Homz, a Frisco-based startup that says it’s the first national housing company to develop “wellness-centric” multifamily communities, announced Wednesday that it has raised $50 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Nanban Ventures, a Dallas-based venture capital firm…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Elevate Credit, a Fort Worth-based provider of online credit solutions, was acquired by Park Cities Asset Management for $67M. The company went public in 2017 at a valuation of $257M … read more at Dallas Innovates.read more at dallasinnovates.com

Callbox Storage, a Dallas-based storage and logistics platform, raised $6.8M of venture from undisclosed investors. The company has raised approx. $17M to date. SEC FORM D/Aread more at www.sec.gov

FYR Medical, a Fort Worth, TX-based medical device company, raised $2.6M in Series A funding. The round was led by NuVasive, which was joined by other firms and individual investors. Led by CEO Chris Silva, FYR Medical is a medical…read more at www.explorebit.io

The Citizenry, a Dallas-based home decor products platform, raised $2.3M of venture funding from undisclosed investors. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1763534/000176353423000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xmlread more at www.sec.gov

Slync.io today announced that it has secured $24 million of new venture capital funding, led by Goldman Sachs, with participation from Blumberg Capital, ACME Ventures, Gaingels, and other existing investors. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230223005440/en/Slync-Secures-24-Million-in-Funding-to-Accelerate-Growth-for-Logistics-Technology-Providerread more at www.businesswire.com

HireLogic, an AI-powered tech software startup aimed at smarter hiring decisions, announced a $6 million Series A funding round led by Joseph P. Landy, a former partner and co-CEO at private equity giant Warburg Pincus. Existing investors in the Dallas…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Preciate, the Dallas-based dynamic virtual meeting platform, has closed a $12 million Series A funding round led by Woodland Capital with participation from existing investors—and announced it has changed its name to Scoot. https://dallasinnovates.com/dallas-startup-preciate-renames-to-scoot-lands-12m-in-series-a-funding/read more at dallasinnovates.com

The Dallas-based diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging tech startup raised the $5 million in a round led by Chicago's Seyen Capital, for a total raise of $10.5 million to date. A new EVP and five VPs have been added to…read more at dallasinnovates.com

The Dallas company just snagged a $3 million investment from Cypress Growth Capital, positioning the 5-year-old ‘client services automation’ platform for IT Managed Service Providers to ramp up its global sales and marketing efforts. https://dallasinnovates.com/how-jeff-farris-is-guiding-growth-at-cloudradial-a-first-mover-startup/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Farmers Branch based Icon Meals raised $4M of venture funding from undisclosed investors. The company makes fresh and affordable ready-to-eat meals. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1905396/000190539623000003/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xmlread more at www.sec.gov

Of all creatures that have gone extinct, the dodo is a byword for “gone forever.” When something’s totally lost, the saying goes, it’s “deader than a dodo.” But today, Colossal Biosciences basically said, challenge accepted. The startup paired its latest…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Fort Worth-based HTeaO is quenching thirsts with "ultra-premium" iced teas and coffee at 68 locations in five states, with 93 units currently under construction. This week, Dallas-based Crux Capital and Trive Capital both decided to have a taste—by getting a…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Listeners on Call (now Kindly Human), a Dallas-based communication platform for loneliness and mental health, raised $2.85M of venture funding from undisclosed investors. https://www.formds.com/issuers/listeners-on-call-incread more at www.formds.com

Aerolane is building a new logistics method, delivering shipments as fast as same-day and as affordably as the cost of ground https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/aerolaneread more at www.crunchbase.com

Gratitude is in season all year round. And a Dallas startup makes sharing it a whole lot easier. Dallas-based online recognition platform Grata has raised $6 million in seed funding to fuel its next phase of growth. The company, which…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Stellar's platform leverages AI and machine learning to reimagine home maintenance. The startup partners with property managers and contractors to take care of homes and people—with a "mission of delivering hassle-free maintenance done right." "We have caught lightning in a…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Founded in 2018, CheckSammy's story has its beginnings in Co-Founder and CEO Sam Scoten's realization that there was an increased shortage of landfill space. He also wanted to tackle one of the last unregulated utilities —the waste services sector.  "It's…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Gardenuity, an e-commerce startup with "matching technology" that aims to make plant-inspired living easier, has fresh seed funding. The North Texas Angel Network announced its first syndicated investment in the company. Six NTAN members joined the syndicate to invest $50,000…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Island, a Dallas-based unicorn that emerged from stealth last February, was valued at $1.3 billion in March. It continues to attract big investments for its Enterprise Browser, which protects companies' SaaS tools and internal web apps from data leaks with…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Aspen Power Partners LLC a distributed generation platform with the mission of accelerating decarbonization, today announced a $350 million investment from funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG). The investment supports Aspen's organic and acquisition-driven growth strategy targeting…read more at www.eqmagpro.com

Focused “almost exclusively” on the multifamily space, Aerwave’s patented tech provides communities with internet access across a property without the need for individual routers in each unit. “Today, we're deploying 10,000 units at the same time. Our goal is to…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Newtrul, a digital freight matching platform, has raised $5.3 million in funding. SignalFire and Flex Capital are among the lead investors, as are previously unannounced investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Crowley, Oren Zaslansky, John Larkin, and Brad Hollister. https://saasindustry.com/news/newtrul-a-digital-freight-matching-platform-has-raised-5-3-million-in-fundingread more at saasindustry.com

Aerwave, the next-generation connectivity platform leading the Digital Foundation™ transformation in multifamily residential, has secured $20 million in Series A funding, led by Moderne Ventures with participation by World Cinema, Inc. (WCI), Equity Residential, Inc. (EQR), RWT Horizons and Westover…read more at www.prnewswire.com

The Devhouse Agency, a Dallas-based provider of gaming design studio, was acquired web3 design firm Journey for an undisclosed amount. https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2022/10/24/web3-design-journey-buys-devhouse-agencyread more at www.axios.com

Notably.AI, a Dallas, TX-based provider of a platform that allows teams to collect, analyze, and share qualitative research, raised USD1.5M in funding. The round was led by Sentiero Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to invest in engineering,…read more at www.finsmes.com

Sonara Health, a Dallas-based telehealth platform focused on the treatment of opioid addiction, reported raising more than $1.26 million from 19 investors, per an SEC filing. The Mark Cuban-backed company was formed in 2020 by CEO Dr. Michael Giles while…read more at dallasinnovates.com

DFW Neuropathy, a local treatment company focused on neuropathy, landed a new investment led by Dallas private equity firm Baymark Partners and California firm HCAP Partners. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. With four locations across North Texas, the…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Book.io, a McKinney startup developing an NFT e-book platform on the blockchain, announced closing a seed funding round led by book distributor Ingram Content Group for an undisclosed amount. https://dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-book-io-looks-to-put-e-books-on-the-blockchain-with-new-seed-funding-stealthy-tech-startup-kalpa-aims-to-raise-1m-cypress-growth-partners-makes-new-investment-and-more/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Firehawk Aerospace is developing hybrid rocket engines and 3D-printed solid rocket fuel to provide a safer, more cost-effective approach to launching payloads as it nears the close of a $17 million fundraising effort. Co-founder and CEO Will Edwards has said…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Therabody, a Dallas and Los Angeles based developer of percussive therapy devices and technologies intended to reduce muscle tension, accelerate recovery, received $165M of development capital from North Castle Partners, Rx3 Growth Partners, and Hartbeat Ventures. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/therabody-solidifies-category-leadership-with-165-million-growth-equity-round-and-launch-of-eight-new-innovative-products-301628356.html  read more at www.prnewswire.com

The United States-based Ruckus Games announced that it has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to create a brand new cross-platform co-op game. The video game studio was launched back in August 2021 by ex-Gearbox and Riot developers. https://mobidictum.biz/ruckus-games-raises-5-5m-in-seed-round/read more at mobidictum.biz

With this acquisition, Prealize Health now owns the industry’s most robust library of data and insights into individual patients’ and health plan members’ medical and social risk profiles. Prealize Health, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled predictive analytics company, today announced the…read more at ai-techpark.com

Neurolens, a Coppell-based maker of prescription lenses that "link optometry with neurology," raised $67 million in a funding round led by Boston-based health care investor MVM Partners. Falcon Vision/KKR, Marshall Wace, and Bluestem Capital joined the round, which Neurolens said…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Less than six months after launching, a Dallas startup has raised funding to help it serve the wealth management industry. VRGL, an automated data and analytics platform for wealth management firms, announced raising a $15 million Series A funding round…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Cerebro Sports, a Dallas-based sports tech company. maintaining a database of basketball performance analytics, raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding in a deal led by Mark Cuban. https://www.cerebrosports.com/read more at www.cerebrosports.com

Clockwork, a decentralized automation network for Solana, announced the closure of a $4 million seed round co-led by Multicoin Capital and Asymmetric. Solana Ventures also participated in the round, according to a release on Tuesday. El Cap Ventures is also…read more at www.theblock.co

Joseph Akintolayo says the will exists for organizations to provide more digital financial tools to their communities. But due to either a lack of technological knowhow or tight budgets, they often lack the means. Now with $5 million in fresh…read more at dallasinnovates.com

SmartMoving—a software solutions startup that aims to streamline the moving services business—landed the investment from Austin- and San Francisco-based growth equity firm Mainsail Partners. Its platform automates the entire operations process from estimates to sending out crews to handling payroll…read more at dallasinnovates.com

SmartMoving—a software solutions startup that aims to streamline the moving services business—landed the investment from Austin- and San Francisco-based growth equity firm Mainsail Partners. Its platform automates the entire operations process from estimates to sending out crews to handling payroll…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Amid what it calls a soaring global demand for cybersecurity services, a recent transplant to the region has raised one of the larger funding rounds for North Texas this year. TXOne Networks, which focuses on operational technology (OT) networks and…read more at dallasinnovates.com

The University of North Texas BioDiscovery Institute's $1.4 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation is seeding research in sustainable medicine—literally. "What we're thinking long-term is that if plants can store medicines in seeds, you eat the seeds, and…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Lendistry—a minority-owned, tech-enabled lender that aims to lift underserved communities—is expanding to Texas by opening a Dallas office, the company announced at a launch event today at Dallas Startup Week. With $5 million in funding provided by Dallas-based Texas Capital…read more at dallasinnovates.com

In an all-Frisco deal, PH Innovation Holdings (PHI), the operator of fitness gear and training tech platform company POWERHANDZ, announced landing a “multimillion-dollar” investment from Vanguard Holdings Group.Along with the new funding, Vanguard says it has issued a private tender…read more at dallasinnovates.com

After raising more than $200 million since its launch in February, Dallas-based enterprise browser platform startup Island announced a new investment by Cisco Investments for an undisclosed amount. Formed in 2020, Island's enterprise-focused browser is built upon Chromium, which powers…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Co-Founder Clifton Harness says TestFit is the first company to connect pro forma, construction cost, and asset design through building configurator software. The technology allows companies to "de-risk decisions" and log critical time savings when they develop new real estate.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Grapevine-based BILT has landed $1.7 million from the USAF's venture capital fund. The Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) award builds on its previous SBIR Phase II work with the Air Force. Bilt, the developer of an immersive 3D intelligent instructions app,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

With new funding, Qualia Oto says it's entering the "next stage of corporate growth" and is one step closer to its mission of restoring hearing to those who have lost it. While not disclosing names of its new backers, the…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Publicly traded Fort Worth biotech firm Sanara MedTech, which focuses on surgical and wound care technologies, reported raising $16 million in equity from a single investor, per an SEC filing. Based on previous filings, the company, which trades on the…read more at dallasinnovates.com

After moving from Uptown to the Oak Lawn area earlier this year in an effort to quadruple its headcount, real estate tech startup Nada has reported raising more than $5.7 million in equity from 19 investors. https://dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-fort-worth-biotech-raises-16m-vc-firm-raises-25m-for-debut-fund-s2-capital-surpasses-blackstone-as-regions-most-active-multifamily-investor/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Wonder Works Studios, an Arlington-based developer of immersive gaming experiences, reported raising more than $5.5 million in two separate SEC Filings. In one, the creator of titles like "Overlook RP" and "TIMMEH" reported raising $2.7 million in options and securities…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Quiltt, a Dallas-based company offering turnkey consumer fintech infrastructure for small businesses has raised $4M in funding co-led by Greycroft and Newark Venture Partners and including participation by entities like Motivate Ventures, Abstraction Capital, Tectonic Capital and Bridge Investments. Quiltt…read more at techcrunch.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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…read more at www.biometricupdate.com

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…read more at www.globenewswire.com

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…read more at finance.yahoo.com

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'…read more at dallasinnovates.com

STEMuli, a Dallas based education startup with a first of a kind 3D game-based learning system, announced that it has received USD3.25 million in seed funding co-led by Valor Ventures and Slauson & Co, which also saw participation from Draper…read more at www.theglobaleconomics.com

Heart Test Laboratories Inc (dba HeartSciences) a Southlake (Dallas) health science device developer and manufacturer applied to go public on NASDAQ. The company uses AI within its ECG (EKG) device to improve heart disease assessment. The company's goal is early…read more at www.nasdaq.com

With this round of funding OxeFit has raised in excess of $35M from mostly athletes including Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.  The Plano-based digital fitness systems company has announced new funding from backers including PGA golfer Dustin Johnson and Los…read more at dallasinnovates.com

VitalTech has raised an additional $14M in funding from undisclosed investors following its $11.76M Series A led by BayMed Venture Partners in June 2021. The company, based in Plano, provides full patient monitoring across the care continuum utilizing AI and…read more at www.sec.gov

SALT, a Grapevine Texas company focused on enhancing the prospect acquisition process for independent agents selling home and auto insurance, has raised a $2M series A. The round was led by Eagle Venture Fund of Southlake. The use of funds…read more at www.prnewswire.com

Wink, a Dallas Based pioneer in 3FA authentication has raised $2.85M pre-seed in funding as it looks to expand on its e-commerce platform. Wink three-factor authentication uses voice, facial, and device recognition for secure e-commerce without passwords. The pre-seed funding…read more at www.biometricupdate.com

Buff City Soap, the plant-based home and personal care brand, has secured additional funding from General Atlantic. The company has added over 130 stores since the initial investment from General Atlantic and has more than 215 stores in 30 states.…read more at www.manchestertimes.com

Dallas based HireLogic, a human resources software company utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the hiring and interview processes, has raised $4M in seed funding. Investors in the round include Edward J. Zander, former chief executive officer and chairman of…read more at www.hirelogic.com

Dallas-based real estate and fintech startup Fintech has secured $8M in equity seed funding and $27M in dedicated debt funding co-led by Vertical Venture Partners and LiveOak Venture Partners with participation from Revel Partners, Great Oaks VC, and Greg Waldorf…read more at www.finsmes.com

Dallas based Stride Funding, a student finance startup, raised $4M from undisclosed investor(s). The company raised a $12M series A round in December 2021. Stride's income share agreement model provides students an alternative to traditional fixed payment installment loans. The…read more at www.sec.gov

Lewisville TX based RedCritter raised $1M from undisclosed investor(s). The company, which offers business solution software that enables enterprises to manage, showcase, and reward employee achievements, has not issued a press release. The company has had at least one prior…read more at www.sec.gov

Firehawk Aerospace, a company that specializes in high performance hybrid propulsion technologies has received funding from Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies. The company holds several patents related to hybrid propulsion, propellants and manufacturing methods. The two…read more at www.rtx.com

Health broadcasting and HCP recruitment firm ConneXion360 is being acquired by Relevate Health for an undisclosed amount. Relevate looks to grow through ConneXion360's broadcasting platform and health care provider recruitment network that specializes in creating access for its clients to…read more at www.prnewswire.com

Hedera Hashgraph has entered into a strategic partnership with Swiss Digital Assets Institute (SDAI) – a professional training and education company – for the delivery of a custom-designed global "Hashgraph Innovation Program" out of Switzerland. Hedera has earmarked USD 16.3M…read more at finance.yahoo.com

Applied Blockchain, Inc. announced today the completion of its initial public offering of 8,000,000 shares of its common stock at $5.00 per share. The shares of common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on April 13, 2022,…read more at finance.yahoo.com

According to reports on PitchBook Dallas-based Sarah Flint, an online luxury footwear company, has raised $2.45M in a late stage VC round from undisclosed investors. The company has raised approximately $33M to date from investors including Spark Capital, Essential Investment…read more at pitchbook.com

Inform Diagnostics, a portfolio company of Avista Capital Partners, was acquired by Fulgent Genetics for $170M. Inform Diagnostics currently provides services to approximately 1,300 clients who represent over 2,700 physicians. With the acquisition Fulgent plans to expand its geographic reach,…read more at ir.fulgentgenetics.com

HundredX, a data analytics firm that gives brands access to millions of “ethically sourced” consumer experiences, has landed a Series D round that brings its total funding to more than $80 million. Its big-name investors include billionaire Charles Schwab and…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based Blitz Ventures Inc. (dba EnergyBot) has raised $2.1M to continue expansion of its online energy marketplace. The company was spun out of TXU Energy in 2018. View the SEC Form D filing. th, 2022read more at www.sec.gov

Critical Start, a Plano, TX based cybersecurity company which offers Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services has raised $215 million in funding from Vista Equity Partners to accelerate its expansion with midsize and large enterprise customers. The company's last round…read more at www.finsmes.com

Launched in 2019, Hacware has raised $2.3M in an oversubscribed seed round led by Elevate Capital. The company has developed technology which integrates with Google Workspace and Office 365 to reduce phishing attacks by sending simulated attacks to identify risks.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based HundredX announced closing of Series D funding led by prominent business leaders including Clark Hunt, Chairman and CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas and Charles "Chuck" Schwab, discount brokerage pioneer. The company provides real time market…read more at www.prnewswire.com

Fort Worth-based Digital Seat Media raised $1.5M of funding as part of total investments of $11M to date that includes investments from Half Acre Capital. The funding is part of a $5M round which they hope to complete in the…read more at dallasinnovates.com

According to Crunchbase, Plano-based Skyllfull has raised $2.8M Angel Round. The digital transformation company has an on-device app simulation that works to increase tech adoption, onboarding, and performance support. Visit Crunchbase for more information. st, 2022read more at www.crunchbase.com

OneDay, developer of an online application designed to empower businesses to become storytellers through video, has raised an undisclosed amount from Playfair Capital. The company previously raised $19M in Series B funding from Volition Capital in 2021. Investors in the…read more at pitchbook.com

Dallas-based Juno has raised $10M in a Series A round led by Insight Partners. The company's digital engagement platform allows organizations to have a single platform to connect their global community whether networking, communicating, education, or events. The platform creates…read more at www.junolive.com

Just weeks after emerging from stealth, a local tech startup has become the region’s newest unicorn. Island, a company that says it’s creating the “desktop of the future,” unveiled a $115 million Series B funding round led by Insight Partners…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Colossal launched last September with a plan to "de-extinct" the woolly mammoth by using CRISPR genetic engineering to create a mammoth-elephant hybrid. With a total raise of $75 million to date, the startup aims to have its first set of…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Blockmetrix says Texas is in the midst of a "crypto mining gold rush"—and with fresh funding, the company looks to a future where mining bitcoin is only the beginning. The Dallas-based bitcoin mining startup has announced landing a $43 million…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Predictive analytics and micro-betting technology company nVenue has recently announced a fully-funded seed round after successfully raising $3.5M in late February. nVenue's female-led and founded data and micro-betting technology platform uses proprietary sports machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms leverage…read more at www.nvenue.com

With 95 patents issued or pending on its tech, Fort Worth's Linear Labs wants to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., seeing the electrification supply chain as a "national security strategic imperative." Brad Hunstable launched Linear Labs in 2014 after…read more at dallasinnovates.com

OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm,  announced that it has made a strategic investment in Annex Cloud, a leading provider of SaaS customer retention and loyalty management solutions to mid-market and enterprise customers worldwide. The company will continue to…read more at opengatecapital.com

Distributed generation start-up Aspen Power Partners announced today that has raised $120 million with its latest financing round, and officially launched the distributed solar and storage platform. Aspen enables consumers at all income levels and businesses with hard-to-reach properties to…read more at www.esgtoday.com

Sandlogic, a prominent player in the Computer Vision and Edge AI space, has raised $4 million in funding in its pre-Series A round from Texas-based HNIs and serial investors Sanjay Singhania and Sai Kumar. This round follows the $360,000 seed…read more at yourstory.com

The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its pursuit of a public markets listing as well as execute on its business plan to become a significant player in the multi-trillion-dollar cryptocurrency space. Co-founded by crypto traders Giorgi Khazaradze,…read more at www.finsmes.com

A Southlake biotech firm has raised new funding and named a new leader on its path to help treat a disease for which there is currently no cure. Renibus Therapeutics, which focuses on treatments for acute and chronic kidney diseases,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

With what’s likely to be one of the largest local funding rounds of the year, a North Texas tech company is looking to continue its “hypergrowth trajectory.” Addison-based cybersecurity company Securonix announced landing more than $1 billion in a growth…read more at dallasinnovates.com

With what’s likely to be one of the largest local funding rounds of the year, a North Texas tech company is looking to continue its “hypergrowth trajectory.” Addison-based cybersecurity company Securonix announced landing more than $1 billion in a growth…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas bill payments platform Highline announced its launch Wednesday, emerging from stealth with a $4.5 million seed funding round led by early-stage VC firms Foundation Capital and Costanoa Ventures. "The majority of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, resulting in…read more at dallasinnovates.com

PawTree, a Southlake-based maker of pet products, reported raising $3 million in equity and other options from nine investors. www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1582764/000089706922000063/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xmlread more at www.sec.gov

PlantSwitch, a Dallas-based start-up that is revolutionizing the food-packaging industry with high-quality, biodegradable plastic alternatives, today announced the close of a $3.25 million seed round, paving the path for further growth, specifically expansion of its product offerings and development of…read more at www.prnewswire.com

raveling with the Southern Methodist University golf team, Dillon Baxter and Maxime Blandin hated the single-use paper straws they encountered, which often fell apart mid-drink. Their solution: PlantSwitch, a biodegradable straws and cutlery startup, which announced the closing of its…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Over the course of the pandemic, there's been a lot of talk about digital transformation. And with new funding, a local startup is looking to change "the way people consume technology." Krista Software, a Dallas-based business automation platform, announced landing…read more at dallasinnovates.com

A new local startup is looking to become "where today's hybrid workforce lives," with the help of a massive investment. Emerging from stealth today, Island, a Dallas-based enterprise browser platform company, announced landing nearly $100 million in funding from early-stage…read more at dallasinnovates.com

A Dallas-based startup is looking to help organizations extract insights straight from the voices of their customers. With its eyes on growth, Talkmap, a conversational intelligence platform, has landed an $8 million Series A funding round led by Massachusetts-based firm…read more at dallasinnovates.com

If you haven’t heard of PlayersTV, there’s a chance you’ll know the name if you’re passing through an airport or spending the night at a hotel. After inking a distribution agreement with ReachTV in 2020, the TV streaming division of…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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.htmlread more at www.bizjournals.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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.xmlread more at www.sec.gov

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Nacuity Pharmaceuticals a developer of healthcare therapies for ophthalmological disorders, raised $11.6M of venture funding from undisclosed investors. www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1690279/000169027922000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xmlread more at www.sec.gov

Security-as-a-service startup ContraForce revealed today that it has raised $2 million in seed funding from DataTribe and has launched into general availability. Founded in 2020 by industry security and cloud experts from Armor Defense Inc., McAfee Corp. and Intel Corp.,…read more at siliconangle.com

One in three pets will be lost during their lifetime, according to the American Humane Association. Halo co-founder Ken Ehrman knows that all too well. In 2017 his young niece's dog Ruby escaped from an "invisible fence" and got run…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Mercado Labs, an online platform that automates the first mile of the import supply chain, announced today it has closed a Series A investment led by SJF Ventures. Existing investors, LiveOak Venture Partners, Ironspring Ventures, and Supply Chain Ventures also…read more at sjfventures.com

We’re racing toward an electrified future—ditching gas-guzzlers for EVs, storing energy from solar panels, and adding constant new stockpiles of electronic devices. That will require countless millions of new batteries. One way to produce them? Recyling lithium-ion batteries and rare…read more at dallasinnovates.com

iDonate, a leader in digital giving software and solutions, has completed a $15.2 million round of Series B financing dedicated to business development and continued growth. The growing Plano-based company, whose tagline is "innovating generosity," says the capital will help…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Prolucent Health, a Dallas-based provider of healthcare workforce optimization software and services, has raised $11.5 million in new Series A funding. Launched in August 2020 by healthtech entrepreneur Bruce Springer, the startup wants to revolutionize the way the healthcare industry…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Prolucent Health(r), a leading provider of enterprise-wide healthcare workforce optimization software and services, today announced it has raised $11.5 million in new funding. The round was co-led by SpringTide Ventures and Health Velocity Capital with participation from UnityPoint Health Ventures.…read more at www.businesswire.com

After nearly a year in stealth mode, a new B2B product from Dallas-based Zirtue is officially making its debut. Today the fintech opened its Alternative Payment Solution to enterprise businesses, offering customers a way to pay bills directly through the…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Tango, a Dallas-area provider of lifecycle management and integrated workplace management software, is set to propel its next stage of growth with a majority equity investment from Berkshire Partners. Offering expertise in analytics and consulting, Tango helps companies plan, find,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

It’s been a major year for Shiftsmart—and it’s capping it off with a $95 million Series B funding round announced today. The flexible labor platform for workforce management was founded in Dallas in 2015, but ramped up exposure last year…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Award-winning education funding startup, Stride Funding, announced the closing of a $12 million Series A financing round led by Firework Ventures, co-founded by Brigette Lau and Ashley Bittner. Other investors include impact investors such as Juvo Ventures and Graham Holdings…read more at www.prnewswire.com

Dallas-based Evry Health has emerged from stealth to offer North Texas companies "reliable, value-based healthcare" for their employees. Evry's plans come with a high-tech, mobile-first twist-making accessing healthcare as easy as tapping an app. "With today's technology, signing up for…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Aerolane is building a new logistics method, delivering shipments as fast as same-day and as affordably as the cost of ground https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/aerolaneread more at www.crunchbase.com

Apogee, a Garland-based publisher of interactive entertainment game software, raised $5M of angel funding from undisclosed investors. www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817359/000181735921000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xmlread more at www.sec.gov

The CBD market is booming, with products bringing in around $5 billion in the U.S. last year. But according to Chad Collins, the retail market is littered with issues in quality, manufacturing, and transparency. That's why he focuses on the…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based Solutions by Text has received $35 million in growth financing-its first institutional investment-led by Edison Partners. SBT assists financial firms with texting services for marketing efforts. www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2021/11/30/solutions-by-text-ceo-investment.htmlread more at www.bizjournals.com

MD Farma, healthcare professionals' most trusted and recommended clinical cannabinoid (CBD) company, announced today a Series A investment from Altacrest Capital. The funding will support MD Farma's expansion of its clinical product portfolio, only available through healthcare professionals, and the…read more at www.prnewswire.com

LTK pioneered the creator economy when it was founded in 2011, launching a new category that monetized Instagram and allowed lifestyle creators to become entrepreneurs. Now the Dallas-based company has new funding to back its status as an industry titan:…read more at dallasinnovates.com

AvodahMed, a transformative SaaS company powering human-centered integrated artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, announced today closing $7 million in seed funding to advance AvodahMed's digital healthcare platform. Launched by Avodah in 2020, AvodahMed connects medical providers and patients through bidirectional remote…read more at www.marketscreener.com

Rosy Wellness is taking a massive leap forward in advancing its mission to transform the sex lives of women across the country. The Dallas-based startup has closed a $2 million round of seed funding to further develop its flagship platform,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Blackstone announced today that funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities have entered into a definitive agreement to make a significant, strategic investment in Life Science Logistics, a leading, national provider of healthcare supply chain solutions. The investment is intended to…read more at www.businesswire.com

Dallas based Sportsbook2022, a sports betting technology company raised $3.6M of angel funding from undisclosed investors. www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1890311/000189031121000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xmlread more at www.sec.gov

Dallas-based Ellie Diagnostics announced a new capital partnership today to propel its mission of putting wellness at the core of animal health. Through an undisclosed investment from Avego Healthcare Capital, the private equity arm of Avego Management, Ellie plans to…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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.htmlread more at www.bizjournals.com

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.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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…read more at techcrunch.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Otto, a fintech startup which aims to allow people to tap into their vehicle's equity for access to credit, has raised $4.5 million in a seed round of funding. The Dallas-based company is building a mobile platform that will essentially…read more at techcrunch.com

Dallas-based events planning startup Fêtefully has received $1.3 million in a seed round led by L.A. VC firm Slauson & Co, with participation by Florida-based Gurtin Ventures. Fêtefully's Founder and CEO GiGi McDowell told NTX Inno she plans to launch…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas’ Cypress Growth Capital, a royalty-based growth capital investor focused on software and technology-enabled service companies, has made the first investment out of its newest $50 million fund in a local company. Cypress announced an investment of $2.8 million in…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Plano-based crypto mining and data center infrastructure company TMGcore reported raising $20 million in debt funding and convertible promissory notes from five investors, per an SEC filing. According to Tech Crunch, the company already has around $70 million in funding,…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Rootines helps the neurodiverse community by tracking their daily moods and routines. Developed initially for those on the autism spectrum, the app will soon support patients with other conditions like ADHD and bi-polar disorder. The $1 million angel investment was…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Richardson-based Gramercy Extremity Orthopedics (GEO) has completed a $9.83 million round of Series A funding to scale its technology and expand its suite of products in the U.S. extremity market. GEO offers an industry-first, cost-effective system that aims to revolutionize the way doctors deliver care in the operating room. The proprietary mobile implant and instrumentation inventory system, which is enabled with RFID technology, can hold more than 1,000 items for any specific facility, helping orthopedists and podiatrists better manage the surgical environment.

Arlington-based Abexxa Biologics Inc. has been acquired by a German pharmaceutical company. Boehringer Ingelheim plans to use Abexxa's tech in targeting cancer-specific proteins located inside the cell to boost its tumor-antigen discovery and ways of targeting intracellular antigens. It could lead to new cancer immunotherapies that are effective in a broader range of patients. In 2016, Boehringer's investment arm awarded Abexxa its initial investment funding. Abexxa then won its Ingelheim's Innovation Prize later that year.

The health tech firm TrySecondOpinion,Inc is excited to announce the completion of successful 'friends and family' funding round with overwhelming response. "The speed and investor quality that includes likes various diversified Angel investors validates TrySecondOpinions's resonating message and value proposition,"…read more at www.prnewswire.com

Fort Worth based Digital Seat Media raises $2.1m in equity. The company uses QR codes to allow fans at sporting events to engage with teams, venues, or brands. www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771135/000177113521000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xmlread more at www.sec.gov

With a second $5 million investment in the U.S. Black Founders Fund, Google for Startups has selected 50 Black founders as recipients of the $100K non-dilutive capital. Locally, that includes Fêtefully, Safer Management, and XR Sports Group. dallasinnovates.com/three-dallas-startups-join-google-for-startups-black-founders-fund/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based Shavelogic Inc. has landed $100 million in new capital from investment banking firm Jefferies Group, the company announced. A relatively new brand in the skincare and grooming space, the innovation- and tech-driven brand is challenging a nearly $11 billion…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Junction AI has developed a product that takes unstructured data, analyzes it and then returns insights and recommendations, specifically for advertising and marketing. The product integrates into existing platforms and looks at the data surrounding advertising and marketing campaigns and…read more at paxmv.com

The National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health has awarded $1.5 million to Nanoscope Therapeutics for its ambient light-activatable optogenetic gene therapy. Bedford-based Nanoscope, a TechFW client, was given the Phase 2b Small Business Research Innovation (SBIR) grant…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based Evolon Technology Inc., an advanced video surveillance platform, has raised $16 million in Series A funding and aims to expand. Founded by former engineers and scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory more than a decade ago, the company…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based CollateralEdge emerged from stealth today with a fintech platform that could boost local economies across the U.S. by helping commercial banks increase lending capacity for small to mid-sized companies nationwide. The startup has already raised an oversubscribed $3.5 million…read more at dallasinnovates.com

McKinney-based CourMed was selected as the first company to get access to Microsoft’s $50 million capital fund that supports small businesses. The award furthers Microsoft’s commitment to expanding opportunities for Black and African American-owned partners. Launched in 2018 as a…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based Immerss, a live video ecommerce provider that aims to redefine the at-home shopping experience, has raised $1.1 million in seed funding led by Oak Stream Investors and Muse Family Enterprises. Immerss said that the new capital will allow it…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based prebiotic beverage brand Poppi is taking on “big soda” with its clean, better-for-you product options—and it’s gotten some star-powered backing to do so. Poppi today announced a $13 million funding round to expand distribution, scale its internal team, and…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Just months after launching in March with a $2.9 million oversubscribed funding round, Dallas-based Recuro Health has brought in more capital to continue accelerating its growth. The digital health solutions company has raised $15 million in Series A financing led…read more at dallasinnovates.com

InVeris Training Solutions, a provider of virtual and live-fire training systems for domestic and international law enforcement customers, has acquired Dallas-based SURVIVR. Brian Hoang and his co-founder, Marwan Kodeih, originally founded SURVIVR in 2016 as a game development studio called…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Rosy recently announced that $1.345 million of its $2 million seed offering had been secured. The round will be led by True Wealth Ventures, an Austin-based VC fund that invests in female-led companies, with additional participation from Portfolia. dallasinnovates.com/rosy-continues-its-pandemic-momentum-raising-1-3m-of-a-2m-seed-offering/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas fintech Indyfin, which offers an online platform to pair independent financial advisers with new clients, is fueling new growth with a $2 million raise led by Leo Capita. dallasinnovates.com/icymi-whats-new-and-next-in-dallas-fort-worth-innovation/read more at dallasinnovates.com

A new startup in Dallas emerged from stealth today with $4.4 million in seed funding and a goal of modernizing incident response. BreachQuest is a cybersecurity firm that's building the "first modern incident response platform." Called PRIORI, the tech will…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas fintech Indyfin, which offers an online platform to pair independent financial advisers with new clients, is fueling new growth with a $2 million raise led by Leo Capita. CEO Akshay Singh told the DBJ his company plans to use…read more at www.bizjournals.com

A new startup in Dallas emerged from stealth today with $4.4 million in seed funding and a goal of modernizing incident response. BreachQuest is a cybersecurity firm that's building the "first modern incident response platform." Called PRIORI, the tech will…read more at dallasinnovates.com

When Dr. Lyndsey Harper founded Rosy Wellness, she set out on a mission to bring women the help they need and deserve for their sexual health problems. Armed with years of experience as an OB-GYN and funding from angel and…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Most startup origin stories don't begin on an NFL field, but that's where founder, CEO and offensive tackle Jason Fox conceptualized the idea behind Earbuds. As he watched first overall draft pick Cam Newton warm up before a game in…read more at techcrunch.com

Dialectic Therapeutics, a Texas-based clinical stage biotechnology company focused on creating innovative new technologies to treat cancer, today announced it has received a $14.4 million Texas Company (TXCO) Product Development Research Award from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of…read more at www.prnewswire.com

Veryable, a Dallas tech company that connects businesses to independent workers for manufacturing and distribution, has raised a $31.9 million Series A round to continue working toward its goal to “variablize” labor. The funding was led by Gigafund, a VC…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas cybersecurity startup SolCyber launched from stealth today, announcing it has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by San Francisco-based ForgePoint Capital. SolCyber will use the investment to extend its tech offerings, build market…read more at www.prnewswire.com

Since launching in 2018, the team at Nada has been hard at work. Initially, Dallas-based Nada raised around $800K from private and institutional investors to quickly garner traction for its all-in-one online solution that acts as an alternative to the…read more at dallasinnovates.com

BILT Inc., which makes a 3D smartphone app to help folks assemble things on their own at home, today announced its latest capital infusion: a $9 million dollar investment from Silverton Partners. Grapevine-based Bilt, which saw increased demand last year…read more at dallasinnovates.com

When OneDay initially launched its video storytelling technology in 2017, it transformed the way people preserved their loved ones' life stories. But the Dallas-based startup had unearthed a solution that actually had myriad applications-and today, the team is rapidly iterating…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based caregiver support company Cariloop expects to triple the size of its company and address the COVID-era caregiving crisis with its $15 million in new funding. Atlanta-based Noro-Moseley Partners, which first connected with Cariloop in 2016, led the funding round…read more at www.dallasnews.com

Apty, a Frisco developer of Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) software for enterprises to improve complex business platforms, has secured $7.5 million in Series A funding led by 645 Ventures. The deal comes on the heels of Apty raising $5.4 million…read more at dallasinnovates.com

A fast-growing local software company that aims to help organizations develop their own leaders has closed on a $10 million Series A round led by technology investment firm Bedrock. The Plano-based company-fittingly named Leadr-just launched in June 2019 to equip…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Golf superstar Rory McIlroy has always been great at putting. Now he’s driving his way into the business of golf entertainment. Dallas-based Drive Shack announced today that McIlroy and his investment partnership, Symphony Ventures, are investing $10 million in Puttery,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

The University of North Texas is partnering with two Dallas-area startups on breakthrough mobility solutions-with part of an estimated $600K in total funding provided by the NTCMT. One startup is developing an airspace hazard identification and alerting service to ensure…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Gig Wage, the local fintech behind technology that empowers 1099 workers with more control, has welcomed Clarisa Lindenmeyer as its chief of staff to the CEO and chief brand officer. In this latest addition to the executive team, Lindenmeyer will…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Irving-based Sow Good, which aims to produce the highest quality and most nutritious products in the freeze-dried food industry raised $3m in equity funding. The company, previously operating as Black Ridge Oil and Gas, last month announced that it was…read more at www.sec.gov

Satori Capital, a Texas-based investment firm founded on the principles of conscious capitalism, announced today an investment in Formulife. Based in Allen, Texas, Formulife is a value-added developer and specialty contract manufacturer of custom-formulated nutritional supplements in powder, capsule, and tablet form for sports nutrition, fitness, and health and wellness brands that sell their products primarily via e-commerce. The company's in-house research, development, and flavoring laboratory allows it to design formulas to incorporate on-trend, high-quality ingredients, maximize solubility, and produce industry-leading flavors.

Dallas-based software company Arcade, which uses gamified micro-incentives to boost the productivity of sales teams, has closed on a $4.5 million growth seed round to grow its team and strengthen its offerings. The funding was led by VC firm Stage…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Sometimes it can be difficult to identify the voices of family and friends while on the phone, something that becomes even more important when you're trying to ID a voice for sensitive financial information. Illuma Labs, a Plano-based secure voice…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Local artisans in Morocco, India, Peru, and beyond used to have to wait for travelers to discover their wares. The Citizenry changed that by giving them a way to sell their hand-crafted, fair trade home décor over the Internet to…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Local artisans in Morocco, India, Peru, and beyond used to have to wait for travelers to discover their wares. The Citizenry changed that by giving them a way to sell their hand-crafted, fair trade home décor over the Internet to…read more at dallasinnovates.com

A Fort Worth-based programmatic advertising and agency management software company has received an investment from a major private equity firm. Blackstone on June 28 announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to make a significant equity investment in Simpli.fi.…read more at fortworthbusiness.com

Dallas' own rideshare service, Alto, has completed a $45 million round of Series B financing-its largest yet-to continue propelling national growth and transforming the industry. The infusion of capital will fund a major pivot for the local startup: Going electric.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-headquartered Envy Gaming, one of the world’s largest esports and entertainment organizations, has made a strategic investment in fellow Dallas local Botisimo, a provider of comprehensive tools for streamers, to extend the duo’s longtime relationship. The move brings two major…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Specializing in compliance solutions for automotive, RV, marine, and powersports lenders, Colleyville-based Lender Compliance Technologies (LCT), has raised $4.15 million in a Series A funding round to further the development of its technology solutions. Dedicated to supporting automotive entrepreneurs, businesses,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Plano-based Clapper, a social media app that's had more than 1M downloads, has raised $3 million in a seed round, reports the DBJ. It's the first funding for the year-old company, which plans to use the capital for office space, bandwidth, and hiring.

Southlake-based OncoNano Medicine, a spinout of University of Texas Southwestern that develops products to diagnose and treat cancer, has raised around $50 million in Series B financing to continue the momentum of its technology, which the biotech says can diagnose…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Ever toured an apartment and fell in love with the model unit? You're not alone. Harvard Business School grad Cameron Johnson is a former institutional real estate investor and Greystar exec turned startup founder who realized that very often, "renters…read more at techcrunch.com

Aiden Technologies, a leading autonomous endpoint security managed services provider of patch management solutions for Microsoft Windows, has raised $2.9 million in a seed funding round. Led by Right Side Capital Management and a number of institutional and individual investors,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Now that's how you clean up. Dallas-based Buff City Soap announced yesterday it has raised new funding from global growth equity firm General Atlantic. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The new funding follows earlier investments from Crux Capital…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Student suicides. Childhood hunger. Kids with hidden challenges who fall through the cracks. Schools have struggled with these issues for years. Then COVID added remote learning and social isolation, creating a national crisis. It would be facile to say "there's…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Plano-based Accelerate Real Asset Management, a growth-oriented real asset platform, sees a significant renewable transformation happening in the U.S. economy. That's why the team plans to capture attractive, risk-adjusted returns in an emerging asset class of sustainable infrastructure royalties. dallasinnovates.com/accelerate-real-asset-management-launches-renewable-energy-infrastructure-venture-with-500m-in-capital/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas proptech startup Dottid, which offers a software-as-a-service technology platform for the commercial real estate industry, has raised more than $4.5 million in a newly closed round of capital funding. The investment was led internally, with key contributions from Matthew…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Student suicides. Childhood hunger. Kids with hidden challenges who fall through the cracks. Schools have struggled with these issues for years. Then COVID added remote learning and social isolation, creating a national crisis. It would be facile to say "there's…read more at dallasinnovates.com

A North Texas company is getting more financial backing as it helps businesses bolster their e-commerce efforts. Selery, a Carrollton firm that provides services and technology, has landed a deal for $2 million, according to Jason Taylor, CEO of the…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Grapevine-based Car Capital, a technology-based company that enables dealers to make auto loan decisions, has closed on an $8.8 million Series A funding round led by FM Capital. With the investment, Car Capital plans to expand operations, grow its network…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Although ZYYAH was initially self-funded for its 2018 founding, just a few years later, it has accomplished another successful round of multi-million dollar funding, per a statement. The Dallas-based startup’s platform is currently in its limited beta release, but is…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Caris Life Sciences, an Irving-headquartered biotech innovator in the precision medicine market, has raised $830 million in growth equity—one of the largest capital raises in precision medicine yet. The financing gives Caris a post-money valuation of $7.83 billion. It also…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Allied BioScience, maker of revolutionary residual antiviral surface coating SurfaceWise2(tm) , announced today that Midwestern private equity firm Capital7, LLC has made an early stage investment in its Series C Preferred Stock. "After substantial due diligence, the Capital7 team decided…read more at www.prnewswire.com

Take Command Health raised $12M in a Series A investment, CEO Jack Hooper said in an interview. That brings the overall funding at the startup to more than $17M. The round was led by LiveOak Venture Partners, an office in…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Applied Blockchain exited stealth mode, announcing its entrance into the Ethereum and Altcoin markets with an oversubscribed $16.5M private equity investment and a strategic partnership with blockchain companies SparkPool and General Mining Research. www.bizjournals.com/dallas/inno/stories/fundings/2021/04/16/applied-blockchain-emerges-from-stealth.htmlread more at www.bizjournals.com

Dallas-based You Go Natural, a maker of products designed for women with kinky or curly hair, reported raising $2M in equity funding from 11 investors in a new fund called YGN Corp. The company pushes out about 11K of its…read more at www.sec.gov

Zirtue, a Dallas-based fintech startup behind the first and only relationship-based lending app, has received an undisclosed investment from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, the corporate venture capital fund of industry titan Northwestern Mutual. The funding is an addition to Zirtue's…read more at dallasinnovates.com

North Texas-based Medchart has raised $17 million in Seed and Series A funding to help businesses get better access to patient-authorized health information. The investment was led by Crosslink Capital and Golden Ventures, with additional participation from Vast Ventures, Union…read more at dallasinnovates.com

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced an award of $100,000 to FHNC Ltd. Company in Fort Worth, Texas, to develop and commercialize an innovative technology that protects the environment and brings growth to the economy. The company plans…read more at www.epa.gov

Richardson-based Mavenir, a provider of cloud-native network software for the wireless industry, has signed an agreement with Koch Strategic Platforms, a subsidiary of Koch Investments Group, to receive a $500 million minority equity investment. With the deal, affiliates of Siris…read more at dallasinnovates.com

You Go Natural (YGN), a Dallas-based hair and beauty company, announced it has closed a $2 million seed funding round led by Brand Foundry Venture Partners with other notable participants including Capital Factory, Willow Growth Partners, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based Spectral MD, which uses data and AI to advance wound care, has gotten approval of $20.6 million for a clinical study under a contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, DBJ reports. The contract follows $27 million…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Dallas-based Applied Blockchain has launched into the Ethereum and Altcoin mining business with a new strategic partnership and an oversubscribed $16.5 million private equity investment. The partnership with blockchain companies SparkPool and General Mining Research (GMR) will allow the new…read more at seekingalpha.com

Grapevine-based Car Capital, a technology-based company that enables dealers to make auto loan decisions, has closed on an $8.8 million Series A funding round led by FM Capital. With the investment, Car Capital plans to expand operations, grow its network…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Alkami Technology, a Plano-headquartered provider of cloud-based digital banking solutions for banks and credit unions, today announced the plans for its initial public offering. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Alkami set its expected initial public…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based NoiseAware, a provider of smart noise monitoring solutions, has raised an $8 million Series A funding round to accelerate its product innovation and market expansion. The financing was led by S3 Ventures, a VC firm focused on Texas, and…read more at dallasinnovates.com

The technology startup targeting the health care industry landed an oversubscribed round, according to a statement. "The goal was to raise $2 million in the seed round and $2.9 million has come in, with a bit more possible," CEO Michael…read more at www.bizjournals.com

A new chip company with folks who worked at Texas Instruments landed an investment. Nebula Microsystems has attracted $15 million in seed funding, the company announced in a statement Tuesday. The investment will primarily be used to expand its team…read more at www.bizjournals.com

The company has deep life science roots in DFW: CEO and Co-Founder Halden Conner is a son of Alcon founder William Conner, as well as a former board member of that company. The clinical stage startup's emerging anti-oxidative therapy moved…read more at www.sec.gov

After going on Shark Tank to pitch Bunch Bikes, founder Aaron Powell has garnered $100,000 in equity with an additional $150,000 as a loan from "Shark" Barbara Corcoran. As part of the deal Corcoran will have a 15 percent stake…read more at dallasinnovates.com

OCEAN Programs has unveiled its 2021 accelerator cohort, and a Fort Worth startup is joining the lineup. Animal Cloud Device Connectivity, a Texas Christian University-based startup developing and commercializing a vital monitoring platform to help keep law enforcement animals safe…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Nuclein has closed its $14 million Series B funding round, which was led by Southlake’s own Trinity Private Equity Group. Nuclein is recognized for its hand-held PCR platform designed as a disposable, all-in-one, self-test for infectious disease diagnosis. This funding…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Night Media, a local multimedia talent management company led by Reed Duchscher, has invested in Lolli, a bitcoin rewards application that lets people earn and own bitcoin when they shop online. Other participants in the funding round include Alexis Ohanian’s…read more at dallasinnovates.com

After going on Shark Tank to pitch Bunch Bikes, founder Aaron Powell has garnered $100,000 in equity with an additional $150,000 as a loan from "Shark" Barbara Corcoran. As part of the deal Corcoran will have a 15 percent stake…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Recuro Health, a Dallas, TX-based integrated digital health solution provider, closed a funding round of undisclosed amount. The round was led by OLSF Ventures with participation from Cortado Ventures, 1843 Capital and Sage Venture Partners. https://dallasinnovates.com/dallas-based-digital-health-solutions-company-recuro-raises-15m-series-a-round-to-build-its-growth/  read more at dallasinnovates.com

Capital One Ventures has announced a $24 million investment in Securonix, Inc., a leader in the next-gen security information and event management (SIEM) industry. Along with the two companies' strategic partnership, Jay Emmanuel, a Partner at Capital One Ventures, is…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Gray Television, Inc. and Envy Gaming, an esports and entertainment company based in Dallas, jointly announced today that Gray is leading a $40 million investment round for the organization. As the lead investor in Envy's Series C round, Gray will…read more at www.globenewswire.com

Astrapi Corporation has been awarded its second Phase I SBIR contract from the United States Air Force. This is in addition to a USAF Agility Prime STTR Phase I also recently awarded to Astrapi. The new contract, awarded through AFVentures,…read more at www.prweb.com

It's been almost a year since Gozova - an early-growth, on-demand Fort Worth company whose app pairs movers and crews to businesses and people who need items picked up and delivered or stored - secured $500,000 in seed capital from…read more at fortworthinc.com

Nada, a digital real estate startup that allows you to sell your home online and pay nada, has raised the maximum amount allowed by the SEC for its public equity offering on Republic, an investment platform that uses regulation crowdfunding.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Max-IR Labs, an infrared sensor technology company based in Dallas, Texas, announced it has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant of $750,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue development of its patented ISMIR…read more at www.prnewswire.com

Landon Nickerson saw his fortunes soar on YouTube as he accumulated millions of subscribers. Now, he's the CEO of a company that's got fresh funding as it takes on augmented reality. Dallas-based ARKH has attracted $3.7 million, according to a…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Dialectic Therapeutics issued an SEC Form D to confirm the sale of nearly $6.4 million in debt, options, warrants and/or other rights to purchase securities. According to the filing, the Dallas-based cancer treatment technology developer made the first sale in…read more at www.drugdiscoverytrends.com

Irving-based Sow Good, which aims to produce the highest quality and most nutritious products in the freeze-dried food industry, is making some big moves on the heels of changing its name and stock symbol with a capital raise and new…read more at dallasinnovates.com

MyndVR, the leading provider of virtual reality solutions for older adults in the United States, announced today the launch of their equity crowdfunding campaign on Republic, a leading investment platform that provides access to top startups for the spectrum of…read more at www.prnewswire.com

Slync.io, a platform for global supply chain and logistics operations, has closed on a $60 million Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs' Growth Investment division. The news follows some big moves for the global company, which aims to…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Plano-based fitness startup OxeFit, which aims to be a trailblazer in the training world by providing users with a tech-driven fitness experience, has closed on a $12.5 million Series A funding round. The oversubscribed financing was led by Lydia Partners,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

With the eyes of the nation upon them, leading ophthalmic researchers at the University of Colorado, Miami University and those from Nanoscope(r) , led by Samarendra Mohanty, PhD, were recognized as the winning top research team of the 3D-ROC challenge…read more at citybizlist.com

The founder of a Dallas-based automated stock trading marketplace took the top prize in Impact Ventures’ startup pitch competition on Saturday. The AlgoPear platform aims to remove investment barriers to financial freedom for all income sectors. “We’re automating stock trading…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based digital health company Berkshire Biomedical, which aims to to revolutionize personalized medication delivery through its concentration on virtual care, has closed a $3 million round of funding from accredited investors, marking its first third-party investment. Successful medical outcomes rely…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Post Acute Analytics, a provider of end-to-end solutions that empower healthcare providers and payors to positively impact the total quality and cost of care, today announced the Company has closed a Series B round of funding. The round was co-led…read more at www.businesswire.com

Today, the startup announced the closing of a $4.6 million seed funding round led by Inspiration Ventures. Preciate plans to scale its product development and marketing functions, including hiring for a number of roles. Founders Capital Partners and the Santa…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Fort Worth-based TimelyMD, which lauds itself as the only full-service student-first telehealth provider, has received a $60 million investment from JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on software companies. TimelyMD plans to use the funding to continue rapidly growing…read more at dallasinnovates.com

After raising a $7.5 million Series A round in October, Gig Wage, the Dallas-based fintech that aims to simplify payroll for the gig economy, has raised an additional $2.5 million to continue boosting its seamless, reliable banking platform. The deal…read more at dallasinnovates.com

A North Texas startup helping companies with their commercial real estate just landed some more funding. RefineRE has raised $3 million in a new investment that was led by Mucker Capital, a Santa Monica, California, investment firm. That follows funding…read more at www.bizjournals.com

ShearShare, which calls itself the first mobile marketplace for stylists, announced it has closed $2.3 million in seed funding. ShearShare's founders-husband-and-wife team Courtney and Tye Caldwell-say this funding will be utilized to further their mission to connect stylists to affordable…read more at dallasinnovates.com

M-Files, the intelligent information management company, today announced that it has received a strategic investment of $80 million (€67 million). Bregal Milestone, a European growth capital firm, led the round with current investors Partech, Tesi and Draper Esprit also participating.…read more at www.m-files.com

The "historic" funding round means that Co-Founders Mandy Price (CEO) and Star Carter (COO) are among 25 Black female founders to have raised at least $4.6 million in venture capital. Officially launched in July 2019, the Kanarys platform uses anonymized…read more at dallasinnovates.com

mindzie, a Dallas, TX-based provider of business process optimization software, raised $2.3m in seed funding. The company intends to use the funds to for the further development of its software platform, the mindzie studio, and to expand its Artificial Intelligence…read more at www.finsmes.com

Blackstone announced today that funds managed by Blackstone ("Blackstone") have made a significant minority investment in ISN, the global leader in third-party contractor and supplier management software, at a valuation of over $2 billion. The investment is led by Blackstone…read more at www.businesswire.com

Dallas-based Bestow, a fully digital life insurance company, announced today a $70 million Series C funding round. The startup, launched three years ago, has raised $145 million to date. The company, which aims to make coverage accessible to millions, says…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Actuate Therapeutics, a Fort Worth- and Dublin-based biopharmaceutical company, has raised around $14M out of $50M fund per an SEC filing reported by the DBJ. Actuate is a private company that focuses on developing compounds to be used in the…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Plano-based car trading platform CarOffer is selling a majority stake in the company to a bigger online automotive player for $140 million. The cash and stock deal gives publicly traded CarGurus a 51% stake in the firm founded in 2019…read more at www.dallasnews.com

Grand Prairie-based Neos Therapeutics will merge with a Colorado specialty pharmaceutical company in an all-stock deal worth $44.9 million. Under terms of the deal, Neos shareholders will own about 30% of the shares in the acquiring company, Englewood-based Aytu BioScience…read more at www.dallasnews.com

Apty's Digital Adoption Platform software aims to help enterprises with complex business processes and software adoption. With the round, Apty plans to fuel its business expansion plans by adding to its product offerings and client list, which already includes big…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Apty's Digital Adoption Platform software aims to help enterprises with complex business processes and software adoption. With the round, Apty plans to fuel its business expansion plans by adding to its product offerings and client list, which already includes big…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas' own Kanarys, Inc. and Zirtue are joining the three-day Rise of the Rest Virtual Tour: Equity Edition. This year's speakers include AOL co-founder Steve Case and NBA and NHL sports team owner Ted Leonsis. dallasinnovates.com/two-dallas-startups-to-pitch-in-2m-competition-for-black-founders/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Per a filing with the SEC, Colorcast has raised $15K in debt and equity financing. The Dallas tech startup aims to revolutionize live sports: It allows athletes, influencers, and fans to share their 'hot takes' via real-time audio commentary during…read more at www.sec.gov

This year, the University of Texas at Dallas joined the Texas Startups Roadshow for the Big Idea Competition (BIC), an annual event that draws over 1,000 attendees each year with more than $200,000 given to the competition's winners through prize…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas based Forgenow raises $1.3m of a $2m equity round. Forgenow is a training provider for skilled employees in the workforce. www.intelligence360.news/dallas-texas-based-forgenow-is-raising-2000000-00-in-new-equity-investment/read more at www.intelligence360.news

Dallas-based tech fashion startup Rent My Wardrobe (RMW), an app for 'borrowing' and wearing stylish clothes from local closets, has exited to New York-based Wardrobe, one of the fastest-growing peer-to-peer rental platforms in the industry. Though the two boast similar…read more at dallasinnovates.com

-Covered Care, a division of Covered, announced today it has secured a $100 million financing line from funds and accounts managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC, a leading, highly-diversified global investment manager. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201111005012/en/Covered-Care-Secures-100-Million-Financing-from-Affiliates-of-Fortress-Investment-Groupread more at www.businesswire.com

Cellwize Wireless Technologies, a provider of mobile network automation and orchestration, has closed on a $32 million Series B round to boost its next wave of expansion efforts. Cellwize aims to enable the "networks of the future today" by helping…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based Adaptive3D, which calls itself the premium supplier of Additive Manufacturing polymer resin, has secured a round of undisclosed Series B financing. The funding was led by the Arkema Group, a France-based producer of specialty chemicals, and had support from…read more at dallasinnovates.com

CoreCare, a provider of revenue management services for healthcare companies dealing with public health benefit providers, has raised $3 million in a seed financing round. The company, which uses machine learning, automates large swaths of billing and revenue cycle management…read more at techcrunch.com

Fort Worth-headquartered Yesway, a fast-growing convenience store operator, announced today that it has closed on an additional $235 million in equity funding. Yesway is new to North Texas, having just announced in August 2020 that it was closing its Des…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Irving-headquartered biotech innovator Caris Life Sciences has raised $310 million in growth capital to continue growing its precision medicine, which aims to reinvent cancer care. This is the first significant external equity investment Caris has received, according to Vice Chairman…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Gig Wage, the Dallas-based pioneer in simplifying payroll for the gig economy, has raised a $7.5 million Series A round to boost its seamless, reliable banking platform. The funding was led by Green Dot, a financial technology and bank holding…read more at dallasinnovates.com

TUBBR is a new social network that aims to give the control back to the users. The platform allows people to see and share what they want-and potentially get paid for it. With the new funding, founders are preparing for…read more at dallasinnovates.com

The Dallas company closed a bridge round from a DFW institutional investor. The funding will be used to support MediBookr's growth and expand its proprietary digital health platform. dallasinnovates.com/healthcare-company-medibookr-closes-bridge-round-raises-total-funding-to-3-3m/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Fort Worth-headquartered smart electric motor company Linear Labs is expanding its manufacturing capabilities and employee base through a new $6 million round of funding. The additional capital follows the official start of a public/private partnership between and the city of…read more at dallasinnovates.com

CourMed, Kanarys, ShearShare, and Zirtue are among the 76 nationwide recipients of the $5 million Google for Startups Black Founders Fund. Each startup will receive non-dilutive cash awards-meaning that the founders aren't giving up any company ownership in exchange for…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Botisimo's tech has been used by more than 100,000 live streamers. That includes some notable names: Monstercat, Snoop Dogg, and Dude Perfect. dallasinnovates.com/dallas-startup-with-the-most-powerful-x-platform-tools-for-streamers-raises-700k-in-seed-funding/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Frisco-based Payrix is on a fast growth track: The fintech has extended its Series A financing, surpassed $50 million in investment, and expanded its leadership team. Payrix takes a "crawl, walk, run" approach to payment facilitation-and it says it's the…read more at dallasinnovates.com

The raise puts Alkami's total funding at more than $400 million. It comes at a time when the cloud-based digital banking solutions provider is nearing 10 million digital users. dallasinnovates.com/alkami-technology-closes-a-140m-funding-round-after-hitting-major-growth-milestones/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Plano-headquartered Alkami Technology, which bills itself as a leader in providing cloud-based digital banking solutions for banks and credit unions, has closed on a $140 million funding round. The fintech innovator said the financing follows several major growth milestones. It…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Briocare, a smart voice tech platform that helps seniors age in place, has received a $100,000 investment from Render Capital. The Frisco-based startup was one of eight winners in Render's inaugural competition. render.capital/winners-of-the-inaugural-render-competition-announced/read more at render.capital

Subeca develops an intelligent water utility platform that offers water controlling and reduction solutions to residential and commercial sectors. subeca.com/read more at subeca.com

OneNeighbor is an app that allows homeowners to find, purchase, and manage home services. OneNeighbor raised $1.3m in seed round. www.oneneighbor.com/read more at www.oneneighbor.com

Roomored has announced a new strategic investment from Interior Logic Group (ILG), one of the leading providers of interior finish solutions for homebuilders. According to Malik, ILG immediately recognized the technology's vast market potential. dallasinnovates.com/roomored-gains-investment-to-boost-its-visualization-platform-for-homebuilders-ever-more-important-in-a-covid-world/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Researchers at HSC Fort Worth were awarded a grant expected to total $45 million from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to expand innovative research into Alzheimer’s disease and the biological differences that cause…read more at www.unthsc.edu

Monarc is a Dallas-based sports robotics and software company. We have created the Seeker, the world's first and only robotic quarterback. By pairing with our real-time tracking system, athletes can engage with the Seeker's catalog of modes and drills -…read more at www.monarcsport.com

Richardson-based tech firm Nimbix has raised $2 million of a $2.5 million offering, per a Form D filing. "We pioneered the field known as 'cloud supercomputing,' or high-performance computing in the cloud," CEO Steve Hebert previously told Dallas Innovates. www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1556614/000155661420000003/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xmlread more at www.sec.gov

Fort Worth biotech Cx Precision Medicine has raised about $600,000 in equity funding, according to a new SEC filing. The University of North Texas Health Science Center internal startup is developing what would be the first-ever blood test to screen…read more at sec.report

Southlake-based biotech startup OncoNano Medicine says it’s received a $9.97 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to expand uses for its innovative lead product, OHM-100, that “lights up” a tumor to distinguish it from…read more at dallasinnovates.com

More than 15,000 women of color gathered (virtually) for the Black Girl Magic Digital Summit last weekend, according to the organizers of the two-day summit hosted by Boss Women Media. The event came during a time when we all needed…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Alkami is at it again with fundraising. The Plano financial technology company has attracted more than $50 million, according to CFO Bryan Hill. The new effort comes after the company landed $55 million around June of last year. At the…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Dallas-based K2View is looking to its next stage of growth in the emerging DataOps market—and it has a new $28 million funding round to back that. K2View takes a 360-degree view of data to the next level. The company, which…read more at dallasinnovates.com

On the heels of a $500K pre-seed round to build a marketplace for cannabis gigs, the Kanna CEO Farhaj Mayan is bullish. There's an "unbundling" coming-and that means the right infrastructure is being set up to help small business owners…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Cyber Defense Labs LLC has raised $10 million. The investment will enable the company to hire additional sales-team members, increase brand awareness and market visibility -- and expand delivery operations www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2020/08/07/cyber-defense-labs.htmlread more at www.bizjournals.com

On the heels of Taysha Gene Therapies emerging from stealth with a $30 million Series A and a strategic partnership with UT Southwestern in April, the Dallas-based biotech has closed on a lot more money. Taysha has closed on an…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Purpose Tea is a mission-driven company specializing in purple tea “rich in health benefits,” including lower caffeine levels, fat-burning properties, and high antioxidant levels, according to its website. dallasinnovates.com/plano-based-purpose-tea-among-stacys-rise-project-10000-grant-winners/read more at dallasinnovates.com

The mission behind Dallas-based real estate startup Nada is as simple as it sounds: Sell your home online, pay nada. Nada was created to disrupt the residential real estate model. Not only is the platform easily accessible online, but homeowners…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Mountain Health Technologies, a Dallas, Texas-based innovative healthcare company for young adults to receive healthcare, closed a $1.5m seed funding round. The round was led by Matchstick Ventures with participation from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Techstars Ventures, Bread and Butter…read more at www.finsmes.com

A local startup assisting the financial services industry has landed a new investment. Siepe, based in Dallas, has closed a Series A funding round of $3.25 million. The company attracted the investment from a group of high net-worth individuals, according…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Mercado is continuing to progress toward its goal of transforming the global supply chain. The Dallas-based startup has closed on a $2.5 million funding round, which follows a $3.2 million seed round announced in November 2019. Mercado is behind an…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Michelle Corson is a car buff with a mission to help working families build prosperity. Her latest endeavor, On the Road Garage, which has received $3 million in seed funding from The Perot Foundation, fires on all the cylinders. The…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas native Arlan Hamilton, who is well-known in the VC community for her investments in underrepresented entrepreneurs, has made a $100,000 investment in a rising local startup, The Equalizer Games LLC. The funding-made by Hamilton's ArlanWasHere Investments-will go toward The…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Bedford-based Nanoscope Therapeutics was over-subscribed for its recent Series A funding round. The TechFW client also announced it was adding Dr. Alvaro Guillem, co-founder of ZS Pharma, as its Chairman of the Board. The undisclosed amount of Series A funding…read more at dallasinnovates.com

The Dallas Cowboys linebacker and his team at the Minority Entrepreneurship Institute hosted a "Shark Tank"-style pitch competition to help Texas-based minority entrepreneurs grow their businesses. dallasinnovates.com/jaylon-smith-invests-600k-to-minority-entrepreneurs-in-inaugural-mei-texas-showcase/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Work Shield, the Dallas-based startup behind technology for reporting, investigating, and resolving harassment and discrimination in the workplace, has closed on a $4.11 million Series A funding round. The financing was led by Dallas-based Hoak & Co. in partnership with…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Frisco-based Trivie, a training and communication startup that helps companies better engage their workforce in knowledge retention and communication, has closed $5 million in Series A funding to increase distribution of its app. dallasinnovates.com/frisco-based-trivie-closes-5m-series-a-to-expand-its-workforce-knowledge-retention-platform/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Following a Series A funding round of $5.2 million in January, OneDay has now launched its pivotal new product. And, it was named one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces of 2020 and has grown 90 percent in the past 90 days.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

BALANCED has announced closing a $3.5 million seed funding round. A number of Dallas investors participated in the round, according to CEO Robert Atkins. That includes Dr. Bobby Lyle, who became interested after following BALANCED's work at SMU Guildhall and…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Plano-based Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. is getting a $350 million infusion from a Wall Street titan to aid in bringing its chronic kidney disease drug to the commercial market. www.dallasnews.com/business/health-care/2020/06/11/plano-based-reatas-stock-soars-26-after-scoring-350-million-investment-from-blackstone/read more at www.dallasnews.com

Dallas-based biotech Taysha Gene Therapies has emerged out of stealth with a $30 million seed round and a new strategic partnership with UT Southwestern. The company aims to end severe and life-threatening diseases of the central nervous system caused by…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Peak Nanosystems LLC, a global company headquartered in Coppell that specializes in the development and deployment nanotechnology systems, has closed its Series C funding round with a $25 million investment from Connecticut-based Squadron Capital. The new money is two-fold: Peak…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas biopharmaceutical company ReCode Therapeutics has received an oversubscribed $80 million Series A investment-the largest funding round this year in Dallas-Fort Worth-that it will use to bring new lung disease drugs to market. The company said that it will file…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Allied BioScience (ABS), a Dallas-based biotechnology company specializing in antimicrobial coatings for public spaces, announced that it is among Lydia Partners' initial round of multimillion-dollar investments in consumer technology, healthcare, and biomedical ventures. The capital will be used to scale…read more at dallasinnovates.com

In 2013, Cariloop graduated from the Health Wildcatters Accelerator program. The Dallas-based startup was ahead of its time; it's one of the first to market that pairs families with a healthcare professional on a HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based application. Now, Cariloop is…read more at dallasinnovates.com

The $50 million Bestow raised was led by Valar Ventures, with contributions from current investors (NEA, Morpheus Ventures, and Core Innovation Capital) and new participation from Sammons Financial. Bestow is backed by some of the top coastal VCs, which combined…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based KoiReader Technologies Inc. has announced it raised $60,000 in seed funding, intended to be used to build its AI-driven automation and video feed data capture suite for the transportation and logistics sector. Founded by Ashutosh Prasad and Vivek Prasad,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

AVIO Consulting, a software consulting firm that specializes in accelerating digital evolution in large enterprises, recently received an investment from Salesforce Ventures and their Consultant Trailblazer Fund. The fund provides the next generation of cloud consulting companies and digital agencies…read more at www.avioconsulting.com

Bedford-based Nanoscope Technologies, LLC has received more than $2 million from the National Eye Institute (NEI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in the form of a Small Business Innovation Research Award. With the funding, Nanoscope will…read more at dallasinnovates.com

A public/private partnership between Fort Worth and Linear Labs could make the city home to the smart electric motor industry. And, Linear Labs could get around $70M for R&D from the city to do so. dallasinnovates.com/fort-worth-could-be-the-future-of-energy-2-0-with-a-new-first-of-its-kind-partnership/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Bedford-based Nanoscope Technologies, LLC has received more than $2 million from the National Eye Institute (NEI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in the form of a Small Business Innovation Research Award. dallasinnovates.com/two-techfw-clients-receive-awards-from-nasa-and-the-national-eye-institute/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Fort Worth based Encore Drive-In Nights is an experiential Content Distribution Company with exclusive distribution rights across North American drive-ins www.crunchbase.com/organization/encore-drive-in-nightsread more at www.crunchbase.com

A Dallas-based owner and operator of edge colocation data centers has received a majority investment from a private equity firm. Washington, DC-based Astra Capital Management aims to invest in businesses that see growth in communications and technology. The firm says…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based o9 Solutions is the region's newest unicorn with a $100 million investment from private equity giant KKR that values the software company at more than $1 billion. www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2020/04/28/major-investment-boosts-dallas-startup-o9-solutions-into-the-vaunted-unicorn-world/read more at www.dallasnews.com

Aavenir, a SaaS-based Source-to-Pay solutions provider, announced it has received US$ 2mn seed funding from global venture capital firm Accel. Aavenir's singular vision is to deliver the future of work by automating the source-to-pay process on ServiceNow, the world's most…read more at aavenir.com

IFM Restoration - an online marketplace that connects contractors with owners and property managers of rental properties - announced it closed $10 million in Series A funding co-led by S3 Ventures and Brick & Mortar Ventures. FM Restoration is known…read more at pulse2.com

Blue Box recently finalized a new raise of $2.5 million at a $25 million valuation, and Metropoulos consolidated his oil and gas joint venture and brought on the Blue Box Energy team onto Blue Box Air. dallasinnovates.com/blue-box-grows-hvac-coronavirus-scrubbing-solution-and-raises-capital/read more at dallasinnovates.com

ReCode Therapeutics, a private biopharmaceutical company pioneering precision medicines for pulmonary diseases, today announced the close of an oversubscribed $80 million Series A financing round. OrbiMed Advisors LLC and Colt Ventures co-led the round, with participation from MPM Capital, Vida…read more at www.businesswire.com

Southlake-based Predictive Fitness has raised $799,999 of a $2 million equity offering, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Predictive Fitness uses big data, advanced analytics, and biometrics to impact athletic and fitness performance in positive…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based edge computing innovator StackPath announced a Series B equity funding round that it will use to accelerate growth in product development, engineering, and go-to-market activities. The amount of the round was not disclosed, but it was led by California-based…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Rosy Wellness, an evidence-based tech platform providing education and resources for women with low sexual desire, has announced a $1 million seed funding round. The Dallas-based startup has an app designed by MDs that provides users with a sexual wellness…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Lewisville-based technology company CareView Communications Inc. reported in a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it raised $100,000 in debt funding. According to Crunchbase, CareView Communications has raised $47.6 million in funding rounds since 2008. In…read more at dallasinnovates.com

DocSynk, an Irving-headquartered healthcare AI startup announced it has received bridge funding from Colosseum Group, a Chicago-based private equity firm. The funding will help the startup move toward a Series A round later this year. Previously, DocSynk raised $1 million…read more at dallasinnovates.com

iDonate, the Plano-based provider of digital giving systems, has completed an $8.7 million funding round. According to a statement, the funding will allow the company to fully integrate iDonate Payments into its core platform to create an SaaS/payments solution supporting…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Cysiv, an Irving-based enterprise Security Operations Center-as-a-Service company originally incubated within Trend Micro, announced it has closed a $26 million Series A funding round, which will be used to scale business operations and fuel further platform enhancements. The startup's service…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Arlington-based Greenway Technologies Inc. reported in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it raised $118,000 in equity funding. Greenway is researching and developing proprietary gas-to-liquids syngas conversion systems and micro-plants, which can be scaled to meet specific gas…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based travel app FlyLine has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding, the company reported earlier this year. Founded in January by CEO Adam Ward and CTO Zachary Burau, Flyline is a subscription flight booking engine that works to save members up…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Tricolor, a Dallas-based community development financial institution, announced that it has received $30 million in preferred equity funding from an unnamed global institutional investor. Along with its affiliate Ganas Auto Group, Tricolor said it has disbursed nearly $1 billion in…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based rideshare Alto announced that it has raised a second funding round of $6 million, raising its funding so far to $20.5 million. The money will be used to expand in Dallas and enter two new markets, Alto said. Existing…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Out of stealth, Worlds announced that it has raised $10 million in series A funding that it will use to power a vision of building AI-models that gives businesses a new way to view their physical world. A spinout of…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Shiftsmart Inc., a Dallas-based marketplace for part-time work, has reported in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it raised more than $16.3 million in equity funding of a $16.5 million offering. Founded in 2015, Shiftsmart connects…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Nepris has closed a $5 million investment round led by K12, Inc., one of the nation's preeminent education technology companies and a premier provider of career readiness education services. Nepris is a school-to-industry platform that has connected over 70,000 educators…read more at www.businesswire.com

Dallas-based energy broker EnergyBot announced a new round of series B funding. The amount of the round was undisclosed, and the company reported it was led by a group of strategic investors in the energy industry. dallasinnovates.com/ai-powered-energy-broker-energybot-raises-series-b/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Zabo, a Dallas-based cryptocurrency startup, has announced a $2.5 million funding round led by Moonshots Capital. The capital will be used to expand its engineering team and increase its customer base. dallasinnovates.com/dallas-zabo-raises-2-5m-to-bring-crypto-into-mainstream-financial-services/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Rubicon Technology Partners, a Colorado-based private equity firm, has completed a strategic majority investment in Dallas-based talent intelligence platform OutMatch. The capital will allow OutMatch to grow its platform organically and through strategic acquisitions within the HR tech space. The…read more at dallasinnovates.com

HIG Holdings is a financial services company that focuses on the fields of the financial industry. It specializes in providing business insurance that helps businesses, companies, organizations to secure their capital and prepare for risk. HIG was incorporated in 2009…read more at www.crunchbase.com

Doculife has raised a total of $4.7M in funding over 4 rounds. Doculife provides encrypted document automation for important documents such as wills, deeds, investments, real estate holdings, personal identification, travel documents and more. www.crunchbase.com/organization/doculife-incread more at www.crunchbase.com

Dallas biotech startup Dialectic Therapeutics Inc. has announced plans to use a $3 million Seed Award for Product Development Research from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to further develop its lead product candidate, an anti-cancer drug.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

The $8.7 million will allow iDonate to create an SaaS/payments solution that supports new tender types like Apple Pay and Google Wallet as well as international payments. dallasinnovates.com/idonate-receives-new-funding-to-grow-its-digital-giving-platform-for-nonprofits/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Securonix, an Addison-based technology provider of cybersecurity and threat detection tools, has raised $11.9 million, according to a new filing with the Security and Exchange Commission. The company's "next-gen" security analytics platform is designed to predict, detect, and respond to…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Spark Connected was founded in 2017 with a vision to transform wireless power delivery and intelligent battery charging with innovative platforms, disruptive technology and breakthrough products enabling an enhanced user experience for all. www.crunchbase.com/organization/spark-connectedread more at www.crunchbase.com

Dallas-based Mercado Labs, a startup working to transform the global supply chain by digitizing the first mile, has closed a $3.2 million seed funding round led by Austin-based LiveOak Venture Partners. Mercado, which was founded in 2018, connects buyers and…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Lydia Partners, a newly created venture capital firm, has raised more than $15 million in a series A round for OxeFit, a robotics tech startup, in addition to other technology prospects. www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2020/01/30/lydia-partners.htmlread more at www.bizjournals.com

The funding, which puts OneDine's pre-money valuation at $90 million, is expected to bring the company's table-side ordering and payment solution to restaurants across the U.S. dallasinnovates.com/plano-restaurant-tech-startup-onedine-raises-5m-series-a-round-to-broaden-apps-reach/read more at dallasinnovates.com

DoctorLogic, a Plano-based healthcare website marketing platform, announced a $7 million series A funding round led by Unbundled Capital, an Austin-based private equity firm. Kip Young, president of DoctorLogic, said in a statement that the series A investment will be…read more at dallasinnovates.com

On The Road Lending, a Dallas-based financial nonprofit, announced this week that it's receiving a loan of up to $10 million from the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group. The funds are expected to be used to expand an initiative geared…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based management consulting firm Sales Benchmark Index has received a strategic investment from CIP Capital, which will be used to accelerate growth and to invest in its people, specialty practice areas, client service capabilities, and benchmarking solutions, according to FinSMEs.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Intellective AI is the industry leader in Patented Machine-Learning, Artificial Intelligence technologies and creator of the "Intellective Foundation Platform. They received $3m in Series A funding. www.crunchbase.com/organization/intellective-airead more at www.crunchbase.com

SmartKarrot announces the successful completion of $1 million angel round funding. Completed with the participation of several high net worth investors and promoters, the funding is first tasked with enhancing SmartKarrot's online platform. www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/smartkarrot-announces-that-their-customer-amp-product-success-platform-has-completed-1-million-angel-round-833454670.htmlread more at www.prnewswire.com

Dallas-based software provider Spotio has received a $4.5 million Series A investment from Florida venture capital firm Ballast Point Ventures. The new funding brings the company's total to $5.1 million, according to Crunchbase. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-toyota-invests-394m-in-air-taxi-maker-spotio-gets-4-5m-transplace-makes-acquisition/read more at dallasinnovates.com

TestFit Inc., the Dallas-based AI-powered building configuration software provider, has raised $2 million seed funding from Parkway Venture Capital. The startup has expertise in rapid real estate prototyping, architectural site analysis, and feasibility studies simulation and automation. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-toyota-invests-394m-in-air-taxi-maker-spotio-gets-4-5m-transplace-makes-acquisition/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dottid, a Dallas-based commercial real estate software-as-a-service technology platform, announced it has raised $3.85 million in seed funding. The startup says it's the first-of-its-kind to provide a singular location for owners, brokers, and tenants to seamlessly transact throughout the leasing…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based TestFit Inc., the world's first powerful building configuration software leveraging practical generative design, announced today it has secured $2 million in seed funding from Parkway Venture Capital LLC. www.architectmagazine.com/technology/testfit-announces-2-million-funding-boost_oread more at www.architectmagazine.com

Dallas-based ORIX Corp. USA has completed its acquisition of Hunt Real Estate Capital, creating one full-service, national commercial real estate lender. ORIX USA is the U.S. and Latin America business unit for Tokyo-based ORIX Corp. Hunt Real Estate Capital is…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas healthcare artificial intelligence and technology company Pieces Technologies has closed a $25.7 million Series B funding round led by healthcare investment firm Concord Health Partners. Pieces Technologies connects health systems and the community to address clinical and social determinants…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Coppell-based tech company BoodsKapper has raised an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round, according to Crunchbase. BoodsKapper, which recently collaborated with the DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas, makes AI-based software streamlining the relationship between public housing authorities, landlords,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas hydroponic produce operation Dragon City Farms Inc. has completed a capital raise on Fort Worth-based Harvest Returns' crowdfunding platform. Dragon City Farms will use the funding to grow safe, superior quality, fresh produce to consumers across the Dallas-Fort Worth…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Biotech startup Eyevensys, whose U.S. operations are based in Fort Worth with headquarters in Paris, France, has raised $30 million in series B funding. Eyevensys is a privately-held clinical-stage company developing non-viral gene therapies for retinal and other ophthalmic diseases.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Chicago-headquartered NTI Connect has acquired Vertical Communications Inc., a Dallas-based provider of specialized in-house solutions to wireless, small cell, and fiber providers. NTI is a broadband network engineering and deployment company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-crescent-raises-24-6m-for-fund-geoforce-sells-majority-stake-linux-academy-bought/read more at dallasinnovates.com

The Southlake-based medical device startup has raised about $45 million so far, and is starting up another $4.5 million round to further fund the company. HeartSciences is advancing the field of electrocardiography through its wavelet signal processing and application of…read more at www.bizjournals.com

The newly-formed company has raised about $500,000 in a $15 million fund, a filing shows. The Dallas-based company offers small and medium-sized solar businesses supply chain management outsourcing services and products that were previously only available to large companies. www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2019/12/20/form-d-friday-tpg-raises-multiple-funds-totaling.htmlread more at www.bizjournals.com

The Richardson-based startup has raised $20 million in a "Series C" round, the company confirmed to the Dallas Business Journal. The investment comes from Sageview Capital, a firm that has backed companies such as ComScore, GoPro and Boingo. The funding…read more at www.bizjournals.com

The luxury men's clothing store has raised about $3 million in a $5 million fund, according to a filing. The brand was founded in 2003 by Raja Ratan, and started with a single 1,000-square foot shop. Since then, the company…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Oyster helps brands reach audiences on-the-go with its street-level media network within rideshare. www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/oyster-technology-group-pre-seed--c879c931read more at www.crunchbase.com

MoneyGram, a global provider of money transfer services that's headquartered in Dallas, announced Ripple has made the final $20 million investment in MoneyGram, completing a previous $50 million equity funding commitment made earlier this year. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-macfarlan-raises-8-65m-moneygram-gets-20m-ntt-data-buys-austin-it-firm/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Plano-based small cell tech company BaiCells Technologies has received $85 million in Series C funding from two Chinese investors, bringing the startup's total funding to $99.6 million, Crunchbase reports. Earlier this year, a reported $14.6 million investment from Qualcomm Ventures…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas travel tech startup Traxo has received an equity investment from Virginia-based Airlines Reporting Corp. in a deal that comes about a month following their partnership to enable direct booking data from ARC member airlines to go to providers through…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based tech startup Shiftsmart Inc. reported in an SEC filing that it raised $12.75 million of a $14 million equity offering. Founded in 2015 as a marketplace to connect part-time workers with open shifts across multiple platforms, Shiftsmart focuses across…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based EX-IQ has raised $945,000 of a $1.12 million equity and debt offering, according to an SEC filing. EX-IQ is a mobile and desktop application that uses artificial intelligence technology to transform any environment into a personalized, high-speed learning laboratory.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Southlake-based biotech company Renibus Therapeutics Inc. has raised $16.3 million of a $35 million equity offering, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Founded in 2015, the privately-held Renibus, which is currently operating in stealth mode,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based startup Kanarys-a tech platform seeking to foster collaboration between companies and employees on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace-has closed a pre-seed funding round at $1.5 million. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-actuate-raises-6-5m-in-series-b-funds-nuzee-files-for-12m-ipo-topgolf-inks-franchise-deal/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Actuate Therapeutics Inc., a Fort Worth clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, has raised an additional $6.5 million in a Series B-3 funding round. The round was led by Fort Worth-based Bios Partners with Kairos Ventures, DEFTA Partners, and other existing investors…read more at dallasinnovates.com

NuZee Inc., a specialty coffee company that moved its corporate headquarters to Plano from California, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed $12 million initial public offering, as well as announcing it had raised $2…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Fort Worth-based Sanara MedTech has closed a private equity offering worth $10 million in common stock that it plans to use to fund milestones payments under current and future product license agreement, Mass Device reported. Mass Device said that the…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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…read more at dallasinnovates.com

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. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-eyevance-raises-30m-sanara-medtech-gets-10m-tyler-technologies-makes-acquisition/read more at dallasinnovates.com

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. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-eyevance-raises-30m-sanara-medtech-gets-10m-tyler-technologies-makes-acquisition/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Fort Worth-based Eyevance Pharmaceuticals has raised $30 million in an equity funding round, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The funding announcement comes after Eyevance said it had acquired TOBRADEX ST and NATACYN from the…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Aligned Energy, a Plano-based data center provider of colocation and build-to-scale solutions for cloud, enterprise, and managed services companies, has received a $495 million credit facility. The company will use the funding for growth and expansion, according to a statement.…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Lone Star Analysis, an Addison-based provider of predictive and prescriptive data analytics and analysis has received an investment from HCAP Partners, a San Diego-based mezzanine debt and private equity firm. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-aligned-energy-gets-495m-tpg-fund-nets-1-7m-att-buys-ad-platform/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Fort Worth-based biopharma Actuate Therapeutics, Inc. has announced it has raised $3.9 million of a $6.5 million equity and option funding round, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In May, Actuate said it had raised…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Plano-based Nebula Healthcare announced it raised $200,000 pre-seed funding in May. Founded this year, Nebula Healthcare is a telehealth platform founded by Rayaan Akbar and Dr. Ali Pitafi, M.D. It provides access to U.S. board certified physicians and mental health…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Solovis, an Irving-based portfolio management, analytics, and reporting platform has raised $4.54 million of an $8.92 million equity offering, according to a government filing. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-actuate-raises-3-9m-tpg-closes-14b-in-funds-sabre-acquires-radixx/read more at dallasinnovates.com

The Dallas-based biotechnology company raised $8 million for its clinical trial that it started on human subjects in June, the company's Chief Executive Officer Lucas Rodriguez said in an interview with the Dallas Business Journal. The company is currently working…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Razberi Technologies, a Dallas-based provider of simple, secure video surveillance and IoT solutions, has received $5.8 million in a Series B investment round led by LiveOak Venture Partners. "This financing will give us the opportunity to continue to grow the…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Polte, a LaaS provider (Location as a Service) raised $12.5 million in strategic funding from private investors. With the Series A-2 funding, Polte plans to focus on boosting the commercial and industrial applications of its platform. dallasinnovates.com/private-investors-find-poltes-location-platform-for-12-5m-investment/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Boxcart, a Dallas-based e-commerce and delivery startup that is operating in stealth, has raised $245,000 in pre-seed funding, according to Crunchbase. The startup is developing competitive retail technologies that focus on fast and convenient delivery of products to consumers. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-energy-spectrum-seeks-1-3b-boxcart-raises-245k-databank-makes-acquisition/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based Formula Inc. has raised $103,500 of a $5 million equity offering, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Formula provides modern tools for commerce, with platforms and services designed for companies to solve any productivity,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Fort Worth-based PumpJack Dataworks inc. has raised $300,000 of a $1.2 million equity and debt funding round, according to an SEC filing. PumpJack is a sports technology company that provides apps allowing teams to better connect with fans. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-energy-spectrum-seeks-1-3b-boxcart-raises-245k-databank-makes-acquisition/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Plano-based fitness company Body Machine Fitness has raised $100,000 of a $12.5 million equity offering, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company was founded in 2015 by CEO Jeremy Soder. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-tailwater-capital-commits-150m-morningstar-raises-16m-elbit-makes-acquisition/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Elite FPS LLC, a full-service fire sprinkler contractor based in Dallas, has been acquired by National Fire & Safety, a Denver-based end-to-end fire protection and life safety solutions platform. No financial information of the deal were released. National Fire &…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Southlake-based pawTree, LLC reported raising $350,000 of a $3 million equity offering, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Founded in 2012, pawTree is a retail and social platform focusing on all things pets. CEO Roger…read more at dallasinnovates.com

VitalTech, a Plano-based provider of cloud-based health and remote patient monitoring technology, announced the closing of its Series A financing round from two strategic investors-New Jersey-based Concord Health Partners, a healthcare-focused investment firm; and Atlanta-based Stanley Ventures, the investment arm…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Neighborhood Goods, the Dallas-based next-gen retailer, announced it raised $11 million in Series A funding, led by Global Founders Capital. Other long-term investors include Forerunner Ventures, tennis star Serena Williams' Serena Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, Allen Exploration, Capital Factory, and…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Richardson-based Theatro has secured investments from Honeywell Ventures and Cisco Investments. The amounts of the investments have not been disclosed. Theatro is the developer of the "world's first" voice-controlled mobile platform that connects hourly workers to enterprise resources, according to…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Plano-based Systum, a provider of digital operating software for small- to medium-sized businesses, has raised $10.7 million in its latest round of funding. The round was led by Octopus Ventures, a venture capital firm based in London. In 2018, Systum…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Belluscura PLC announced it has raised $2.7 million in its latest fundraising round, giving the London-based company a post-money value of roughly $9 million. Belluscura, whose U.S. operations are headquartered in Plano, focuses on improving healthcare by developing new enriched…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Coppell-based Varidesk is the lead investor in a new corporate funding round for Common Desk, the 7-year-old Dallas-based coworking company with multiple locations in Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. The two companies have…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Irving-based Aspire Marketing Services, a provider of lease retention and customer communications solutions for the automotive industry, has received an investment from Staley Capital. The amount of the investment was not released, according to FinSMEs. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-varidesk-backs-common-desk-crossplane-capital-raises-94m-defi-solutions-merges/read more at dallasinnovates.com

A subsidiary of Dallas-based GridLiance, an independent electric transmission company, has closed on two revolving credit facilities with commitments adding up to $185 million. The subsidiary, GridLiance Western Holdings, and transmission company, GridLiance West, closed on a new five-year $80…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based biotech startup Spectral MD has secured $27 million from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority for an expanded proof-of-concept clinical trial of its AI-powered system targeting burn care assessment in pediatric populations. The system could benefit in the…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Southlake-based biotech startup OncoNano Medicine announced that it has raised $23.7 million in the second portion of Series A funding, bringing its total Series A round to $35.4 million. The funding round was arranged by Salem Partners, which also participated…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas travel tech startup Traxo said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has raised the final $1.85 million of a $5.2 million Series B offering. Traxo specializes in aggregating data and tracking passenger loyalty…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based MoneyGram International Inc. has received a $50 million investment commitment as part of a strategic agreement with Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain solutions for global payments. MoneyGram is one of the world's largest money transfer companies, with more…read more at dallasinnovates.com

4WEB Medical, a Dallas, TX-based orthopedic device company, closed a round of financing of undisclosed amount. SWK Holdings Corporation provided the financial resources. Founded in 2008 by Jessee Hunt, CEO, 4WEB Medical focuses on developing innovative implants utilizing its proprietary…read more at www.finsmes.com

4FRONT, a Dallas-based sports and entertainment marketing company, has received a high-seven figure minority investment from Global Sports Commerce, according to a report by FinSMEs. The exact amount of the investment was not released. Global Sports is a Singapore-based sports…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Plano-based cybersecurity company Critical Start announced that it has received a $40 million minority investment from the private equity firm Bregal Sagemount that will hasten its expansion and help build its team. Founded in 2012 by CEO Rob Davis, a…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based Metropolis Truck Yard Partners LP said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has raised $1.4 million of a $2.4 million equity offering. The form D was submitted by Benjamin Muchoki, managing partner at…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Alkami Technology, a fast-growing Plano-based provider of cloud-based digital banking solutions to U.S. credit unions and banks, announced it closed on a $55 million Series E round. Led by General Atlantic and MissionOG, other existing investors-S3 Ventures and Argonaut Private…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based KoiReader Technologies raised $60,000 in seed funding, bringing its total funding to $510,000 over three rounds, according to a report in Crunchbase. The total includes another seed round this year and a pre-seed round in 2015. KoiReader's technology provides…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Hypergiant Industries, a Texas-based industrial artificial intelligence company, announced Wednesday that it secured funding from Sumitomo Corp. of Americas and Dallas-based Perot Jain. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-cien-inc-raises-3-5m-theatro-gets-12m-pioneer-health-nets-45m/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Richardson-based startup Theatro has raised $12.1 million in equity funding, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It's part of a total offering $15.1 million. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-cien-inc-raises-3-5m-theatro-gets-12m-pioneer-health-nets-45m/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Addison-based Pioneer Health Systems LLC, the holding company for all Direct Orthopedic Care (DOC) services, announced in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it's raised $45 million of a $60 million equity round. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-cien-inc-raises-3-5m-theatro-gets-12m-pioneer-health-nets-45m/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Plano-based Cien Inc., a provider of AI-powered sales productivity solutions, announced that it completed a $3.5 million seed funding round that it will use to accelerate it's market presence in North America. The seed round was led by Elaia, a…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Lewisville-based healthcare technology company CareView Communications Inc. said in a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it raised $50,000 in a debt-only funding round. In 2018, CareView raised more than $3 million. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-women-in-their-prime-nets-1m-fintech-rs2-ventures-completes-11m-raise-att-seeds-in-1-8m-round/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Fort Worth-based CG Environmental raised an unreleased amount of funding in a private equity round, according to Crunchbase. Denver-based Silver Creek Partners led the round. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-women-in-their-prime-nets-1m-fintech-rs2-ventures-completes-11m-raise-att-seeds-in-1-8m-round/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Group Island Spirit LLC, a Thailand-based maker of catamaran boats with a U.S. headquarters in Fort Worth, announced in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange that it raised $500,000 in an equity funding round from 22 investors. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-women-in-their-prime-nets-1m-fintech-rs2-ventures-completes-11m-raise-att-seeds-in-1-8m-round/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Women In Their Prime LLC of Dallas reported to the SEC that it raised $1 million of a $1.3 million equity-only funding round. PrimeWomen.com is an online publication for women over the age of 50. It describes itself as a…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based fintech RS2 Ventures, which specializes in card issuing and merchant acquiring solutions under the brand name BandWORKS, has raised all $11.02 million in a funding round. According to the filing, $47,225 of the funding will be used for payments…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based healthcare startup Take Command Health has completed a bridge funding round, reaching its goal of $1.5 million. No details of the new plans have been released. dallasinnovates.com/follow-the-money-women-in-their-prime-nets-1m-fintech-rs2-ventures-completes-11m-raise-att-seeds-in-1-8m-round/read more at dallasinnovates.com

AmeriTex Holdings LLC has closed $25 million in subordinated notes with Prudential Capital Partners and a $105 million senior credit facility with MUFG Union Bank, US Bank, and Banc of California to refinance its $42 million from its existing lender…read more at dallasinnovates.com

InterGen Data Inc., a Plano-based AI-driven technology provider of proprietary AI software solutions and machine learning algorithms for banking, wealth management, insurance and fintech companies, has closed an $800,000 seed funding round. The round was led by Levittown, New York…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Fort Worth-based Actuate Therapeutics Inc. has raised $21.7 million in a Series B financing round and plans to use the money to expand its ongoing Phase 1/2 trial. Actuate is a private biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing compounds to…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based Naturally Slim has received an investment from The Riverside Co., a global private equity firm. Naturally Slim is a digital health platform that focuses on helping participants reduce Metabolic Syndrome, lose weight, and lead healthier lives. dallasinnovates.com/follow-money-intergen-data-raises-800k-seed-funding-nuvei-makes-889m-tech-acquisition/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Actuate Therapeutics, Inc., a Fort Worth, TX-based clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, raised $21.7m in Series B financing. The round was led by Kairos Ventures, with participation from DEFTA Partners, Tech Coast Angels, and existing investors Bios Partners. www.finsmes.com/2019/05/actuate-therapeutics-closes-21-7m-series-b-financing.htmlread more at www.finsmes.com

InterGen Data, Inc., a Dallas, TX-based AI-driven technology provider of proprietary AI software solutions and machine learning algorithms for banking, wealth management, insurance and fintech companies, closed an $800k seed funding round. Stan Thomas participated in the round. www.finsmes.com/2019/05/intergen-data-closes-800k-seed-funding-round.htmlread more at www.finsmes.com

Dallas-based RumbleOn Inc. announced the closing of its previously announced offering of $30 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75 percent convertible senior notes due 2024. RumbleOn is an e-commerce company focused on how to simplify the way in which dealers…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Earlier this year, Carrollton-based Checkpoint ID, a provider of ID verification and data collection SaaS for apartment managers, announced that it had received $1.5 million in Series A funding from RET Ventures, a Utah-based early-stage venture capital firm. dallasinnovates.com/follow-money-vanillasoft-nets-4m-riveron-gets-growth-funding-mass-lumosity-acquires-fort-worth-firm/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Signature Systems Group, a Flower Mound-based events services company, announced it raised an unreleased amount in a private equity round led by Center Rock Capital Partners, an Illinois-based private equity firm. dallasinnovates.com/follow-money-vanillasoft-nets-4m-riveron-gets-growth-funding-mass-lumosity-acquires-fort-worth-firm/read more at dallasinnovates.com

Riveron, a Dallas-headquartered national business advisory firm, announced that an affiliate of the global investment firm H.I.G. Capital has agreed to make a growth investment in Riveron. H.I.G. Capital is a global investment firm focused on partnering with middle market…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Women's sexuality and health startup Rosy beat out nine competitors Wednesday to take the $14,000 top prize in the Health Innovation Pitch Competition 2019 at the Healthcare Dealmakers conference at the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas. dallasinnovates.com/rosy-wellness-takes-14k-top-prize-at-health-innovation-pitch-competition/read more at dallasinnovates.com

FinSMEs reported that the funding came from Connecticut-based Emil Capital Partners, Keller Capital of Austin, and Tim Ferriss, and entrepreneur, author, and podcaster. The company says it will use the funding to expand its spas into new areas like Los…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Southlake-based OncoNano Medicine says it's raised $22 million to bolster its cancer-fight efforts. The venture funding round raises the company's total funding to more than $40 million. OncoNano Medicine Inc. President and CEO Ravi Srinivasan told the Dallas Business Journal…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Novo Labs, the Dallas-based provider of conversational artificial intelligence services for large restaurant chains, said that it has received $2 million in seed funding, led by Austin-based Silverton Partners. Founded in 2017 by Clinton Coleman and Jeff Loukas, Novo Labs…read more at dallasinnovates.com

A Dallas tech company is selling to a large U.K. firm with private equity backing. Modern Systems, which provides clients with application modernization, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Advanced, according to a statement this week. Terms…read more at www.bizjournals.com

Plano-based Stryve Biltong has received $16.5 million in a series B fund round that the company said will be used for education, awareness, trial among consumers, investment in talent, and operations. The round was led by Meaningful Partners, Pendyne Capital,…read more at dallasinnovates.com

Dallas-based artificial intelligence startup Edgetensor Technologies has received an undisclosed amount from early-stage venture capital firm SRI Capital. Edgetensor produces software development kits (Face SDK) for cameras, including ones in smartphones with facial-tracking capabilities. dallasinnovates.com/follow-money-vc-backs-edgetensor-stryve-biltong-gets-16-5m-neiman-marcus-invests-fashionpile/read more at dallasinnovates.com