New VC Firm Raises $100M Debut Fund - Link

• Introducing our $100M fund — Ensemble VC - Ensemble | Expert Advisors for Functional & Strategic Expertise for Team & Operational Optimization - Link

 
 

New VC Firm Aims to Back Women-Owned and Led Companies in DFW - Link

 

The first fund from Cassandra Capital LLC, the new VC firm, is a “rolling fund of funds” that’s aiming to raise $20 million, says McGowan-Ellis, who’s serving as Cassandra’s CEO. Eighty percent of the amount raised for Cass Cap Fund I LP is intended to be invested in four other women-owned venture capital firms: Houston’s The Artemis Fund, Chicago/Los Angeles-based Supply Chain Capital, and Portfolia and Chloe Capital, both with headquarters in New York." - DallasInnovates Glenn Hunter

Peterson Partners provides $50M in growth capital for Dura Software - Link

• Peterson Partners announces plan to invest up to $50m in Dura Software – San Antonio Business Journal's Zoe Gottlieb - Link
• Peterson Private Equity provides growth capital to Dura Software – Link

Peterson Partners is an independent investment firm with over $2 billion under management across private equity and venture capital. Peterson Partners has invested in more than 250 companies across a wide range of industries, including Allbirds, Vivint, Packsize, Lucid Software, and Azul.

Dura is an entirely new type of software-focused company that acquires and operates B2B (business-to-business) software companies with the intent never to sell them. Founded by Paul Salisbury, Dura’s CEO, San Antonio entrepreneur Michael Girdley, executive chairman, and chief financial officer Chris Burney, Dura’s focus is on acquiring and operating niche software companies with annual revenue of at least $1.5 million to $4 million."

Techstars Startup Weekend Dallas
 

San Antonio Startup Day
 

What is San Antonio Startup Day?

San Antonio Startup Day is a full day of resources, networking, and expert-led talks to energize your entrepreneurial ambitions. You’ll have the opportunity to meet and learn from leaders in San Antonio’s startup ecosystem. Enjoy a full day of free coworking community at Geekdom as you explore the opportunities to grow in downtown SA.

Who is San Antonio Startup Day for?

Anyone interested in getting more involved in San Antonio’s entrepreneurial startup scene. Looking for resources to build your business, connections to grow your network, or inspiration to spark your next great idea? We’ve got you covered.

When & where does San Antonio Startup day happen?

This event happens once a month at Geekdom. (Located at 110 E Houston St. San Antonio TX 78205.) Check in is located on the 8th floor. Sessions are located throughout the Geekdom community spaces and Event Centre.

• The Evolution of Downtown Austin in a Multi-Hub Innovation Region - Link
  - Austin Next Podcast
   
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  - Axios Austin
   
• Ecliptic Capital Ecosystem Report Survey -  Link
   
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• Austin is short lifeguards every year. One problem is the application process. - Link
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• Austin Energy’s general manager, Jackie Sargent, steps down - Link
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  - Austin Monitor
   
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• Hayes Barnard Named Commencement Speaker - Link
• The Rewards of Teaching First-year Students - Link
• UT professor of mechanical engineering designs robots that could help stroke recovery - Link
• Google Fiber Executive Takes Helm of Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life - Link
  - University of Texas
   
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• Google too? New AI integrations for new Docs and Gmail - Link
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• TLDR: the societal and environmental costs of lithium batteries - Link
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  - The American Genius
   
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• Stellantis, BMW in talks with Panasonic over new EV battery plants - Link
• Austin continues to address wildfire risk through training, community ... - Link
  - Built in Austin


• Meet the 2023 Austin Inno Madness champions - Link
• In East Austin, Endeavor plans another big mixed-use hub — one rivaling Statesman redevelopment - Link
• Where's new housing being built in Austin? - Link
• Journal Profile: New Habitat for Humanity CEO Michele Anderson reveling in Austin's food, friendliness - Link
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• Report: Tesla's Giga Texas factory has swollen to more than 12K employees - Link
• Executive Insights: Michael Butler of Cascadia Capital (video) - Link
• Exec quit 6-figure job to ride a horse across U.S. - Link
• Why Kimbal Musk is opening a restaurant in Austin - Link
• Survey: Technology, media and telecommunications companies embrace ESG reporting - Link
• Tenants race to find place in dwindling retail space - Link
• Why Pluckers owners remain bullish on expansion - Link
• How VC slowdown's impacting female founders - Link
• Why pro sports teams, including Austin FC, are investing in public transit expansion - Link
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• Texas Legislature considers $5B fund to expand broadband internet access - Link
• New-to-Texas 3PL company eats up 200K square feet of warehouse space in Kyle - Link
• Federal jury awards ex-Tesla worker Owen Diaz $3.2M, far less than he was previously offered - Link
• Apple to cut some corporate retail workers, Bloomberg reports - Link
• Hill Country hospital to get new owner - Link
• Czech Trade opens Austin office - Link
• M&A Wrap: Large Central Texas utility construction company expands, plus more recent deals - Link
• Google to eliminate popular, tasty perk to roll back spending - Link
• New tech CEOs, leaders to know - Link
• What's Kroger up to in Austin? - Link
• Why small Hill Country cities are drawing corporate interests - Link
• Austin's Chi'Lantro returning to Houston with first brick-and-mortar restaurant in city - Link
• Funding wrap: StellarFI snags $15M to help people build credit; Israel-born startup settling into new HQ - Link
• PNC to close downtown Austin branch amid retail culling - Link
• WSJ: Austin has nation's 2nd hottest job market - Link
• These public pension funds were impacted by bank failures - Link
  - Austin Business Journal
   
• Texas aims to attract semiconductor investment amid national boom - Link
• More layoffs announced in Central Texas with dozens of jobs being cut - Link
• Texas Observer to continue publishing after staff raises $300k - Link
• Could Austin be an exception to the Texas economy slowdown? - Link
• New downtown tower lands big-name restaurant, starts leasing apartments - Link
• Tesla delivered over 420,000 vehicles last quarter amid price cuts - Link
• Google's self-driving vehicle company Waymo returns to Austin to test new tech - Link
  - Austin American-Statesman

• Allosense joins TechStars Industries of the Future Accelerator - Link
  - Startups San Antonio's Iris Gonzalez
   
• San Antonio’s ‘big city, small town’ dynamic is subject of Robert Rivard’s new podcast - Link
• What bar business is worth could be turning point in Alamo Plaza eminent domain case - Link
• Ready to Work program provides job training for San Antonians - Link
• For 40 years, Club Giraud has hosted San Antonio’s ‘power lunch’ crowd - Link
• Recent companywide layoffs at USAA reflect ‘challenging economy’ - Link
  - San Antonio Report
   
• Texans accounted for major share of New Mexico's $300 million in legal cannabis sales - Link
• PechaKucha San Antonio heads to Mission Marquee Plaza this month - Link
• San Antonio-based USAA slashes 475 more jobs, citing economic worries - Link
  - San Antonio Current
   
• Announcing the 2023 Health Care Hero honorees - Link
• SA airport gaining thousands more airline seats daily as demand surges - Link
• Buc-ee’s opening another location - Link
• PNC closing 47 more branches nationwide, including 2 in SA - Link
• Editor's Note: Not having a plan is planning to fail in Hill Country - Link
• Texas Legislature considers $5B fund to expand broadband internet access - Link
• SAT adds more nonstop and daily flights - Link
• One on One: Castro seeking federal contracting equity and transparency - Link
• Regions Bank expands into San Antonio, appoints new market leader - Link
• Tenants race to find place in dwindling retail space - Link
• Long anticipated Lone Star Brewery redevelopment advancing - Link
• Wealth management firm's alternative investments raise over $26m - Link
• SecureLogix CTO advises small, mid-sized businesses how to protect against cyberattacks - Link
• Local banking exec signals threat to community banks - Link
• Visit San Antonio narrows finalists for multiyear marketing contract - Link
• Minus a miracle, XFL headed for awkward SA finish - Link
• After launching IPO, promising SA biotech still chasing profitability - Link
• Alamo City Ticker: Tracking San Antonio-based public companies in the market - Link
• USAA braces for economic downturn with sweeping layoffs - Link
  - San Antonio Business Journal

• #40: How SaaS Startups Can Grow Sales Successfully With SDRs and BDRs – Christine Rogers - Link
  - Practical Founders Podcast's Greg Head
   
• Episode 87: Meelis Anton - Link
• Episode 86: Scotty Scott - Link
  - Innovate Fort Worth Podcast
   
• Texas House approves $302.6 billion state budget with tax cuts and teacher and state employee raises - Link
• Employers still adding jobs despite Fed rate hikes - Link
• Retail analytics firm Buxton announces strategic growth investment - Link
• IRS pledges better service, no new agents with guns - Link
• Bills to add more natural gas to Texas grid clear Senate - Link
• EarthX: World’s largest green gathering explores the environment - Link
• Bills to expand gambling access in Texas clear House committee - Link
• Perryman: As state budget takes shape, lawmakers should look to the future - Link
  - Fort Worth Business Press
   
• The Messy Saga of Short-Term Rentals In Dallas Is Nowhere Near Complete - Link
• DFW Healthcare Brief: The 100 Great Nurses of DFW and Memorial Hermann’s Joint Venture with Dallas-Area Home Health Provider - Link
• Meet the Dallas 500: Delanor Doyle - Link
• UTSW Study: Patients Prefer Immediate Access to Test Results - Link
• Scenes from D CEO’s 2023 Women Leading STEM Forum - Link
• Scenes from D Magazine‘s 2023 Excellence in Nursing Celebration - Link
• Scenes from D Home’s 2023 Best Designers Party - Link
• Two North Texas Bankers Share What They Learned From the SVB and Signature Bank Fallouts - Link
• How DFW Becomes a Biotech Hub - Link
• Deadline Extended: 2023 Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards - Link
  - D Magazine
   
• Plano Telecom Tech Giant Secures $53.4 Million in Private Placement Financing to Reduce Debt and Drive Growth - Link
• StoneTree Investment Partners Launches StoneTree Council to Advise and Co-Invest in Niche Industrial Companies - Link
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• NETSTREIT Names Industry Veteran as its New CFO/Treasurer - Link
• Paycom: Helping Others Through Technology - Link
• Techstars Startup Weekend Dallas Returns: A Dive into Emerging Tech for Diverse Entrepreneurs - Link
• Slovenia Looks to Expand Presence in U.S. Market at Dallas Business Conference - Link
• NEC Corp. of America Names New President/CEO; Aligns with NEC Europe - Link
• Tricolor CEO Highlights AI Innovation as a ‘Breakthrough’ Tool to Advance Financial Inclusion for Underserved Hispanic Customers - Link
• Revving Up: German Engine Manufacturer MTU to Begin On-Site Testing at New AllianceTexas Facility in Fort Worth - Link
• Ever.Ag Names Veteran Leader to New Position of President - Link
• UNT Dallas Names Veteran Administrator as VP of Enrollment Management, Student Affairs - Link
• Dallas-Based EarthX Expands Global Reach With New Director of International Relations - Link
• CrossFirst Bank Expands Texas Presence to Fort Worth, Names Market President - Link
• UNT Names Pioneering Researcher, Inventor as New College of Engineering Dean - Link
• The Last Word: NTT DATA’s Aaron Millstone on Why Workers Need to Master AI Language Models - Link
• From Athletes to Execs: How Dallas’ BSN Sports Is Turning Top Female Players Into Business Leaders - Link
• New VC Firm Aims to Back Women-Owned and Led Companies in DFW - Link
• Dallas’ Brierley+Partners Acquired by India-Based Customer Loyalty, Engagement Platform - Link
• DataBank Secures Another $325M in Financing to Expand Edge Data Center Footprint - Link
• Thomson Reuters and TPG Partner to Establish Elite as Standalone Legal Tech Business in $500 Million Deal - Link
• Cutting a Path to Success: Dallas Startup Launches Eco-Friendly Robot Mower to Tackle Landscaper Labor Shortage - Link
• Dallas Launches New Incentive Tools Targeted at Underserved Areas - Link
• Dallas Independent Ad Agency Firehouse Announces 3 Promotions - Link
• Creative Convictions: ‘Courage In the Face of Convention’ - Link
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• Dallas Invents: 120 Patents Granted for Week of March 28 - Link
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• Toyota Motor North America Appoints Chief Diversity Officer - Link
• Retail Analytics Company Buxton Receives Investment from Growth Equity Firm; Names New CEO - Link
• The Last Word: Health Wildcatters’ Dr. Hubert Zajicek on Dallas’ Biotech Boom - Link
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• Frito-Lay, Quaker Open First-of-its-Kind Greenhouse Learning Center in Plano - Link
• LaborJack Expands to DFW With Manual Labor Gig Staffing App - Link
• Report: Texas Leads U.S. With Fastest Economic Expansion - Link
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• Fort Worth Doubles Down on Innovation Districts With New Policy, Designations - Link
• Human-Free Trucking From Dallas Next Year? Aurora Says Its Tech Is Now ‘Feature Complete’ - Link
• Ken Hersh To Receive World Affairs Council Award for Promoting North Texas’ International Profile - Link
• The Last Word: Dr. Kangkook Jee on How UTD Students Are Making Their Mark in National Competitions - Link
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• Texas Legislature Eyes Expansion of EV Fast-Charging Stations Statewide - Link
• Dallas Police Dept. Puts Use-of-Force Data on Interactive Public Dashboards - Link
  - Dallas Innovates
   
• Charles Schwab hauls in more than $53 billion of new client assets in March despite industry tumult - Link
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• 5 simple strategies to build business resiliency - Link
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• Carrollton-based BuzzBallz plans for more international and local expansion - Link
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• DFW Bank Snapshot: Take a closer look at NexBank - Link
• Meet DeVon Lang: Truist's new North Texas leader discusses transition - Link
• Dallas-based Dr. B Dental Solutions secures over $5M seed funding - Link
• Celanese partners with pharmaceutical company to release new glaucoma treatment - Link
• Fort Worth-based TPG buys majority stake in financial management platform Elite for $500M - Link
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• Truist regional president resigns; new leader tapped - Link
• Intuitive Health acquires Premier ER & Urgent Care, expands services to Central Texas - Link
• Fort Worth-based Buxton secures funding from private equity firm PSG - Link
• Verily CEO Stephen Gillett discusses what the Alphabet subsidiary has in store for North Texas - Link
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• CEO Cynt Marshall has turned the Mavericks into a shining example of DEI - Link
• 11 reasons you should have started thinking about your exit yesterday - Link
• Q&A: Fort Worth-based airport management consultant discusses need for more funding - Link
• Parker County EDC names Chris Strayer as new executive director - Link
• Data shows Texas’ music economy is in the midst of a correction - Link
• Why the City of Anna is banking on a brewery to woo other venues - Link
• Irving-based Christus Health acquires cardiology group, boosting East Texas reach - Link
  - Dallas Business Journal & NXT Inno

• Revolutionizing the Marketplace and Patient Outcomes Through Personalized Medicines - Link
  - Texas Medical Center
   
• Meet the Houstonian commanding NASA's historic return to the moon - Link
• 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week - Link
• Here's what Houston startups have raised in funding so far this year - Link
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• Expert: The major impact women of Texas have on the state's small biz exports - Link
• Houston fintech company launches new tool for startups and small businesses - Link
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• Houston startup with breast milk freeze-drying tech heads to Shark Tank - Link
• NASA names four astronauts heading to the moon at Houston event - Link
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• Houston e-commerce company raises another $40M round to support growth - Link
• Texas ranks high on new EV study, but Houston was outpaced by other metros - Link
• 3 Houston innovators to know this week - Link
  - Innovation Map Houston’s Natalie Harms
   
• April 2023 Rice Women in Entrepreneurship Events - Google Sheets - Link
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  - Rice University
   
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  - University of Houston
   
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  - Houston Business Journal
   
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  - Houston Chronicle
   
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  - McAllen Chamber of Commerce

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