El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace, a developer of situational awareness technology that brings together imagery and data from satellites, drones, airplanes, and other sensors, has raised $8M in its Series A...

Austin- and Los Angeles-based Slingshot Aerospace, a developer of software which combines satellite, aerial, drone and other data, has raised $3.0M in a combination of venture capital and a Small Business Innnovation Research contract, the ...

Riot Ventures, a venture capital fund with offices in Boston and Los Angeles, says it has launched an effort to raise $75M in a venture capital fund, which it says is its second fund. According to Techcrunch, the fund would be the firm's se...

Austin-based Locale, which provides upscale, furnished apartments for both short and long term stays, said this week that it has raised $11M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Amplo, and also included Susa Ventures and Metr...

Houston-based Hitched, a startup which operates a marketplace for industrial rental equipment, has raised $5.5M in a Series A funding, the comapny said this week. The funding was led by Cottonwood Venture Partners. Hitched provides its equi...

Houston-based software developer HighRadius said on Tuesday that it has raised $125M in a Series B funding round, which it says gives it unicorn valuation. The company said the funding round was led by ICONIQ Capital, and also included exis...

Austin-based Osano, a developer of software to help companies with compliance with GDPR and other privacy laws, has raised $5.4M in a Series A funding, the company said this week. The funding was led by LiveOak Venture Partners and Next Coa...

Austin-based Terradepth, a startup developing underwater, autonomous submersibles, has raised $8M in a new funding round, the company said on Monday. The funding was led by Seagate Technology. The startup, led by former Navy SEALs Joe Wolfe...

Austin-based venture investor Moonshots Capital is the lead investor in a developer of wireless energy monitoring products, Copper Labs, in a $2M funding round, which also included Austin's Capital Factory. Copper Labs is based in Boulder, ...

Austin-based Pensa Systems, which develops drone-based, computer vision systems being used for tracking store inventory, has raised $10M in a seed funding, the company said this week. The funding was led by Signia Venture Partners, and also...

Austin-based venture investor Next Coast Ventures announced on Thursday that it has raised $130M in its second fund, Next Coast Ventures II, in a boost to the local startup community. According to Next Coast Ventures, the fund, like its fir...

Austin-based BrewBike, a startup which delivers cold brew coffee via bicycle on college campuses, has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by CEAS Investments, and also included angel investor Mats Lederhausen (formerly o...

Austin-based Shipwell said last week that it has raised $35M in a Series B funding round, for the company's supply chain management platform. The new funding brings its total raised to $47M. According to the company, the funding was led by ...

Dallas-based data center provider Aligned Energy has closed on $495M in a secured credit facility, which it says it will use to support its expansion plans. Aligned Energy said the credit facility came from Goldman Sachs Bank USA, CPPIB Cre...

San Antonio-based Dura Software, which develops a wide range of "niche" software products, has raised $10M in a funding round, the company said last week. The funding came from Ozone Capital Management, along with private investors. Dura So...

Houston-based BrainCheck, a startup which is developing technology to help assess and treat patients with cognitive impairment and dementia, has raised $8M in its Series A funding round, the company said this week. The funding was co-led by...

Austin-based Tenfold, a developer of integration software for CRM and call center software, has raised $7.5M in a Series C funding round. The funding was led by Next Coast Ventures, and also included Andreessen Horowitz, Salesforce Ventures...

Austin-based PreFix, a startup which offers a service which helps homeowners tackle the hassle and cost of home maintenance, has raised a round of funding, the company said last week. Size of the funding was not announced. According to PreF...

Austin-based ZenBusiness, a startup which offers up business services to entrepreneurs, has raise $15M in a Series A funding round, the company said on Wednesday morning. The funding was led by Greycroft, and also included Lerer Hippeau, Re...

Austin-based venture capital investor Next Coast Ventures has named Sarah Puil as a new Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) at the company, the firm said on Friday morning, as it continues to grow its team. According to Next Coast Ventures, Pui...

Dallas-based Neighborhood Goods, a startup which offers up bricks-and-mortar, shared stores which feature online brands, has raised $11M in a funding round, the company said on Wednesday. Neighborhood Goods said the round was led by Global ...

Austin-based Realized, which develops wealth management tools used to manage investment properties, said on Tuesday that it has raised $6M in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Calibrate Ventures, and also included Rice Park Cap...

Houston-based Sourcewater, a provider of data for the oilfield industry focused on water sourcing and disposal, has raised $7.2M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Bison Technologies, and also included Marubeni Corp and ene...

Dallas-based Theatro, which develops voice-enabled apps to connect hourly employees with enterprise apps in the gaming, hospitality, retail, and manufacturing industry, said on Wednesday that it has received strategic funding from Cisco Inv...

Austin-based venture capital investor Next Coast Ventures has added three of technology startup power players to a "Entrepreneurs Council", which is helping to support entrepreneurs, the firm said this morning. According to Next Coast Ventu...

Enable My Child, a startup which develops technology for offering pediatric issues like learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, speech impediments, and more, has raised $1.2M from Dallas-based investment company CMI Ventures, CMI said ...

Houston-based Syzygy Plasmonics, a developer of technology which uses light, instead of fuel, for powering chemical reactors, has raised $5.8M in a Series A funding round. The funding was co-led by The Engine and by The GOOSE Society of Tex...

Austin-based Alegion, a developer of data labeling software used for the machine learning and artificial intelligence market, has raised $12M in a Series A-2 funding round. The funding was led by RHS Investments. Alegion is led by CEO and f...

Plano-based Systum, a developer of software for small and medium-sized businesses to help them manage inventory, operations, sales and customer service, has raised $10.7M in a funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding was led ...

Austin-based Joust, a startup which offers up business banking services for self-employed workers, has raised $2.6M in a funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by PTB Ventures, and also included Accion Venture Lab, F...

Austin-based finance and accounting automation software developer ScaleFactor announced this morning that it has raised $60M in its Series C funding, bringing its total raised in the last year to $100M. According to the company, the new fun...

Sidecar Health, a startup offering up health insurance plans, which lets users customize the types of coverage, deductibles, and other details of that insurance coverage, announced on Wednesday that it has launched its services to residents...

Austin-based TalentGuard, which develops career and talent management software, has raised $4M in its Series B funding round, the company announced on Wednesday morning. According to TalentGuard, the funding was led by LiveOak Venture Partn...

Austin-based Kony, which develops digital banking software, has raised $37M in a debt funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding included $10M in new financing, and came from BMO's Technology and Innovation Banking group. Acco...

Austin-based New Knowledge, which provides social media tools specifically aimed at detecting, monitoring, and mitigating social media manipulation, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said on Tuesday. According to the company, t...

Austin-based TrustRadius, which operates a B2B, customer review service, has raised another round of funding, saying this morning that it has raised $12.5M in a Series C funding. The funding was led by Next Coast Ventures, and also included...

Austin-based Homeward, which operates a service which allows homeowners to provide all-cash offers on their home purchases, has raised $25M in funding, the company said on Monday. The funding included $4M in an equity funding, and $21M in d...

Dallas-based Compass Datacenters, which builds and operating data centers, says it plans to develop up to $3 billion in new data center campuses, after raising new capital from its investors. The company said it received additional capital ...

Austin-based Vyopta, which develops workplace monitoring and collaboration tools, has raised $7.5M in a Series B funding, the company announced this morning. The funding came from Elsewhere Partners. As part of the funding, Rod Favaron of S...

Austin-based Remedy, a provider of in-home and in-office urgent care, has raised $10M in a Series A funding, the company said this week. The funding came from Sante Ventures. As part of the funding, both Dr. Joe Cunningham, M.D, and Doug Fr...

Austin-based Phlur announced this morning that it has raised $7M in a Series A funding round, which was led by Symrise, and also included Belcorp and Next Coast Ventures. Phlur--which develops what it calls "clean fragrance" products--says ...

Houston-based oil and gas services provider Baker Hughes is in a new, joint venture to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to the oil and gas industry, the company said this morning. According to Baker Hughes and Silicon Valley-based AI soft...

Austin-based Arrive Logistics, a provider of freight brokerage services for carriers and shippers, has raised $25M in a Series B funding, the company said this week. The funding was led by Lead Edge Capial, an existing investors in the comp...

Austin-based Enboarder announced this morning that it has raised $8M in its Series A financing round, for its cloud-based employee onboarding and human resources software. The funding was led by Greycroft, and also included new investors N...

Houston-based Soliton, a publicly traded developer of medical device technology licensed from the University of Texas, said today that it has raised $9.45M in a private placement. The company--which trades as SOLY on the NASDAQ--said the fu...

Plano-based Alkami, which develops digital banking software, has raised another $55M in funding, the company said this week. The funding was led by General Atlantic Partners, and also included MissionOG, S3 Ventures and Argonaut Private Equ...

Houston-based InGeneron, a developer of regenerative medicine and cell therapy technology, has added $23M in its Series D funding round, the company said this morning. The company said the funding brings its Series D funding to $43M. The ne...

Austin-based Lung Therapeutics, a biopharmaceuticals company which develops drugs for treating orphan, pulmonary indications such as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), said this week that it has raised $36M in a Series C funding round. So...

Austin-based FloSports, which offers up online, digital access to streaming, live sports, has raised $47M in a Series C funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by Discoveyr Inc., one of the company's existing investor...

Austin-based Backtracks, a developer of podcast analytics software, has raised $2.1M in a seed funding round, which was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Capital Factory, Sputnik ATX, Next Coast Ventures, Bull Creek Capital, and ...

Austin-based healthcare and life sciences investment firm Sante Ventures said this morning that it has raised a new fund, $250M in a third healthcare and life sciences fund, Sante Ventures Fund III. According to Sante VEntures, the fund exc...

Houston-based software developer Idera has raised a new, private equity funding round, the company said this week. The funding came from Partners Group, a private markets investments manager, on behalf of its clients, according to Idera. Id...

Austin-based Interplay Learning, a developer of online training content which uses virtual reality and 3D simulation, has raised $5.5M in a Series A financing round, according to the company. The round was led by S3 Ventures, and also inclu...

Austin-based Upswing, which develops mobile apps which help online, first year, and adult students guide them through college--helping them to transition to college life--has raised $2M in a funding round, the company revealed on Monday. Th...

Fort Worth-based Actuate Therapeutics, a clinical stage biopharmaceuticals company which is developing treatments for cancer and inflammatory disease, has raised $21.7M in a Series B funding round. According to Actuate, it raised $21.7M in ...

Robert F. Smith, a private equity investor who co-founded Vista Equity Partners, has promised to pay off the students loans for the entire, college graduating class of Morehouse College. Smith, a billionaire, announced the effort while givi...

Dallas-based InterGen Data, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) software for the banking, wealth management insurance, and fintech companies, has raised $800K in a seed funding round. The funding came from an angel investor, Stan Th...

Austin-based Novi Labs, a developer of well planning software for the oil and gas market, has raised $7M in a Series A funding round, the company said this week. The company said the funding came from Cottonwood Venture Partners and Bill Wo...

Houston-based Innowatts, which develops artificial intelligence software, aimed at helping energy utilities and suppliers help with load forecasting, energy risk optimization, and infrastructure planning, has scored a Series B funding, wort...

Austin's Capital Factory announced on Thursday that it has launched a new, investment challenge, where a company will receive a $100,000 investment for their efforts to help the U.S. Army modernize. According to Capital Factory, the new $10...

Plano, Texas-based VanillaSoft, a developer of sales engagement software, has picked up $4M in new funding, to help it grow its efforts in Canada. According to VanillaSoft, it received $4M in funding from the Government of Canada plus an un...

Austin-based Capital Factory has awarded $300,000 in prizes to three startups at the EarthX E-Capital Summit, to three companies working on various clean technology efforts. According to EarthX, the awards tripled the initial award offering...

Fort Worth-based private equity investor TPG announced this morning that it has launched a new fund, TPG Tech Adjacencies (TTAD), which will focus on "capital solutions for the technology industry". The fund appears at aimed at providing li...

The Woodlands, Texas-based AmSty, a producer of polystyrene, said today that it has formed a joint venture with Agilyx, a developer of post-consumer polystyrene recycling technology. Financial details of the joint venture were not announced...

Austin-based KERV Interactive, a developer of interactive and immersive video technology, has raised $11M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Vestech Partners, which takes a majority stake in KERV. According...

Austin-based A Cloud Guru, which operates an online cloud certification training site, has raised $33M in a growth equity funding, the company announced on Monday morning. According to the company, the round was led by Summit Partners, and ...

Austin-based media startup Atmosphere, which is a spinoff of Chive Media Group, says it has raised $10M in a Series A funding, to create what it calls a network of "ambient TV channels" which are aimed at businesses. The funding was led by ...

Imandra which develops artificial intelligence software and technology, has set up shop in Austin, and raised $5M in funding, the company said on Thursday. the funding came from AlbionVC, IQ Capital, and LiveOak Venture Partners. According ...

Austin- and Los Angeles-based Slingshot Aerospace, which develops artificial intelligence software that automatically processes large amounts of imagery data collected by drones, satellites, and aircraft, has raised another $5M, in a new se...

Austin-based EverlyWell, which offers consumers access to a variety of lab tests to help them with their wellness efforts, has raised $50M in a new funding round. The funding was led by Goodwater Capital, and also inclided Highland Capital ...

The HX Venture Fund, the venture capital fund-of-funds launched by the Greater Houston Partnership and Houston Exponential in 2017, has made a $5M investment in the new LiveOak Venture II venture capital fund, the fund said this week. Accor...

Austin-based venture capital investor LiveOak Venture Partners has raised a second fund, worth $105M, to continue its work investing in Texas startups, the firm announced this morning. According to LiveOak, the fund--which was oversubscribe...

Austin-based Made In, a startup which lets consumers purchase high quality cookware direct, has raised $5M in a funding round, the company announced on Wednesday. the funding came from Bonobos founder Brian Spaly, Starting Line Ventures, Gr...

Houston-based Medical Informatics Corp., a developer of software for monitoring and analytics of healthcare information systems and devices, has raised funding from Intel Capital, the corporate venturing arm of Intel, the companies said on ...

San Antonio-based FunnelAI, a developer of artificial intelligence software used to help with sales prospecting, has raised $1.5M in a seed funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by Active Capital, and also included ...

Austin-based software developer Cloudsnap, which develops integration software used to connect different software-as-a-service, ERP, and other enterprise software, has raised $1.75M in a seed funding round, according to the company. The fun...

Fort Worth-based Linear Labs. Linear Labs, which is developing electric motors it says produce twice the torque or force compared to conventional technologies in the same package size, said it raised $4.5M in a seed funding round this week....

A Silicon Valley venture capitalist has split ways with a high profile, venture capital firm, as a result of being tied to a college bribery scandal linked to the University of Texas, Austin. A report today said that Chris Schaepe, a ventur...

Haven Connect, a developer of software used for managing the application process for affordable housing, has raised $2.4M, and relocated its headquarters in Austin. The startup--founded in San Francisco in 2014--develops software which help...

Houston-based Solugen, a startup developing a process to enzymatically manufacture hydrogen peroxide, has raised $13.5M in a Series A funding round, according to the company. The funding came from Fifty Years and Founders Fund, along with Y...

Austin-based Magnitude Software, the developer of unified application data management software led by CEO Chris Ney, has received a huge, $179M equity investment, the company said on Tuesday. The funding came from 3i Group plc. According to...

Austin-based OJO Labs, which is developing artificial intelligence (AI) personal assistants, has raised $45M in its Series C funding round, the company said today. According to OJO Labs, the funding came from LiveOak Venture Partners, Realo...

Adthena, a developer of artificial intelligence-backed search marketing and analytics software, which has its U.S. office in Austin, announced today that it has raised $14M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Updata Partners....

Austin-based CesiumAstro, a startup developing multi-beam active phased array communication systems for space and airborne platforms, has raised $12.4M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Airbus Ventures, and also included K...

Austin-based dating app developer Bumble has backed four more women-led startups, expanding on its effort to help women founders. According to Bumble, its Bumble Fund invested in Alice, an AI-powered platform for founders (also based in Aus...

Venture capital investor Firebrand Ventures said on Tuesday that it has expanded to Austin, hiring Ryan Merket as a Partner at its new office in Austin. Firebrand said Merket previously has served as Senior Designer and Developer at CBS, w...

A new, Austin-based startup, ReconaSense, says it is applying artificial intelligence (AI) to the world of physical security, saying on Tuesday that it has launched a new "adaptive" access control product for managing physical security. Acc...

Austin-based database release automation software developer Datical said late last week that it raised $10M in its Series C funding. The new funding brings the company's raised to $27M in total. According to Datical, the new fun ding was le...

Dell Technologies Capital, the venture investment arm of Dell, has backed data storage equipment maker Vast Data, as part of a new $80M funding round for the New York company. The funding round came from Norwest Venture Partners, Dell Techn...

A new, Houston-based startup, GoExpedi, announced this week that it has raised $8M in its Series A funding round, to go towards its industrial procurement service for the oil and gas industry. The startup--which helps companies in the indus...

Austin-based venture capital investor ATX Seed Ventures, the early stage venture firm led by Chris Shonk, Brad Bentz, and Danielle Allen, has raised $32M in its second fund, the company said today, bringing its total assets under management...

Austin-based SpyCloud, which develops cybersecurity products used to prevent account takeovers, said this morning that it has raised $21M in new funding, in its Series B funding round. The funding was led by M12, the venture capital arm of ...

Houston-based Pellecure Technologies, which develops anti-reflective coating it says increases the energy output of solar modules by more than 4 percent, said this week that it has secured a "major investment" from Energy Innovation Capital...

Dallas-based ParkHub, which develops parking management hardware and software, has raised $13M in a Series B funding round, the company said this week, in a round led by Arrowroot Capital. According to the company, the funding is its first ...

Dallas-based Naya Ventures, a venture investor that invests in early stage AI and cloud-based companies, says it has seen an exit out of its portfolio, at Altia Systems, a developer of video communications products. Altia Sytsems, which was...

Austin-based startup Rabbet, which is developing a software platform to streamline construction financing, has raised $8M in a Series A funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by Goldman Sachs' Principal Strategic ...

Austin-based Pinpoint, which is developing data analytics software designed to streaminline both software development and engineering efforts, said on Thursday that it has raised $13.5M in its Series Aa funding. The funding was led by Besse...

Austin-based middle market lender CrowdOut Capital, which uses technology to provide private lending services to middle market companies, says it has opened up a new office in Dallas. According to CrowdOut, it has hired Stu Bell to lead the...

Dallas-based Vinli, which develops connected car software, said on Tuesday that it has raised $13.5M more in a Series B funding. The funding came from E.ON, The Westly Group, Hersh Family Investments, and Hal Brierley. As part of the fundin...

San Antonio-based Active Capital, founded by former Webmail.us co-founder Pat Matthews, has raised $21.5M in a new venture capital fund, focused on seed stage venture investments. According to Active Capital, it is looking to lead seed roun...

Fort Worth-based private equity investor TPG Capital announced this morning that it has launched a new company, Kadiant, which will focus on providing services to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Kadiant is led by ...

A Houston-based startup, GoCo, said today that it has raised $7M in its Series A funding, to launch an all-in-one HR and benefits platform for businesses. According to GoCo, the funding round was led by ATX Seed Ventures, and also included ...

Austin-based RigUp, which operates an online marketplace for connecting oil and gas companies with workers, has raised $60M in a Series C funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding was led by Founders Fund, and also included Be...

Austin-based Billd, a startup which provides construction financing loans, said this morning that it has raised $60M in a funding round, led by LL Funds. The funding was split between debt and equity. BillD offers up an online service which...

Austin-based DISCO, the provider of cloud-based, ediscovery software, has raised a big new funding round, saying this morning that it has raised $83M in an investment round. The funding was led by Georgian Partners, and also included Bessem...

Austin-based Dosh, which develops a mobile app which automatically provides cash back for purchases from participating retailers, said this morning that it has raised $40M in a Series B funding round. The funding was split between $20M in e...

Is there room for another ride sharing service in a world dominated by Uber and Lyft? Dallas-based Alto thinks so, saying this morning that it has raised $14.5M in a funding to launch a new, on-demand ride service, focused on "safety and ho...

Austin-based Outdoorsy, which operates an online marketplace that connects RV owners with travelers who'd like to rent an RV for an outdoor adventure, has raised $50M in a Series C funding. The company--which moved from the Bay Area last ye...

Austin-based private equity investor Tritium Partners, run by Philip Seigel and David Lack, has raised $465M for the firm's second buyout fund, the company said on Tuesday. The investor focuses on acquiring majority stakes in growth comanie...

Dallas-based AT&T said today that it is offering up $1 million in total funding, split between eight startups working on solutions to help students with career success. AT&T said it will award $125,000 each to each of those eight startup, a...

Austin-based Pensa Systems, a startup that is developing drone-based, shelf inventory sytems for the grocery store business, said on Sunday that it has raised $5M in a funding round. The funding was led by Signia Venture partners, and also ...

Austin-based Infinitum Electric, which is developing electric motor technology aimed at the electric vehicle (EV) and oil and gas markets, said last week that it has raised $1.8M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Cottonwoo...

Have a hot startup showing off your products at CES? Dallas-base cybersecurity software maker Trend Micro said this morning that it is offering up $60,000 in prizes, which it will invest across six startups at this week's CES show, as part ...

Plano, Texas-based Baicells, a developer of LTE, 5G "small cell" technology, has raised $14.55M in a funding round from Qualcomm, the company revealed over the holidays. The investment came from Qualcomm Ventures LLC. Baicell is led by foun...

Austin-based emergency communications software developer AlertMedia said on Thursday that it has raised $25M in a funding round from JMI Equity. As part of the funding, Bob Nye, General Partner of JMI Equity has joined the company's board o...

Austin-based Life by Spot, a new startup which offers up short-term insurance for "people who live everday like it's their last", has raised $5.8M in a funding round, the company said on Friday. The funding came from Silverton Partners. The...

The Riveter, a co-working space operator which focuses on female entrepreneurs, is looking to expand to Texas, as part of a new funding round for the company, announced this week. The Riveter, based in Seattle, already operates spaces in Wa...

Two, Texas-based student startups are receiving $10,000 each from Techstars and the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, as part of a new, 10-week development program called Launchpad Lift, Techstars and Blackstone Charitable Foundation announ...

Austin-based SourceDay, which develops enterprise spend management software, has raised $6.5M in a Series A funding, the company said today. The funding came from Silverton Partners, Draper Associates and ATX Seed Ventures. According to Sou...

LeaniX, a developer of cloud software used for "Enterprise Architecture Management", said this morning that it has raised $30M in a Series C funding, specifically to help it with U.S. expansion. The company--which has an office in Houston--...

Austin-based Aceable, which offers up online driver's education classes, has raised a big new funding round, saying this week it raised $47M in a series B funding round. The round was led by Sageview Capital. The company has previously rais...

Michael Dell's latest investment is in a startup which developing an ring, which tracks your sleep, pulse, your movements, and more using 3D accelerator, temperature, and other sensors, all aimed at helping people improve their sleep patter...

Austin-based HNI Healthcare, a provider of technology, consulting, and management services for the healthcare industry, has raised $65M in a investment funding round. The funding came from private equity investor CRG. CRG said the acquisiti...

Austin-based security and compliance services provider ClearDATA has secured $26M in a new funding round, the company said on Monday, in a round which included two strategic investors, Humana and Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC), whi...

Austin-based CrowdOut Capital, which provides private lending services to middle market companies, announced this morning that it has raised $2.5M in a funding round. The company said the lead on the round was its CEO and co-founder, Alexan...

Austin-based RF Code, which develops physical asset management and environmental monitoring hardware and software for data centers, said this morning that it has raised $6.6M more in a new funding round. RF Code said the funding came from i...

Austin-based Grid4C, which is developing artificial inteligence and machine learning software specifically for the energy industry, has raised $5M in a funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by ICV (backed by Fren...

Houston-based Ruths Analytics and Innovation (Ruths.ai), a developer data analytics software for the oil and gas industry, has raised a round of funding for the startup, according to investor SCF Ventures. SCF Ventures, which is also based ...

Austin-based ICON, which is developing technology that allows for the 3D printing of entire homes, said today that it has raised $9M in a funding round. The funding was led by Oakhouse Partners, and also included homebuilder D.R. Horton, Em...

This morning, Moonshots Capital (www.moonshotscapital.com), led by Craig Cummings and Kelly Perdew, announced its first formal fund, a $20M seed stage fund. We sat down with Kelly ahead of the announcement to chat about the new fund, why...

Austin-based affinity buying program Rollick Outdoor, which helps people buy power sports, RV, marine, and other similar areas, said on Thursday that it has raised $8.3M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by LiveOak Venture pa...

Moonshots Capital, the venture capital investment firm led by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings, has raised its first official fund, a $20M seed stage venture fund. The fund is split between Austin--where Cummings is based--and Los Angeles, w...

Houston-based Missiom Secure, a developer of cybersecurity software focused on control systems used in the energy, defense, and transportation market, has scored a Series A funding round, the company said today. Size of that funding was not...

Austin-based Stoplight, a startup developing software for managing enterprise application programming interfaces (APIs), has raised $3.25M in a seed funding. The funding was led by Bill Wood Ventures, and also included NextGen Venture Partn...

Dallas-based iDonate, which develops software to help causes engage with donors, said late Wednesday that it has raised $10M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by PerformanceEdge Partners (PEP), and also included the Miles Foundatio...

Austin is set to benefit from the move of high visibility venture capital firm Mithril Capital Management--founded by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel--to the city, sometime next year. In a report last week, Mithril co-foudner Ajay Royan said ...

Austin-based data.world, which operates an online community site for open data, says it has raised $12M in an investment round. The round was led by Workday Ventures, and also included the Associated Press (AP) and Ourcrowd. The company, le...

Houston-based investor Clovis Point Capital has made a "significant" investment in Irvine, California-based Cirrus Insight, a developer of software used to help sales people with managing their email inbox and calendar, according to Cirrus ...

Austin-based FirstClose, which develops technology for the mortgage lending industry, announced this morning that it has received a "multi-million" dollar funding. The exact size of the funding was not announced. The funding came from Cypre...

Austin-based Readly, which operates an unlimited, subscription online magazine service, has raised $12M in a funding round, the company said this week. The funding came from Swedish Swebank Robur and Zouk Capital. According to the company, ...

Austin-based infinite.io, which develops network data storage controllers, has raised $10.3M in a Series B funding, the company said today. The company said the funding former Motorola CEO and Cleversafe Chairman Chris Galvin, and son David...

Austin-based biotherapeutics startup Forbius (Formation Biologics) has received $18.75M in a grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), to go towards its efforts towards its treatments of cancer and fibrotic d...

Austin-based PLNAR, a developer of augmented reality tools for creating real-time, 3D models of rooms, has raised $3.9M in a Series A funding, the company said on Monday. The funding as led by InsurTech, FinTech and ManchesterStory Group, a...

Dell Technologies Capital is one of the backers in a new round for cloud security software developer Twistlock this week. Twistlock, which is based in Portland, said this week that it has raised $33M in a Series C funding round, which was ...

Business outsourcing service provider TaskUs--which has major operations in both San Antonio and Dallas--said this morning that it has raised $250M in an investment round. The investment came from private equity investor Blackstone Group. A...

Dell Technologies Capital, the venture investment arm of Dell Technologies, is one of the investors in a $25M funding round for cybersecurity auditing and assessment provider RiskRecon. RiskRecon said this week that it raised $25M in a Seri...

Austin-based Integritek, a managed services provider which serves the small- and midsized-business market, has received an investment from Evergreen Services Group, a firm which is acquiring multiple managed IT services providers. Financial...

Apeel Sciences, which is developing technology to increase the shelf life of fresh produce, has raised a big, $70M funding round, the company announced late Wednesday. As part of the funding round, the company said that Walter Robb, the f...

Austin-based Smarter Sorting, which develops technology to help municipalities better meet sustainability and environmental compliance goals by automatically sorting items in their waste stream, said last week that its seed funding round ha...

Galvanize, a company which operates a network of locations teaching software engineering skills--including one in Austin--has raised $32M, and acquired another "coding bootcamp" operator, Hack Reactor. Financial details of the acquisition...

Austin- and San Francisco-based JASK, which develops cybersecurity automation software, said Thursday that it has named Dave DeWalt as the company's Vice Chairman of its Board of Directors. DeWalt is the former CEO of FireEye and McAfee. Th...

Austin-based startup ScaleFactor, which develops software which helps SMBs to automate bookkeeping, payroll, and other finance tasks, has raised $10M in a series A funding. The funding was led by Canaan Partners, and also included Broadhave...

Austin-based Swivel, which operates a marketplace to connect companies with office space--without the burden of long term leases--has raised $4.75M in a seed funding. According to Swivel, the funding was led by First Round Capital also incl...

Dallas-based TeamSupport, which develops customer support software, announced this morning that it has raised a "significant" growth investment from private equity investor Level Equity. Financial details of the investment were not announce...

pi-top, a startup developing modular computer systems which can be used to help students learn all about electronics, software, and other technology, has raised $16M in a funding round. The company--which has its U.S. offices in Austin, but...

Austin-based Cosential, a developer of customer relationship management (CRM) and proposal automation software for the architecture and engineering market, said on Wednesday that it has raised $34M in a funding round. The strategic growth i...

Austin-based Cerebri AI, a startup developing machine learning software to help companies better understand customer behavior, has raised $5M in a Series A funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by M12 (former Micros...

Austin- and San Francisco-based JASK, which develops cybersecurity operations software, said this morning that it has raised $25M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Kleiner Perkins, and also included Battery Ventures, Dell ...

Dallas-based DCS Global, which develops revenue cycle management software for the healthcare industry, has raised a round of growth equity, the company said this morning. The funding came from Tritium Partners. Size of the investment was no...

Austin-based Newchip, which is starting up a marketplace for business and real estate investment opportunities, announced on Thursday that it has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The funding came from JadeValue Fintech, Yeoman’s Capita...

The Woodlands, Texas-based Axiom Medical, which provides incident case management and occupational health services, has received a private equity funding from private equity investor Serent Capital, the two said Wednesday afternoon. Size an...

Austin-based Convey, which develops shipping and delivery software, has raised $10M in new funding, the company said this morning. Convey said the new round comes from Silverton Partners, Techstars Venture Capital Fund, RPM Ventures, NextGe...

Austin-based BuildGroup, a venture capital investment fund focused on software investments, says it has raised $330M in a fund. According to the fund, it is looking to invest those funds over the next five years, to back approximately 10 em...

Dell Technologies Capital, the venture arm of Dell Technologies which launched out of stealth last year, is the lead investor in a Silicon Valley developer of cloud database software today. YugaByte, which develops cloud-based, distributed...

Dell Technologies Capital, the venture arm of Dell Technologies which launched out of stealth last year, is the lead investor in a Silicon Valley developer of cloud database software today. YugaByte, which develops cloud-based, distributed...

Austin-based Eventador.io, a developer of stream processing software based on Apache Kafka and Apache Flink, has raised $3.8M in seed funding, the company said late Monday. The funding was led by LiveOak Venture Partners, and also included ...

Austin-based Strangeworks, which is developing software for the "quantum computing" market, said this morning that it has raised $4M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, and also included Ecliptic Cap...

Techstars Impact, the Austin-based program from Techstars focused on startups whose focus is on social or environmental problems, has announced the ten companies that will be part of its 2018 program. The accelerator said that those compani...

Austin-based ALTR, the developer of Blockchain-based, data security software, said on Wednesday that it has raised $15M in a funding round. The company said that funding round came from both institutional and private investors, including Ro...

Austin-based Unchained Capital, a new startup which lets cryptocurrency investors diversify their holdings by securing loans in U.S. dollars using their crypto holdings, is announcing that it has raised $2.995M in a seed funding round. The ...

Austin-based 101 Commerce, which buys and develops private label brands based on Amazon, has raised $12.7M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing by he company. The filing said 101 Commerce raised $12,745,520 in total in its r...

Austin-based Pingboard, a startup developing live org chart software, has raised $5M in a seed funding round, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing last week. Details on the funding have not been announced. Pingboard, which is based ...

Austin-based HeatGnie, which develops self-heating drinks, has raised $6M in a funding round. The funding was led by ARTIS Labs, and also included Almanac Investments and other private investors. HeatGenie says it has created an "environmen...

Dallas-based Neighborgoods, a company which is looking to create a "new type a department store", disclosed today that it has received $5.75M in a funding. The funding was led by Forerunner Ventures, and also included Maveron, CAA Ventures,...

Austin-based SailPoint Technologies said late Monday that it has launched a follow-on offering of its stock, where selling stockholders of the company will sell 15,000,000 shares of its common stock. The offering comes six months after the ...

Austin-based venture capital investor LiveOak Venture Partners has added two team members to thee team of its early-stage venture capital firm, saying on Monday that it has added Mike Marcantonio as Principal and Mason Rathe as Senior Assoc...

Dallas-based Bestow, a startup which is developing new consumer life insurance products driven by new underwriting algorithms, has raised $15M in a Series a funding. The funding was led by Valar Ventures, and also included New Enterprise As...

Austin-based OJO Labs, which is developing conversational, artificial intelligence (AI) tools, has raised $20.5M in a Series B funding, the company said on Friday. The funding came from Realogy Holdings Corp., Royal Bank of Canada, Northwes...

Southlake, Texas-based OncoNano Medicine, which is developing compounds being used to treat cancer, has raised $11.7M in a Series A funding round. The funding was arranged by Salem Partners. OncoNano's first program is an injectable imaging...

Austin-based venture investor Silverton Partners is the lead investor in Tracking First>, a new startup focused on enterprise tracking of digital marketing campaigns. Tracking First said this week that it raised $4M in a funding round, in a...

Tanium, which is backed by Fort Worth-based private equity investor TPG, has raised $175M in a funding round, according to reports. Tanium is a developer of cybersecurity software to control and manage enterprise security. A report from Reu...

OspreyData, a developer of data anlytics software used for the oil and gas business which has offices in Houston, said yesterday that it has raised $5M in a series A funding round. The funding was led by Houston Ventures. Osprey Data uses m...

Austin-based venture capital investment firm Silverton Partners has raised $108M in its fifth fund, Silverton Partners Fund V, the firm announced Friday. The new fund is managed by Morgan Flager, Kip McClanahan, Adam Chibib and Mike Dodd. S...

ThoughtSpot, a developer of artificial intelligence-driven analkytics and search tools for the enterprise, said it will expand its research and development center in Dallas, after announcing a big funding round. ThoughtSpot said it has rais...

Austin-based Preschool2me, which offers up an app which helps preschools communicate what their children are doing to parents, has raised a round of seed funding, the company disclosed on Thursday. Size of the funding was not announced. The...

Austin-based Trust Ventures, a new investment fund backed by the Koch brothers and Koch Industries, is raising a $50M fund for startup investments in companies which are taking aim at government regulation, according to reports. The new fun...

Austin-based Dosh said this morning that it has raised $44M in its Series A funding, which came from Goodwater Capital, PayPal, and other institutional investors. Dosh, which is led by CEO Ryan Wuerch, offers up cash back when consumers pur...

Austin-based e-commerce software developer BigCommerce has raised a big new round of funding, worth $64M, the company said this morning, in a funding led by Goldman Sachs. According to BigCommerce, the new growth equity funding also include...

Austin-based private equity investor Vista Equity Partners said this morning that it has made an investment in Allocate Software, a developer of healthcare workforce management software. Financial details of the investment were not announce...

Austin-based DroneSense a startup developing drone software for the public safety market, has scored a new funding round, from thermal imaging camera and sensor maker Flir. The two companies announced the investment deal earlier this week, ...

Austin-based TheWaveVR, which develops a social virtual reality platform and community focused on music and visual arts, said this morning that it has raised $6M in a Series A funding round. The round was led by RRE Ventures, and also inclu...

Austin-based PullRequest, which provides on-demand code reviews, has raised $8M in its Series A funding round--only four months after announcing $2.3M in its seed funding in December. The startup, led by CEO Lyal Avery, said the funding was...

Dallas-based OrderMyGear, which develops an online ordering platform focused on group orders of sporting goods and apparel, has raised $35M in a funding round. The funding came from Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE). According to the company,...

Austin-based SpyCloud, a company developing software to prevent account takeovers by cybercriminals, has raised $5M in a Series A funding round, the company said this morning. The funding came from Silverton Partners and March Capital Partn...

Dallas-based Door, a new, technology-enabled, online real estate brokerage, has raised $2.3M in a funding round, the company said this week. Source of the funding was not announced. The startup, led by CEO Alex Doubet, is targeting millenia...

Austin-based venture investor Next Coast Ventures said today that it has named Jason Dorsey as a new Venture Partner at the firm. Dorsey is president and co-founder of The Center for Generational Kinetics where he leads Millennial and Gen Z...

Austin-based Umuse, a startup founded by former Spiceworks founder Scott Abel, has raised $5M in a seed funding round, the company said today. Umuse said the seed funding came from Shasta Ventures, Next Coast Ventures and Floodgate Capital....

McKinney-based PestRoutes, which develops business management software for the pest control industry, has raised a round of equity funding from Mainsail Partners, the company said this morning. Size of the funding was not announced. The com...

San Antonio-based Supergoop, the developer of a skincare products maker known for its "Unseen" sunscreen brand, has received a "significant" private equity funding round. The funding came from Encore Consumer Capital. Size of the investment...

TPG Growth, the growth investment arm of Fort Worth-based TPG, is the lead investor in a developer of a mobile, social networking app aimed at religious communities. California-based Pray.com said this week that it has raised $14M in a Seri...

Dallas-based TractManager, a provider of strategic sourcing and contract lifecycle management (CLM) services to the healthcare industry, said on Tuesday that it has taken a "significant" equity position in BidMed, which provides acquisition...

Austin-based TurnKey Vacation Rentals, the venture-backed startup offering up full service vacation rental property management services, has raised $31M more in a Series D funding round, the company said on Monday. TurnKey said it has now r...

Austin-based Smarter Sorting, a startup which uses technology to help municipalities redirect household hazardous waste towards reuse, rather than incineration or disposal, said this week that it has raised $5M in a seed funding round. The ...

Austin- and London-based Netsparker, which develops web application security scanning software, has raised $40M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by Turn/River Capital. Netsparker says it has develo...

Stephen Hays, the managing director of a small venture capital fund based in Dallas, Deep Space Ventures, has run into some legal issues after he plead guilty to attempted assault and attempted extortion, according to a report today. Accord...

San Antonio-based Denim Group, a provider of application security services which also has offices in Austin, has received a minority investment from IT consulting giant WiPro. Details of the minority stake acquisition were not announced by ...

Austin-based ZenBusiness, started by Ross Buhrdorf, the founding CTO of HomeAway, said this morning that it has raised $4.5M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Lerer Hippeau, and also included Greycroft, Slow Ventures, Revoluti...

Fort Worth-based private equity investor TPG Growth is one of the lead investors in a funding round for a new, eSports compan, Vision Esports, Vision Esports said on Thursday. Vision Esports, which invests in Esports companies, said it rais...

Austin-based Complai, the company behind the Shep business travel management Chrome extension, has raised $1.4M in a seed funding round, the company said late Thursday. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included the Capital...

Austin-based 360Training, which provides online training courses for the environment health and safety, real estate, food and beverage, and other regulated industries, reported Tuesday that ithas received an investment from private equity i...

Austin-based artificial intelligence developer SparkCognition said this morning that it has officially closed its $56.5M, Series B funding round. The initial tranche of that round had been announced in June of 2017, to the tune of $32.5M. T...

Online RV rental marketplace RVshare has raised $50M from Austin-based investor Tritium Partners, the Ohio company said this morning. According to RVshare, its peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace is now being used by 60,000 RV owners across ...

Austin-based True Wealth Ventures, led by Sara Brand and Kerry Rupp, has raised $19.1M for its very first fund, the firm said on Tuesday. According to True Wealth Ventures, it will use the funding to invest in women-led, sustainable consume...

Austin-based Employee Wow, which develops software to help companies manage staffing and measure employee performance and engagement by collecting anonymous employee feedback, has raised $1M in a seed funding round. The funding came from an...

Austin-based MineralSoft, a developer of software for managing oil and gas resources, royalties, and more, has raised $4M in a Series A funding round, the company said on Wednesday. the funding came from Cottonwood Venture Partners, and als...

Austin-based Phunware, which provides software and services to help support mobile application development, has upped its last funding round to $46.0M, according to a regulatory filing, as part of an ongoing $56.09M funding effort. Details ...

Frisco, Texas-based Federos, a developer of IT service management tools and services, has raised a Series B funding round, the company said today. Size of the funding was not announced. According to the company, the new funding was led by E...

Austin-based low power semiconductor developer Ambiq Micro has raised $34.0M in funding, as part of an ongoing, $39.0M equity funding effort, according to a regulatory filing by the firm in recent weeks. Financial details of the investment ...

Houston-based e-discovery software developer CS Disco announced this morning that it has raised $20M in a funding round. The funding was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, and also included LiveOak Venture Partners and The Stephens Group. Ac...

Austin-based MERIT SI a developer of solar, energy storage, and other related infrastructure which also has offices in Houston, has received an investment from media mogul Ted Turner, via his investment company, Turner Renewable Energy. Fin...

Bulverde, Texas-based ECS Learning Systems, a family owned developer of test-prep materials for the state of Texas, has been acquired by Austin-based Asteria Education, a stealth mode startup in the education market. According to finance pr...

Houston-, Oslo-, and San Francisco-based Arundo Analytics, a startup developing software used for analytics in the heavy industry market, has raised $25M in a funding round, the company said this morning. Arundo said the funding came from S...

San Antonio-based Harte Hanks, which provides marketing consulting services, has scored an investment from big technology outsourcing giant Wipro Limited, the two said today. According to the two, Wipro LLC will invest $9.9M in Harte Hanks,...

Austin-basd HNI Healthcare, a provider of technology, consulting, and management services for the hospital market, said it has raised $32.64M in a Series E funding. The funding came from Bison Capital and Spindletop Capital. HNI Healthcare,...

Grapevine, Texas-based defi SOLUTIONS, which develops software used for loan origination, says it has raised $55M in a funding round, from Bain Capital Ventures. According to the company, the Series C funding will go towards accelerating de...

Restaurant365, a developer of cloud-based tools for accounting, back office, and reporting for restaurants--which has an office in Austin--has raised $20M in a Series A funding round, the company announced Thursday. The funding came from Be...

C3 IoT, the developer of artificial intelligence and AI software which is backed by Fort Worth-based TPG Growth, has raised $100M more in funding, TPG said late Wednesday. C3 IoTsaid that the new funding round comes from TPG Growth, Breyer ...

Fort Worth-based private equity investor TPG has made an investment in micro-investing startup Acorns, Acorns said this morning. Financial details of the investment were not announced. According to Acorns, the investment came out of TPG's R...

Austin-based SolarWinds, the developer of IT management software, said on Monday that it has acquired Loggly, a developer of cloud-based log monitoring and log analytics software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Log...

Dallas-based Trend Micro said today that it has been making investments through a venture capital fund called Trend Forward Capital. Trend Micro said its first investments included blockchain-based, business-to-business payments company Vee...

Austin-based WordPress hosting service WP Engine has raised an enormous, $250M funding round, the company said on Thursday, from private equity investment firm Silver Lake. According to WP Engine, the new investment comes as the company pas...

Houston-based Gryphon Oilfield Solutions, a developer of technology and equipment used for oilfield operations, said this morning that it has raised a new round of funding. The funding came from Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures and CSL Capital ...

The Rise Fund, the social and environmental fund run by Fort Worth-based TPG Growth, said today that it has invested $20M in a Latin American company, Digital House. Digital House is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to The Rise F...

Austin-based GenXComm, a developer of wireless communications technology that it says can double uplink and downlink speeds on 5G and Wi-Fi networks, has raised $7M in a Series A funding, the company said today. The funding was led by Intel...

Austin- and Los Angeles-based Slingshot Aerospace said on Tuesday that it has raised $3.25M in its Series Seed round. The lead investor in the round was ATX Seed Ventures, and also included Okapi Venture Capital and Sway Ventures, along wit...

Austin-based Dosh has raised $4.9M in a funding round, which came from Goodwater Capital, along with Extol Capital and Next Coast Ventures. Dosh develops an app which rewards users using credit and debit cards for their spending at retailer...

Austin-based Overhaul, a provider of risk management technology for the third party logistics (3PL) industry, said Thursday that it has raised $4.5M in a Series Seed funding round. The funding was led by Abbey International Finance Group, w...

Austin-based PullRequest, a startup which provides on-demand, code reviews of CSS, has raised $2.3M in a seed funding round. The round was led by Gradient Venturs, and also included The Slack Fund, Fika Ventures, Defy Ventures, Lynett Capit...

BetterLesson, a startup which helps provides instructional coaching to educators, has received backing from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, as part of a $10M series B funding. The funding, announced on Tuesday, was led by Owl Ventures,...

Austin-based Tiff's Treats, the company which delivers warm cookies to your door, has raised $25M in an investment round, the company said Wednesday. The funding came from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. The funding also included CIC Part...

Houston-based Genialis, a developer of software used for the visual exploration of genetic sequencing data, said on Monday afternoon that it has raised $2.3M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Redapline Venture Capital and Firs...

Dallas-based private equity investor Highlander Partners, L.P. said today that it has named Jeff Partridge as an Operating Partner at the firm. Partridge was CEO of Truco Enterprises, a private equity-owned licensee of On the Border Restaur...

Former Whole Foods co-CEO and founder Walter Robb is the main backer in a round of funding for a food startup, FoodMaven, FoodMaven said on Thursday morning. According to FoodMaven, a startup developing an online marketplace to recapture fo...

Austin-based Rollick Outdoor, a new startup led by former TrueCar executive Bernie Brenner, has raised $5M in a seed funding to help powersports, marine, and RV dealers with their retail experience, the company said on Wednesday. The fundin...

Austin-based startup ScaleFactor, a developer of finance and accounting software for helping small businesses with bookkeeping and other tasks, has raised $2.5M in a seed funding, the company said this morning. The funding came from Next Co...

San Antonio-based Ranger Health, a healthcare services startup which provides access to house calls for healthcare appointments, at either a patient's home or workplace--and helps organizations better manage their health costs--has raised $...

Addison, Texas-based cybersecurity software developer Securonix, and fellow cybersecurity company Demisto said today that the two are in a partnership around incident management automation. Securonix develops big data security software, and...

Austin-based Tethr, the developer of an artificial intelligence-driven system which monitors customer service calls for companies and helps provide insights on those phone conversations, has raised $15‌M in a Series A funding round. T...

A report, issued this week by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, has ranked Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas as among the metro areas with the highest startup activity. According to the 2017 Startup Activity Index, Austin ranked ...

Austin-based independent video game developer Certain Affinity has raised a round of funding from Hong Kong-based gaming company Leyou Technologies Holdings Limited, the two said this morning. The companies said Leyou will invest $10M in ex...

FogHorn Systems, a developer of machine learning software for the industrial and commercial IoT market, has raised another $30M in a Series B funding, the company said today. FogHorn's existing investors includes Dell Technologies Capital. ...

Austin-based Iris Plans, a technology company which helps families facing serious medical conditions with advance card planning (ACP), said today that it has raised $5.1M ina funding round. The funding was led by Active Venture Partners and...

Austin-based TrustRadius, which provides a platform for B2B partner reviews, has raised $5.5M in a funding round. The funding was led by LiveOak Venture Partners, along with Mayfield. As part of the funding, TrustRadius said it added Bill M...

Austin-based The Zebra, which operates an online auto insurance comparison marketplace, has raised $40M in a Series B funding. The funding was led by Accel Partners, and also included Silverton Partners, Floodgate, Ballast Point Ventures, M...

Houston-based HighRadius, a developer of accounts receivable automation software, said last week that it has raised $50M in a growth funding round. The funding came from Susquehanna Growth Equity. HighRadius said the funding will help it to...

Dallas-based Swirlds, a developer of peer-to-peer, distributed ledger software that seeks to act as an alternative to Blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin, has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by New Enterprise A...

Austin-based FAVOR, which offers up delivery of all kinds of products across Texas, has raised $22M more in funding, the company said on Thursday. The funding was led by S3 Ventures. Favor is led by CEO Jag Bath. In the last year, Favor has...

Austin-based Convey, a provider of cloud-based shipping and delivery software, has raised $8.25M in a Series B funding, the company said this week. The funding came from Techstars Venture Capital Fund, RPM Ventures and others. Jason Seats o...

Dallas-based Bestow, which is developing an algorithm-driven, on-demand, life insurance platform, says it has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by New Enterprise Associates, and also included Core Innovation Capital,...

Tempe, Texas-based PDI, which develops logistics automation and supply chain software for the retail and wholesale petroleum and logistics industry, has received an investment from private equity investor Genstar Capital. Details on the inv...

Austin-based Loom, a startup developing an online marketplace for engineers, developers, and UX designers, has raised $600,000 in a seed funding round. The funding came from angel investors. Loom, founded by Andy Nguyen and Chase White, hel...

Dell Technologies Capital, the investment arm of Dell Technologies, is one of the backers behind an investment round for in-memory database developer Redis Labs this morning. Redis Labs, which is based in Mountain View, California and also ...

Ilos Videos, one of the companies which went through the Techstars Cloud program in San Antonio last year, said last week that it raised $1.5M in a seed round of funding, from Austin-based investment firm Active Capital. The funding also in...

Dell Technologies Capital, the investment arm of Dell Technologies, is the lead investor in a $22M funding round for Zingbox, a developer of Internet-of-Things (IoT) security software. ZingBox said it raised the $22M in a Series B funding, ...

Austin-based LVL Technologies, a startup developing sensor platforms for wearables, has raised $6.75M in Series A funding. The funding was led by the Samsung Catalyst Fund, and also included Maxim Integrated Products and other investors. LV...

Austin-based SecureLink, a developer of software for managing secure third-party access and remote support, has received a strategic investment from Vista Equity Partners. Financial terms of the funding were not announced. SecureLink said i...

Two, Austin-area entrepreneurs, Tushar Jain and Kyle Samani, said today that they have launched a new investment fund called Multicoin Capital. The two said that it will invest in cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other alternative...

Austin-based Vyze, a fintech startup which helps retailers offer up credit to their customers, has raised $13.1M in a funding round, the company announced on Thursday. The funding was led by Austin Ventures, and also included Fathom Capital...

Austin-based Certain Affinity, the videogame studio whose founders developed the Halo and Call of Duty titles, has raised $5.0M in an equity funding, according to a regulatory filing by the company this week. Financial details of the invest...

Austin-based Molecular Templates, a startup focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of next-generation immunotoxins for destroying cancer cells, and pharmaceuticals giant ,a href="http://www.takeda.com">Takeda Pharmaceut...

Dell Technologies Capital, the investment arm of Dell Technologies, is one of the backers in a new investment round for Israeli analytics software developer iguazio. Iguazio said this morning that it has raised $33M in a Series B funding ro...

Austin-based Authors, a startup developing machine learning and artificial intelligence software for the publishing industry, has raised a round of strategic funding from printing and digital media company LSC Communications. Financial deta...

Are you an entrepeneur looking for funding for your Texas startup? Or are you a local service provider looking to connect with the right investors in the area who are starting and funding new companies? We've put together a list of the mo...

Vroom, a online auto retailer which has offices in Dallas and Houston, has raised $76M in a Series F round, according to the firm. The company, which operates the Texas Direct Auto brand, said the funding came from T. Rowe Price Associates,...

Round Rock-based Dell has joined in the Series A funding for RiskLens, a developer of cyber-risk management software this week. RiskLens said earlier this week that it raised $5M in a Series A funding, which was led by Osage Venture Partner...

Austin-based SourceDay, a developer of automation software to help companies manage purchase orders, said on Tuesday that it has raised $3.5M in funding. The funding came from Draper Associates, Silverton Partners and ATX Seed Ventures. Acc...

Austin-based Telestax, a provider of a real-time messaging, voice, and video platform for the enterprise, has raised $4.7M in a venture funding round, the company said this morning. The round came from LiveOak Venture Partners. Telestax sai...

Dallas-based AT&T has launched its very own venture capital investment fund, where it will invest up to $200M in startups in the connected services and platform area. AT&T, which announced the new fund on Thursday, said it is working with C...

Houston-based RealNex, which develops cloud-based, commercial real estate software, is continuing its overseas expansion, saying on Thursday that it has linked up in a joint venture with South Korean mobile app development company Nomadstar...

El Paso-based Transtelco, the owner and operator of a long-haul and metropolitan fiber network that runs long the border of the US and Mexico, has raised a round of debt capital, the company announced this morning. The funding came from Deu...

Dell Technologies Capital, the venture capital investment arm of Dell Technologies, is the lead investor in a developer of artificial intelligence software for the cybersecurity market. San Francisco-based JASK, a developer of artificial in...

Dell Technologies Capital, the venture capital investment arm of Dell Technologies, is the lead investor in a developer of artificial intelligence software for the cybersecurity market. San Francisco-based JASK, a developer of artificial in...

Austin-based machine learning startup SparkCognition has bumped its Series B funding to $32.5M, the company disclosed today, in a funding round led by Verizon Ventures. The funding also included Boeing HorizonX, as well as others SparkCogni...

Dallas-based cybersecurity software developer Trend Micro announced this morning that it has launched its very own, $100M venture capital investment fund. Trend Micro said the new fund will focus on investing in startups in emerging technol...

Austin-based GenXComm, a UT Austin spinout which is developing wireless technology, has raised a seed funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding was led by FAM Capital partners, and also included UT Horizon Fund and other inves...

Dallas-based Modern Message, a developer of software which helps property management companies communicate and engage with apartment residents, has raised $2M in a Series A funding round, the company announced on Tuesday. The funding was le...

Austin-based artificial intelligence software developer CognitiveScale said on Tuesday that it has raised $15M in a strategic funding round. The funding came from USAA. According to CognitiveScale, the funding brings its total raised to $50...

San Antonio-based Geekdom Fund, the venture capital investment firm run by Don Douglas, Michael Girdley, Mike Troy, and Cole Wollak, has raised a new venture capital fund, Geekdom Fund II, worth $20M. According to a regulatory filing, 79 in...

Austin-based Digital Pharmacist, a startup which develops software used by pharmacies to manage their communications and other aspects of their business, said on Tuesday that it raised $6.5M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led ...

Austin-based Lung Therapeutics, a pharmaceuticals company which is developing treatments for fibrosis, lung injury and related disease, has raised $14.3M in a Series B funding. The funding was led by Bios Partners, and also included the UT ...

Austin-based cold brew coffee beverage startup High Brew Coffee said last week that it has raised $17M in a Series B funding round. The round was led by growth equity investor Boulder Investment Group Reprise (BIGR). The round also included...

Austin-based Everfest, led by Jay Manickam, has raised $3.6M in a funding round, led by Live Nation Entertainment and ATX Seed Ventures, the company said on Thursday. Bob Kagle, a venture capitalist at Benchmark Capital, also participated i...

Austin-based SpyCloud announced this morning that it has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round, for its software for protecting businesses from data breaches. According to SpyCloud, the funding came from Silverton Partners and March Capital ...

Houston-based private equity investor Pelican Energy Partners announced this morning that it has made a "significant" growth equity investment in Johnson Specialty Tools, LLC (JST). JST develops fluid management systems for drilling rigs in...

Austin-based AIQUEOUS, a developer of software for water and electric utilities and municipalities, has raised $250,000 in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by Agora Ventures. AIQUEOUS, which was...

Austin-based Meta SaaS, a developer of software to help companies better manage their software-as-a-service subscription, contracts, usage, and spending, has raised $1.5M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Mark Cuban, and also ...

Richardson, Texas-based software developer RealPage, which trades publicly on the NASDAQ as RP, has raised $300M in a private offering, the company said on Tuesday. The company said it raised $300M in convertible senior notes due in 2022, t...

Dallas-based Zyston, a provider of cybersecurity consulting and advisory services, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $2.2M in a funding round. The funding came from its existing investors and management, according to the company. Zy...

Austin-based Opcity, a new real estate startup which matches home buyers and sellers in real time, announced this morning that it has raised $27M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Icon Ventures, and also included Georgian Partne...

Austin-based same-day delivery service Dropoff said this week that it has raised $8.5M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Fulcrum Equity Partners, and also included Greycroft Partners and Correlation Ventures. The funding...

Austin-based customer marketing automation software developer eRelevance said on Tuesday that it has raised $5.1M in a funding round. Rally Ventures led the round, which also included Chicago Ventures, Miramar Venture Partners, Martin Inves...

Round Rock-based Dell Technologies has launched a brand new venture capital arm, Dell Technologies Capital, the fund announced at Dell EMC World on Monday. The new venture investment fund says it plans to invest $100M annually in startups, ...

Fort Worth-based private equity investor TPG Capital has made an investment in supply chain modeling and design software developer Llamasoft, the two announced this morning. Financial details of the investment were not announced. Llamasoft ...

Texas-based private equity investor TPG Growth has made an investment in Club Pilates, a franchisor of Pilates studios, the company said on Thursday. Size of the investment was not announced. Club Pilates is based in Los Angeles. TPG Growt...

Austin-based Everlywell, which provides at-home, healthcare testing, has raised new funding, bringing its total raised to $5M in funding, the company said this week. Size of the new funding was not announced. Everlywell said the new round w...

Dallas-based Lantern Pharma announced this week that it has raised $3.7M in a funding round, to go towards its clinical-stage cancer treatments. The funding was led by Bios Partners, GPG Ventures, and other private investors. Lantern Pharm...

Austin-based Bitfusion, a developer of software for managing specialized GPUs, FPGAs, and other hardware for elastic artificial intelligence (AI) applications, has raised $5M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Vanedge Capital, an...

Dallas-based Fireracker, a provider of information technology (IT) services, said on Monday that it has received an investment from former CompuCom CEO Jim Dixon. Financial terms of the investment were not announced. Fireracker said Dixon w...

Two, Texas angel investment groups--the Central Texas Angel Network, and the Houston Angel Network, have tied for the number one place in terms of investment activity, according to a report recently released by the Angel Resource Insitute. ...

Austin-based pharmaceuticals developer Savara announced this morning that it has entered into a $15M, loan agreement with Silicon Valley Bank. According to the company, the agreement provides for $15M in a debt facility, with $7.5M immediat...

Stockholm, Sweden-based Snow Software, which has its U.S. offices in Austin, has raised $120M in an investment round, the company said last week. The funding came from Sumeru Equity Partners and the Ontario Pension Board. Sumeru Equity Part...

Microvast Power Systems, a subsidiary of Microvast, a company jointly headquartered in Stafford, Texas, and Huzhou, China, has raised $400M in a funding round for its development of Lithium-ion battery systems. The company said the funding ...

Austin-based Spanning Cloud Apps is an independent company, once again, only two years after its acquisition by EMC. Spanning, which is a provider of backup for cloud-based applications, was acquired by EMC in October of 2014. Spanning has ...

Austin-based Factom, which is developing blockchain technology that helps enterprises manage and track documents and contracts, has raised $8M in a Series A funding round, according to the company. The funding came from Draper Associates, S...

Houston-based software startup Innovapptive, a developer of mobile workforce management software, said this morning that it has raised $1.5M in a funding round. The funding came from the Hyderabad Angels (HA), an angel investment group from...

Austin-based CM First Group, a provider of software and software migration services for helping IT departments maintain and migrate their legacy applications, has raised $1.2M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The fund...

Austin-based LeanDNA, a developer of analytics software aimed at the manufacturing industry, has raised $4.5M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Austin's Next Coast Ventures. LeanDNA said it will use the new funds for sales and m...

Austin-based ClearDATA, a provider of HIPAA-compliant, cloud services for the healthcare market, announced this morning that it has raised $12M in a funding round. The funding came from Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Norwest Venture P...

SOCi, a developer of social media management software which recently opened up offices in Austin, says it has raised $8.5M in a Series A financing. The company said the funding goes to grow its sales and marketing efforts. The funding was l...

Dallas-based fleet management software developer Omnitracs says that its investment in commercial truck automation technology developer Peloton promises to help improve both safety and efficiency in the trucking industry. Peloton Technology...

Dallas-based Blue Star Sports, the sports management software and payment products developer led by Rob Wechsler, has received a majority equity investment from private equity investor Genstar Capital. Financial terms of the investment were...

Austin-based Zilliant, a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help B2B companies with pricing and sales, has raised $30M in a funding round. The funding came from Goldman Sachs. According to Zilliant, it will use the funds...

Dallas-based cybersecurity provider Armor announced this morning that it has raised $89M in an equity financing round, which was led by ST Telemedia. According to Armor, the financing deal makes ST Telemedia (STT) a joint lead shareholder a...

Dallas-based PICKUP, the on-demand delivery startup which harnesses veterans and firefighters with pickup trucks to help deliver furniture, appliances, and other bulky items, has raised $1.9M in a funding round. PICKUP said the funding came...

Dallas-based cancer therapy developer Peloton Therapeutics said this week that it has raised $22.2M in its Series D funding, bringing the round to $74.6M. Source of the additional funding was not announced. Peloton Therapeutics had earlier ...

Chowbotics, a former Techstars Austin startup which is developing robots for use in the food service industry, said on Thursday that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Techstars Ventures, Foundry Group, Gal...

Grocery delivery service Instacart, which is backed by Austin-based Whole Foods, said on Wednesday that it has raised $400M in new funding. The round was led by Seqoia Capital, and also included Wellcome Trust, Y Combinator Continuity, Andr...

Dallas-based CerSci Therapeutics, a developer of non-opioid painkillers aimed at treating chronic neuropathic pain, has been awarded a $225,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the company reported this morning. The Phase...

Houston-based ImmunoMet Therapeutics, a developer of anti-tumor and immuno-oncology therapies, said Tuesday that it has raised $5.0M in a Series B financing round. The funding came from Intervest, SL Investment, NHN Investment, plus existin...

Austin-based Next Coast Ventures, the new venture capital firm led by Mike Smerklo and Tom Ball, officially announced its debut fund, worth $85M, this morning. Next Coast Ventures said the fund's limited partners include institutional inves...

Austin-based venture investor Silverton Partners is aiming to raise $100M in a new, venture capital fund, Silverton Partners V, L.P., according to a regulatory filing by the firm. The filing indicates that the first investment in the fund h...

San Antonio-based Xenex Disinfection Services said last week that it has raised $38M in a funding round, for its germ zapping robots. The funding was led by Essex Woodlands, and also included Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking, Malin Corporatio...

Exonics Therapeutics, a biotech startup with research and development operations in Dallas, has raised $5M in a seed funding round, according to investor CureDuchenne Ventures. CureDuchenne said that Exonics is focused on developing gene ed...

San Antonio-based email automation software provider Mailgun announced this morning that it has raised $50M in funding, and spun out of Rackspace. Mailgun said the funding was led by Turn/River Capital, and also included Scaleworks and Rack...

Austin-based data.world, which operates an online service which connects people with others on data projects, has raised $18.7M more in funding, the company said on Tuesday. The funding came from the family investment group of Pat Ryan, and...

Austtin-based online shipping marketplace uShip announced Wednesday morning that it has raised $25M more, in a Series D funding round. The funding was led by logistics company DB Schenker. The company says it has now raised $50M in total, f...

Austin-based Javelin Networks, a developer of cybersecurity tools to protect Active Directory, has raised $5M in a Series A financing round. The funding came from RSL Capital, Hillsven Capital, UpWest Labs, Tomer Weingarten, CEO of Sentinel...

Austin-based Kendra Scott Design has received a private equity investment from private equity investor Berkshire Partners, the two said late Wednesday, in a deal that had been originally announced in December. Berkshire said it completed it...

Houston-based GoCo, a developer of human resources software has raised $2.5M in a funding round, the company said earlier this week. The funding was led by ATX Seed Ventures, and also included GIS Strategic Ventures (the investment arm of G...

Austin-based investment group BuildGroup said this morning that it has made a $30M investment in CSDC Systems, a developer of licensing, permittting, and compliance software for the local, state, and federal government market. BuildGroup sa...

Austin-based YouEarnedIt, a developer of employee engagement software, announced today that it has raised $6.5M in a Series A funding. The funding was co-led by Silverton Partners and IDG Ventures USA, and also included WPP, Social Starts, ...

Austin, Texas- and Fort Collins, Colorado-based Bulb, a developer of software for the education market aimed at helping students showcase their work to teachers, has raised $6M in a funding round, and hired a long list of executives. Source...

Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs, the startup accelerator which is part of UT Austin's McCombs School of Business, announced its Spring 2017 class last week, saying it has added 14 companies to its class. Those companies kick off their experi...

Austin-based online consumer lending provider BorrowersFirst says it has raised $100M indebt financing, to go towards loan originations and to fund its growth. According to BorrowersFirst, the debt funding came from Waterfall Asset Manageme...

San Antonio-based Jungle Disk, the data security startup which spun out of Rackspace last year, said it has raised additional investor funding, from its existing investors. Size of the funding round, and specific investor names were not ann...

Austin-based private equity investor Tritium Partners, which is headed by veterans of Austin Ventures, said today that it is launching a new acquisition platform, which will specifically look to buy companies in the information and digital ...

HouseCanary, a startup providing real estate data and analytics for real estate investors, lenders, and other real estate professionals, has raised $33M in a Series A funding, the company said late Thursday. The funding came from Hillspire ...

San Antonio-based Infocyte, a developer of cybersecurity software used to hunt malware and threats in the enterprise, said this week that it has raised $3.4M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by LiveOak Venture Partners, and also ...

Houston-based healthcare investor CRG announced this morning that it has raised a new, $1.25M healthcare investment fund, CRG Partners III L.P., raising its assets under management to more than $3 billion. According to CRG, the fund exceede...

Austin-based fashion accessories brand Kendra Scott Design, the venture-backed fashion accessories brand, said late Wednesday that it has received an investment from private equity investment firm Berkshire Partners. The company's former ba...

Austin-based Sync1 Systems has raised $4M in a combination of private equity and debt, according to the company, to advance its digital banking and loan original software and technology. Source of the funding was not announced. The company ...

Dallas-based travel data aggregation software developer Traxo announced this morning that it has raised $5.2M in a Series B financing round, which was led by TripAdvisor. The funding also included Thayer Ventures, Advantage Capital Partners...

Austin-based Get Smart Content, a developer of web personalization and testing tools, announced this week that it has raised $1.75M in a funding round. The funding came from Virgo Capital and Origin Ventures. According to Get Smart Content,...

Austin-based Message.io, a developer of tools to help bot developers connect their bots into a larger population of messaging platforms, has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round, the company said Thursday. The funding was led by Khosla Ven...

Austin-based cloud software developer Upland Software announced on Wednesday that it has raised $90M in an expanded credit facility, specifically to go towards acquisitions of other companies. The credit facility came from Wells Fargo Capit...

Austin-based Klever Logic, which develops parking garage technology, announced this morning that it has raised $3M in a funding round. The funding was co-led by angels Sam Goodner and Dan Sharplin. The company said the funding goes to expan...

Dallas-based growth funding provider ORIX Growth Capital said on Tuesday that it has made an investment in Practice Fusion, a provider of a cloud-based, electronic health record (EHR) software based in San Francisco. Financial details of th...

Houston-based Utegration, a provider of SAP consulting and implementation services, announced this morning that it has received a private equity investment, from Riordan, Lewis & Haden Equity Partners (RLH Equity). Size of the investment wa...

Austin-based TrendKite, which provides public relations analytics and measurement for brands and agencies, said on Monday afternoon that it has raised $16M more in funding. Names of all of the investors in the round were not announced. As p...

Austin-based Forcepoint, the newly formed cybersecurity firm which is a joint venture of Raytheon and Vista Equity Partners, said this morning that it has named Timothy A. McDonough as its new Chief Marketing Officer. McDonough was previou...

Dallas-based Linux Academy, a provider of online Linux and cloud software training, has raised $2.3M in a growth capital investment, the company said this morning. The funding came from Arthur Ventures. The company, led by founder and CEO A...

Houston-based Onit, which develops enterprise legal management software, has raised $8.25M in a financing round, the company said Thursday. The funding was led by Level Equity Management, and also included Austin Ventures, The Texas Halo Fu...

Houston-based BrainCheck, a developer of mobile apps which help track brain health, has raised $3M in funding, the company said on Thursday. Source of the funding was not announced. The company develops iPad or desktop screen games, which m...

Austin-based Lab7 Systems, a developer of workflow management software for the life sciences market, has raised $3.0M in the first tranche of a Series A financing. According to the company, the funding is part of a planned, $5.0M funding ro...

Austin-based RackN, a developer of software for automating hybrid cloud infrastructure, has raised a round fo funding. Size of the funding was not announced. The funding came from SK Ventures, EVO Venture Partners, Juniper Networks and othe...

Austin-based Hangar, a startup developing commercial drone software, has raised $6.5M in a seed funding, the company said on Thursday. The funding was led by Lux Capital, and also included Fontinalis Partners. Hangar was founded by Colin Gu...

Houston-based OncoResponse, the biotech developer which is developing antibodies for the cancer immunotherapy market, said earlier this week that it has raised $7M as part of a "supplemental" Series A financing. The company said the funding...

Geostellar, a startup which helps link homeowners with solar power installers, said today that it has raised $7M in a financing round from Dallas-based Matador Capital Partners. The funding also included Select Venture Partners, Panacea Cap...

Dallas-based Peloton Therapeutics recently raised $52.4M in a Series D funding round, in a funding which was announced earlier in September. The funding came from Foresite Capital Management, Remeditex LLC, The Column Group, Tichenor Ventur...

Austin-based Twyla, a new startup which helps consumers discover and buy art, has raised $19M in a funding round, which came from GV, Redpoint Ventures, and IVP. The company said it has created a service which works with contemporary artist...

Austin-based Twyla, a new startup which helps consumers discover and buy art, has raised $19M in a funding round, which came from GV, Redpoint Ventures, and IVP. The company said it has created a service which works with contemporary artist...

Houston-based supply chain management technology developer DiCentral says it has raised $15M in a Series A funding, led by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP. According to DiCentral, the funding will go towards its organic growth and acquis...

Austin-based machine intelligence software developer CognitiveScale has received a strategic investment from Microsoft Ventures, the company said, as part of its Series B funding round. CognitiveScale has now raised over $25M in that fundin...

Houston-based CarForce, a developer of connected car services for vehicle dealerships, has scored a round of funding, according to one of its backers, Digitech Venture Capital Fund. According to Digitech, CarForce has raised a round of fund...

Austin-based Caringo, which develops object storage software, said this morning that it has raised $8.8M in a new venture funding round. The Series B funding brings the company's total raised to $33M. Caringo, which is led by Jonathan Ring,...

Dallas-based Archeio Technologies, a new startup developing machine learning, cloud computing, and search technology specifically for the oil and gas market, has raised $1M in funding, the company revealed this morning. Source of the startu...

Kahoot! the developer of game-based, learning and education software, has raised $10M in a funding round, the company disclosed this week. The funding came from Creandum, Northzone, and Microsoft Ventures. Kahoot has offices at the Capital ...

Austin-based Aceable, the developer of driver's education apps which meet state approvals for driver education hours, has raised $4M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Silverton Partners and Floodgate. According to Aceable, ...

Houston-based SHR, which develops a hotel reservation and distribution system called WindsurferCRS, has raised $20M in funding, the company said today. Source of the new capital was not announced. The company said the funding will go toward...

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Fort Worth-based private equity investor TPG Growth says it has led a new, $70M funding round in Silicon Valley-based C3 IoT, a developer of a development platform for the Internet of Things (IoT) market. TPG said the Series D funding round...

Houston-based Zahroof Valves, the venture-backed developer of valves use in reciprocating gas compressors, has signed up a distributor in Australia and New Zealand. The company--backed by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures and NGP Energy Technolo...

Houston-based Genesys Talent, a developer of software and processes that helps enterprise hiring managers to find talent for their companies, has raised $2.1M in a first round of funding, the company said late Wednesday. The funding came fr...

Dallas-based Nepris, a startup developing an online community to connect classrooms with professionals, has raised $1M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF), along with Silicon Valley Soc...

Another, Silicon Valley technology company is setting up shop in Austin. San Francisco's ThousandEyes, which develops network visibility software, said it is opening up a new office in downtown Austin, where it plans to hire 30 people for i...

The Texas Venture Summit, which had its very first year last year looking to match up investors with startups, says that in the last twelve months, companies that participated in its summit have seen more than $84M in funding events. The ev...

Austin-based VUV Analytics, a developer of vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) absorption spectroscopy equipment, has raised $6.5M in a Series B funding, the company said Thursday. The funding was led by New Science Ventures, and also included S3 Vent...

Austin-based FloSports, which operates a network of live sports streaming networks across a wide range of sports areas, has raised $21.2M in a Series B funding. The funding came from DCM Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (...

Austin-based Alafair Biosciences, a developer of medical devices used to treat tendon injuries, has raised $2M in a funding, the company said this week. The funding was led by ATP Fund, and also included UT Horizon Fund and other existing a...

Austin- and Los Angeles-based TheWaveVR announced a $2.5M seed funding round, to develop a virtual reality experience specifically for experiencing live music and DJs. The startup, led by Adam Arrigo, said the funding came from KPCB Edge, P...

DynamicAction, a developer of analytics software for retailers which has an office and part of its executive team in Dallas, announced today that it has raised $15M in a funding round. The round was led by Accenture and West Coast Capital. ...

Houston-based CS Disco announced this morning that it has raised $18.575M in a Series C funding, bringing its total raised to more than $35M. According to the company--which makes electronic discovery software--the new funding was led by Th...

Austin-based machine intelligence software developer CognitiveScale says this morning that it has raised $21.8M in a financing round. The funding was co-led by Norwest Venture Partners and Intel Capital, with Norwest's Promod Haque and Inte...

Austin-based business process management software developer BP3 Global has raised $10M in a growth equity funding, from Nashville-based private equity investor Petra capital Partners. Petra said that the investment will be used by BP3 to sp...

Plano-based communications products maker GENBAND has received a $50M, revolving credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank, SVB said this morning, to help support its growth initiatives. Terms on the revolving credit facility were not announ...

Dallas-based StackPath, a developer of a security-as-a-service offering led by former SoftLayer CEO Lance Crosby, has raised $150M and acquired three companies. The Series A funding came from ABRY Partners. The company said it acquired cont...

Austin-based Renovate Simply, a developer of a service which helps you create a budget for renovation projects, and connects homeowners with contractors for those projects, has scored a round of seed funding. The funding came from Digitech ...

Venture capital investments in Texas dropped in Q2, to a total of $255.624M invested in the state, according to the latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association, based on dat...

Alphabet Energy, which develops products being used by the oil and gas industry to convert waste heat to power, said it is opening up a sales and support office in Houston, after receiving $23.5M in funding. The Silicon Valley company said ...

Austin-based Data.world, a developer of data collaboration software, has raised $14M in a funding round, according to the company this week. The funding was led by Shasta Ventures, and also included Capital Factory, Chicago Ventures, Floodg...

Lewisville-based telehealth provider Teladoc announced this morning that it has received $50M in a debt financing, from Silicon Valley Bank. The financing round included a $25M, term loan, and a $25M revolving line of credit. The company sa...

Lewisville-based telehealth provider Teladoc announced this morning that it has received $50M in a debt financing, from Silicon Valley Bank. The financing round included a $25M, term loan, and a $25M revolving line of credit. The company sa...

Lewisville-based telehealth provider Teladoc announced this morning that it has received $50M in a debt financing, from Silicon Valley Bank. The financing round included a $25M, term loan, and a $25M revolving line of credit. The company sa...

Houston-based Zahroof Valves, a developer of reciprocating compressor valves used in the oil and gas industry, has scored a Series C funding from both Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures and NGP Energy Technology Partners. Size of the funding was ...

Dallas-based Zyston, a new company providing strategic information security advisory services, said today that it has raised $3.7M in a Series A funding, and launched its operations. The company, founded by Jonathan Steenland and Richard Do...

Austin-based NSS Labs said last week that it has raised $16M in a combined equity and debt funding, which came from Delta-v Capital and LiveOak Venture Partners. According to the company, Delta-v Capital Managing Director David Schaller has...

Addison, Texas-based Hyphen Solutions, a developer of supply chain management software for the home building industry, has received a private equity investment from PWP Growth Equity, the company said today. Size of the investment was not a...

Austin-based Urban Mining Company, which takes and recycles rare earth magnets and reprocesses them into new, high performance magnets, said Tuesday that it has raised $25M in a Series A financing. Source of the funding was not announced. U...

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Austin-based ePatientFinder, a startup which helps connect physicians with clinical trials, said today that it has raised $8.2M in a Series B funding round. The company said the funding came from a "strategic healthcare technology investor ...

Austin-based Aunt Bertha, a startup providing an online search site for social services, has raised $5M in a Series B funding, according to the company. Aunt Bertha said the funding round was led by Techstars Ventures, and also included The...

Frisco, Texas-based online e-sports and videogame news site PVP Live said this morning that it has raised $2M in a new private funding, and launched new iOS and Android applications. The site, which provides daily news, scores, and highligh...

College Station-based Swirlds, a developer of a software platform aimed at replacing Blockchain, the backing technology behind the Bitcoin standard, has raised a round of seed funding. The funding came from Ping Identity. Swirlds says it ha...

Frisco, Texas-based Valify, a developer of cost and financial management software for healthcare companies, has raised $2M in a Series A funding round, the company announced this morning. The round was co-led by Frist Cressey Ventures and S...

Austin-based social media marketing software developer Spredfast, which is led by Rod Favaron, said today that it has raised $50M more in funding. The funding was led by Riverwood Capital, and also included Austin Ventures, Interwest Partne...

Houston-based biopharmaceuticals developer OncoResponse said Thursday that it has upped its Series A financing to a total of $12.5M, after securing a new investment from Baxalta. The Series A--which initially closed in October of 2015--was ...

Austin-based eyeQ, a startup developing in-store displays which interact with shoppers, has raised $3.5M in a Series A funding. The finding came from Align Capital, along with others. As part of the funding, Lisa Harris of Align Capital has...

Houston-based Accelerate Learning, a developer of digital resources for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, has raised $10M in a Series A funding round, the company said this morning. The funding came from Ow...

Austin-based Bloomfire, which develops content sharing software for marketing and sales, has raised $12.8M in a Series B funding, the company said Thursday. The funding came from Austin Ventures. Bloomfire said it will use the new funding t...

Dallas--based Bone Solutions, a developer of a magnesium-based, bone void filler product, said it has raised $1.7M in a funding round, the company said today. Source of the private placement was not announced. Bone Soultinos said it also is...

Austin-based e-commerce software developer BigCommerce has raised $30M in a new funding round, the company said on Tuesday. According to BigCommerce, the round was led by GGV Capital, and also included General Catalyst, Revolution Growth, S...

First Choice Pet Care, Inc., the operator of a chain of veterinary clinics split between Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston, under the name The Corner Vet, has scored new funding from local angels, including the Central Texas Angel Network, the ...

Houston-based OrthoAccel Technologies, the maker of the AcceleDent medical devices for speeding up orthodontic treatments, said Wednesday that it has raised $12M in a Series C funding round. The funding came from S3 Ventures, HealthpointCap...

Austin-based OutboundEngine, which develops automated marketing software for the small business market, has raised $16M more in a Series C funding. The funding was led by S3 Ventures, and also included Silverton Partners, Noro-Moseley, Harm...

Austin-based Alert Media, a developer of mass notification and emergency notification systems, is raising $4M in a Series A-1 funding round, the company disclosed Tuesday. The funding--which is still in progress--is being led by Silverton ...

Austin-based SparkCognition, a startup applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to the cybersecurity market, has raised $6M in a Series B funding round. The funding came from CME Ventures, Verizon Ventures, The Entrepreneurs' F...

Austin-based Tripchamp announced this morning that it has raised $2M in funding, for its corporate, international travel booking platform. The funding round came from The Bird Group, owner of Indian travel company Amadeus India. Tripchamp s...

Austin-based EverlyWell, a new startup offering up home health testing kits, said today that it has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round, and launched a beta of its service. Source of the new seed funding was not announced by the company. E...

Investments in Texas startups jumped in Q1, according to the latest MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Reuters. According to the MoneyTree report, there was $5...

Austin-based sales and commission software developer Iconixx has secured a credit line from Comerica Bank, the company said on Tuesday. Size of the credit line, and terms, were not announced. According to Iconixx, th new facility will help ...

Austin-based LiveOak Venture Partners, the venture capital firm founded by Ben Scott, Krishna Srinivasan, and Venu Shamapant, said this morning that it has added a new venture partner, Dr. Ram Velidi, who will focus on the Dallas market for...

Austin-based Edgile, a provider of cybersecurity and risk consulting services, has scored a private equity funding from ABRY Partners, according to the company. Size of the minority investment was not announced. Edgile, which is led by Don ...

Austin-based Lumos Pharma, a developer of treatments for rare and genetic diseases, said todayt hat it has raised $34M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Deerfield Management Company, and also included Clarus Ventures, Roch...

Dallas-based Blue Star Sports, a new startup developing youth sports software, said Monday that it has raised funding from Dallas Cowboys' owner, president and general manager Jerry Jones, along with Providence Equity Partners. Financial te...

Austin-based eRelevance, which provides a service to help companies with sales and marketing, using marketing automation technology, said last week that it has raised $4.5M in a Series A funding. The funding came from Rally Ventures, and al...

San Antonio-based Fraser McCombs Capital has raised a new, automotive focused investment fund, FMC Fund II, the company said Wednesday evening. According to FMC, the new fund will continue to invest in automotive tech companies. Size of the...

Austin-based Next Coast Ventures, a new venture capital fund led by former Austin Ventures' General Partner Thomas Ball, is seeking to raised $50M in its first fund, Next Coast Ventures I, according to a regulatory filing from the new firm ...

Austin-based SmartHome hero, a developer of a service to provide energy estimates, track new home warranties and advertise to new homeowners, has raised a round of seed funding from new Austin venture capital fund Digitech. Financial terms ...

The Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) has been ranked as the most active, individual angel group in the country during 2015, according to the group. According to CTAN, it invested more than $13.3M into 43 startups last year, with 20 of tho...

Austin-based Aerin Medical, a developer of non-invasive, medical d‪evies designed to treat nasal breathing disorders using RF energy, said today that it has raised $16.7M in a Series C funding round. The funding was split between a $6...

Houston-based solar power installer Sunnova Energy Corp. announced this morning that it has received a $300M, equity investment, from private equity investor Energy Capital Partners (ECP), along with Franklin Square Capital Partners, GOS Ca...

Dallas-based private equity investor Hicks Equity Partners is the lead investor in opthalmic medical device maker Sight Sciences, according to the companies. Sight Sciences said that it has raised $7M in a Series B funding, which was led by...

Dallas-based Pieces Technology has raised $21.6M in a Series A funding, the startup said Thursday, for its software to help improve clinical and community health outcomes. The funding came from Pacific Advantage Capital (PAC Partners) and J...

Addison, Texas-based software startup CloseWatch, a developer of crime reporting software, has raised $1.49M in a seed funding round, according to the company. CloseWatch said the funding round came from angel investors and ECAP Holdings. C...

Austin-based converged infrastructure hardware provider Pivot3 said today that it has raised $55M more in a combination of equity and bank financing. The funding came from Argonaut Private Equity and S3 Ventures. The bank financing comes fr...

An Austin entrepreneur, Richard Bagdonas, has skewered Austin's tight network of venture capital investors--by name--saying Austin is in the "Dark Ages" in terms of venture capital availability, and calling out a number of Austin's technolo...

San Antonio-based Fe3 Medical, a company developing a transdermal patch to help patients with iron-deficiency anemia, has raised $11M in a funding round, the company said this week. The SEries B funding came from Jianmin Pharmaceuticals, HG...

Austin-based Savara Pharmaceuticals announced this morning that it has raised $20M in a Series C funding round. Source of the funding was not disclosed. Savara said the funds go towards preparation for a Phase 3 clinical trail of its...

Austin-based WigWag, which develops an open source, Internet-of-Things (IoT) platform aimed at helping developers create automated applications, has raised $3.175M in a seed funding round. The round was led by CSC Venture Cpaital. WigWag, l...

Richardson, Texas-based ModoPayments, a developer of mobile payment technology, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company disclosed Thursday. The investors in the company included Tim Keith, John Beletic, Jay Kassing, and others....

Austin-based Student Loan Genius, which operates employer-sponsored plans to help employees pay off and restructure their student loans, has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Gibraltar Ventures, and also included Kap...

Austin-based Vyopta said Thursday that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding, which came from Austin's AVX Partners. Vyopta develops software to help enterprises with video analytics, to help companies use video to improve their operation...

Dallas-based Bloodbuy, a developer of a cloud-based platform to connect blood centers with hospitals, has raised $3.75M in a strategic funding, according to the company. The funding came from Premier Supply Chain Improvement, which is relat...

Richardson, Texas-based Entouch Controls, which develops facility, asset, and energy management software, has raised $8M in a Series C funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Egis Capital Partners, and also included ...

Houston-based CAM Integrated Solutions, a new engineering, procurement, and construction management services company for the oil and gas industry, raised $40M in an investment this week. The funding came from private equity investor EIV Cap...

Austin-based IdealSpot, a new startup developing real estate mapping and analysis tools, said today that it has raised $1M in a seed funding round, and launched its initial product. The funding came from ATX Seed Ventures and angels. IdealS...

Austin-based Vast, the startup which operates the online, used car marketplace CarStory and also is working on similar real-estate marketplaes, has raised $14M in an investment round, from Capital One Growth Ventures. According to Vast, it ...

Startup accelerator operator Techstars has announced its 2016 Austin class, saying it has selected 10 companies to partipate in its three months program in the city. The class will be Techstars' fourth in Austin. Companies participating thi...

Austin-based Ojo Labs, a stealthy developer of artificial intelligence software to help connect businesses and consumers, has raised $5.8M in a funding round. The funding came from LiveOak Venture Partners and Silverton Partners. Ojo Labs w...

Houston-based ikan International, a developer of video and film production equipment and accessories, has scored a funding round from Dos Rios Partners, the two said this week. Size of the investment was not disclosed. ikan also operates th...

Booster Fuels, a startup which operates an on-demand, fuel delivery service for gas fillups, announced a $9M in a Series A funding and big expansion plans in Fort Worth. The startup--based in Silicon Valley--said the funding came from Maver...

Dallas-based 5miles, a startup which lets users find secondhand items for sale near them from others, has raised $30M in a round of funding, the company said today. The Series B+ funding came from Blue Lake, IDG, Morningside and SIG-China, ...

Austin-based The Zebra, the Austin startup which operates an online car insurance shopping marketplace, said today that it has raised $17M in a Series A investment. The funding came from Mark Cuban, Mike Maples Jr., Simon Nixon, Silverton P...

Austin-based Waldo Photos, a new startup developing technology and a service to find photos of users by others, and automatically deliver them to their smartphone, said it has raised $5M in a seed funding round this morning. The startup, fo...

Dallas-based Solovis, a developer of sotware used for portfolio management and reporting for foundations, endowments, pensions, OCIOs and family offices, has raised $3.25M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by...

Houston-based prostate cancer treatment company ESSA Pharma says it has completed a previously announced, $15M private placement, which came from Clarus Lifesciences, along with Deerfield Management Company and other investors. The investme...

Austin-based snack food maker Rhythm Superfoods has raised $3M in a Series C funding round, which was led by General Mills, according to the company this morning. Rhythm Superfoods said the funding came from 301 INC, a new business developm...

Austin-based Xeris Pharmaceuticals annnounced Thursday afternoon that it has raised $41M in a Series C funding round, for its injectable drugs for treat hypoglycemia. The funding was led by Redmile Group, and also included Deerfield Managem...

Houston- and Vancouver, BC-based ESSA Pharma, which is developing treatments for prostate cancer, said it is raising $15M in a private placement. The private placement is being led by Clarus Lifesciences, and also includes Deerfield Managem...

Austin-based car rental service Silvercar has raised $28M in a Series C funding round from Audi, the company announced this morning, and expanded into Las Vegas. Silvercar said the Series C funding also included Austin Ventures and Eduardo ...

Austin-based Chiron Health, a provider of video-based, telemedicine services, said this week that it has raised $2.3M in seed funding, and released its iPhone and iPad apps. Source of the seed funding was not announced. Chrion Health, which...

Round Rock-based Monolith Semiconductor, a startup developing silicon carbine semiconductor technology, has raised a round of funding from Littelfuse, Littelfuse said today. Financial terms of the investment were not disclsoed. Monolith Sem...

Vroom, an online used car sales startup based in New York, said Wednesday that it has raised $95M in a funding round, and acquired Texas Auto Direct. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. As a result of the acquisition, Vroom now h...

Austin-based analytics software developer Continuum Analytics has raised $10M in a venture debt funding, from Silicon Valley Bank, the company said today. The company said the $10M came in the form of a working capital line of credit, split...

Austin-based TabbedOut has raised $2M more in its Series C funding, according to the company, which came from Aeterna Capital. TabbedOut, which is led by Alex Broeker, said the additional capital brings its Series C total to $23.5M. Prior i...

Austin-based CBANC, which operates an online professional network aimed at bank and credit union professionals, said today that it has raised $4M in a Series B funding round. The funding came from Texas Independent Bancshares, Inc., Mike Ma...

Austin- and Berlin-based Younicos, which develops energy storage products, has raised $50M in a growth capital funding. The funding came from First Solar, Grupo ECOS, and an un-named, strategic lead investor. According to the company, the f...

Austin-based modular data center developer Vapor IO has raised a Series A fundig round, the company said Thursday, which was led by Goldman Sachs and also included AVX Partners. Size of the funding was not announced. Goldman Sachs' managing...

Austin-based Umbel, a developer of customer data analysis tools, said this week that it has raised $20M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Cielo Private Equity, along with others. Lisa Harris, Managing Partners at Cielo, jo...

Austin-based RetailMeNot announced this morning that its early backer, Austin Ventures, has distributed all of the common stock in RetailmeNot held by its affiliated entities to their respective partners, as of Thursday. RetailMeNot said th...

Austin-based Shelfbucks, a startup developing marketing software for brands and retailers, has raised $6.5M in a funding round, the company said this week. Names of its new investors were not disclosed, however, Shelfbucks said the funding ...

Houston-based GoCo.io, which is developing human capital management software for the small and mid-sized business market, has scored a round of funding and a strategic partnership with Digital Insurance. Financial terms of the investment we...

Austin-based Broomly has raised $1.3M in a seed funding round, for what it calls an "Uber for home services". Broomly said the seed funding came from angels, including Hugh Forrest (Director of SXSW Interactive), Adam Zeplain (Branch Basics...

Austin-based Edgecase, which provides products to help with product navigation and discovery for e-commerce providers, has raised $7.5M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Austin Ventures. The company says i...

Austin-based TrendKite, which develops software that helps PR agencies and brands to track the effectiveness of their public relations efforts, has raised $10.7M in a Series C funding, the company said this morning. The funding was led by N...

What are some of the biggest issues facing Austin's growing technology industry? According to a new study released this morning by the Austin Technology Council and the Austin Chamber of Commerce, the biggest issue with the Central Texas te...

The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation has put its backing into a startup which says it is looking to help "marginalized youth", and in particular young women, to help supply human power to efforts in machine learning, photo identification a...

Houston-based Sunnova Energy, a provider of residential, rooftop solar energy installation, said this morning that it has secured $300M in a combination of debt and equity. The debt included funding from Credit Suisse, and the equity came f...

Austin-based Skills Fund said today that it has raised $11.5M in seed capital, which it says will go towards funding loans for students at coding bootcamps and other similar schools. Skills Fund said the seed funding came from student loan ...

Texas has seen a surge in venture capital investments in the state, with $492.8M invested in Q3 of 2015, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association's MoneyTree report, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Th...

San Antonio-based financial service provider USAA has lead an investment in a startup developing mortgage application and automation software, Roostify, in Roostify's Series A funding. Roostify did not say how large of an investment was mad...

Dallas-based life sciences investor Scientific Health Development has backed the developer of a molecular diagnostics test for skin cancer this morning. MiNDERA, which is developing micro-needle technology for sampling skin for dermatology ...

Wish you could make it easier for your employees to refer quality people for your open job leads? Austin-based ROIKOI is launching into general availability this week, backed by $1.7M in funding, to help smooth the referral of leads of empl...

Houston-based PLx Pharma, a biopharmaceuticals developer which is developing compounds to improve oral absorption of drugs, has filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raise up to $20M in an offering on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The...

Austin-based TVA Medical, a developer of minimally invasive treatments for end-stage renal disease, said Tuesday that it has raised 15M in a Series C funding roudn. The funding was led by Baxter Ventures and Boston Scientific Corporation, a...

Austin-based oil and gas data startup RunTitle, which offers up an online marketplace for mineral title data, said this morning that it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Founders Fund, and also included Deep...

Austin-based Aceable, which develops state-approved, driver education apps, has raised $4.7M in a funding round. The funding was led by Silverton Partners, and also included Floodgate Ventures, NextGen Angels and Capital Factory. According ...

Austin-based InforcePRO, a developer of software for the life insurance industry, said Monday that it has raised $4M in a funding round. The funding was led by LiveOak Venture Partners. InforcePRO says it has developed a insurance policy mo...

Richard E. Rainwater, a Fort Worth billionaire and investor who was instrumental in managing the Bass family fortune, and later left to found such companies as ENSCO International, Columbia Hospital Corporation, Mid Ocean Limited, and Cresc...

Dallas-based DriverUp, which operates an online marketplace for auto financing, has raised $20M in a Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. Accordng to DriverUp, the new funding round was led by SF Capital Group, and al...

Austin-based data storage startup Mangstor has raised $7.9M as part of an ongoing, nearly $10M funding effort, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company. The filing said ...

Austin-based Comfy formally announced it had raised $1.25M in a Series A funding, saying that it is turning its attention to growing its Unbill bill splitting and payment app. Comfy--which had already disclosed the funding last week-- said ...

Austin-based XOR Data Exchange, a developer of data analytics tools aimed at helping companies with fraud and credit risk, has raised $4.2M in a Series A funding, the company said Thursday. XOR said the funding was led by Fenway Summer Vent...

Austin-based Comfy, which helps students find housing--and also makes Unbill, an app to help those sames students split their rent and bills--has raised $1.25M in a Series A funding, the company disclosed Thursday. The funding came from ATX...

Austin-based VolunteerSpot, which provides an online event planning and coordination service aimed at parents, teachers, and volunteers at schools, said today that it has raised $1.3M in a funding round. The funding was led by AXA Strategic...

Dallas-based Trintech, a developer of software used to generate financial reports, has scored a round of investment, the company said today. The funding came from Vista Equity Partners, and also included existing investor Spectrum Equity. S...

Austin-based VORAGO Technologies, a developer of radiation- and extreme heat-hardened semiconductors, has raised $10M in a funding round. The funding was led by New Science Ventures. The startup, led by Bernd Lienhard, says it is developing...

San Antonio-based WellAware, a developer of oilfield production monitoring and optimization products, said yesterday that it has raised $16M in a Series B1 funding. The funding was co-led by Mitsui & Co and GenScape. WellAware said the fund...

Austin-based Almalence, a developer of computational imaging technology, said this morning that it has received an investment from Intel Capital. Size of the investment was not disclosed. Almalence develops software algorithms which run on ...

Austin-based Yan Engines, a company developing fuel efficient engines, said this morning that it has raised $700,000 in new funding. Source of the funding was not announced. Yan Engines is a graduate of the University of Texas' Austin Techn...

Austin-based Able, the small business lending and finance startup founded by Evan Baehr and Will Davis, said Tuesday that it has raised $6M in a Series A funding. The funding came from RPM Ventures and Blumberg Capital. Able leverages an en...

Austin-based Get Smart Content, which develops content personalization software for marketers, said this morning that it has raised $3.5M in a new funding round, bringing its total raised to just over $6.4M. The new funding was led by Origi...

Austin-based car rental service Silvercar has raised $5.75M in a debt funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the company Thursday. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company. Silvercar operates a smartphon...

Austin-based sales compensation management software developer Iconixx has added another $10M in venture funding, according to the company, which it says will go towards accelerating growth at the firm. The funding was co-led by Harbert Vent...

Austin-based Tiff's Treats, which provides delivery of warm cookies across Texas, said today that it has raised $14M in funding. The funding was led by Capstar Partners, and also included Lew Little and other institutional and individual in...

Dallas-based software developer Avalon Solutions Group, which develops merchant payment processing software, has raised $5M in a funding round, according to the company The company did not disclose the name of the investor in the round. Ava...

Austin-based LED lighting manufacturer Illumitex has raised $16M in a Series C1 funding round, according to the company, to help it expand into the grow light market. According to Illumitex, the new funding was led by WP Global Partners, an...

Austin-based HUVRData, a company which is using aerial drones to collect data and analytics for business, said today that it has raised $2M in a funding round. The funding came from the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), Houston Angel Netw...

Austin-based TreeHouse, a retailer of sustainable energy, solar, and other home improvement products, has raised $16M in a funding round, the company said last week. The retailer, led by The Container Store co-founder Garrett Boone, said th...

Houston-based Preventice Solutions, a developer of remote cardiac monitoring equipment, has received an equity investment from Boston Scientific, the two said this morning. Size of the investment round was not announced. The two said that B...

Austin-based Plum, which is developing Wi-fi controlled and monitored plugs to help control a home's lighting, has raised $5M in a seed funding round. Plum said much of the funding came from crowdfunding, via CircleUp. Plum says it is devel...

Austin-based My Fit Foods, a provider of healthy, prepared food and meal planning services, said this morning that it has scored a growth equity investment. The investment came from Marlin Equity Partners, and also included TSG Consumer Par...

Austin-based Continuum Analytics, the developer of the Anaconda open source analytics software, said Thursday that it has raised $24M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by General Catalyst Partners and BuildGroup. Continuum's Anacon...

Ausitn-based Besomebody, the inspiration-focused startup led by Kash Shaikh, has raised $1M in a new funding round, the company said this morning. The startup--which develops a mobile app which connects users to inspirational experiences su...

Austin-based Main Street Hub, which offers up social media marketing services to small and medium businesses (SMBs), said Thursday that it has raised $25M in a Series C funding. The funding came from Vista Equity Partners. The company has n...

Ethoca, a developer of technolgoy to help online, e-commerce merchants prevent fraud, has raised $45M in a funding round, the company said this morning. Ethoca's U.S. headquarters are in Austin. Ethoca said the funding was led by Spectrum E...

Austin-based Ziften, a developer of endpoint security tools, said today that it has raised $24M in a funding round. The round was led by Spring Mountain Capital, and also included Fayez Sarofim. Ziften, which is led by Charles Leaver, devel...

Dallas-based Tango, a provider of software and consulting services to retail and restaurant companies, has raised $30 in a growth funding. The funding came from Frontier Capital, out of Frontier's $390M Frontier Fund IV. Tango's services an...

San Antonio-based Rackspace has made an investment in cybersecurity software developer CrowdStrike, CrowdStrike said this morning, as part of a $100M funding round. CrowdStrike said that Rackspace--which is one of its customers--was part of...

Austin-based Querium, which is developing artificial intelligence-based virtual tutoring software, has raised additional funding, the company said Thursday. The funding came from SustainVC. Size of the new investment was not announced. Acco...

Addison, Texas-based PICKUP, which operates an on-demand, delivery app and service, said today that it has raised $600,000 in a seed funding round. Source of the funding was not announced. PICKUP said its on-demand service is aimed at consu...

Dallas-based rewardStyle, which helps connect fashion content publishers and influencers with retailers and brands, said this week that it has raised $15M in a Series A financing round. The funding was led by Maverick Capital, and also incl...

Austin-based on-demand delivery startup Dropoff said Monday that it has raised $7.0M in a Series A funding. The startup, led by Sean Spector, said the funding was led by Greycroft Partners, and also included Correlation Ventures, Texas Atla...

Houston-based SoftNAS, a developer of cloud-based, network attached storage services, announced a $5M angel funding round this morning, which it says brings its total raised to $6.4M. SoftNAS did not name the angels in the round, but did sa...

Austin-based Alert Media, which is developing interactive, mass notification tools, has raised $4.16M in a Series A funding. The company said this morning that the round was led by Silverton Partners, and also included ATX Ventures and Capi...

Dallas-based OneSource Virtual, the business process outsourcing company led by Brian Williams, said Thursday that it has raised a huge, $150M funding round. The funding was led by Technology Crossover Ventures, and also included prior inve...

Houston-based Harvest Exchange said Thursday that it has raised $5M in a Series B funding, which came from Highland Capital Management, along with Third Point and Golden Tree Asset Management, as well as Marketplace Fund I. The startup, led...

Informed Data Systems, a new startup led by Austin technology veteran Jeffrey Dachis, has raised $8M in a funding. The funding was led by RRE Ventures, and also included LAUNCH FUND, Capital Factory, Neu Ventures and BoxGroup. Informed Data...

Austin-based Verb, a new startup focused on running competitions to drive social entrepreneurship, said this morning that it has raised $2.3M in a seed funding round. Verb was co-founded by Suzi Sosa and Tom Meridith, out of the University ...

Austin-based Hive9 said today that it has raised $5.4M in a funding round. The funding came from LiveOak Venture Partners and Silverton Partners, and goes towards the company's B2B marketing planning and performance management software. Hiv...

Dallas-based Vinli, a developer of a connected car device aimed at turning most modern cars into an Internet connected car, has raised $6.5M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Samsung Venture investment Corporation, and als...

Austin-based mobile payment startup TabbedOut has raised $21.5M in a Series C funding round, and is now eyeing an IPO, the company said Thursday. The funding was led by Wellington Management Company, and also included NEA and Morgan Creek ...

San Antonio-based Rapaymyicn Holdings, which is developing anti-aging drugs for pets, said this week that it has raised $2.5M in a Series A funding round. The company said the funding came from San Antonio area angel investors. Rapamycin is...

Austin-based SimplyTapp which develops near field contact (NFC) payment technology, has added Verizon Ventures to its list of investors. Verizon disclosed its involvement in SimplyTapp today, via a blog post. Vijay Doradla from Verizon Vent...

Austin-based on-demand lawn care startup LawnStarter has raised $6M in a Series A funding, according to the company. the startup, which is led by Steve Corcoran, said the funding round was led by Binary Capital. The company had raised a $1M...

Round Rock-based Dell has made a late stage, strategic investment in electronic signature software DocuSign, in a big, $278M funding round. DocuSign, which is based in San Francisco, provides electronic document signature software used in t...

Dallas-based startup Robin has raised $1.2M in a seed funding round, and launched itself into the on-demand lawn care service, the company said this morning. Robin said the seed funding came from angels, including Brett Hurt (Bazaarvoice), ...

Dallas-based MyDistrict.net, which develops software to manage the distribution of newspapers, has sold a minority stake to newspaper and print distributor ACI Media Group. Financial details of the deal were not announced. MyDistrict.Net wa...

Austin-based WayBlazer, a new startup developing travel discovery and planning software, said today that it has raised $5M in a series A funding round. The funding was led by The Entrepreneurs' Fund (TEF) and IBM, and also included Gobi Par...

Austin-based RealMassive, a provider of an online marketplace for the commercial real estate industry, aid Thursday that it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. The round came from RHS Investments, and also included Hurt Family Inves...

Dallas-based AT&T has made a strategic investment in Silicon Valley startup Blue Danube, Blue Danube said this morning. Blue Danube, which develops wireless access technology which helps carriers like AT&T increase their network capacity, r...

Austin-based Bitfusion.io, a startup which is using hardware to accelerate software application performance, said this week that it has raised $1.45M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Data Collecetive, Resonant Venture Cpaital,...

Austin-based Artisan Infrastructure, which develops cloud management software, said it has named four veteran to its executive team. The company named Jonna Stopnik as Chief Revenue Officer, Larry Hart as SVP of Strategic Alliances, Brent...

Video sharing app developer Ferris, which was founded in 2012 in Austin, has raised $2M in a seed financing round. The funding was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included Allen DeBevoise of Machinima. Ferris.tv develops an iPhone app whi...

Austin-based Datical, the startup developer of database change management software, said this morning that it has added $2.25M in its Seriese A funding, and also named a new CEO. According to Datical, the additional funding--which came from...

Texas racked up $426.6M in venture capital investments in Q1 of 2015, spread across 48 deals, according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Report, which was just released this evening. The ve...

Austin-based Ortho Kinematics, a developer of diagnostic imaging equipment specifically aimed at spine surgery, has raised $9.6M in a Series C funding. The funding came from Medtronic, TEXO Ventures, MB Venture Partners, along with others. ...

San Antonio-based StemBioSys, which is developing stem cell culture systems used to grow stem cells for research and development efforts, has raised $8M in a Series A funding, the company said this morning. StemBioSys said that Targeted Tec...

Austin-based Khorus, a developer of CEO business management software, has raised $4M in a Series A funding, the company said this morning. The funding came from Joel Trammell--the company's founder--as well as angel Tom Greig. Khorus said i...

Austin-based Seismos, a developer of remote oil and gas flow monitoring technology, has raised $4M in a funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by Javelin Venture Partners, and also included Osage University Partners,...

Austin-based VUV Analytics, which develops scientific equipment used for gas chromatography, said Tuesday that it has raised $9M in a Series A funding round, and named a new CEO. According to VUV Analytics, the funding was led by S3 Venture...

Austin-based Loop and Tie, a startup whic helps companies send unique gifts to customers, has raised $100,000 in a funding round from Steve Case, the co-founder of AOL. Case announced the investment along with three other investments in fem...

Austin-based Conceivable, a startup which offers up a technology and mobile-app-based program to help a woman get and stay pregnant, said this morning that it has raised $800,000 in a seed funding round. Names of those investors were not an...

Dallas-based KeepTrax, a new startup aiming to help people remember information about their travels and other location-focused data, has raised $1M in a funding round. The funding was led by Naya Ventures. KeepTrax was founded by Kedar Bene...

Austin-based mobile payments software developer Mozido announced two, separate investment deals this morning, including an investment in fellow Austin company SimplyTapp, and Silicon Valley-based IdentityMind. Size of the two different inve...

Austin-based eyeQ, a new startup developing technology to help brick and mortar stores better engage with their customers via interactive touch-screens and ratings and reviews, has raised $1.2M in a funding round. According to the company, ...

Austin-based Wordpress hosting service WP Engine, which is led by Jason Cohen, has raised $23M more in a new funding round from North Bridge Venture Partners, the company said this morning. WP Engine offers up a fully hosted environment for...

Austin-based Aeglea Biotherapeutics, a biopharmaceuticals developer aiming at helping treat metabolism-based disease, has raised $44M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Illy Ventures and Novartis Venture Fund, and also incl...

Techstars said Monday that it has launched its third, startup accelerator class in Austin, adding another ten companies into its program, which combines funding and mentoring to help launch startups. TechStars said its new companies include...

Austin-based Hypori, a developer of secure mobile infrastructure software aimed at the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) market, said today that it has raised $6.7M in a Series A1 funding. The funding came from Green Visor Capital, along with ot...

Austin-based Honest Dollar, which was founded by William Hurley and Henry Yoshida, said over the weekend that it has raised $3M in a seed financing round. The funding came from Expansive Ventures, Formation 8 and Core Innovation Capital. Ho...

Austin-based Favor, the delivery startup founded by Ben Doherty and Zac Maurais, said today that it has raised $13M in a Series A funding. According to Favor, the funding was led by S3 Ventures, and also included Silverton Partners, Tim Dra...

Dallas-based Compass Datacenters, the datacenter operator, which is led by Chris Crosby, said Wednesday that it has scored $25M more in a credit facility, to help it fund continued expansion at the company. The funding was syndicated by Key...

Austin-based Flocasts, a provider of live streaming sports video, said today that it has renamed itself as FloSports. FloSports is led by Martin Floreani. The company offers up streaming of track and field, wrestling, gymnastics and elite f...

Austin-based self storage marketplace SpareFoot is going to have to rent itself a much bigger storage locker for its cash. SpareFoot said this morning that it has raised $33M in a new investment round, led by Revolution Growth. According to...

Dallas-based Joinem, a new startup focused on group buying, said this morning that it has raised $5M in an investment funding round, an launched its public site. The startup--led by Rick Braddock and Darren Waxman--said the funding came fro...

Houston-based GetixHealth, a provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) to healthcare providers, has received an investment as part of a recapitalizatin by private equity company Trivest Partners. Financial details of the recap and inve...

Austin-based Krystallize Technologies said this morning that it has raised $1.2M in a seed funding round, and launched its real time, cloud performance monitoring product. Krystallize said the funding came from a number of un-named angel in...

Austin-based Pivot3 said Tuesday afternoon that it has raised $45M, in a combination of equity and bank financing. According to the company, which is led by Ron Nash, the new funding came from Argonaut Private Equity, along with S3 Ventures...

Austin Ventures might be fading away, but Austin most definitely is not, says technology startup accelerator Techstars. On a post to the accelerator's blog, co-founder David Cohen said that there are "truly great startups" being born in Aus...

Dallas-based DriverUp has raised $50M in a Series A financing, and launched its online marketplace for automotive financing, the company said this morning. The funding was led by Emerald Development Managers and RRE Ventures. DriverUp (Sier...

A report, published today by Fortune, says that local longtime venture capital giant Austin Ventures is on the brink of winding down, as it failed to raise another fund, and partners have gone on to pursue other ventures. According to the r...

Austin-based AgileCraft, which develops agile software for the enterprise, said Thursday that it has raised $10M in a Series A funding round. The funding round was led by private equity investment firm Crane Nelson, which is led by Houston ...

Frisco, Texas-based Corepoint Health, a developer of information techogy software used by hospitals, laboratories, clinics, and others in the healthcare industry exchange data, has scored a private equity funding from Audax Group. Financial...

Austin-based Civitas Learning said Tuesday that it has raised $16M in a funding round. The funding was led by Rethink Education, and also included Austin Ventures and Emergence Capital. Civitas Learning, which is led by Charles Thornburgh,...

Houston-based Graylog, a startup developing the open source, Graylog log analysis platform, said today that it has raised $2.5M in a financing round. The funding was led by the Mercury Fund, and also included Crosslink Capital, Draper Assoc...

Plano-based technology services provider GuideIT has received more funding from the Perot Family, which has become the company's largest shareholder, according to GuideIT. GuideIT says that the investment will brand the company as A Perot C...

Houston-based interactive and web design firm Bouncing Pixel is looking to get into the startup investment market, by starting a new venture capital investment firm called Pixatronic Ventures. According to the HBJ, the new startup investmen...

Austin-based Volusion, which develops e-commerce software for the enterprise and SMB market, said today that it has raised a big, $55M funding round, to help expand its platform. Volusion said the funding was led by Main Street Capital Corp...

Austin-based Querium, a developer of software to help students master math and science skills, said this morning that it has raised $800,000, in a Series A3 funding round. The funding came from ICG Ventures, as well as others. Querium said ...

Austin-based XOR Data Exchange, a provider of data sharing services for companies in the financial services, telecommunications, and other industries, said this week that it has raised $1.8M in a funding round. The startup, led by Mike Cook...

Austin-based Fashion Metric has raised $1M in a seed funding round, for the company's software-as-a-service aimed at the fashion industry. According to the company, the funding came from Tahoma Ventures, Corsa Ventures, Elementum Ventures, ...

Texas saw a surge in venture capital investments in Q4 of 2014, according to the latest MoneyTree Report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association this morning, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Accordi...

San Antonio-based venture capital investor Geekdom Fund recently disclosed that it has raised $2,964,000 in funding for investments in early stage, information technology startups. Names of the limited partners in the fund have not been dis...

Austin-based LawnStarter, which helps connect users with lawn care, has raised $1M in a seed funding round. The company is a graduate of the TechStars Austin accelerator. LawnStarter said the funding came from angels such as Gary Vaynerchuk...

Dallas-based Giact Systems, a developer of risk management products for the electronic payments industry, said today that it has scored a growth investment from private equity investor Tritium Partners. Size of the investment was not disclo...

Houston-based Virtus, a provider of technology-enabled, fixed-income collateral administrative services, said this morning that it has received a "significant" minority investment from private equity investment Aquiline Capital Partners. Fi...

Dallas-based iSIGHT Partners, the provider of cyber threat intelligence software and services led by John Watters, said this week that it has raised $30M in a Series C funding round. The funding came from Bessemer Venture Partners. iSIGHT t...

Southlake-based ThermiAesthetics, a startup developing radio frequency (RF) devices which are used to remove wrinkles and provide other skin treatment, has raised $9M in a venture debt funding round. The company said the funding came from C...

Austin-based Pivot Freight, which operates an online service aimed at businesses, letting them compare shipping costs from different carriers, has raised $2.8M in a funding round, and hired a new CEO. The funding round came from Silverton P...

Houston-based P97 Networks, a developer of cloud-based, mobile commerce software for the fuel industry, has raised $8M in a Series A funding. The funding came from Emerald Technology Ventures and American Trading and Production Corporation...

Austin-based WiseGate, which operates an online community aimed at senior IT professionals, said today that it has raised $4M in a Series B funding round. The startup--led by Sara Gates--said the new round brings its total raised to $8M. Th...

Austin-based OutboundEngine, which develops a platform which helps small and medium sized businesses execute email, social media, and content marketing campaigns, has raised $11M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Silverton...

Austin-based Periscope Holdings, which develops software used by the public sector in procurement, said this morning that it has acquired BidSync, a developer of cloud-based procurement and bidding software. Financial terms of the deal were...

Houston-based Virtuix, which is developing an omni directional treadmill designed for virtual reality environments, has raised $2.7M in a funding round, the company said today. The funding round came from Radical Investments, Scout Ventures...

Austin-based Revionics, which develops merchandise pricing and optimization software used by retailers to manage their product, pricing, promotion, placement, and other efforts, has scored a growth funding round from Goldman Sachs, the comp...

HATCH pitch, which runs an annual startup pitch competition at SXSW, is gearing up early for next year's competition, saying the deadline for applications for its 4th annual HATCH pitch at the SXSW Startup Village is soon approaching. The c...

Austin-based Experiment Engine, a developer of a cloud-based A/B testing service aimed at web designers and marketers, said last week that it has raised $1M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Founder Collective, Mercury Fund, Da...

PocketMath, a startup which operates a self-serve, mobile advertising platform--and which was started at the University of Texas at Austin--said this week that it has raised $10M in a funding round. The startup--which is based in Singapore-...

Plano-based Vivify Health, a provider of software for remote patient monitoring and patient followup, said Tuesday that it has received a Series B funding round. The strategic investment came from Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings ...

The Woodland-based Apto, which develops cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) tools aimed at the commercial real estate industry, has raised $1.4M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Mercury Fund. Apto is led by...

Houston-based CS Disco, a developer of software-as-a-service, electronic discovery software for the legal industry, said this morning that it has raised $10M in a Series B financing round. The funding was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, a...

Altair Semiconductor, a developer of LTE chipsets which has its U.S. headquarters in Plano, has scored an investment from SanDisk, the two said Wednesday. Size of the investment was not disclosed. SanDisk said the investment came via SanDis...

Houston-based Bellicum Pharmaceuticals has filed for an IPO, saying in documents filed with the SEC that it is looking to raised up to $115M on the NASDAQ Global Market as BLCM. The IPO is being underwritten by Jeffries, Citigroup, and Pipe...

Austin's Bigcommerce, the developer of e-commerce software, reported this morning that it has raised a $50M, Series D funding, to help expand its business. The funding round was led by SoftBank Capital, and also included Telstra Ventures, A...

Houston-based Metal Networks, which operates an online marketplace for buying and selling semi-finished industrial metal, has raised $5M in a Series A financing round. The funding was led by S3 Ventures. Metal Netwrks said the funding will ...

San Antonio-based Infocyte, a developer of cyber security appliances, said Thursday that it has raised $500,000 in a funding for its development efforts. The funding was led by LiveOak Venture Partners. Infocyte, which is led by Chris Gerri...

Austin-based vacation rental marketplace operator HomeAway is the lead investor in travel planning service operator Gogobot, according to the company Wednesday. Gogobot said it has raised $20M in a Series C funding round, led by HomeAway, a...

Austin-based Ambiq Micro, which develops technology to reduce the energy consumption of semiconductors, has raised $15M in a Series C funding round. The funding was led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), and also included Austin Ve...

Houston-based Mesh Networks, a developer of bandwidth management appliances used for managing Internet access in the hospitality, student housing, and other markets, has raised $4.3M in a funding round. Mesh Networks said the funding came f...

Austin-based Gravitant, a developer of cloud services management software, has raised $25M more in its Series B funding round. According to Gravitant, the new funding was led by new investor Cielo Private Equity, as well well as S3 Ventures...

Austin-based Clarify has raised $1M in a seed financing round, from a who's who of Austin investors. According to Clarify, the funding came from Projector Ventures, Silverton Partners, Blake Chandlee, Michale Rauchman, Brett Hurt, and Sam D...

Austin-based internet marketing software maker 6Qube said this morning that it has raised $100,000 in a debt financing round, from Lighter Capital. According to 6Qube, the funding will go towards sales and marketing, as well as upgrades of ...

Austin-based BeatBox Beverages, a developer of wine-based cocktails sold in campy boxes, has scored $1M in an investment round from Mark Cuban. The funding came as part of ABC's "Shark Tank", aired Friday. BeatBox is led by Justin Fenchel. ...

Dallas-based StaffDNA said today that it is looking to create what is says is the world's largest database of healthcare talent, including nursing and other related health professionals. According to the company, it just launched a "candida...

Austin-based Mozido announced a huge, $185M funding yesterday--part of a Series B funding which it says expects to be worth up to $400M. The mobile payments product developer said the funding is the first of a two part funding effort by the...

Austin-based private equity investor Vista Equity Partners said today that it has completed fundraising for its latest fund, Vista Equity Partners Fund V, at $5.775 billion. The firm said that the fund was "substantially" oversubscribed. Th...

Austin-based Cratejoy, the startup founded by Amir Elaguizy and Alex Morse to help power all kinds of subscription, delivery businesses, said Tuesday that it has raised $4.0M in funding, and launched its public beta. The funding came from C...

Brett Hurt, the former co-founder of Bazaarvoice, is one of the investors in a provider of social influence marketing to brands. Speakr, which offers up its services to such companies as Microsoft, Kia, Corona, and Samsung, said this mornin...

Brian Sharples, the founder, President, and CEO of Austin-based HomeAway, is backing a Silicon Valley startup which is looking to change the process of car buying and selling online--much as HomeAway has done for vacation rentals. According...

Austin-based Savara Pharmaceuticals announced this morning that it has raised $10M in a bridge financing round, to go towards its inhaled antibiotics. According to the company, the funding came from its previous investors, plus un-named inv...

Austin-based AdBm Technologies, a developer of underwater, noise abatement technology used in marine construction and energy, has raised $1.3M in a Series A funding, the company said last week. The funding was led by the Central Texas Angel...

Austin-based Brewbot, one of the companies in Techstars Austin, has just scored $1.5M in a seed funding round, to bring its beer brewing to your smartphone. The company is developing a smartphone driven device to help users brew their own b...

Austin-based Flocasts, a startup which is developing sports-centered news and video sites focused on track and field, wrestling, gymantics, and other sports areas, has raised $8M in a funding round, the company said Wednesday. The funding c...

Austin-based Pristine, a developer of healthcare applications for Google Glass, said Tuesday that it has raised $5.4M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by S3 Ventures, and also included Capital Factory, HealthFundr, and other...

Austin-based StackEngine, a developer of software for managing applications built on the open source, Docker software, has raised $1M in a seed funding round, and launched its product. The company said the funding came from Silverton Partne...

Houston-based Velocys, a developer of plans to convert unconventional and problem gas from the oil and gas industry into liquid fuels, said yesterday that it has raised $85M in an equity funding round. Source of the funding was not disclose...

Fort Worth-based business incubator TECH Fort Worth reports that two of its clients have raised a total of $3.2M from investors. According to the incubator, Encore Vision, a developer of eye drops to combat presbyopia, has raised $1.7M, and...

Austin-based Magnitude Software said this morning that it has raised $100M in a capital funding, from private equity investor Audax Group. The company--the result of the merger of Noetix and Kalido--is led by Chris Ney. The company said the...

Dallas-based Teladoc, which provides telemedicine services, said Tuesday that it has raised $50M in a new funding round. The funding was led by Jafco Ventures, and also included FLAG Capital Management, Greenspring Associates, Mellon and Qu...

Austin-based Favor, a new startup which develops an app to help get things delivered from both local stores and restaurants, has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The company said this morning the funding came from Tim Draper and Silverto...

Austin-based Silvercar, the startup which offers up tech-savvy, luxury Audi car rentals at airports, has scored $14M in a new funding round, from Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. The funding also included Velos Partners, which is led by...

Austin-based online equity crowdfunding site Microventures, which is led by Bill Clark, said today that its companies have now raised more than $50M in equity crowdfunding from the site. The startup said that so far one of the biggest succe...

Georgetown, Texas-based Molecular Templates said Monday that it has now raised $12M in a Series C financing. The company, which is developing biopharmaceuticals, said that the funding comes via an expansion of the Series C worth $3.5M, from...

Plano-based FieldAware said Wednesday that it has raised $24M in a funding round, to go towards its mobile, cloud-based field service automation software. According to the company, the funding was led by WestSummit's Summit Bridge Capital f...

Plano-based BLiNQ Networks, a developer of small cell backhaul technology, has raised $15.1M in a Series B funding, according to the company. The funding was led by WIN Fund LP, and also included Kensington Global Private Equity Fund, BDC ...

Private equity investor Thoma Bravo said Monday that it has completed its majority investment in Austin-based SailPoint. Financial details of the deal have not been announced. The two announced the deal on August 12th. According to SailPoin...

Argo Group US, an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products which has its US headquarters in San Antonio, said it has invested in Gleason Technology, a developer of automated inspection, food safety and relat...

Round Rock-based Dell has made an investment in Nexenta, a developer of software-defined storage software used in data center environments. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Nexenta is based in Santa Clara, California....

Austin-based Green & Grow Inc. (GCI), a developer of agricultural technology used to improve crops, has raised $6M in a series B funding. The funding came from Otter Capital. Green & Grow, which is led by Alan Sobba, says it is developing m...

Houston-based Bellicum Pharmaceuticals announced this morning that it has raised $55M in a Series C funding, to go towards development of its cellular immunotherapy products. According to Bellicum, the funding came from RA Capital Managemen...

Dallas-based Theatro, which is developing wearable, voice-enabled mobile communications devices, has raised $5M in a Series A funding, bringing its total raised to $8.8M. The funding came from Khosla Ventures, and also included earlier back...

San Antonio-based AirStrip, the developer of mobile healthcare applications, has scored a big strategic funding, saying this morning that it has raised $25M in a funding round. According to Airstrip, the strategic funding was led by the Gar...

Round Rock-based Dell, has led an investment round in a developer of malware protection software based in Silicon Valley, via its venture capital arm, Dell Ventures. According to Redwood City, California-based Lastline, Dell led a $10M inve...

Silicon Valley-based Siluria, a developer of technology to convert natural gas to gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, has raised $30M in a funding, and is targeting the opening of a Houston office. Siluria announced today that it has raised $30...

Austin-based Bearch, a developer of social collaboration tools, said Tuesday that it has raised $2.1M in funding for its anonymous photo sharing app, Unseen. The funding came from Dirk Elmendorf (co-founder of Rackspace), Rony Kahan (CEO/co...

Austin-based identity management software developer SailPoint announced this morning that it has scored a round of private equity investment, from Thoma Bravo. Financial details of the investment were not announced. SailPoint said that Thom...

Austin-based Pivot3, the developer of converged server, storage, and networking hardware, said this morning that it has raised $12M more in a funding round. The funding was led by S3 Ventures, and also included InterWest Partners and Mesiro...

Austin-based Eagle Eye Networks, a developer of cloud-based video security and recording technology and services, has raised funding from MSD Capital, the private investment firm of Michael Dell. Eagle Eye Networks said that Austin Venture...

Austin-based Kendra Scott, a fashion jewelry designer, has scored funding from Norwest Venture Partners, an interesting, non-technology venture investment in the region. According to the two, Norwest Venture Partners made a "substantial" mi...

San Antonio-based Bluegrass Vascular Technologies has raised $4.5M in a Series A venture financing, the company said Wednesday, to go towards certification for its vascular access devices. The funding was led by Targeted Technology Fund II....

Dallas-based energy trading and risk management software developer Allegro Development has been recapitalized by private equity investors Vector Capital and Cerium Technology, the two companies said late Thursday. Financial details of the r...

Houston-based investment firm Crest Capital Ventures is the lead in a company which provides predictive marketing for the real estate industry. SmartZip Analytics said this morning that it has raised $12M in a Series B funding, led by Credi...

Companies in Texas raised $365.4M in venture capital in Q2 of the year, according to the numbers released last night by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Reuters. The MoneyTree...

Houston-based software developer Quorum Business Solutions, a developer of financial accounting, transaction, trading, and other software for the oil and gas industry, has been acquired by private equity firm Silver Lake Partners. Financial...

Austin-based HomeAway is considering setting up its own, formal venture capital farm to help manage its investments in companies, according to a report over the weekend. HomeAway CEO Brian Sharples told TechCrunch that the company is very a...

San Antonio-based WellAware, a provider of oilfield remote monitoring and predictive analytics software, has raised $37M in a funding round. The funding was led by Activant Capital Group and Carlos Slim, along with angels such as Ed Whitacr...

Austin-based Phunware has added Samsun Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC), the venture capital arm of Samsun Group, as an investor in its latest funding round, bring that funding to a total of $30.72M. $26.25M of the Series E funding had...

Austin-based NIMBOXX, a developer of technology for the software-defined data center market, said Thursday that it has raised $12M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Hong Kong investor SMC Holdings. NIMBOXX, which is led by...

Austin-based Besomebody, a startup which is looking to help people tap into their passions and help people connect with others who can help bring those passions to life, disclosed that it has raised $1M in a seed funding round. The funding ...

Austin-based IT community operator Wisegate has raised $1.0M more in funding, according to a regulatory filing from the company. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. Wisegate, which is led by Sara Gates, offers up online, private fo...

First Reserve, a private equity and infrastructure investment firm which focuses on energy, said this morning that it has closed a $2.5 billion fund. The firm--which has offices in Houston--said its First Reserve Energy Infrastructure Fund ...

Austin-based TrackingPoint, a developer of smart, networked, precision rifles, has raised $29M in a funding round, the company disclosed today. The funding came from Genesis Inventions and McHale Labs. TrackignPoint's rifles include smartph...

Dallas-based TeamSupport, which develops customer support software for the B2B technology market, said Wednesday that it has raised $1.25M in a funding round. SOurce of the funding was not disclosed. TeamSupport said the funding came from i...

Houston-based Sunnova Energy Corporation, which provides solar installation and related services to homeowners, said today that it has raised $145M in a funding round. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. According to Sunnova, it wi...

Austin-based TrendKite said this morning that it has raised $3.2M in a Series A funding round, and appointed former Dachis Group executive Erik Huddleston as its new CEO. TrendKite said the new funding brings the company's total raised to $...

Austin-based TurnKey Vacation Rentals, a startup helping owners of vacation rental properties manage the entire rental process, said this morning that it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Silverton Partners, and ...

Austin-based mobile payment services firm Mozido has brought its funding up to $103.5M, according to a recent regulatory filing by the firm, but has so far kept mum on details of that funding. The company--which has previously raised funds ...

Austin-based RigUp, a startup developing software to manage oil rig logistics, has raised $3M in a seed funding. The funding came from Founders Fund, Great Oaks Venture Capital, and Boxgroup. RigUp's founders include Xuan Yong (D.E.Shaw, Go...

Austin-based Yan Engines, a startup out of the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) developing engine fuel economy technology, has raised new capital, bringing its total funding to $4M, according to the ATI. The ATI said the funding includes f...

Dallas-based datacenter operator Compass Datacenters said this morning that it has raised $100M in a round of funding, which it will use for expansion into additional, geographic markets. According to Compass Datacenters, the funding includ...

Austin-based Malauzai Software, which develops mobile banking apps for community financial institutions, has raised $6.5M more in a Series C funding, the company said Thursday. The funding was led by Wellington Management Company. The compa...

Austin-based VUV Analytics, a developer of molecular spectroscopy instruments, said this week that it has raised $5.8M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by S3 Ventures. VUV Analytics also has previously raised funds from the Texas ...

Austin-based carbon capture technology developer Skyonic said this morning that it has raised another, $12.5M in venture funding, to go towards developing its products. Skyonic--led by Joe Jones--said the funding came from Canadian energy f...

There's a new venture fund in town--LiveOak Venture Partners (www.liveoakvp.com)--one of the first, large funds to close commitments in many years here in Texas. The new fund is headed by early stage, technology investment veterans, includi...

Austin-based Filament Labs announced this morning that it has raised $1M in a seed funding round, for the company's mobile health products. The startup, led by Jason Bornhorst, said the funding was led by Mercury Fund, and also included Cor...

In what looks to be one of the largest funds to be raised by a local venture capital firm in recent years, Austin-based LiveOak Venture Partners announced this morning that it has held a final close for its inagural fund, at $109M. The vent...

Austin-based StepOne, a developer of self service, customer support tools, said this morning that it has raised $4M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from LiveOak Venture Partners and Silverton Partners. The startup, led by Alex...

Austin-based Compare Metrics, which develops software used by e-commerce providers for product comparisons and discovery, said yesterday that it has raised $3.8M in a follow on financing. The funding was led by Austin Ventures, and also inc...

Austin-based YouEarnedIt, a startup developing online, employee engagement and rewards software, said today that it has raised $1.5M in a seed funding round. The funding came from WPP and Capital Factory, along with customers. The startup, ...

Dallas-based ExamSoft, a developer of software used for educational assessments, said this morning that it has raised a significant investment from private equity investor Spectrum Equity. Financial details of that investment were not annou...

Dallas-based Cypress Growth Capital announced this morning that it has closed a second, growth capital fund, CGS Royalty Investments II, at $50M, which it will use for emerging, second-stage businesses. The fund--which provides growth capit...

Houston-based SEE Forge a developer of data collection and visualization tools for the energy industry, has raised $1M in a seed funding round, the company said Sunday. The funding came from Mercury Fund, Correlation Ventures, as well as an...

Houston-based Opvizor, a developer of predictive analysis software aimed at maintaining virtualized data centers and VMware systems, said today that it has raised a new round of funding. Size of the funding round was not announced. Accordin...

Houston-based Virtuix, a developer of a treadmill designed to work with virtual reality goggles--allowing users to walk, run, and jump while in their virtual worlds--has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The company said the funding came ...

Dallas-based AT&T and media holding and investment firm The Chernin Group said this morning that they are investing a total of $500M into a new, online video joint venture, which will acquire, invest, and launch online video services. Accor...

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 p...

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 r...

Austin-based Punch Bowl Social Food & Drink, the developer of a restaurant, bar, bowling, and entertainment center concept, has raised $1.75M in a funding round. The funding came from Coulton Creek Capital. The company currently has locatio...

Austin-based M87, a developer of wireless network infrastructure software, has raised $3M in a Series A funding. The funding came from Qualcomm Ventures and 21Vianet, as well as angels. M87 is a spinout of the University of Texas, and is fo...

Austin-based Silvercar has raised $5M in a debt financing round, according to a regulatory filing by the company. Source of the funding was not disclosed. Silvercar operates a car rental service which is driven by a mobile app. The company ...

Dallas-based FireHost, which provides secure, cloud computing services, said this morning that it has raised $25M in a Series E funding round. The funding round came from The Stephens Group. FireHost said it will use the new funding to inve...

Austin-based FantasySalesTeam, which develops sales motivation and sales contest software, has raised a round of seed funding, the company said Tuesday. The funding round came from ATX Seed Ventures, the Central Texas Angel Network, Marvel ...

Dallas-based SCIenergy, a developer of energy management services and software, said this week that it has raised $12M more in funding. The funding was led by Braemer Energy Ventures, and also included Edison International, Mitsui USA, and ...

Buzz Points, which provides loyalty and rewards programs, has raised $19M in a Series D funding, according to reports this morning. The funding came from Discover Financial Serviecs, and also included Lead Edge Ventures, KEC Ventures, and G...

Austin-based online advertising technology developer Q1Media announced this morning that it has raised $8M in a debt financing round, to help expand its operations. According to Q1Media, the funding came from Silicon Valley Bank, and Partne...

Dell founder Michael Dell has made an investment in Apache Hadoop software developer Cloudera, in a massive, $900M funding round the company announced Monday. Cloudera, which is based in Silicon Valley, said it raised $900M from T. Rowe Pri...

Quantum Security Sciences, a developer of seismic-acoustic intrusion detection technology, has received $2.3M in a Series A funding, and set up shop in Houston, according to parent company Quantum Technology Sciences. Quantum Technology Sci...

Austin-based Aeglea BioTherapeutics, fresh off a big, $12M funding round for the biotech startup, has become part of the Austin Technology Incubator, the two said Monday. Aeglea BioTherapeutics, which is developing cancer fighting drugs, an...

Austin-based Phunware, which develops mobile advertising, analytics, and other tools for brands, said this week that it has raised $26.25M in a Series E funding, and expects to close out the round at $30M in the next sixty days. The company...

San Antonio-based Seno Medical, a developer of opto-acoustic imaging equipment used for diagnosing breast cancer, has raised $34.6M as part of a Series C funding round, which is targeted at $39M, the company said Tuesday. The funding was le...

Austin-based online self-storage marketplace Sparefoot has raised $10M more in a funding round from Insight Venture Partners. Sparefoot, which now has 120 employees, has been on a growth tear in the last few years; the company now now raise...

Transzap, the parent firm of oil and gas information software developer Oildex, said this morning that it has received a majority equity investment from Accel-KKR. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. According to Transza...

In a move that boosts the availbility of capital in Austin, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, The Entrepreneur's Fund, disclosed Thursday that it has opened up a new Austin office for the firm, hiring IBM Watson veteran Manoj Saxena to...

San Antonio-based Carbon Black, which develops cybersecurity tools, has merged with Massachusetts-based enterprise security software developer Bit9, the companies said Thursday. Financial terms of the merger were not disclosed. According t...

Austin-based Revionics, the developer of software for retailers to help them optimize their merchandising, has scored an investment from Motorola Solutions, the company announced this morning. Size of the strategic investment was not announ...

Austin-based Makexyz, which operates an online marketplace for 3D printer access, has scored an investment round from Intel Capital, according to Intel. Financial details of the investment were not announced. Makexyz--headed by Nathan Tone-...

Austin-based biopharmaceuticals developer Lumos Pharma said yesterday afternoon that it has raised $14M in a Series A funding, to go towards its development of treatments for Creatine Transporter Deficiency. The company said the funding was...

Texas venture capital investors Silverton Partners and FLOODGATE have jumped on board a new effort to bolster startups at Austin's Capital Factory, saying Monday that the two will help provide $25,000 each to companies coming out of the sta...

Austin-based IT management software and community provider Spiceworks announced this morning that it has raised $57M in a new funding round. The Series E funding came from Goldman Sachs, along with its existing investors. Spiceworks said th...

Plano-based startup GuideIT, a technology services firm focused on information technology consulting, said this morning that it has scored an equity investment from the Perot Family. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. Gui...

Austin-based investor S3 Ventures has re-upped its funding in BlueCava, a Los Angeles, California developer of digital ad targeting technology, as part of a $13M funding round--and also installed former StoredIQ CEO Phil Myers as Executive ...

Austin-based investor S3 Ventures has re-upped its funding in BlueCava, a Los Angeles, California developer of digital ad targeting technology, as part of a $13M funding round--and also installed former StoredIQ CEO Phil Myers as Executive ...

Austin-based Innography, which develops software aimed at intellectual property (IP) management and patent efforts, said it has raised out $3.5M in a funding round for the company. The company said the funding was led by Austin Ventures and...

Austin-based Internet hosting company Codero has raised $8M in funding, the company said Tuesday, from Silicon Valley Bank and Farnam Street Financial. The hosting firm--which is led by Emil Sayegh--said the funding will go towards new data...

GE's Digital Energy business--which is run out of San Antonio--said Tuesday that it has invested in Power Generation Services, a startup developing cloud-based, managed energy services. Financial terms of the investment were not announced. ...

Venture capital activity in the state of Texas saw an uptick in Q4 of 2013, according to the latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association's MoneyTree report. According to the report, which is based on ...

Texas was a hotbed of clean technology investment last year, with a total of $581M in clean technology investments in the state, according to numbers released yesterday from clean technology analyst firm the Cleantech Group. According to th...

Internet giant Google said this week that it invested $75M more in a Texas wind farm, the latest in a series of wind investments the company has made in the sate. According to Google, it is investing $75M in the Panhandle 2 wind farm in Car...

Goodbye, outdated paper employee directories--Austin-based Pingboard, a new startup founded in Austin's Capital Factory, has raised $1.25M in a seed round of funding. According to the company, the seed funding was led by Silverton Partners,...

Dallas-based Equity Metrix, a developer of data management tools for the oil and gas industry, said this morning that it has raised $5M in a funding round. The round came from Peterson Partners. According to EquityMetrix, is has developing ...

Austin-based WP Engine, the hosting company which focuses exclusively on sites running on the popular WordPress blogging software, has raised $15M in a new funding round, the company announced this morning. According to the company, the fun...

Austin-based Main Street Hub, a developer of local business marketing software, said this morning that it has raised $14M in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, and also included Harrison Metal Capital ...

Rice University spinout Rebellion Photonics, which is developing hyper-spectral imaging cameras which can help oil rig and refinery operators detect and identify gas leaks, has raised $10.4M in a Series A funding round. The finding came fro...

Austin-based Upland Software, which develops cloud-based, enterprise software focused on workforce management and strategic planning, has raised $15M in a growth equity investment. The funding came from Activant Capital. Upland Software is ...

Dallas-based Syndiant, a developer of high resolution microdisplay technology, said Wednesday that it is in a joint venture with a Chinese private equity fund. According to Syndiant, it has formed a joint venture with Chinese private equity...

Austin-based social marketing software developer Spredfast has indeed raised $32.5M in a big funding round, as the company said this morning that it has raised a growth capital funding led by Lead Edge Capital. According to Spredfast, prior...

Austin-based social marketing software developer Spredfast appears to have raised $32.5M in a growth capital funding, according to a report from Thomson Reuters. The funding reportedly was led by Lead Edge Capital. Other details on the fund...

Austin-based People Pattern said this week that it has raised $4.5M in a Series A funding round, for the company's marketing analytics platform. The startup, founded by Spredfast co-founder Ken Cho and UT Austin professor Jason Baldridge, s...

Austin-based resource and portfolio management software developer Planview said this week that Insight Venture Partners has acquired a "substantial" interest in the company. Financial details and size of that investment was not announced. A...

Fort Worth-based Encore Vision, one of the companies in the Tech Fort Worth accelerator, said this morning that it has raised $5.0M in an angel funding round. The funding came from the Cowtown Angels, along with other angel investors. Accor...

Austin-based Apollo Endosurgery said earlier this week that it has raised $50M in a debt funding round, to fund the company's acquisition of the obesity intervention division of Allergan, as well as for working capital. The funding came fro...

Dallas-based Kannuu, a developer of video search and discovery software and technology, said Tuesday that it has raised $2M in a funding round. Source of the funding was not disclosed. The company said it would use the funding to open up ne...

Austin-based Datical announced this morning that it has raised $3M in a Series A funding round, for the company's database change management software. According to the company, the funding was led by Mercury Fund, and also included Austin V...

Round Rock-based Dell is ramping up its venture capital investment efforts in a big way, saying Thursday that it has expanded its venture capital efforts with the new Dell Strategic Innovation Venture Fund, to $300M. According to Dell, the ...

Fort Worth-based Simpli.fi, a developer of advertising technology, has raised $16M in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Frontier Capital. According to Frontier, Simpli.fi will use the growth capital to expand its sales and mark...

Austin-based Silvercar, the developer of the next-generation, smartphone driven airport rental service, has boosted its latest venture funding round to $6.0M, according to a regulatory filing from the company. Details on the funding have no...

Austin-based The Zebra said this morning that it has raised $3M in funding, via an extended seed financing round, for its real time, online auto insurance comparison shopping platform. The startup--led by Adam Lyons--said the funding came f...

Austin-based Starmount, which develosp mobile, point-of-sale software for retailers, annoucned it has raised a Series A funding round this morning. The funding came from Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, from the Kayne Partners Fund. Size of...

Austin-based NSS Labs has raised a Series A funding, to go towards its research and analysis of information security products, the company said Thursday. The funding came from LiveOak Venture Partners. Size of the round was not announced. A...

Austin-based Mozido, the mobile payment developer founded by Michael Liberty, said Thursday that it has raised $30M, part of a committed $70M financing round for the company. The round came from an un-named, Boston-based investment advisory...

San Antonio-based xenex, a developer of UV-based, room disinfection robots for healthcare facilities, said today that it has raised $11.3M in funding. The funding came from Battery Ventures, Targeted Technology Fund II, RK Ventures, and the...

A startup developer of pre-built building structures and systems, Prescient, said this morning that it has raised $3M in funding and set up a production facility in Houston. The startup--which is based in Denver, Colorado--said it raised $3...

Dallas-based venture investor Sevin Rosen has put more capital into file sharing services and app developer Hightail, in a new, $34M funding round for that company. Hightail said it raised $34M in its Series E funding, bringings its total r...

Dallas-based seed-stage incubator and accelerator Tech Wildcatters is on the move, and intends to find a new, central Dallas location in the next year, according to a report today. The report, from the Dallas Business Journal, said the move...

Dallas-based HipLogiq said Monday that it has raised $7M in a Series B funding, for the company's social media marketing software and applications. The startup said the funding was led by Hadron Global Partners, and will go towards market g...

Dallas-based venture investor Silver Creek Ventures has re-upped on its investment in WAN appliance maker Talari Networks. Talari said Monday that it has raised $15M in a Series D funding, which was led by Four Rivers Group, and also includ...

Austin-based OneSpot has raised $5.3M in a Series A funding round, for its content advertising and content marketing software. OneSpot said the funding was led by Mohr Davidow Ventures, and also included Mack Capital, RSL Ventures, Capital...

Austin-based Written.com, a developer of a platform which helps companies and brands license content from bloggers, has raised $1M in a seed funding, the company announced Tuesday. According to Written.com, the funding was led by LiveOak Ve...

Dallas-based Servergy announced this morning that it has raised $20M in a funding round, for the company's power-optimized, Linux servers. The company said the funding came from accredited investors via an offering from The Williams Financi...

In a big boost to the local high tech industry, Austin-based early stage venture investor Silverton Partners announced this morning that it has formed a $75M, early stage follow on fund, Silverton Partners IV--which will specifically go to ...

Austin-based SolarWinds is making an investment in AppNeta, a startup developing application performance management (APM) software, the two said this morning. Boston-based AppNeta said that the deal comes as part of a strategic partnership ...

Richardson, Texas-based energy management systems developer EnTouch Controls announced this morning that it has raised $8.25M in a Series B funding round, to go towards expansion of the company's energy management service offerings. Accordi...

Austin-based Malauzai Software, which develops mobile banking applications for the community financial institutions market, said today that it has raised $3M in funding. The company said the Series B funding will go toward ramping up its mo...

Irving-based eRecycling Group announced this morning that it has raised a huge, $105M Series C funding round, to go towards its electronics and mobile device trade-in service. The funding was led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and als...

Austin-based Pivot3, the developer of computing and storage devices for the video surveillance and desktop virtualization market, said this morning that it has raised $14M more in a financing round, bringing its total investments raised to ...

Austin-based Gravitant, the cloud software developer led by Mohammed Farooq, said Wednesday that it has raised $10M in its Series B funding. The new funding was led by Corsa Ventures, and also included prior investor S3 Ventures. As part of...

Austin-based Querium, a developer of mobile education software for the middle school, high school, and college market, announced this week that it has received an investment from angel investor Dr. Jamo Rubin. Size of the investment was not...

Breathometer, a Silicon Valley-based developer of a smartphone-connected breathalyzer to determine blood alcohol level, has scored an investment from Mark Cuban, via its feature on the show "Shark Tank". The startup said it raised $2M in se...

Venture capital investments in Texas rose in Q3, according to the latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report, based on data from Thomson Reuters. According to the report, there were 35 venture capital deals in Te...

Austin-based Boxer, a developer of mobile email applications, announced this morning that it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The round was led by Sutter Hill Ventures. Boxer, which is headed by Andrew Eye, said it is developing emai...

Brett Hurt, the former founder of Bazaarvoice, has abandoned plans to be involved in a new, early stage venture capital fund he was organizing, Hurt+Harbach, he disclosed in a blog post Thursday. According to Hurt, he was losing sleep over ...

Austin-based Mach 1 Development, a developer of digital document tracking tools, said today that it has raised $1M in an equity funding round. THe funding came from a single, un-named angel investor form the digital security software indust...

Austin-based Tabbedout, the developer of mobile bar and restaurant tab and payment applications, has raised $7.75M in a Series B funding round. The company said the funding came from NEA, Heartland Payment Systems and Morgan Creek Capital. ...

Dallas-based Traxo, a developer of travel organization apps and software, has raised $4.2M in a Series A funding, to help travelers track their travel reservations and plans. According to the company, the funding came from Advantage Capital...

Pasadena, Texas-based biofuels maker KioR announced this week that it is in the midst of doubling production at its Columbus, Mississippi plant, with the help of $50M in new funding from Vinod Khosla and Khosla Ventures. KioR said it expect...

Houston-based Chevron Technology Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Chevron, said today that it has raised a $90M, investment fund, CTV Fund V. Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) is a major investor in the energy and other relat...

Austin-based Veros Systems, the developer of industrial asset monitoring products, said Monday that it has raised $8M in its Series A funding round. The new funding came from Chevron Technology Ventures, and also included Austin Ventures an...

Austin-based Cinegif, a startup developing software for converting videos to animated GIF images, disclosed that it has raised $500,000 in a seed funding round. The funding came from the Baylor Angel Network, the Houston Angel Network, and ...

Wish you could call up an MBA student and get some advice for your small business? Prolific, Texas angel investor Mark Cuban has backed a startup connecting small and mid sized businesses with MBA students, called HourlyNerd. Cuban has inv...

Austin-based startup RunTitle, an online marketplace for reports on oil, gas, and mineral rights, has raised $4M in a funding round, the company said this morning. The firm said the Series A funding was led by Austin Ventures. RunTitle offe...

Austin-based Set.fm, a developer of an app to help musicians to capture, promote, and sell recordings of their live performances, said yesterday that it has raised $1.2M in seed funding. The funding came from Golden Venture Partners, a Toro...

Coppell-based Geoforce, a developer of asset tracking products for the oil and gas industry, said Wednesday that it has raised a "significant" growth equity investment for the company. Financial details of the investment were not announced....

Frisco-based ZeOmega said this morning that it has raised $21.5M in an equity funding, led by private equity firm Bregal Sagemount. ZeOmega, which develops software used for population healthcare management by organizations, said the fundin...

In what might be the first piece of hardware specifically created to take advantage of the Bitcoin currency, Austin-based Cointerra said today that it has raised $1.5M in a funding round, and launched its products. Cointerra has created app...

Austin- and Fort Worth-based TPG Capital's David Bonderman has joined the board of Uber, after the firm joined with Google Ventures to invest a total of $361M in the smartphone ride service provider. Details of the funding were widely publi...

Austin-based Ambiq Micro, which develops power optimized semiconductor technology, said earlier this week that it has raised $10M in a Series B funding. The round was led by Austin Ventures, and also included ARM, Mercury Fund, Huron River ...

Austin-based startup TrendKite--one of the companies in the Capital Factory--announced today that it has raised $1.2M in a Series A funding, to go towards the company's predictive analytics software for social media and press activity. The ...

Irving, Texas-based SMB Suite, a developer of hosted ERP, CRM, and other software for small and medium sized businesses, has raised $3M in a funding round. The round came from Meritage Funds, and its Meritage Fund III Growth Equity fund. SM...

Austin-based TurnKey Vacation Rentals, a new startup taking on vacation rental management, has raised $1.5M to help people list their vacation rentals on HomeAway on AirBNB. According to TurnKey, the seed funding round came from Richard Bar...