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    Monday, April 21, 2014
    TPG Capital Backs Airbnb In $475M Round
    Austin- and Fort Worth-based private equity investor TPG Capital is behind a new, $475M investment in room and housing marketplace provider Airbnb, according to reports Monday. According to the WSJ and other sources, Airbnb closed a $475M preferred equity investment that values Airbnb at around $10 billion, which was led by TPG Capital, and also included Dragoneer Investment Group, T. Rowe Price and Sequoia Capital. TPG Capital has bet big on the (More info...)

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    Texas Companies Raise $348.7M In Venture Capital In Quarter


    Companies in Texas raised $348.7M in venture capital in Q1 of 2014, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Reuters. According to the MoneyTree report, those totals are below Q1 of last year, when $546.4M was invested in Texas, and about the same level as Q4 of 2013, when $344.63M was invested in the state. There were a total of 41 investment deals tallied by the investment report.


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    Cyber Security Teams Set For Competition In San Antonio
    A select group of college cyber security teams are set to gather in San Antonio this week, at the Raytheon National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC) Championship, according to the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security at the University of Texas at San Antonio. According to the UTSA department, the top 10 teams from across the country will be competing at the Riverwalk Marriott from April 25th through 27th to apply their skills in defending against cyber attac (More info...)

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    HID Global Gets Win In Somalia
    Austin-based identity products provider HID Global reported a win in an unlikely country today: Somalia. According to HID Global, the Federal Republic of Somalia has launched a new, national ID card and e-passport, both of which are based on HID Global's technology. HID Global said the new cards and passports were developed by integrators Oman's Al Madina Group and Ebtikarat Smart System. HID Global said the new ID cards will be used by law enforceme (More info...)

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    Hyphen Solutions Names VP
    Dallas-based Hyphen Solutions, a developer of supply chain, collaboration, and other software for the home builder market, said Friday that it has named Stephen W. Candy as its Vice President of Business Development. Candy was most recently at Oracle Corporation, focusing on the supply chain management market. The company said Candy will lead marketing and new business development strategies for the company.

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