Archive for June, 2022

Frisco-based Monetize Closes on New Funding

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Monetize closed on an undisclosed amount led by Aegon Asset Management who joins previous investors including College Loan Corp., Colchis Capital, and Chicago Ventures who funded Meritize in a prior round. According to a report on Dallas Innovates, the company

Frisco Student Loan Startup Meritize Gets New Funding, Aims to Change the Way Access is Provided

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Meritize is looking to capture continued growth following a pandemic-related slowdown. With new funding from the impact investment arm of Aegon Asset Management, the Frisco-based funding solutions provider for education and workforce development plans to “accelerate its momentum” to help

Telecom Firm AmChel Communications Acquired by KCI Technologies

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AmChel Communications Inc., a Wylie Texas based cellular tower services company, was acquired by KCI Technologies for an undisclosed amount. KCI plans to leverage AmChel’s expertise in construction, deployment and maintenance of hundreds of macro and small cell installations throughout

Dallas-Founded Biopharma Firm Raises $120M to Expand its Pipeline

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ReCode Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical startup using a non-viral lipid nanoparticle delivery platform for gene therapies, has closed a $120 million extension to a funding round it raised last year to help bring its lead programs to human trials and “follow

Qualcomm acquires Cellwize to accelerate 5G, edge adoption, innovation

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In a move that has already attracted the support of telcos, cloud providers and other equipment firms, and aiming to accelerate further its standing in 5G radio access networks (RAN) innovation and adoption, Qualcomm Technologies has acquired mobile network automation

Credit union association invests in voice biometrics with Illuma Labs partnership

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Texas-based voice biometric solution provider Illuma Labs has partnered with the New York Credit Union Association (NYCUA) and its affiliate UsNet. As part of the collaboration, NYCUA and UsNet have invested an undisclosed amount in Illuma Labs. The move comes

Nacuity Pharmaceuticals Announces $16.5 Million Series B Financing Led by Foundation Fighting Blindness & RD Fund

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Nacuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for retinitis pigmentosa, cataracts and other ocular diseases caused by oxidative stress, today announced the closing of a $16.5 million Series B financing led by Foundation Fighting Blindness and its

Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. Announces Pricing of $6.375 Million Initial Public Offering and Nasdaq Listing

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Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSCS; HSCSW) (“HeartSciences” or the “Company”), a medical technology company focused on applying innovative AI-based technology to an ECG (also known as an EKG) to expand and improve an ECG’s clinical usefulness, today announced the

Studio Created by Words With Friends Co‑Founder Raises $46M for Web3 Battle Arena Game

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McKinney-based Playful Studios and its Wildcard Alliance subsidiary—led by Words With Friends co-founder Paul Bettner—raised the funding for Wildcard, which combines arena-style battles with a collectible card game. “With Wildcard, we’re focused on fun first, building a next-generation ‘spectator sport’