Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry
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Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry |
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 Thursday, January 3, 2013 Schoox Takes $1.0M For Online Learning A new, Austin-based startup focused on online learning, Schoox, has raised $1.0M as part of an ongoing, $2.0M funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Thursday. The startup looks to be developing an online learning site, which allows people to learn and teach about any topic. Details on the new funding have not yet been announced by the company, which lists Eleftherios Ntouanoglou as its CEO. posted on Thursday, January 3, 2013 (More)(Full story) SURGE Accelerator Raises $575K In Investment Fund Houston's SURGE Accelerator, the energy-software focused accelerator program, has now raised $575,000 in its investment fund, according to a regulatory filing from the firm this week. The filing indicates that SURGE has around 18 investors who have contributed to the fund so far. The fund apparently has a target of $1.0M. SURGE has not announced any details of the fund, but the fund is most likely the pool which the accelerator is using to in (More info...) posted on Thursday, January 3, 2013(Full story) Metrum Technologies Acquired By ESCO Waco, Texas-based Metrum Technologies, a developer of smart grid products, has been acquired by ESCO Technologies. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. ESCO announced the deal this morning, saying that MEtrum will become part of Aclara Technologies, a unit of its Utility Solutions Group. ESCO is a provider of hardware, software, and other products for the electric, gas, and water utility market. Metrum develops wireless public network co (More info...) posted on Thursday, January 3, 2013(Full story) Gradalis Raises $24M For Cancer Vaccines Dallas-based Gradalis announced this morning that it has raised $24M in a Series B round of financing, which will go towards financing late-stage trials of its personalized cancer vaccine. Gradalis is developing treatments for advanced stage cancer, which uses a patient's own cancer cells to develop vaccines to spur a better immune response to the disease. Source of the funding was not announced. The company said the funding will go to advance its (More info...) posted on Thursday, January 3, 2013 (More)(Full story) Tyler Technologies Expands Win In Ohio Dallas-based Tyler Technologies reported an expanded win in Ohio today, saying that it has signed a contract with Clermont County, Ohio for its CLT Appraisal Services. Size of the win was not announced. The county is using Tyler's services for computer-assisted, property valuation and appraisals. posted on Thursday, January 3, 2013(Full story) |
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