richardson-based Skyven Technologies today announced a $4 million institutional seed funding round. The round was oversubscribed and was led by VoLo Earth Ventures, along with Global Founders Capital and the SWAN Impact Network. Skyven also received California Energy Commission grant

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Grapevine’s Car Capital Secures $150M Credit Facility and $6M+ Equity Investment

Posted January 11, 2022 by admin

As fun as driving a new—or new to you—car can be, sometimes the hassle of the purchase puts a damper on the whole experience. What if your loan isn’t approved? How embarrassing is that to hear from your salesperson? Makes

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Cart.com Buys Dallas-based FB Flurry, Tripling Fulfillment Footprint and Enabling Next Day Delivery to Majority of US

Posted January 10, 2022 by admin

Dallas-based tech and DTC (direct to consumer) fulfillment company FB Flurry was acquired by Cart.com, an Austin-based end-to-end e-commerce software and services provider. “Their customer-focused, tech-forward approach to omnichannel support perfectly complements Cart.com’s powerful suite of end-to-end e-commerce tools and

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Listeners on Call raised $1.8M of venture funding

Posted January 10, 2022 by admin

Listeners on Call, a communication platform for loneliness and mental health, raised $1.8M of venture funding from undisclosed investors.
www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001787332/000178733222000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml

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Cloud-based Backup-asService (BaaS), Disaster-Recovery-asService (DRaaS), company Global Data Vault was acquired by Dataprise

Posted January 10, 2022 by admin

Dataprise, a leading strategic IT managed service provider, today announced the acquisition of Global Data Vault, a leader in Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS), Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) and modern data protection solutions. Founded in 2004, Global Data Vault is a recognized leader in the

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Irving’s Direct Logistics, a cloud based freight management solution company was acquired by Royal Alliances

Posted January 9, 2022 by admin

DLI and its Truck Direct Mail (“TDM”) software platform will broaden the platform capabilities of Royal Alliances to better serve the combined customer base, which consists of insurance, financial services, government, and direct mail organizations. The TDM platform helps customers

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Dallas-Based Lincoln Property Invests in Commercial Real Estate Startup Dottid

Posted January 6, 2022 by admin

Dallas-based Dottid, which offers a software-as-a-service technology platform for asset management and leasing transactions, has formed a partnership with Lincoln Property Company to drastically transform the services the international real estate firm is able to offer. Dottid aims to disrupt

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