Name: Venture Dallas 2025
Start: 2025-10-30
End: 2025-10-30
Location: George W. Bush Presidential Center

Home | Venture Dallas - Innovation Meets Investment =============== top of page [![Image 1](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_b1fed5f36d1c4a0685d47a5a08e3b7da~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_186,h_35,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/venture-dallas-logo.png)](https://www.venturedallas.org/) * [Home](https://www.venturedallas.org/) * [About](https://www.venturedallas.org/about) * [Sponsorships](https://www.venturedallas.org/sponsorship-opportunities) * [Nominations](https://www.venturedallas.org/nominations) * [Past Events](https://www.venturedallas.org/) * [2024 Event](https://www.venturedallas.org/home-1) * [2023 Event](https://www.venturedallas.org/2023) * [2022 Event](https://www.venturedallas.org/2022) * [2019 Event](https://www.venturedallas.org/2019) * [Contact](https://www.venturedallas.org/) [2025 Tickets](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/venture-dallas-2025-tickets-1384008690249?aff=oddtdtcreator) ![Image 2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_86b6996de01d4dbf919ead1071866136f001.jpg/v1/fill/w_1022,h_767,al_c,q_85,usm_0.33_1.00_0.00,enc_avif,quality_auto/c2a97d_86b6996de01d4dbf919ead1071866136f001.jpg) ![Image 3](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_bb5c3d4c95d44329966e34f65b335466~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1024,h_1005,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/6880f7_bb5c3d4c95d44329966e34f65b335466~mv2.png) 2025 Annual Conference October 30th ===================================== [Purchase Tickets](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/venture-dallas-2025-tickets-1384008690249?aff=oddtdtcreator) [Be a Sponsor](https://www.venturedallas.org/sponsorship-opportunities) [Nominate a Start Up](https://www.venturedallas.org/nominations) [COMING SOON](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/venture-dallas-2023-tickets-702468872307) ![Image 4](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_89e1c44eda5747a5b37d5ede65f9fe41~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1024,h_352,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/6880f7_89e1c44eda5747a5b37d5ede65f9fe41~mv2.png) ![Image 5](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_3bd1159540d84f05af1a724eb52274d1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_200,h_71,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Graphic-VENTURE2.png) Start Up of the Year Awards --------------------------- Once again in 2025, Venture Dallas is looking for the best startups that Dallas has to offer and we're looking for your help. This is your opportunity to submit nominations for your favorite start up — including your own. [Learn More](https://www.venturedallas.org/nominations) A Community of North Texas Leaders Venture Dallas exists to amplify the entrepreneurial spirit of Dallas by connecting innovators with investors, celebrating our pioneering roots, and driving impactful growth for a thriving business community.The conference and our community are the catalysts for entrepreneurial growth in the heart of Texas, bridging innovators and investors with trusted connections, meaningful support, and a shared pioneering spirit. We shape Dallas into a thriving hub for business, where ideas ignite, opportunities abound, and success is celebrated. Who We Are ---------- [Learn More](https://www.venturedallas.org/about) ![Image 6](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_20b8d5f855e64b149640acaf340d012c~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_98,w_1921,h_570/fill/w_1024,h_304,fp_0.50_0.50,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Graphic-FullWidth2.png) [Meet Speakers](https://www.venturedallas.org/) Remarkable Speakers ------------------- At the crossroads of creativity and capital, we recognize that innovation alone isn't enough; it must be met with the right investment to grow and flourish. Engage with a power-packed lineup of Investors, Entrepreneurs, and High-Growth Companies from Dallas-Fort Worth and around the country. Learn explicitly why our region is experiencing explosive growth. ![Image 7](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_75020673501f47b893c98692ad7c27c1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_471,h_655,fp_0.50_0.50,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Graphic-Img12.png) [Get Deal Room](https://www.venturedallas.org/) Venture Dallas brings together visionary investors who see the potential in entrepreneurs' dreams. Our annual conference convenes innovators, business luminaries, and investors from around the nation to experience the forces propelling Dallas-Fort Worth forward as a premier hub of innovation. Investors Connect ----------------- ![Image 8](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_52ac087dd79b44a993495498768ae4d4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_472,h_655,fp_0.52_0.50,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Graphic-Img22.png) 2024 Speakers & Topics ---------------------- [Download Agenda](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_8a886ada2a7a412584b7d59c67bdee49.pdf) Welcome Remarks & State of VC ----------------------------- ###### Introductory Panel ### Elaine Agather Chairman of the Dallas Region J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. CEO of the Central Region and Managing Director of The Private Bank J.P. Morgan. [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_4a744f67e6dd47dea030b0815e61ba7a.pdf) ![Image 9: Elaine Agather Headshot 2024.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_af7e2760be8a48c582bbf48771105840~mv2.jpg) ### Anurag Jain Chairman & CEO Access Healthcare Co-Founder Perot Jain [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_4b7ec751683c4014a8199b7ba4cafab5.pdf) ![Image 10: Jain_Anurag_7x7.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_107e4c223bbf4674b441bfb938800679~mv2.jpg) ### J. Aaron Pierce Partner,Perot Jain Chairman & Co-Founder, Venture Dallas Moderator [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_b8870fd11b9945e3b732b80b6769737c.pdf) ![Image 11: HeadshotAPierce (1).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_60d4fc2be5dd4b45aacb114adcf0128c~mv2.jpg) ### Jim Lee Founder and CEO Texas Stock Exchange [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_d1bf720ea8af4682966f767129c5e6ee.pdf) ![Image 12: Jim Lee.jfif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_85fc335e4d0947978d00cfaee3dbf286~mv2.jpg) ### John Cornyn United States Senator Texas [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_5d56a763ad734947af21917508bf6f87.pdf) ![Image 13: John Cornyn_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_93c68cf58e224003a0209190e2813ae0~mv2.jpg) ### Chris Darby Global Head Venture Investments [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_da01a698288748ed9b16b0e4b9e469c3.pdf) ![Image 14: Chris Darby Headshot.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_5814f16e9bb243beaba1aa3584941799~mv2.png) ### Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD Co-Founder Highlander Health [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_9444ac893183427fa2a497d659e37d5e.pdf) ![Image 15: Amy Abernethy - Portrait.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_a14f3d5ccba84daaaf08c0877d548a41~mv2.png) ### Brad Hirsch, MD Co-Founder Highlander Health [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_284ec346bc5a4fe8b45636a13040c4c6.pdf) ![Image 16: Brad Hirsch - Portrait.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_c8c7d745ed0d4b92bebc72dc1d443851~mv2.png) ### Wes Cummins Founder and CEO Applied Digital [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_d03b3de32b894c3f98ed940fede9c1f4.pdf) ![Image 17: Wes Cummins.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_1d5cf1d0c8344993bb1d47dbbefd2bb2~mv2.jpg) ### Nicole Small CEO LH Capital & Lyda Hill Philanthropies [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_1d97ad387ee64fccbd0c61ad76f6a7c1.pdf) ![Image 18: nicole small.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_9ed855f499e24e6bb8b3a676b2e5a888~mv2.jpg) ### Mike Fey Co-Founder and CEO Island Technology [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_273cffe42dc641b8bfb60647b2305444.pdf) ![Image 19: mike fey.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_c069e036f1ac4542a4385475617d5d47~mv2.jpg) ### David Hunt Founder and Managing Partner Hunt Technology Ventures [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_c44b8086cd364f91a63be6c0df47ac89.pdf) ![Image 20: Light Backdrop](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_e4d8619667a848a98c250bd1b2d09d5d~mv2.jpg) ### Darren Blanton Founder and Managing Partner Colt Ventures [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_04bc098f53874bcf8a1fc4999d19272e.pdf) ![Image 21: darren blanton.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_f1126b88b2f6461ab27d3ed848076158~mv2.jpg) ### Coby Cotton Co-Founder Dude Perfect [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_15a4e46c788540c29089fd47d7cab95c.pdf) ![Image 22: Coby Cotton.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_7faf85a2687b4978aa9a59a2e4bf55bf~mv2.jpeg) ### Andrew Yaffe CEO Dude Perfect [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_2e1b80e083e1469194c1fe3c75ab017e.pdf) ![Image 23: Andrew Yaffe.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_a7ed42b4ab0e4befa0041f1df42a4554~mv2.png) ### Jason Illian Co-Founder and Managing Director Highmount Capital [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_002e6b15b74445c1875d40ad6b3e7a87.pdf) ![Image 24: jason illian.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_312a7dead25748f39f0d3f1feba48b9a~mv2.jpg) ### Jesse Draper Founding Partner Halogen Ventures [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_92ae7ce9c58f4a84b3e0e275ad916854.pdf) ![Image 25: JesseDraperHeadshot2023_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_d24562f761fd4acda51aa4673a6de42c~mv2.jpg) ### JC Raby Managing Director, Head of Emerging Technology J.P. Morgan [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_4c33a17d3d004fb98025c9cdd9d119da.pdf) ![Image 26: JCRaby.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_47fbb74f8643427f928b1a71f1b5352e~mv2.jpg) 2024 Speakers ------------- Venture's Role in Advancing Human Health: North Texas Biotech Success Stories Steve Curtis,Director of New Ventures, BrightEdge Dr. Amy Kruse,General Partner and CIO, Satori Neuro Gwen Watanabe,Managing Director, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners Gabby Everett,Director of Business Operations & Strategy and Site Head, BioLabs Pegasus Park ![Image 27](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_2eefa2328d4b40f694ad0959be2a73e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Gabby-cropped.jpg) ![Image 28](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_5bb888f8e8084b6191c43abfd6493356~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/AmyKruse-cropped.jpg) ![Image 29](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_4947bcd6b29d4a12b5954f5657980e03~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Steve-crutis-cropped.jpg) ![Image 30](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_448ee4b1c5cf463693b67899db17f381~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Gwen-watanabe-cropped.jpg) Dallas Success Stories: Lyndsey and Scott Harper Scott Harper,Co-Founder and CEO, Dialexa Lyndsey Harper,Founder and CEO, Rosy ![Image 31](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_ac74d5ae8aa4459e94063c2d16c29040~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Scott-cropped.jpg) ![Image 32](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_154e2762d5be426da4e8e172e81852ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Harperheadshot-cropped.jpg) Defending Tomorrow: Innovations and Collaborations for Defense Technology Will Edwards,CEO, Firehawk Aerospace Dyan Gibbens,Strategic Advisor, AFWERX/SpaceWERX Sha-Chelle Manning,Chief Commercial Strategist, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Alex Moore,Partner, 8VC Hal Lambert,Founder, Point Bridge Capital, Founder, Star Castle Ventures ![Image 33](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_fa57140aef8e4ea99a04b23b491605d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Will-cropped.jpg) ![Image 34](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_c04d3c1d29114bebbdc2b665f9d8ebc6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Sha-chelle-cropped.jpg) ![Image 35](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_1d959a50d75e49ca9604bf85a76750ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/HalLambert.jpg) ![Image 36](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_22e9fe0a21e340e682ef07e659864687~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/AlexM-cropped.jpg) ![Image 37](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f228dd94332a418da85ba0940bc68157~mv2.png) The State of Venture Capital and Financing Ashraf Hebela,Managing Director, Head of Startup Banking, J.P. Morgan Michelle Yeh Gillis,Managing Director and Market Executive Technology and Disruptive Commerce, J.P. Morgan Sara Johnson, Horizon Tech Finance Kevin Lavelle, CEO, Mizzen+Main ![Image 38](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f83d187765a148d09f8cb686d21aaed7~mv2.jpg) ![Image 39](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_42b7763ed1214d31878595796379ed41~mv2.jpg) ![Image 40](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_aeefd8ac18904ccb835ce8a588df25ce~mv2.jpg) ![Image 41](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_b91aea20fd70467281f25e95b20edc09~mv2.jpeg) A Conversation with a Champion Clark Hunt,Chairman and CEO of Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas sports teams ![Image 42](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_4d3aa2afedf54061af5c75e35c73be27~mv2.jpg) Schedule -------- Oct 25 Startup Award Presentation Swinging for Success: VC, Sports, and Tech Keith Bank,Founder and CEO, KB Partners Arjun Chowdri,Chief Administrative and Innovation Officer, PGA Ryan Engle,Founder and CEO, Golf+ Artie Starrs,CEO, Topgolf Adeel Yang,Co-Founder and CEO, Dryvebox Tammy Meinershagen,CIO, Blackshaw Partners ![Image 43](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_c8ed107c1ee247acbda0e66d9325130e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/ArtieStarrs-cropped.jpg) ![Image 44](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_e2d0e3b68e8e4d70af5c58b0a691f298~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/arjun-cropped.jpg) ![Image 45](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f278d8f0dfdd48aca1545dcfdbf97ee2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Keith-bank-cropped.jpg) ![Image 46](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_7dab93d830374d6abde4a4e7f8ead10a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/RyanEngle-cropped.jpg) ![Image 47](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_a6ce48cbacd04405bcca15b2afe6413b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Tammy-cropped.jpg) ![Image 48](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_efad123a756e4fbda58bdbb16250a2ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/AdeelYang-cropped.jpg) A Conversation with a Champion Dirk Nowitski, Special Advisor, Dallas Mavericks & Hall of Fame player for NBA World Champion Dallas Mavericks ![Image 49](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_fc9f69d1f8344fac82f6d1a54196db59~mv2.jpg) Fireside Chat with Nirav Tolia Nirav Tolia,Founder, NextDoor ![Image 50](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_6dd2c99205c648feabe9fd9d973fac32~mv2.jpg) CVC and Corporate Innovation, A Discussion with Fortune 500 Innovation Leaders Moni Chakravorty,Lead Investment Strategist, 7 Ventures Terence O'Brien,Investment Lead, Aflac Ventures Vikram Taneja,Head, AT&T Ventures Gretchen Seay,Co-Founder and Managing Director, Clearsight Advisors ![Image 51](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_a53beac8147d4bb9849adc048cce264e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Terence-cropped.jpg) ![Image 52](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_3a751e2da40a40718915ff153c3ef625~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Gretchen-cropped.jpg) ![Image 53](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_d9cdfd282a64489496f7b13b6fb0ff53~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Vikram-cropped.jpg) ![Image 54](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_092834a7a99b43e4a3a3445507e85c53~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Moni-cropped.jpg) Dallas Success Stories: Jamie and Melbourne O'Banion Melbourne O'Banion,CEO and Co-Founder, Bestow Jamie O'Banion,CEO and Founder, BeautyBio ![Image 55](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_68e120bc47a743d7b144e2680398bf8b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/OBanion-cropped.jpg) ![Image 56](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_945f20a5fbac4082935211ede720d3c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/JObanion-cropped.jpg) October 30th ------------ Join premier investors and entrepreneurs from around the country to learn more about the early and growth-stage investment climate in DFW, how to capitalize on it, and what’s coming next. [2025 Sponsors & Speakers](https://www.venturedallas.org/) George W. Bush Presidential Center ------------------------------------ The George W. Bush Institute on the campus of SMU [Get Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/place/George+W.+Bush+Presidential+Center/@32.8375016,-96.7959424,13.4z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x864e9f0e5504224d:0x3e90facb0944b1e9!8m2!3d32.841183!4d-96.778198!16s%2Fm%2F0277mw9?entry=ttu) ![Image 57](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_cabeb0335d064376905eaafc7eeb4cd3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_471,h_636,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Graphic-Img3.png) [Funding Activity](https://www.venturedallas.org/) [Capital Firms](https://guide.dallasinnovates.com/funding/) Interested to learn more about the various angel investor groups, family offices, venture capital, and private equity firms that operate in the Dallas-Fort Worth market? We’ve partnered with the Dallas Regional Chamber and Dallas Innovates to maintain a list of the capital firms and North Texas deal flow to give you the real picture of our opportunities. 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[Purchase Tickets Now](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/venture-dallas-2025-tickets-1384008690249?aff=oddtdtcreator) George W. Bush Presidential Center ------------------------------------ [Get Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/place/George+W.+Bush+Presidential+Center/@32.8375016,-96.7959424,13.4z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x864e9f0e5504224d:0x3e90facb0944b1e9!8m2!3d32.841183!4d-96.778198!16s%2Fm%2F0277mw9?entry=ttu) The George W. 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Morgan ![Image 5](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_a9b32aaf9e4342049ead459b5184c139~mv2.jpg) ### Michelle Yeh Gillis Managing Director and Market Executive Technology and Disruptive Commerce, J.P. Morgan ![Image 6](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_42b7763ed1214d31878595796379ed41~mv2.jpg) ### Sara Johnson Horizon Tech Finance ![Image 7](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_aeefd8ac18904ccb835ce8a588df25ce~mv2.jpg) ### Kevin Lavelle CEO, Mizzen+Main ![Image 8](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_b91aea20fd70467281f25e95b20edc09~mv2.jpeg) The State of Venture Capital and Financing ------------------------------------------ ### Will Edwards CEO, Firehawk Aerospace ![Image 9](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_fa57140aef8e4ea99a04b23b491605d7~mv2.jpg) ### Dyan Gibbens Strategic Advisor, AFWERX/SpaceWERX ![Image 10](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f228dd94332a418da85ba0940bc68157~mv2.png) ### Sha-Chelle Manning Chief Commercial Strategist, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ![Image 11](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_c04d3c1d29114bebbdc2b665f9d8ebc6~mv2.jpg) ### Alex Moore Partner, 8VC ![Image 12](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_22e9fe0a21e340e682ef07e659864687~mv2.jpg) ### Hal Lambert Founder, Point Bridge Capital, Founder, Star Castle Ventures ![Image 13](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_1d959a50d75e49ca9604bf85a76750ff~mv2.jpg) Defending Tomorrow: Innovations and Collaborations for Defense Technology ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Scott Harper Co-Founder and CEO, Dialexa ![Image 14](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_ac74d5ae8aa4459e94063c2d16c29040~mv2.jpg) ### Lyndsey Harper Founder and CEO, Rosy ![Image 15](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_154e2762d5be426da4e8e172e81852ee~mv2.jpg) Dallas Success Stories: Lyndsey and Scott Harper ------------------------------------------------ ### Steve Curtis Director of New Ventures, BrightEdge ![Image 16](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_4947bcd6b29d4a12b5954f5657980e03~mv2.jpg) ### Dr. Amy Kruse General Partner and CIO, Satori Neuro ![Image 17](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_5bb888f8e8084b6191c43abfd6493356~mv2.jpg) ### Gwen Watanabe Managing Director, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners ![Image 18](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_448ee4b1c5cf463693b67899db17f381~mv2.jpg) ### Gabby Everett Director of Business Operations & Strategy and Site Head, BioLabs Pegasus Park ![Image 19](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_2eefa2328d4b40f694ad0959be2a73e3~mv2.jpg) Venture's Role in Advancing Human Health: North Texas Biotech Success Stories ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Startup Award Presentation -------------------------- ### Keith Bank Founder and CEO, KB Partners ![Image 20](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f278d8f0dfdd48aca1545dcfdbf97ee2~mv2.jpg) ### Arjun Chowdri Chief Administrative and Innovation Officer, PGA ![Image 21](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_e2d0e3b68e8e4d70af5c58b0a691f298~mv2.jpg) ### Ryan Engle Founder and CEO, Golf+ ![Image 22](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_7dab93d830374d6abde4a4e7f8ead10a~mv2.jpg) ### Artie Starrs CEO, Topgolf ![Image 23](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_c8ed107c1ee247acbda0e66d9325130e~mv2.jpg) ### Adeel Yang Co-Founder and CEO, Dryvebox ![Image 24](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_efad123a756e4fbda58bdbb16250a2ec~mv2.jpg) ### Tammy Meinershagen CIO, Blackshaw Partners ![Image 25](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_a6ce48cbacd04405bcca15b2afe6413b~mv2.jpg) Swinging for Success: VC, Sports, and Tech ------------------------------------------ ### Melbourne O'Banion CEO and Co-Founder, Bestow ![Image 26](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_68e120bc47a743d7b144e2680398bf8b~mv2.jpg) ### Jamie O'Banion CEO and Founder, BeautyBio ![Image 27](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_945f20a5fbac4082935211ede720d3c6~mv2.jpg) Dallas Success Stories: Jamie and Melbourne O'Banion ---------------------------------------------------- ### Moni Chakravorty Lead Investment Strategist, 7 Ventures ![Image 28](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_092834a7a99b43e4a3a3445507e85c53~mv2.jpg) ### Terence O'Brien Investment Lead, Aflac Ventures ![Image 29](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_a53beac8147d4bb9849adc048cce264e~mv2.jpg) ### Vikram Taneja Head, AT&T Ventures ![Image 30](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_d9cdfd282a64489496f7b13b6fb0ff53~mv2.jpg) ### Gretchen Seay Co-Founder and Managing Director, Clearsight Advisors ![Image 31](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_3a751e2da40a40718915ff153c3ef625~mv2.jpg) CVC and Corporate Innovation, A Discussion with Fortune 500 Innovation Leaders ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### Nirav Tolia Founder, NextDoor ![Image 32](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_6dd2c99205c648feabe9fd9d973fac32~mv2.jpg) Fireside Chat with Nirav Tolia ------------------------------ ### Dirk Nowitzki Special Advisor, Dallas Mavericks & Hall of Fame player for NBA World Champion Dallas Mavericks ![Image 33](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_fc9f69d1f8344fac82f6d1a54196db59~mv2.jpg) A Conversation with a Champion ------------------------------ Venture's Role in Advancing Human Health: North Texas Biotech Success Stories Steve Curtis,Director of New Ventures, BrightEdge Dr. Amy Kruse,General Partner and CIO, Satori Neuro Gwen Watanabe,Managing Director, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners Gabby Everett,Director of Business Operations & Strategy and Site Head, BioLabs Pegasus Park ![Image 34](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_2eefa2328d4b40f694ad0959be2a73e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Gabby-cropped.jpg) ![Image 35](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_5bb888f8e8084b6191c43abfd6493356~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/AmyKruse-cropped.jpg) ![Image 36](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_4947bcd6b29d4a12b5954f5657980e03~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Steve-crutis-cropped.jpg) ![Image 37](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_448ee4b1c5cf463693b67899db17f381~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Gwen-watanabe-cropped.jpg) Dallas Success Stories: Lyndsey and Scott Harper Scott Harper,Co-Founder and CEO, Dialexa Lyndsey Harper,Founder and CEO, Rosy ![Image 38](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_ac74d5ae8aa4459e94063c2d16c29040~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Scott-cropped.jpg) ![Image 39](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_154e2762d5be426da4e8e172e81852ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Harperheadshot-cropped.jpg) Defending Tomorrow: Innovations and Collaborations for Defense Technology Will Edwards,CEO, Firehawk Aerospace Dyan Gibbens,Strategic Advisor, AFWERX/SpaceWERX Sha-Chelle Manning,Chief Commercial Strategist, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Alex Moore,Partner, 8VC Hal Lambert,Founder, Point Bridge Capital, Founder, Star Castle Ventures ![Image 40](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_fa57140aef8e4ea99a04b23b491605d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Will-cropped.jpg) ![Image 41](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_c04d3c1d29114bebbdc2b665f9d8ebc6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Sha-chelle-cropped.jpg) ![Image 42](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_1d959a50d75e49ca9604bf85a76750ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/HalLambert.jpg) ![Image 43](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_22e9fe0a21e340e682ef07e659864687~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/AlexM-cropped.jpg) ![Image 44](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f228dd94332a418da85ba0940bc68157~mv2.png) The State of Venture Capital and Financing Ashraf Hebela,Managing Director, Head of Startup Banking, J.P. Morgan Michelle Yeh Gillis,Managing Director and Market Executive Technology and Disruptive Commerce, J.P. Morgan Sara Johnson, Horizon Tech Finance Kevin Lavelle, CEO, Mizzen+Main ![Image 45](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f83d187765a148d09f8cb686d21aaed7~mv2.jpg) ![Image 46](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_42b7763ed1214d31878595796379ed41~mv2.jpg) ![Image 47](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_aeefd8ac18904ccb835ce8a588df25ce~mv2.jpg) ![Image 48](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_b91aea20fd70467281f25e95b20edc09~mv2.jpeg) A Conversation with a Champion Clark Hunt,Chairman and CEO of Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas sports teams ![Image 49](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_4d3aa2afedf54061af5c75e35c73be27~mv2.jpg) Schedule -------- Oct 25 Startup Award Presentation Swinging for Success: VC, Sports, and Tech Keith Bank,Founder and CEO, KB Partners Arjun Chowdri,Chief Administrative and Innovation Officer, PGA Ryan Engle,Founder and CEO, Golf+ Artie Starrs,CEO, Topgolf Adeel Yang,Co-Founder and CEO, Dryvebox Tammy Meinershagen,CIO, Blackshaw Partners ![Image 50](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_c8ed107c1ee247acbda0e66d9325130e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/ArtieStarrs-cropped.jpg) ![Image 51](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_e2d0e3b68e8e4d70af5c58b0a691f298~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/arjun-cropped.jpg) ![Image 52](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f278d8f0dfdd48aca1545dcfdbf97ee2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Keith-bank-cropped.jpg) ![Image 53](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_7dab93d830374d6abde4a4e7f8ead10a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/RyanEngle-cropped.jpg) ![Image 54](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_a6ce48cbacd04405bcca15b2afe6413b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Tammy-cropped.jpg) ![Image 55](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_efad123a756e4fbda58bdbb16250a2ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/AdeelYang-cropped.jpg) A Conversation with a Champion Dirk Nowitski, Special Advisor, Dallas Mavericks & Hall of Fame player for NBA World Champion Dallas Mavericks ![Image 56](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_fc9f69d1f8344fac82f6d1a54196db59~mv2.jpg) Fireside Chat with Nirav Tolia Nirav Tolia,Founder, NextDoor ![Image 57](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_6dd2c99205c648feabe9fd9d973fac32~mv2.jpg) CVC and Corporate Innovation, A Discussion with Fortune 500 Innovation Leaders Moni Chakravorty,Lead Investment Strategist, 7 Ventures Terence O'Brien,Investment Lead, Aflac Ventures Vikram Taneja,Head, AT&T Ventures Gretchen Seay,Co-Founder and Managing Director, Clearsight Advisors ![Image 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BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER - DALLAS, TX NOVEMBER 2nd and 3rd, 2022 [COMING SOON](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/venture-dallas-2023-tickets-702468872307) Venture's Role in Advancing Human Health: North Texas Biotech Success Stories Steve Curtis,Director of New Ventures, BrightEdge Dr. Amy Kruse,General Partner and CIO, Satori Neuro Gwen Watanabe,Managing Director, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners Gabby Everett,Director of Business Operations & Strategy and Site Head, BioLabs Pegasus Park ![Image 4](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_2eefa2328d4b40f694ad0959be2a73e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Gabby-cropped.jpg) ![Image 5](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_5bb888f8e8084b6191c43abfd6493356~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/AmyKruse-cropped.jpg) ![Image 6](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_4947bcd6b29d4a12b5954f5657980e03~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Steve-crutis-cropped.jpg) ![Image 7](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_448ee4b1c5cf463693b67899db17f381~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Gwen-watanabe-cropped.jpg) Dallas Success Stories: Lyndsey and Scott Harper Scott Harper,Co-Founder and CEO, Dialexa Lyndsey Harper,Founder and CEO, Rosy ![Image 8](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_ac74d5ae8aa4459e94063c2d16c29040~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Scott-cropped.jpg) ![Image 9](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_154e2762d5be426da4e8e172e81852ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Harperheadshot-cropped.jpg) Defending Tomorrow: Innovations and Collaborations for Defense Technology Will Edwards,CEO, Firehawk Aerospace Dyan Gibbens,Strategic Advisor, AFWERX/SpaceWERX Sha-Chelle Manning,Chief Commercial Strategist, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Alex Moore,Partner, 8VC Hal Lambert,Founder, Point Bridge Capital, Founder, Star Castle Ventures ![Image 10](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_fa57140aef8e4ea99a04b23b491605d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Will-cropped.jpg) ![Image 11](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_c04d3c1d29114bebbdc2b665f9d8ebc6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Sha-chelle-cropped.jpg) ![Image 12](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_1d959a50d75e49ca9604bf85a76750ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/HalLambert.jpg) ![Image 13](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_22e9fe0a21e340e682ef07e659864687~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/AlexM-cropped.jpg) ![Image 14](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f228dd94332a418da85ba0940bc68157~mv2.png) The State of Venture Capital and Financing Ashraf Hebela,Managing Director, Head of Startup Banking, J.P. Morgan Michelle Yeh Gillis,Managing Director and Market Executive Technology and Disruptive Commerce, J.P. Morgan Sara Johnson, Horizon Tech Finance Kevin Lavelle, CEO, Mizzen+Main ![Image 15](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f83d187765a148d09f8cb686d21aaed7~mv2.jpg) ![Image 16](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_42b7763ed1214d31878595796379ed41~mv2.jpg) ![Image 17](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_aeefd8ac18904ccb835ce8a588df25ce~mv2.jpg) ![Image 18](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_b91aea20fd70467281f25e95b20edc09~mv2.jpeg) A Conversation with a Champion Clark Hunt,Chairman and CEO of Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas sports teams ![Image 19](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_4d3aa2afedf54061af5c75e35c73be27~mv2.jpg) Schedule -------- Oct 25 Startup Award Presentation Swinging for Success: VC, Sports, and Tech Keith Bank,Founder and CEO, KB Partners Arjun Chowdri,Chief Administrative and Innovation Officer, PGA Ryan Engle,Founder and CEO, Golf+ Artie Starrs,CEO, Topgolf Adeel Yang,Co-Founder and CEO, Dryvebox Tammy Meinershagen,CIO, Blackshaw Partners ![Image 20](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_c8ed107c1ee247acbda0e66d9325130e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/ArtieStarrs-cropped.jpg) ![Image 21](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_e2d0e3b68e8e4d70af5c58b0a691f298~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/arjun-cropped.jpg) ![Image 22](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f278d8f0dfdd48aca1545dcfdbf97ee2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Keith-bank-cropped.jpg) ![Image 23](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_7dab93d830374d6abde4a4e7f8ead10a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/RyanEngle-cropped.jpg) ![Image 24](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_a6ce48cbacd04405bcca15b2afe6413b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Tammy-cropped.jpg) ![Image 25](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_efad123a756e4fbda58bdbb16250a2ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/AdeelYang-cropped.jpg) A Conversation with a Champion Dirk Nowitski, Special Advisor, Dallas Mavericks & Hall of Fame player for NBA World Champion Dallas Mavericks ![Image 26](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_fc9f69d1f8344fac82f6d1a54196db59~mv2.jpg) Fireside Chat with Nirav Tolia Nirav Tolia,Founder, NextDoor ![Image 27](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_6dd2c99205c648feabe9fd9d973fac32~mv2.jpg) CVC and Corporate Innovation, A Discussion with Fortune 500 Innovation Leaders Moni Chakravorty,Lead Investment Strategist, 7 Ventures Terence O'Brien,Investment Lead, Aflac Ventures Vikram Taneja,Head, AT&T Ventures Gretchen Seay,Co-Founder and Managing Director, Clearsight Advisors ![Image 28](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_a53beac8147d4bb9849adc048cce264e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Terence-cropped.jpg) ![Image 29](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_3a751e2da40a40718915ff153c3ef625~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Gretchen-cropped.jpg) ![Image 30](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_d9cdfd282a64489496f7b13b6fb0ff53~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Vikram-cropped.jpg) ![Image 31](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_092834a7a99b43e4a3a3445507e85c53~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Moni-cropped.jpg) Dallas Success Stories: Jamie and Melbourne O'Banion Melbourne O'Banion,CEO and Co-Founder, Bestow Jamie O'Banion,CEO and Founder, BeautyBio ![Image 32](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_68e120bc47a743d7b144e2680398bf8b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/OBanion-cropped.jpg) ![Image 33](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_945f20a5fbac4082935211ede720d3c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/JObanion-cropped.jpg) ![Image 34: BKG-Fade-Dots.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_89e1c44eda5747a5b37d5ede65f9fe41~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1024,h_618,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/6880f7_89e1c44eda5747a5b37d5ede65f9fe41~mv2.png) 2022 Conference Attendee Recap ------------------------------ 54% Entrepeneurs 11% Professional Services 34% Investors [View Full 2022 Conference Recap](https://2022.venturedallas.org/) * [Home](https://www.venturedallas.org/) * [About](https://www.venturedallas.org/about) * [Sponsorships](https://www.venturedallas.org/sponsorship-opportunities) * 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Home | Venture Dallas - Innovation Meets Investment =============== Guest Area Please enter the password below. Go Links/Buttons: This page does not seem to contain any buttons/links. Warning: This page maybe requiring CAPTCHA, please make sure you are authorized to access this page. Home | Venture Dallas - Innovation Meets Investment =============== Guest Area Please enter the password below. Go Links/Buttons: This page does not seem to contain any buttons/links. Published Time: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:29:25 GMT PAGE 1 OF 3 # Agenda: 2024 Annual Conference 8:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks  Anurag Jain | Chairman & CEO , Access Healthcare ; Co -Founder , Perot Jain  Elaine Agather | Chairman of the Dallas Region , JPMorgan Chase & Co. ; Central Region Head and Managing Director , The Private Bank at J.P. Morgan  Moderator: Aaron Pierce | Partner, Perot Jain ; Chairman and Co - Founder , Venture Dallas 9:10 a.m. Strategic Leadership and Investment: Navigating Dude Perfect’s Next Phase of Growth Conversation  Andrew Yaffe | CEO, Dude Perfect  Coby Cotton | Co -Founder , Dude Perfect  Moderator: Jason Illian | Co -Founder & Managing Partner, Highmount Capital 9:45 a.m. Funding the Future: A Blueprint for Investing in Impactful Consumer Tech Conversation  Jesse Draper | Founding Partner , Halogen Ventures  Bryan Chambers | Pr esident & Co -Founder , Capital Factory 10:15 a.m. Networking Break 11:0 0 a.m. National Security Investment Trends : With Christopher Darby & Senator Cornyn  Christopher Darby | Global Head of Venture Investments , Cerberus ; Former CEO, In -Q-Tel  Senator Cornyn | U.S. Senator, Texas PAGE 2 OF 3 # Agenda: 2024 Annual Conference 11:30 a.m. Lessons from Leading Dallas Investors: Insights from David Hunt & Darren Blanton  Darren Blanton | Founder & Managing Partner, Colt Ventures  David Hunt | Founder & Managing Partner, Hunt Technology Ventures  Moderator, Louisa McCarty | 7-Ventures 12:00 p.m. Lunch in the Courtyard 1:20 p.m. Start -Up Awards 1:35 p.m. Revolutionizing Healthcare: Advancing Clinical Trial Innovation in North Texas  Amy Aberneth y | Co -Founder , Highlander Health  Brad Hirsch | Co -Founder, Highlander Health  Moderator, Nicole Smal l | CEO , LH Capital & Lyda Hill Philanthropies 2:05 p.m. Insights from Tech Founders with J.P. Morgan  Mike Fey | Co -Founder & CEO , Island Technology  Wes Cummins | Co -Founder & CEO, Applied Digital  Moderator , JC Raby | Managing Director , JPMorgan’s Tech Investment Banking 2:35 p.m. The Future of the Creator Economy  Matt Kendri ck | CEO , Good Good Golf  Preston Trout t | Co -Founder & CEO, Crowdsurf  Moderator, Ansley Carlisle | Investor , Mark Cuban Companies 2:55 p.m. Networking Break PAGE 3 OF 3 # Agenda: 2024 Annual Conference 3:35 p.m. Dallas Startups: A Candid Conversation  Robin Alex | Co -Founder, Highlevel  Wyatt Smith | Co -Founder & CEO, UpSmith  Liz Tsai | Founder & CEO, HiOperator  Moderator , Kevin Lavelle | Co -Founder & CEO , Harbor ; Founder & Chairman , Mizzen+Main 4:05 p.m. The Texas Stock Exchange  Jim Lee | CEO , Texas Stock Exchange  Moderator , Aaron Pierce | Partner , Perot Jain 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Happy Hour Links/Buttons: This page does not seem to contain any buttons/links. 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This is your opportunity to submit nominations for your favorite start up — including your own. [Learn More](https://www.venturedallas.org/nominations) A Community of North Texas Leaders Venture Dallas exists to amplify the entrepreneurial spirit of Dallas by connecting innovators with investors, celebrating our pioneering roots, and driving impactful growth for a thriving business community.The conference and our community are the catalysts for entrepreneurial growth in the heart of Texas, bridging innovators and investors with trusted connections, meaningful support, and a shared pioneering spirit. We shape Dallas into a thriving hub for business, where ideas ignite, opportunities abound, and success is celebrated. Who We Are ---------- [Learn More](https://www.venturedallas.org/about) ![Image 6](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_20b8d5f855e64b149640acaf340d012c~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_98,w_1921,h_570/fill/w_49,h_15,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Graphic-FullWidth2.png) [Meet Speakers](https://www.venturedallas.org/) Remarkable Speakers ------------------- At the crossroads of creativity and capital, we recognize that innovation alone isn't enough; it must be met with the right investment to grow and flourish. Engage with a power-packed lineup of Investors, Entrepreneurs, and High-Growth Companies from Dallas-Fort Worth and around the country. Learn explicitly why our region is experiencing explosive growth. ![Image 7](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_75020673501f47b893c98692ad7c27c1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_86,h_69,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Graphic-Img12.png) [Get Deal Room](https://www.venturedallas.org/) Venture Dallas brings together visionary investors who see the potential in entrepreneurs' dreams. Our annual conference convenes innovators, business luminaries, and investors from around the nation to experience the forces propelling Dallas-Fort Worth forward as a premier hub of innovation. Investors Connect ----------------- ![Image 8](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_52ac087dd79b44a993495498768ae4d4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_86,h_69,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Graphic-Img22.png) 2024 Speakers & Topics ---------------------- [Download Agenda](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_8a886ada2a7a412584b7d59c67bdee49.pdf) Welcome Remarks & State of VC ----------------------------- ###### Introductory Panel ### Elaine Agather Chairman of the Dallas Region J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. CEO of the Central Region and Managing Director of The Private Bank J.P. Morgan. [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_4a744f67e6dd47dea030b0815e61ba7a.pdf) ![Image 9: Elaine Agather Headshot 2024.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_af7e2760be8a48c582bbf48771105840~mv2.jpg) ### Anurag Jain Chairman & CEO Access Healthcare Co-Founder Perot Jain [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_4b7ec751683c4014a8199b7ba4cafab5.pdf) ![Image 10: Jain_Anurag_7x7.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_107e4c223bbf4674b441bfb938800679~mv2.jpg) ### J. Aaron Pierce Partner,Perot Jain Chairman & Co-Founder, Venture Dallas Moderator [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_b8870fd11b9945e3b732b80b6769737c.pdf) ![Image 11: HeadshotAPierce (1).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_60d4fc2be5dd4b45aacb114adcf0128c~mv2.jpg) ### Jim Lee Founder and CEO Texas Stock Exchange [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_d1bf720ea8af4682966f767129c5e6ee.pdf) ![Image 12: Jim Lee.jfif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_85fc335e4d0947978d00cfaee3dbf286~mv2.jpg) ### John Cornyn United States Senator Texas [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_5d56a763ad734947af21917508bf6f87.pdf) ![Image 13: John Cornyn_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_93c68cf58e224003a0209190e2813ae0~mv2.jpg) ### Chris Darby Global Head Venture Investments [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_da01a698288748ed9b16b0e4b9e469c3.pdf) ![Image 14: Chris Darby Headshot.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_5814f16e9bb243beaba1aa3584941799~mv2.png) ### Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD Co-Founder Highlander Health [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_9444ac893183427fa2a497d659e37d5e.pdf) ![Image 15: Amy Abernethy - Portrait.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_a14f3d5ccba84daaaf08c0877d548a41~mv2.png) ### Brad Hirsch, MD Co-Founder Highlander Health [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_284ec346bc5a4fe8b45636a13040c4c6.pdf) ![Image 16: Brad Hirsch - Portrait.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_c8c7d745ed0d4b92bebc72dc1d443851~mv2.png) ### Wes Cummins Founder and CEO Applied Digital [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_d03b3de32b894c3f98ed940fede9c1f4.pdf) ![Image 17: Wes Cummins.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_1d5cf1d0c8344993bb1d47dbbefd2bb2~mv2.jpg) ### Nicole Small CEO LH Capital & Lyda Hill Philanthropies [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_1d97ad387ee64fccbd0c61ad76f6a7c1.pdf) ![Image 18: nicole small.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_9ed855f499e24e6bb8b3a676b2e5a888~mv2.jpg) ### Mike Fey Co-Founder and CEO Island Technology [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_273cffe42dc641b8bfb60647b2305444.pdf) ![Image 19: mike fey.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_c069e036f1ac4542a4385475617d5d47~mv2.jpg) ### David Hunt Founder and Managing Partner Hunt Technology Ventures [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_c44b8086cd364f91a63be6c0df47ac89.pdf) ![Image 20: Light Backdrop](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_e4d8619667a848a98c250bd1b2d09d5d~mv2.jpg) ### Darren Blanton Founder and Managing Partner Colt Ventures [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_04bc098f53874bcf8a1fc4999d19272e.pdf) ![Image 21: darren blanton.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_f1126b88b2f6461ab27d3ed848076158~mv2.jpg) ### Coby Cotton Co-Founder Dude Perfect [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_15a4e46c788540c29089fd47d7cab95c.pdf) ![Image 22: Coby Cotton.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_7faf85a2687b4978aa9a59a2e4bf55bf~mv2.jpeg) ### Andrew Yaffe CEO Dude Perfect [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_2e1b80e083e1469194c1fe3c75ab017e.pdf) ![Image 23: Andrew Yaffe.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_a7ed42b4ab0e4befa0041f1df42a4554~mv2.png) ### Jason Illian Co-Founder and Managing Director Highmount Capital [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_002e6b15b74445c1875d40ad6b3e7a87.pdf) ![Image 24: jason illian.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_312a7dead25748f39f0d3f1feba48b9a~mv2.jpg) ### Jesse Draper Founding Partner Halogen Ventures [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_92ae7ce9c58f4a84b3e0e275ad916854.pdf) ![Image 25: JesseDraperHeadshot2023_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_d24562f761fd4acda51aa4673a6de42c~mv2.jpg) ### JC Raby Managing Director, Head of Emerging Technology J.P. Morgan [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_4c33a17d3d004fb98025c9cdd9d119da.pdf) ![Image 26: JCRaby.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_47fbb74f8643427f928b1a71f1b5352e~mv2.jpg) 2024 Speakers ------------- Venture's Role in Advancing Human Health: North Texas Biotech Success Stories Steve Curtis,Director of New Ventures, BrightEdge Dr. Amy Kruse,General Partner and CIO, Satori Neuro Gwen Watanabe,Managing Director, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners Gabby Everett,Director of Business Operations & Strategy and Site Head, BioLabs Pegasus Park ![Image 27](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_2eefa2328d4b40f694ad0959be2a73e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Gabby-cropped.jpg) ![Image 28](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_5bb888f8e8084b6191c43abfd6493356~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/AmyKruse-cropped.jpg) ![Image 29](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_4947bcd6b29d4a12b5954f5657980e03~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Steve-crutis-cropped.jpg) ![Image 30](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_448ee4b1c5cf463693b67899db17f381~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Gwen-watanabe-cropped.jpg) Dallas Success Stories: Lyndsey and Scott Harper Scott Harper,Co-Founder and CEO, Dialexa Lyndsey Harper,Founder and CEO, Rosy ![Image 31](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_ac74d5ae8aa4459e94063c2d16c29040~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Scott-cropped.jpg) ![Image 32](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_154e2762d5be426da4e8e172e81852ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Harperheadshot-cropped.jpg) Defending Tomorrow: Innovations and Collaborations for Defense Technology Will Edwards,CEO, Firehawk Aerospace Dyan Gibbens,Strategic Advisor, AFWERX/SpaceWERX Sha-Chelle Manning,Chief Commercial Strategist, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Alex Moore,Partner, 8VC Hal Lambert,Founder, Point Bridge Capital, Founder, Star Castle Ventures ![Image 33](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_fa57140aef8e4ea99a04b23b491605d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Will-cropped.jpg) ![Image 34](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_c04d3c1d29114bebbdc2b665f9d8ebc6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Sha-chelle-cropped.jpg) ![Image 35](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_1d959a50d75e49ca9604bf85a76750ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/HalLambert.jpg) ![Image 36](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_22e9fe0a21e340e682ef07e659864687~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/AlexM-cropped.jpg) ![Image 37](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f228dd94332a418da85ba0940bc68157~mv2.png) The State of Venture Capital and Financing Ashraf Hebela,Managing Director, Head of Startup Banking, J.P. Morgan Michelle Yeh Gillis,Managing Director and Market Executive Technology and Disruptive Commerce, J.P. Morgan Sara Johnson, Horizon Tech Finance Kevin Lavelle, CEO, Mizzen+Main ![Image 38](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f83d187765a148d09f8cb686d21aaed7~mv2.jpg) ![Image 39](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_42b7763ed1214d31878595796379ed41~mv2.jpg) ![Image 40](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_aeefd8ac18904ccb835ce8a588df25ce~mv2.jpg) ![Image 41](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_b91aea20fd70467281f25e95b20edc09~mv2.jpeg) A Conversation with a Champion Clark Hunt,Chairman and CEO of Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas sports teams ![Image 42](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_4d3aa2afedf54061af5c75e35c73be27~mv2.jpg) Schedule -------- Oct 25 Startup Award Presentation Swinging for Success: VC, Sports, and Tech Keith Bank,Founder and CEO, KB Partners Arjun Chowdri,Chief Administrative and Innovation Officer, PGA Ryan Engle,Founder and CEO, Golf+ Artie Starrs,CEO, Topgolf Adeel Yang,Co-Founder and CEO, Dryvebox Tammy Meinershagen,CIO, Blackshaw Partners ![Image 43](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_c8ed107c1ee247acbda0e66d9325130e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/ArtieStarrs-cropped.jpg) ![Image 44](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_e2d0e3b68e8e4d70af5c58b0a691f298~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/arjun-cropped.jpg) ![Image 45](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f278d8f0dfdd48aca1545dcfdbf97ee2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Keith-bank-cropped.jpg) ![Image 46](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_7dab93d830374d6abde4a4e7f8ead10a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/RyanEngle-cropped.jpg) ![Image 47](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_a6ce48cbacd04405bcca15b2afe6413b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Tammy-cropped.jpg) ![Image 48](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_efad123a756e4fbda58bdbb16250a2ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/AdeelYang-cropped.jpg) A Conversation with a Champion Dirk Nowitski, Special Advisor, Dallas Mavericks & Hall of Fame player for NBA World Champion Dallas Mavericks ![Image 49](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_fc9f69d1f8344fac82f6d1a54196db59~mv2.jpg) Fireside Chat with Nirav Tolia Nirav Tolia,Founder, NextDoor ![Image 50](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_6dd2c99205c648feabe9fd9d973fac32~mv2.jpg) CVC and Corporate Innovation, A Discussion with Fortune 500 Innovation Leaders Moni Chakravorty,Lead Investment Strategist, 7 Ventures Terence O'Brien,Investment Lead, Aflac Ventures Vikram Taneja,Head, AT&T Ventures Gretchen Seay,Co-Founder and Managing Director, Clearsight Advisors ![Image 51](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_a53beac8147d4bb9849adc048cce264e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Terence-cropped.jpg) ![Image 52](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_3a751e2da40a40718915ff153c3ef625~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Gretchen-cropped.jpg) ![Image 53](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_d9cdfd282a64489496f7b13b6fb0ff53~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Vikram-cropped.jpg) ![Image 54](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_092834a7a99b43e4a3a3445507e85c53~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Moni-cropped.jpg) Dallas Success Stories: Jamie and Melbourne O'Banion Melbourne O'Banion,CEO and Co-Founder, Bestow Jamie O'Banion,CEO and Founder, BeautyBio ![Image 55](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_68e120bc47a743d7b144e2680398bf8b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/OBanion-cropped.jpg) ![Image 56](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_945f20a5fbac4082935211ede720d3c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/JObanion-cropped.jpg) October 30th ------------ Join premier investors and entrepreneurs from around the country to learn more about the early and growth-stage investment climate in DFW, how to capitalize on it, and what’s coming next. [2025 Sponsors & Speakers](https://www.venturedallas.org/) George W. Bush Presidential Center ------------------------------------ The George W. Bush Institute on the campus of SMU [Get Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/place/George+W.+Bush+Presidential+Center/@32.8375016,-96.7959424,13.4z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x864e9f0e5504224d:0x3e90facb0944b1e9!8m2!3d32.841183!4d-96.778198!16s%2Fm%2F0277mw9?entry=ttu) ![Image 57](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_cabeb0335d064376905eaafc7eeb4cd3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_86,h_69,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Graphic-Img3.png) [Funding Activity](https://www.venturedallas.org/) [Capital Firms](https://guide.dallasinnovates.com/funding/) Interested to learn more about the various angel investor groups, family offices, venture capital, and private equity firms that operate in the Dallas-Fort Worth market? We’ve partnered with the Dallas Regional Chamber and Dallas Innovates to maintain a list of the capital firms and North Texas deal flow to give you the real picture of our opportunities. Funding Activity ---------------- 2025 Presenting Sponsors ------------------------ [](https://www.jpmorgan.com/global) [](https://perotjain.com/) 2025 Premier Sponsors --------------------- [![Image 58: Pegasus Park Logo.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_96d6e3f7afe74335a958c01f4b3cc3d4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_17,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Pegasus%20Park%20Logo.png)](https://pegasuspark.com/) [![Image 59: justWorks-new.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_1361949b7d8e4d9c845d7cf8c98a8983~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_9,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/justWorks-new.png)](https://www.justworks.com/) [![Image 60: MAIN_Spears x SMU_Color.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_be073e908d114d74918facab7137903b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_16,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/MAIN_Spears%20x%20SMU_Color.png)](https://www.smu.edu/cox/centers-institutes/spears-institute-entrepreneurial-leadership) 2025 Headline Sponsors ---------------------- [![Image 61](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_105f7524d82e4baeaa22058702e5e8c7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_26,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/VelaWood-new.png)](https://velawood.com/) [![Image 62: DEDC Logo_edited_edited.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_52b6b775ee07438a9affcfc2cbd15acb~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_2,y_193,w_1917,h_695/fill/w_49,h_18,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/DEDC%20Logo_edited_edited.png)](https://dallasedc.com/) [![Image 63: bakertilly-new.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_ed7cc4c9596b4ae089dbc180eb0c504e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_13,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/bakertilly-new.png)](https://www.bakertilly.com/) [![Image 64: IEQ Capital Logo.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_8a4cb77b132e4643918a76d815972b5f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_200,h_200,al_c,q_80,blur_3,enc_avif,quality_auto/IEQ%20Capital%20Logo.jpeg)](https://ieqcapital.com/) 2025 Foundational Investors --------------------------- [![Image 65: gpg_logo-finished.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_f9b425f55a004d47a364c654301e0e8e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_90,h_22,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/gpg_logo-finished.png)](https://www.gpgventures.com/) [![Image 66: cubit-capital.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_9b0e2c54efba4a95bb14c2e58510d599~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_8,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/cubit-capital.png)](https://cubit.capital/) [![Image 67: dallas-venture-cap-logo.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_464c7739e58246b48ee2c0cd867e2029~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_16,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/dallas-venture-cap-logo.png)](https://dallasvc.com/) [![Image 68: Gannett Partners Logo_edited_edited.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_b9557f0565714b38a84b1c6e27b6a940~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_168,h_211,al_c,q_85,blur_3,enc_avif,quality_auto/Gannett%20Partners%20Logo_edited_edited.png)](https://www.gannett.partners/) [![Image 69: 3lines-logo-update_edited_edited.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_c414cea8d8a1417dbb43a643c9fb22f8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_60,h_27,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/3lines-logo-update_edited_edited.png)](https://3lines.vc/) 2025 Preferred Media Partner ---------------------------- [![Image 70: Dallas Innovates_edited.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_1d78eaa5b9664c758407c02dc8595a3f~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_31,w_203,h_74/fill/w_51,h_19,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Dallas%20Innovates_edited.png)](https://dallasinnovates.com/) Venture Community News ---------------------- DALLAS INNOVATES | JULY 2025 ##### Tim Draper, Bobby Franklin To Headline Venture Dallas Conference’s ‘Fifth Convening’ at Bush Center [Read Now](https://dallasinnovates.com/tim-draper-bobby-franklin-will-headline-venture-dallas-conferences-fifth-convening-at-bush-center/) D MAGAZINE | JULY 2025 ##### Health Wildcatters’ Venture Center Grows Dallas’ Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem [Read Now](https://www.dmagazine.com/healthcare-business/2025/07/health-wildcatters-venture-center-grows-dallas-healthcare-innovation-ecosystem/) October 30th ------------ Engage with a power-packed lineup of Investors, Entrepreneurs, and High-Growth Companies from Dallas-Fort Worth and around the country. [Purchase Tickets Now](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/venture-dallas-2025-tickets-1384008690249?aff=oddtdtcreator) George W. Bush Presidential Center ------------------------------------ [Get Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/place/George+W.+Bush+Presidential+Center/@32.8375016,-96.7959424,13.4z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x864e9f0e5504224d:0x3e90facb0944b1e9!8m2!3d32.841183!4d-96.778198!16s%2Fm%2F0277mw9?entry=ttu) The George W. Bush Institute on the campus of SMU ![Image 71: Bobby Franklin.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_65bc3465a14a4392b98b112e8abe90f9~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_110,y_18,w_716,h_923/fill/w_114,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Bobby%20Franklin.jpg) ### Bobby Franklin President & CEO NVCA [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_1f2a8a4059994f9bb4751a7361197f6b.pdf)| [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfranklindc/) | [Website](https://nvca.org/) ![Image 72: Tim Draper.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_d1469b69c2054056bbcfb0f9c4598767~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_345,w_2008,h_2591/fill/w_147,h_190,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Tim%20Draper.jpg) ### Tim Draper Founder at Draper Associates / DFJ / Draper University [Biography](https://www.venturedallas.org/_files/ugd/c2a97d_4e41e1334d444a34b9358ba5ed3e7376.pdf) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothydraper/) | [Website](https://www.dfj.com/) 2025 Speakers ------------- We are thrilled to begin to announcing our speakers for our 2025 program. Check back here for updates on speakers and programming over the coming weeks. 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We believe this is one of the best places in the world to grow companies and invest in them. We work to help startup investors understand the opportunities in the region, connect them to high-growth companies, and build collaboration among our venture capital and investment community. ![Image 2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_91434a4331464451841af1afc4d9667c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_96,h_93,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Group-53.png) Our Team -------- Committee and Board members are dedicated to leveraging their deep ties to the venture and tech community to Venture Dallas activities. Venture Dallas Board of Directors --------------------------------- ### Aaron Pierce Venture Dallas Co-Founder & Chair of the Board ![Image 3](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_c41949f092284fd5b495e9b837e64149~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_59,y_12,w_312,h_259/fill/w_202,h_167,fp_0.50_0.50,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/AP.jpeg) Perot Jain Partner [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnaaronpierce/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/JohnAaronPierce) ### Bryan Chambers Venture Dallas Co-Founder ![Image 4](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_cea005f1e7cd4d53bab4fb98c090bd17~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_19,w_449,h_373/fill/w_202,h_167,fp_0.50_0.50,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/bryanchambers.jpeg) Capital Factory President and Co-Founder [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryandchambers/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/BryanDChambers) ### Louisa McCartney Venture Dallas Board Member ![Image 5: Louisa_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_3a24c3c8e24f425dbfec073d7be7724e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_202,h_167,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Louisa_edited.jpg) 7-Ventures Investor [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-mccarty/) [](https://twitter.com/BryanDChambers) Steering Committee ------------------ ![Image 6](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_c41949f092284fd5b495e9b837e64149~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_54,y_8,w_331,h_275/fill/w_190,h_158,fp_0.50_0.50,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/AP.jpeg) ### Aaron Pierce Venture Dallas Co-Founder & Chair of the Board Perot Jain Partner [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnaaronpierce/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/JohnAaronPierce) ![Image 7](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_cea005f1e7cd4d53bab4fb98c090bd17~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_190,h_158,fp_0.35_0.27,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/bryanchambers.jpeg) ### Bryan Chambers Venture Dallas Co-Founder Capital Factory President and Co-Founder [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryandchambers/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/BryanDChambers) ![Image 8: Louisa_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2a97d_3a24c3c8e24f425dbfec073d7be7724e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_190,h_158,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Louisa_edited.jpg) ### Louisa McCartney 7-Ventures Investor [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathansfine?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F) ![Image 9](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_3b32749194f94ef6b4ca4085433fab90~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_19,w_292,h_243/fill/w_190,h_158,fp_0.50_0.50,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Dankesreiter-Duane-WHITE-731x1024.jpeg) ### Duane Dankesreiter Venture Dallas Co-Founder Dallas Regional Chamber Senior Vice President [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddankesreiter/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ddankesr) ![Image 10: Kelley 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Ansley-Carlisle.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_7989a614cb884ea792a32d89ad0c4884~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_191,h_159,fp_0.51_0.37,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Ansley-Carlisle.jpeg) ### Ansley Carlisle Mark Cuban Companies Associate [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ansley-carlisle-0b131745/) ![Image 19: Lili-Clark-Headshot.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_cda20b9493934569b2eb6695ab18b1ec~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_191,h_159,fp_0.49_0.35,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Lili-Clark-Headshot.jpeg) ### Lili Clark Lyda Hill Philanthropies Associate [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lili-clark-191297113/) ![Image 20: vik.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6880f7_259205ca158644b8b363ff16e10836d0~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_65,y_0,w_318,h_264/fill/w_191,h_159,fp_0.50_0.50,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/vik.jpeg) ### Vik Thapar Venture Dallas Co-Founder 2019-2025 Board Member Cypress Growth Capital, LLC Managing Director 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[Send us a message →](http://guide.dallasinnovates.com/contact-us/) * All * Corporate Venture * Seed-Venture Capital * Private Equity * Angel Group * Accelerator * Family Office * ### [1839 Ventures](https://www.1839ventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We invest in early and growth?stage companies who may scale effectively, are apt to dominate a given market, and display an exit potential. * ### [2 The Moon Ventures](https://2themoon.ventures/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW 2 the Moon Ventures is an investment vehicle founded by entrepreneur, technologist, and innovator George Baker, Sr. Based in Dallas, George invests in companies that need an extra boost, taking that "one small step" to greatness. * ### [2M](https://2m.com/) Private Equity DFW 2M Companies is the family office for the Morton H. Meyerson family. Broadly speaking, we source and manage investments across a variety of industries, incubate startup business ventures, and engage in philanthropic activities through The David than Meyerson Foundation. * ### [3CR - Riverbend Capital Advisors](https://www.3cr-riverbend.com/) Private Equity DFW 3CR - Riverbend Capital Advisors is a family office & private equity advisory firm that specializes in equity & debt capital raises for high-caliber altertive investment managers and for small to mid-size privately owned businesses. * ### [7-Ventures](https://7-ventures.co/) Corporate Venture DFW 7-Ventures, LLC, is the 7-Eleven corporate venture arm focused on discovering, partnering, and investing in startups that complement the 7-Eleven mission of convenience. * ### [7BC](http://www.7bc.vc/) Seed-Venture Capital 7BC Venture Capital employs a dual investment strategy, combining our traditional Venture Capital Funds with a Venture Capital Fund of Funds (FoF) approach. Through our VC funds, we focus investments into startups at Late Seed and Series A rounds. From our FoF, 7BC backs top-tier venture capital funds. * ### [8VC](https://8vc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We seek to partner with top founders and entrepreneurs to build lasting technology platforms and create long-term economic and societal value. We are a dynamic team of entrepreneurs, engineers, investors and philosophers. We value operating experience and action, but also new ideas and creative theories. Our unique blend of strengths and worldviews enables us to model investment opportunities using multiple frameworks and help companies succeed in unparalleled ways. * ### [AAB Venture Capital](https://aabventurecapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW AAB Venture Capital is a Dallas, Texas-based private equity firm with a specialized focus on investments in real estate, technology, and operational businesses. Our mission is to foster entrepreneurship and promote capitalism, using these principles to better the world. We are driven by a belief in the power of people, passion, principles, and perseverance. * ### [Acacia Partners](http://www.acaciapartnersllc.com/) Private Equity Acacia Partners is a Texas-based private investment firm that invests primarily in family-owned and owner-operated companies seeking equity capital ranging from $15 million to $50 million. Acacia’s capital is sourced primarily from family offices and long-term oriented institutions that allow Acacia to have a different time horizon than traditiol private equity. * ### [Accenture Ventures](https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/ventures-index) Corporate Venture DFW Accenture Ventures is at the forefront of shaping the future of technology, managing a $250M fund with 70+ active venture investments. * ### [Actium Group](https://www.actiuminvest.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Founded in 2009 in Dallas, Actium Group is an investment firm that partners with the most promising life science and technology companies in North America, Europe, and Asia, providing multi-stage capital and managerial support through realization. * ### [Active Capital](http://www.activecapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We are founders and operators investing in today's entrepreneurs. We've designed Active Capital to lead seed rounds for B2B SaaS companies. We are based in Texas but will invest in founders across the U.S. We prefer companies that can get to market with very little capital and we believe we can best help founders once they start to grow. * ### [AEI HorizonX (Boeing)](https://www.aeroequity.com/ventures/) Corporate Venture DFW We invest in early-stage companies tackling the most critical issues facing aerospace, national security, and industrial markets. * ### [Aggie Angel Network](http://aggieangelnetwork.com/) Angel Group The Aggie Angel Network (AAN) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to providing quality early-stage investment opportunities for accredited angel investors, and to assisting early-stage high-growth potential technology companies with fundraising and advisory services. * ### [Air Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD)](https://www.airliquide.com/group/aliad) Corporate Venture ALIAD (Air Liquide Venture Capital) is the strategic venture capital fund of Air Liquide. * ### [Airbus Ventures](https://airbusventures.vc/) Corporate Venture DFW Airbus Ventures invests in autonomous mobility, electrification, low-carbon economy, advanced materials, manufacturing systems, next-generation computing, sensing, security, and beyond. * ### [Alamo Angels](http://alamoangels.com/) Angel Group The Alamo Angels are an exclusive group of business leaders and corporate sponsors who promote local business growth. Alamo Angels members identify and grow promising startup companies by providing financial investment, educational resources, and business services to entrepreneurs. * ### [Align Capital](http://aligncp.com/) Private Equity DFW Headquartered in Cleveland and Dallas, Align Capital Partners is a $325 million, growth-oriented private equity firm that partners with business owners and management teams to create shared success. We bring experience and resources to help companies accelerate their growth, to the benefit of management, employees, and our investors. Align makes control investments in growth oriented, lower middle market specialty manufacturing, distribution, and business services companies. We have deep experience with these types of businesses, having completed more than 80 investments representing more than $5 billion of enterprise value since 2000. * ### [Amdocs Ventures](https://www.amdocs.com/ventures) Corporate Venture DFW Amdocs Ventures partners with exceptional teams to solve meaningful problems with breakthrough technology. We work tirelessly alongside our portfolio companies to help them accelerate, execute on their vision and access their target market. * ### [American Heart Association Ventures](https://www.heart.org/en/aha-ventures) Seed-Venture Capital DFW We invest in companies that deliver cardiovascular and brain health solutions in general medical technology, women * ### [Amnis Ventures](https://www.amnis-ventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Amnis Ventures is a broad range investment firm focused on innovative technologies in many fields of use that deliver sustainable results. Investments have included energy-related specialty chemicals, innovative hardware technologies in renewable energy, novel democratised block-chain based financial services platform and sustainable real estate development. * ### [Anchor Capital](https://anchorcapitalgp.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Anchor Capital GP is a private investment platform for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutions. They focus on early-stage venture, late-stage venture, and private equity investments within the finance and financial services industries. * ### [Applied Ventures](https://www.appliedmaterials.com/us/en/applied-ventures.html) Corporate Venture DFW For more than a decade, Applied Ventures, LLC * ### [Aristos Ventures](http://www.aristosventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW A Venture Capital Firm focusing on highly-capital-efficient technology companies in Texas. Aristos Ventures invests in highly-capital-efficient technology companies in Texas that need critical early capital in order to produce a product and generate revenue. The managers of the funds are seeking to build a diversified portfolio of companies, each capable of achieving a meaningful exit. * ### [AT&T Ventures](http://about.att.com/story/investing_venture_capital_fund.html) Corporate Venture DFW AT&T has committed to investing up to $200 million in a venture capital fund as part of its ongoing effort to develop solutions to the toughest technology challenges. AT&T will work with Coral’s Communications Industry Platform (CIP) team to identify and invest in startup companies focused on connected services and platforms. * ### [Athe Health](https://www.athehealth.com/more-disruption-please/labs) Accelerator MDP Labs gives healthcare and technology entrepreneurs unrivaled exposure to athehealth’s R&D teams, senior leadership, and a curated network of mentors. Join us to build the next game-changing innovation in health IT—and accelerate your path to an athehealth partnership or investment. * ### [ATP Fund](http://atpfund.com/) Seed-Venture Capital ATP Fund early-stage venture in transformative technologies. We recognize that seeing early signs of greatness is hard, and nobody’s cracked how to do it reliably. That said, there are a few things we do look for: certain qualities of a founding team, an early product, and the right moment in a company’s life. We also focus on investing in areas where we think we can be helpful. * ### [ATX Venture Partners](http://www.atxseedventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital ATX Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in Texas. Our investment focus is software, IoT, e-commerce and mobile applications. We are sourced and managed by a network of successful operators and proven executives. * ### [Austin Ventures](https://austinventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital For over 30 years, Austin Ventures has empowered entrepreneurs to grow more than 250 companies in Texas. We bring a patient approach and a long-term investment perspective to build outstanding businesses. * ### [Avidity Partners](https://guide.dallasinnovates.com/funding/NA) Private Equity Avidity Partners is a Dallas?headquartered investment firm. It concentrates on early?stage and public companies within the healthcare and biotech sectors. * ### [Bailiwick Ventures](https://www.bailiwickventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Strategic Investments in ResTech | Restaurant | Food & Beverage * ### [Baker Hughes New Frontiers](https://www.bakerhughes.com/company/energy-forward/scanning-new-horizons-bold-solutions) Corporate Venture Baker Hughes created its New Frontiers team as a strategic investment platform to invest, partner, develop and scale early-stage companies with radical new solutions to solve the most intractable challenges for the industrial world working to decarbonize. Vice President of New Frontiers Luca Maria Rossi explains how they * ### [Balerion Space Ventures](https://balerionspace.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Investing in the new space economy. * ### [Bandgap Ventures](http://bandgapventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Bandgap Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage science and engineering companies within verticals such as advanced materials, chemicals, energy technologies (renewable/non-renewable), advanced manufacturing, sensors, and instrumentation. Bandgap specifically targets companies with tangible patented technologies based on ground breaking innovations in the fundamental “hard sciences”. * ### [Banzai Capital Group](https://www.banzaicapitalgroup.com/banzai-advisory-group) Family Office DFW As entrepreneurs, lenders, and private equity investors ourselves, we have a unique understanding of you and your capital provider * ### [Barshop Ventures](https://www.barshopventures.com/) Family Office DFW Barshop Ventures, LLC is the family office of the Sam and Ann Barshop family. The company and its affiliates are active investors and managers of a diversified portfolio of assets, including commercial real estate, equity and fixed income securities, altertive investments, operating businesses, private equity and early and mid-stage venture capital. * ### [Baylor Angel Network](http://www.baylor.edu/business/angelnetwork/index.php) Angel Group DFW The Baylor Angel Network (BAN) is an investor network providing early stage capital to strong entrepreneurial teams with developed products or services and early customer traction. We are constantly screening deals and seeking to add engaged members to our organization. BAN is part of Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business and operates at the discretion of Dr. Terry Maness, dean of The Hankamer School of Business. * ### [BBL Ventures](https://www.bblventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We're a venture capital fund designed to address the unique needs of early-stage startups in the energy industry. We provide support and deep industry expertise across the product development, strategy, business model, and fincing stages. * ### [BCL of Texas](https://bcloftexas.org/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW BCL of Texas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit economic development organization providing lending, homeownership, entrepreneurship, and community development programs to fulfill our mission of Building Strong Communities across Texas. * ### [Bedrock](https://bedrockcap.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Launched in March 2018, Bedrock is a technology investment firm currently managing approximately $2 billion in assets. * ### [Beyond Capital Ventures](https://www.beyondcapitalventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW We invest in the future of global growth through need-to-have sectors. All led by conscious leaders. Our team has been investing in early-stage companies in India and East Africa for over a decade. * ### [Bios Partners](http://biospartners.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Bios Partners Is A Venture Capital Firm Based In Dallas-Fort Worth Focused On Investment In Innovative early-stage and growth-stage biotech and medical device companies. * ### [BlocTech Investment group](https://bloctech.investments/) Seed-Venture Capital BlocTech Investment Group is a Texas-based, research focused fund that invests in the future of blockchain, emerging technologies, and startups. * ### [Blossom Street Ventures](http://blossomstreetventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Blossom Street Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on companies with monthly revenue of $100,000+ and year-over-year growth of 50 percent+. We'll invest anywhere in the U.S. or Cada, especially in markets most VC overlook, like the Midwest,Southeast, and Southwest. We prefer leading Series A/B rounds, but can also help fill out or oversubscribe a larger round. We'll look at traditiol priced rounds, inside rounds,restructurings, secondaries, and down rounds. * ### [Blue Sage Capital](http://www.bluesage.com/) Private Equity At Blue Sage, we seek to invest in growing, profitable middle-market companies with $3 million to $12 million in EBITDA and $20 million to $100 million in revenue. * ### [Blue Star Innovation Partners](https://bluestarinnovationpartners.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Blue Star Innovation Partners is a growth-focused investment firm that partners with software and payments companies. * ### [Blue Venture Fund](https://www.aeroequity.com/horizon-x/) Corporate Venture DFW The Blue Venture Funds (BVF), a unique collaboration among Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) companies, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and Sandbox, is owned, governed and capitalized by participating Blue Plans and affiliates. The Funds invest in venture and growth opportunities within healthcare technology, healthcare services and clinical sciences. * ### [Boerne Kendall County Angel Network](https://www.bkcan.org/) Seed-Venture Capital Boerne Kendall County Angel Network exists to highlight our region on a global stage. Our citizens are the region's greatest asset, impacting diverse Fortune 500 companies, creating the latest Biomed and healthcare solutions, and redefining agriculture in today's digital world. While creating an environment to create exciting and long-term employment solutions for future generations. * ### [Bonza Capital](https://www.bonzacapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Bonza pursues significant alpha opportunities by exploiting inefficiencies in the smallest and most illiquid companies. * ### [Boostrap Ventures](https://bootstrapventurepartners.com/) Private Equity DFW Bootstrap Ventures is a boutique, private equity firm with office locations in Irvine, California and Dallas, Texas. As a firm, Bootstrap Ventures is diversified in virtually all industries, however they specialize in energy and mineral rights. Their philosophy surrounds investing in hard assets that are known to withstand the test of time, providing investors with secure returns. * ### BP Energy Partners Private Equity DFW BP Energy Partners is a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on investing in lower-middle market companies that provide the * ### [Braemont Capital](https://braemont.com/) Private Equity DFW Braemont Capital is a relationship-driven investment firm focused on partnering with entrepreneurs, families, and ownership-minded management teams to invest in exceptional companies at growth inflection points. Our firm is differentiated by the combition of an experienced team, extensive industry partner network, and a flexible, long-term capital base. We are growth-oriented and seek to generate superior outcomes through entrepreneurial business-building initiatives. Our capital base enables us to be flexible in structuring and holding investments to execute these initiatives and create enduring value. * ### [Brand Foundry](http://brandfoundryvc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Brand Foundry is an early stage venture capital firm dedicated to accelerating the growth of emerging, innovative consumer-focused brands. * ### [Breyer Capital](https://breyercapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Breyer Capital is a premier global venture capital and private equity investor focused on catalyzing high-impact entrepreneurs in the United States and Chi. * ### [BuildGroup](http://www.buildgroup.com/) Seed-Venture Capital BuildGroup is an operator-led company that invests in high-growth technology firms. BuildGroup was founded by an experienced group of entrepreneurs who want to help build emerging technology companies into category leaders. * ### [Bull Creek Capital](https://www.bullcreekcapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Founded in 2018, we focus on early stage investments for companies needing growth capital. With offices in Austin and Dallas, we take pride in providing resources and advisory to new business ventures in Texas. As a family-office structure, we make investment decisions with autonomy and flexibility with transaction structures. * ### [Bumble Fund](http://thebeehive.bumble.com/bumbleblog/bumblefund) Seed-Venture Capital Bumble Fund will focus on early-stage investments, primarily in businesses founded and led by women of color and those from underrepresented groups. * ### [Caladan Capital](https://caladancapital.com/) Private Equity DFW Caladan Capital LLC is the private investment vehicle of Victor L. Vescovo, an investment professional dealing with private securities and special situations since 2002. The firm's primary areas of focus for investments are aerospace, defense, electronics, heavy industry, high technology, and life sciences. * ### [Capital Factory](https://www.capitalfactory.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW From its inception, Capital Factory has served as the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. Its presence in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio has enabled it to be the most active venture investor in the state of Texas,connecting capital with entrepreneurs across Texas’ major cities. Capital Factory has invested more than $54 million in over 400 portfolio companies,and actively supported over 1,000 companies in raising venture funding and winning corporate and government contracts. Capital Factory’s collective portfolio has gone on to raise over $5.2 billion of private capital and $750 million of non-dilutive government funding. * ### [Capital One Ventures](https://growthventures.capitalone.com/) Corporate Venture DFW Capital One Ventures is a strategic investor, harnessing the potential of startups to accelerate innovation. We invest in pioneering companies that are transforming the future of data, technology and financial services and relate to the business of Capital One. * ### [Capital Southwest](http://www.capitalsouthwest.com/) Private Equity DFW Capital Southwest (SDAQ: CSWC), is an interlly-managed, credit-focused BDC that is an active capital provider to middle market companies across the capital structure. * ### [Capstar Partners](https://capstarpartners.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Capstar Partners, LLC is an Austin, Texas-based private investment firm that invests in early-stage private companies across a variety of industries. The firm was founded by radio executive, R. Steven Hicks in 2000. * ### [Carnite Ventures](https://carnritegroup.com/ventures/) Seed-Venture Capital Carnrite Ventures is a venture capital firm in Houston, TX, however, our location does not limit the opportunities we are willing to consider. As seasoned investors with a track record of success, we are actively seeking investment opportunities. If you are a business with growth potential or one that requires operational and financial performance improvements to maximize value, we would love to hear from you. * ### [Cassandra Capital](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cassandracapital/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW A female-founded venture capital firm investing in growth-stage, women-led companies. * ### [Catalyze Dallas](http://www.catalyzedallas.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Catalyze Dallas is a venture development firm specializing in capitalization and commercialization of promising innovations sourced from some the world’s most respected defense and industrial companies. Creating value through the spin-out of intellectual property (including assets, manufacturing technology, and patents), Catalyze Dallas forms new companies purpose-built to target those assets into broad commercial markets. * ### [Caterpillar Ventures](https://www.caterpillar.com/en/company/innovation/caterpillar-ventures.html) Corporate Venture DFW Caterpillar Ventures makes strategic, minority interest investments in early * ### [Cathexis Ventures](https://cathexis.ventures/) Seed-Venture Capital We are the Venture Capital arm of Cathexis Holdings. We formalized our venture capital investment process in early 2018. Since then, we have invested in over 100 companies. We are generalist investors in the best teams building great products quickly and efficiently. * ### [CAVU](http://www.cavuventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital A consumer-focused investment firm founded by operations to partner with operate, CAVU Venture Partners invests in passionate entrepreneurs with big ideas that change the cpg marketplace for the better. * ### [Centennial Ventures](https://centennial-ventures.net/) Seed-Venture Capital Empowering early and growth-stage companies in technology sectors. * ### [CenterGate Capital](http://www.centergatecapital.com/) Private Equity CenterGate Capital is a private equity firm focused on improving and growing lower middle market companies. In order to realize their potential, these companies need flexible capital, strategic guidance, and strong management teams. We bring together a balance of transactional and operational experience along with a network of advisers and strategic relationships, which provide our portfolio companies with exceptional resources. * ### [Central Texas Angel Network](https://www.ctan.com/) Angel Group Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) is the largest angel investing group in Texas, and the No. 1 most-active single-chapter group in the tion (2016 & 2015). * ### [Cerium Technology Ventures](https://www.cerium-technology.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW We focus on technology companies that research and develop proprietary technology solutions and either license it to their customers or leverage it internally to create a technology-enabled service. The value proposition of these technologies will be targeted to increasing revenues, decreasing costs, or mitigating risks within any of our target sectors. * ### [CH Investment Partners](https://www.chinvestments.com/) Family Office DFW CH Investment Partners is a Dallas-based family investment office serving ultra-high-net-worth families * ### [Chevron Technology Ventures](https://www.chevron.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/technology-ventures) Corporate Venture Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) was launched in 1999 to identify and integrate exterlly developed technologies and new business solutions with the potential to enhance the way Chevron produces and delivers affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy now and into the future. * ### [CIC Partners](http://cicpartners.com/) Private Equity DFW CIC Partners has invested in more than 40 companies with revenues of $10 million to $1 billion in industries including energy exploration, food, health care services, restaurants, and retail. * ### [Climate Impact Capital](http://climateimpactcapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Climate Impact Capital invests in technologies and business models that can mitigate green house gas growth significantly in the next 20 years and allow humanity to adapt to the long-term impacts of climate change. * ### [Clutch.VC](https://www.clutch.vc/) Seed-Venture Capital We are the most experienced seed-focused firm for B2B software in Texas. We focus exclusively on pre-seed and Seed rounds of $1-5M with an average check size of $500K to $2M * ### [CMI Ventures](https://cmivc.wordpress.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW CMI Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund focused on the Education Technology (EdTech) market. CMI was created by Cam Chalmers and Dave Muzzo, the founders of Archipelago Learning. CMI is looking to partner with those entrepreneurs who have a passion for education and a product that is ready to scale. * ### [CodeLaunch](http://www.codelaunch.com/) Accelerator DFW CodeLaunch sponsors and partners put thousands of dollars in professional seed services behind the winners of its national seed accelerator competition. CodeLaunch has become a unique and critical amenity to pre-MVP startups. * ### [Colt Ventures](https://www.coltventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Colt Ventures was established as a family office to invest the personal capital of Darren Blanton. The firm reviews over 250 deals per year and invests in the following areas: private and public companies in biotechnology, oil and gas, technology, financial services, real estate, consumer/retail, and special situations,hedge funds, private equity/venture capital funds, equine assets * ### [Congress Avenue Ventures](https://www.avgfunds.com/congress-avenue-ventures/) Seed-Venture Capital The smartest, simplest way for UTexas alums to add venture capital to their portfolio. We are a full-time alumni investment team, an investment committee with over 250 years of investing experience,Fast growing community of 5k alumni followers, the only fund of its kind for UTexas alumni,private, for-profit, and not officially sanctioned by the university. * ### [Conscience VC](https://www.conscience.vc/) Seed-Venture Capital Conscience VC is a Seed-stage VC firm based in Austin, Texas with an investment focus in science-based startups. * ### [Consensys](https://consensys.io/) Corporate Venture DFW Headquarted in Fort Worth, Consensys is the leading blockchain and web3 software company. Since 2014, Consensys has been at the forefront of innovation, pioneering technological developments within the web3 ecosystem. Through our product suite, we have become a trusted collaborator for users, creators, and developers. * ### [Consensys Mesh](https://www.mesh.xyz/) Corporate Venture DFW We support a network of 5,000+ founders and builders, in addition to the 90+ projects we've guided through our accelerator program, Tachyon. * ### [Corsa Ventures](http://www.corsaventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Corsa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Austin, exploring opportunities in Texas and the U.S. Our team members have deep operational experience, extensive access to global networks, and strong ties to regional and natiol venture capital eco-systems. Our investment interest extends from technology companies leveraging software, social networks, and cloud data services to consumer companies developing brand-based products and services. * ### [Cowtown Angels](https://www.cowtownangels.org/) Angel Group DFW Based in Fort Worth, Cowtown Angels is an angel network that connects entrepreneurs seeking early-stage funding with local investors in an environment that accelerates growth and rewards strategic risk-taking. Cowtown Angels is a program of TECH Fort Worth (TechFW), a nonprofit organization created to encourage the development of the local business community by helping regional entrepreneurs commercialize innovative technology, and is a member of the Angel Capital Association and the Alliance of Texas Angel Networks. * ### [Cowtown Seed](https://guide.dallasinnovates.com/funding/NA) Angel Group DFW Cowtown Seed, a program within TechFW, is a funding group focused on supporting early-stage startups and providing critical pre-seed opportunities for founders in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. Once selected, the funded startups participate in TechFW * ### [Craftsman Capital Partners](https://www.craftsmancapitalpartners.com/) Private Equity DFW Craftsman Capital, founded in 2014, is an operationally-focused, Dallas-based private equity firm investing in lower-middle market companies that exhibit a strong potential for growth. The firm track record includes numerous platform acquisitions as well as multiple exits. * ### [Cressset](http://www.cressetcapital.com/) Family Office DFW Cresset is a firm built by clients, for clients. As an independent, award-winning multi-family office and private investment firm, we are reimagining the way wealth is experienced. * ### [Crosstimbers Ventures](https://www.crosstimbers.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Crosstimbers makes direct investments in scalable, entrepreneur-owned companies and other compelling opportunities. * ### [Crux Capital](https://www.crux-cap.com/) Private Equity DFW Crux Capital's core mission is to invest in and grow small, profitable companies. We focus on buying a select number of high quality businesses and partnering with management teams to build value over the long term. The firm's limited partners are comprised of successful entrepreneurs, family offices and the principals of Crux Capital. Importantly, as a privately funded enterprise, we are not constrained by traditional private equity limitations pertaining to deal structures or artificial holding periods. Instead, we implement strategies to build and unlock value over time in partnership with company management. * ### [Cubit Capital](https://cubit.capital/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Cubit Capital exists to be a faithful, helpful partner to entrepreneurs and investors who are building businesses that address societal problems in innovative and significant ways.We invest in early-to-growth (think: Seed * ### [Cypress Growth Capital](http://www.cypressgrowthcapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Cypress Growth Capital is the largest and most experienced royalty-based growth capital investor in the United States. Since our formation in 2010, we have completed dozens of multimillion-dollar royalty investments in software and technology-enabled services companies. With more than $100,000,000 of capital under management, Cypress has an established track record of funding emerging companies and helping entrepreneurs achieve their goals. * ### [DalFort Capital](http://www.dalfortcapital.com/) Private Equity DFW DalFort Capital Partners is a sector-focused private equity firm based in Dallas, specializing in partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams in the lower middle market. * ### [Dallas Venture Capital](https://dallasvc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Our typical investment stage is post-product market fit, where our first check size is between $2-5 million. We do follow-on investing in our portfolio, up to a total of $10 million and occasionally will invest prior to the product-market fit stage. * ### [Dell Technologies Capital](https://www.delltechnologiescapital.com/) Corporate Venture At Dell Technologies Capital, we lead investments in disruptive, early-stage startups in enterprise and cloud infrastructure. World-class entrepreneurs have chosen to partner with us for our deep domain expertise and unique access to the Dell Technologies ecosystem. * ### [Delta-V Capital](https://www.deltavcapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Delta-v Capital was founded in 2009 by Rand Lewis and Dave Schaller. The founders envisioned a new kind of private technology investment firm that focused on providing secondary liquidity to management teams, founders, and early investors. While initially a novel concept, secondary liquidity has become widely accepted and common place throughout the technology ecosystem as companies continue to take longer to exit or go public. * ### [Donovan Ventures](https://www.dv-llc.com/) Private Equity Donovan Ventures was founded in 2007 to create strategic value for entrepreneurs across the energy value chain. We provide lower middle market growth capital through our dedicated private equity fund and advise larger clients that are seeking up to $500 million in institutional capital. * ### [Dos Rios Partners](http://www.dosriospartners.com/) Private Equity Our core values, our capital and our team have enabled us to produce win-win results for companies, managers, value-added deal sources, investors, and ourselves. * ### [Draper Startup House](https://draperstartuphouse.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Where collisions between creatives, technologists, designers, and scientists become the innovations found in the world * ### [DTX Ventures](https://www.dtxventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW We back early-stage companies with national potential. We're operators, not just investors * ### [Eagle Venture Fund](https://www.eagleventurefund.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW We back the bold with a world-class arsenal of venture support in three areas: Venture Builder, Strategic Counsel, Founder Formation * ### [Ecliptic Capital](http://www.eclipticcapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Ecliptic Capital is an emergent, early-stage innovation fund focused on pre-seed, seed, and Series A investments. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Ecliptic's thesis makes a case for capturing, developing, and scaling a range of emergent technologies from talented entrepreneurs from often neglected geographies and industries * ### [Elsewhere Partners](https://elsewhere.partners/) Seed-Venture Capital After nearly three decades of investing in emerging software companies, we realized that the needs of “Big VC” weren't aligning with the needs of the most interesting companies. So we decided to start from scratch to serve a burgeoning movement we call Elsewhere tion. Elsewhere Partners backs The Outliers: companies who have achieved a lot with a little and are located outside major venture capital hubs. * ### [Emergent Technologies](http://emergenttechnologies.com/) Seed-Venture Capital What sets Emergent Technologies apart is our method and mindset. We strip away preconceptions while exploring the many possibilities of each technology platform. In the tradition of Bell Labs, our multidiscipliry team uses a variety of methods and tools to discover and deploy real-world applications. * ### [EmPOWERED](https://www.empoweredtoserve.org/en/business-accelerator-program) Accelerator DFW We believe that the best ideas often come from the communities closest to the challenges. The Empowered to Serve Business Accelerator is designed to meet changemakers where they are * ### [Ensemble](https://www.ensemble.vc/) Seed-Venture Capital Ensemble VC is a modern, early-stage venture capital firm helping founders build the highest quality teams around them as they scale. * ### [Escalate Capital](http://www.escalatecapital.com/) Private Equity Escalate Capital is a leading mezzanine firm focused on investing in high-growth later-stage technology companies including SaaS, tech-enabled services, internet, and health care. With over $800 million in cumulative capital commitments, we seek to enable growth while minimizing dilution. * ### [Eureka Ventures](http://www.eurekaventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Eureka Ventures is an investment partnership working with technology companies. We take the life-cycle approach and work with our entrepreneurs through Starting, Building, Thriving and Maturing stages. In addition, the three stages of Refining, Surviving and Exit management get special attention. Typically, Eureka Ventures receives equity for its contribution. * ### [Evolve Capital](http://evolvecapital.com/) Private Equity DFW Launched in 2005, Evolve Capital is a private equity firm focused exclusively on leveraged recapitalizations of entrepreneurial businesses. Evolve’s principals have partnered with entrepreneurs to take their businesses to the next level since 1993. We provide entrepreneurs with liquidity up front and also upon exit through their retained equity stake. In between, we provide professional management and a strong partnership, which increases shareholder value and attracts more potential buyers. Our entrepreneur and management team partners focus on positioning companies to maximize value upon exit. * ### [Exceller Hunt Ventures](https://www.excellerhunt.com/) Family Office DFW Exceller Hunt is a family office based in Dallas, Texas. We invest across a number of strategic areas. * ### [Falkon Ventures](https://www.falkonventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Falkon Ventures is an innovative venture capital fund designed to catalyze innovation in the new entrepreneurial landscape for companies that have the mission to change industry and the world. Our ventures create technologies that are providing systemic solutions to big global and industrial challenges. Falkon Ventures offers a new solution in the current venture funding landscape that provides entrepreneurs with support networks and strategic funding that is founder-friendly, while creating alignment with all stakeholders involved. * ### [Far West Capital](https://www.farwestcapital.com/) Private Equity Far West Capital is in the business of funding the goals of high-growth small business owners. Since 2007, our highly experienced entrepreneurial leadership team has helped over 350 businesses grow and thrive – many of whom don’t fit in a traditiol bank’s “box.” * ### [Fidelitas Capital Partners](https://fidelitascapitalpartners.com/) Private Equity DFW Fidelitas Capital is a Dallas-based independent private equity sponsor firm focused on investing in and growing established lower middle market-sized companies. * ### [Fifth Growth Fund](https://fgf.co/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW We invest and build at the intersection of media, entertainment, and technology * ### [Firebrand Ventures](https://www.firebrandvc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Firebrand Ventures is a new kind of Midwest venture fund, with an Austin office. We combine a vast network and deep experience with startup hustle to invest in exceptional seed stage software startups. * ### [First Rate Ventures](https://firstrate.com/ventures/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW First Rate Ventures is a Corporate Venture Capital Fund that is focused on WealthTech, InvestTech, RegTech and MortgageTech based in Dallas/Fort Worth. We are focused on start-ups in seed stage with a proven early traction. * ### [Fitz Gate Ventures](https://fitzgate.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Fitz Gate is an early stage venture capital firm investing nationwide but with a particular focus on the New York City and Texas ecosystems, where Fitz Gate * ### [Foodshed Investors](https://www.linkedin.com/company/foodshed-investors-llc/) Seed-Venture Capital We invest in small firms throughout the sustainable farm and food ecosystem, including agricultural inputs, farming & ranching, processing and value-added producers, distributors, retailers, restaurants, tool-makers, supporters, and waste managers. * ### [Fort Ventures](https://www.fort-ventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Early stage venture fund focused on tech and CPG investments. Owner and operator of Cat Empire venture fund. * ### [FortyTwo VC](https://www.fortytwo.vc/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW At FortyTwo, we put the entrepreneur at the heart of everything we do, following a hands-on approach to help founders build and scale their businesses. We give founders the space to grow, sharing our experience and insight to make the crucial business decisions that propel startups to the next level * ### [Founder Equity](http://founderequity.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Founder Equity makes early investments in promising digital businesses. Our model is based on value investing, very active participation in growing our portfolio companies, and quick paths to liquidity. * ### [Fraser McCombs Capital](https://www.fmcap.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We pursue companies that possess disruptive technologies that fundamentally change the automotive business. Our entrepreneurs have successfully discovered a unique way of solving a specific problem. We seek entrepreneurs that demonstrate a proven track-record in growth-stage technology companies, are insightful, determined, and possess deep automotive-industry knowledge. * ### [Freeman Group](https://freemangp.com/) Private Equity DFW Freeman Group is a private investment and asset management firm. Brandon Freeman, who founded the firm in 2000, oversees investment activity. The firm seeks opportunities across the capital structure in both the private and public markets. * ### [G51](https://www.g51.com/) Seed-Venture Capital G51 is a thought leadership group that helps accelerate the speed of innovation and collaboration for corporations, startups, universities, and students through our initiatives: G51 EDU, G51 Venture Scholars, and G51 Studio. * ### [Gatherings of Angels](https://www.gatheringofangels.com/) Angel Group Angel Investor Network For High Growth and Scalable Startups * ### [Gauge Capital](https://gaugecapital.com/) Private Equity DFW As the largest investor in our own funds, our interests are aligned with those of our partners. Our primary aim is long-term, sustainable value creation through transformational change, organic growth, and strategic acquisitions * ### [Gauntlet Ventures](https://gauntletventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Gauntlet Ventures challenges the present to build the future. Gauntlet seeks to create a future where humanity can thrive. Our team of founders, engineers, scientists, ethicists, and visionaries collaborates with purpose-driven entrepreneurs to turn ambitious ideas into world-shaping companies. * ### [gBETA](https://www.gbetastartups.com/houston) Accelerator gBETA is a program of nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor. gBETA is a free, seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies with local roots. Each program is capped at five teams, and requires no fees and no equity. * ### [Geekdom Fund](http://geekdomfund.com/) Seed-Venture Capital After investing in a team, we strive to be the most helpful investors on the cap table. This means we build close, lasting relationships with our teams. We’re there to help through the good times and the bad. * ### [Genesis Park](http://www.genesis-park.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Four Houston-based fince leaders created a $275 million fund, GP Capital Partners, LP (“GP Capital Partners” or the “Fund”). The Fund is structured as a Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) and will provide flexible capital solutions to fund growth and recapitalizations for privately-held, lower middle market businesses. The Fund received its SBIC license from the U.S. Small Business Administration in September 2021, and will extend the Genesis Park private investment platform. * ### [Goldcrest Capital Partners](https://www.goldcrest.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Goldcrest®is a venture capital fund that invests in private technology companies. * ### [Golden Section Venture Capital](https://www.gstdev.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We partner with start-up and growth-stage SaaS companies to accelerate software development and scale—dependably. * ### [Golden Seeds](http://www.goldenseeds.com/) Angel Group DFW Golden Seeds is one of the tion's most active early-stage investment firms. Golden Seeds is focused on bringing vibrant opportunities to women-led businesses. * ### [Goose Capital](https://www.goose.capital/) Seed-Venture Capital GOOSE is an exclusive group of Fortune 500 executives, successful entrepreneurs, industry titans, and global super-connectors investing in deep tech and tough tech startups. * ### [Gore Range Capital](https://www.gorerangecapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Gore Range Capital is focused on investments in early-stage skin health businesses. Our approach is simple: we invest in what we know. Over the course of our respective careers the Gore Range team has built domain expertise and extensive networks across multiple areas of healthcare. Through Gore Range Capital we are channeling our capabilities to focus on our largest organ and the most visible manifestation of who we are - the skin. * ### [Grant Park Venture Capital](https://grantparkventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW We invest in the early stage ventures of entrepreneurs who are building transformative companies in healthcare. Our duty as investors is to help you win. * ### [Green Park & Golf Ventures](http://gpgventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Green Park & Golf, built on over 50 years of operational and financial experience, seeks investment opportunities that offer above-market returns for its investors. Led by Clay Heighten, M.D., and Carl Soderstrom, the firm delivers strategic solutions, financial backing, and a reliable network to its portfolio companies. The Dallas-based firm is currently looking for investment opportunities in medical-related startups. * ### [GrowCo Capital](http://growcocapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW GrowCo Capital works closely with entrepreneurs and startup businesses, providing capital and management solutions. We invest in early stage entrepreneurial ventures, participating in Seed to Series B Rounds. To date, we have primarily invested in health care, service companies, technology, and real estate opportunities. * ### [GSTVC](https://www.gstvc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital GSTVC comes alongside our brilliant entrepreneur partners with decades of experience in scaling B2B software companies. Not only do we offer partnership and guidance, but we also provide capital in order to break through cashflow barriers to fuel your revenue generation and promote your innovation. * ### [GTM Fund](https://www.gtmfund.com/) Seed-Venture Capital GTMfund is an early-stage VC fund focused on investing in the most exciting, up-and-coming B2B SaaS companies across the world. * ### [Harvest Returns](https://www.harvestreturns.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Harvest Returns is an equity crowdfunding platform focused on the agriculture fince sector * ### [Health Wildcatters](http://healthwildcatters.com/) Accelerator DFW Health Wildcatters is a mentor-driven seed accelerator focused on improving health care by supporting entrepreneurs and companies that are developing solutions for the industry. The 12-week program offers health-focused startups in the early stages of funding an initial seed investment, as well as access to mentors, advisers, office space, and strategic resources needed to help the startups grow. * ### [Hersh Family Investments](http://hershfi.com/) Family Office DFW Hersh Family Investments (HFI) invests the family * ### HEST investment Seed-Venture Capital DFW HEST * ### [Hewlett Packard Pathfinder](https://pathfinder.hpe.com/) Corporate Venture Hewlett Packard Pathfinder identifies and invests in category-leading startup companies, creates solutions combining portfolio companies * ### [High Circle Ventures](https://www.highcircleventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Retail investors have always been limited to the conventiol vehicles of the public market. There is a pervasive belief that investment vehicles like hedge funds, and private equity are only for the wealthy and elite. It's time to change that. I firmly believe that qualified investors should have access to these 'exclusive' vessels. At High Circle, we aim to break these barriers and make closed off investment vehicles accessible to everyone. We level the playing field and give investors' portfolios a powerful advantage by reducing market exposure and generating long-term value. * ### [Hill Country Angels](http://www.hillcountryangelnetwork.com/) Angel Group Hill Country Angel Network is a group of investors that have found financial success in various professional fields and are now looking to fund promising fledgling companies with identified high-growth potential. We look for opportunities in high tech, low tech, life science, biopharmaceutical, medical device, education, oil and gas, industrial, clean energy, consumer product, media, sports, gaming, and entertainment sectors. * ### [Hinge Capital](https://hingecapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Backing the brave & curious, leaning into the [non]obvious ideas that edit entire industries or create new categories. * ### [HOLT Ventures](http://www.holtventures.com/) Corporate Venture Holt Ventures is more than just a capital partner. We carefully select startup businesses, bring them into our daily operations and provide real world mentorship and guidance to accelerate growth and commercialize ideas as quickly as possible. * ### [Houston Angel Network](https://www.houstonangelnetwork.org/) Angel Group The Houston Angel Network (HAN) is the oldest angel network in Texas and most active angel network in the USA. Its members have invested more than $73 million in more than 235 deals since its inception in 2001. * ### [Houston Health Ventures](http://www.houstonhealthventures.com/) Accelerator Join NextHIT Accelerator's class of companies for a $30,000 investment + $30,000 of additiol services and more. * ### [Houston Ventures](http://www.houven.com/) Seed-Venture Capital The Energy Industry is being eaten by complexity. Environments are developing in which all components must integrate and communicate. At Houston Ventures, we understand the inefficiencies of supply chains in the oil and gas industry. * ### [HP Tech Ventures](https://hptechventures.com/) Corporate Venture Launched in 2016, HP Tech Ventures is the venture capital arm of HP Inc. HP Tech Ventures is fostering an ecosystem of innovation and reinvention that will define tomorrow * ### [Hughes Ventures](http://www.hughesventures.com/home.html) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Hughes Ventures is an early stage Energy, Technology and Life Science Investor. * ### [Hunt BioVentures](http://www.huntbioventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Hunt BioVentures makes investments in young private and public companies with a focus on pharmaceuticals, medical devices and agricultural biotech opportunities. Since 2001, Hunt has continually pursued companies with clinical efficacy data or strong human proxy data, which has typically meant companies with products in various stages of clinical trials. Although this later-stage approach will always be core to Hunt's investment strategy, Hunt will occasionally pursue preclinical opportunities, especially those with exceptional management teams. Another important component of the strategy is to invest alongside other experienced life science investors in either a co-lead or follower manner. * ### [Hunt Energy Enterprises](http://www.huntenergyenterprises.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Hunt Energy Enterprises looks to leverage its operations and knowledge to invest in and create new energy companies and partnerships with entrepreneurs in both the conventiol petroleum business and cleantech power. * ### [Hurt Family Investments](http://lucky7.io/portfolio) Seed-Venture Capital Hurt Family Investments (HFI) are involved in 55 startups and counting. HFI has made 44 startup investments, 21 of which are Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies. Brett also has joined the Advisory Board of 11 additiol companies, nine of which are SaaS. Out of the 55 startups HFI are involved in, 38 are headquartered in Austin and 28 are SaaS. * ### [HX Venture Fund](https://hxventurefund.com/) Seed-Venture Capital HX Venture Fund is a venture capital fund of funds that creates a multiplier effect by linking the transformational power of world-class corporations, technology innovation, and high-growth startups with proven venture investment talent, company-building expertise, and capital.The venture capital funds in HX Venture Fund’s portfolio bring their significant experience and, at their full discretion, risk capital to Houston’s best high-growth companies across all industry sectors. * ### [Impact Ventures](https://impact-ventures.co/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Impact Ventures exists to close the racial wealth divide through business ownership and access to capital, the Dallas Inclusive Capital Fund focuses on growing existing minority-led firms by investing flexible debt and patient equity capital to increase jobs, increase growth potential, and build strong sustainable communities. * ### [Incube Labs](https://www.incubelabs.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We have expertise across a range of disciplines: pharmacology and physiology, protein and polymer chemistry, tissue engineering, mechanical engineering and material science, electronics and software, industrial design, clinical development and manufacturing. Our leadership team also has deep experience in company building and commercializing innovations. * ### [Intelis Capital](https://www.inteliscapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW We make long-term investments in the next generation of energy titans, and partner with entrepreneurs building category defining companies at the intersection of profit and purpose. * ### [Interlock Partners](https://interlock.vc/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Interlock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs innovative companies reshaping traditional industries. We invest in businesses that use technology to create new efficiencies and drive growth. Our focus is on companies that develop proprietary solutions and leverage data to stay ahead in their markets. At Interlock, we believe in supporting visionary founders and teams to build successful, market-leading businesses. * ### [International Accelerator](https://www.internationalaccelerator.com/) Accelerator Based in the vibrant city of Austin, Texas, International Accelerator is dedicated to empowering foreign-born entrepreneurs on their startup journey to success in the United States. Our 12-month program is designed to provide support and resources, allowing entrepreneurs to immerse themselves in the dynamic ecosystem of the United States. * ### [Interwoven Ventures](https://www.interwoven.vc/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Interwoven Ventures seeks to invest in early-stage and high-growth leaders on the cusp of reshaping the future. * ### [Intuit Ventures](https://www.intuit.com/ventures/) Corporate Venture DFW Investing in world-class startups that are powering prosperity for consumers and SMBs. * ### [Iron Skillet Partners](https://www.iron-skillet.com/) Private Equity DFW Founded in 2019, ISP is comprised of professionals with specialized expertise across public and private markets, focusing on liquid investment strategies, distinctive trade structures, and complex special situations. * ### [Ironspring](https://www.ironspring.com/) Seed-Venture Capital The Ironspring Network is comprised of leading operators and dealers in the heavy machinery industry. Our relationships span across all built world sectors, and we are dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs in their quest to bring innovation and technology into our markets. Our flagship vehicle includes a venture capital fund to invest in early stage companies in our space. * ### [JF2 Capital Partners](http://jf2capital.com/) Family Office DFW JF2 Capital Partners is a family office venture capital firm based in Dallas, Tx. Founded in 2017, JF2 Capital is interested in investing in early stage companies spanning a diverse array of industries. * ### [JLL Spark](https://spark.jllt.com/) Corporate Venture DFW JLL Spark Global Ventures backs cutting-edge founders who are pioneering the future of commercial real estate. * ### [Karlani Capital](http://www.karlani.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Karlani Capital has one main objective: to enable the growth and success of ideas that are original, interesting, and potentially useful to people. At the core, Karlani is an operating fund led by a group of master operators with the expertise to help grow companies from one to 1,000+ employees, as well as from $1 to over a billion dollars in valuation, and even assist you into taking your company into the public markets * ### [KdT Ventures](https://www.kdtvc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital KdT is the standard for early-stage science venture investing. We help founders and their companies re-architect the world at a molecular level. * ### [Keiretsu Forum - North Texas](https://www.linkedin.com/company/keiretsu-forum-north-texas/about/) Angel Group DFW With nearly 2,000 accredited angel investor members dispersed throughout 57 chapters on three continents, Keiretsu Forum is the world’s largest and most active accredited investor community. Since Keiretsu Forum’s founding in 2000, its members have invested over $1 billion in 700+ companies from diverse industries, including software, telecommunications, health/life sciences, biotech, real estate, mobile applications, Internet, consumer products, and other high growth areas. * ### [Keller Capital](https://www.kellercap.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Our vision: To invest in real estate, businesses and people whose existence, products, services and relationships benefit the surrounding community. * ### [Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT)](https://kochdisruptivetechnologies.com/) Corporate Venture DFW KDT is a unique investment firm partnering with principled entrepreneurs who are building transformative companies that are changing the world. * ### [Legacy Knight](https://legacyknight.com/) Family Office DFW Legacy Knight is an independent family office serving multiple high-net-worth families * ### [Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures](https://www.lmstrategicventures.com/about-lmsv/our-fund/overview) Corporate Venture DFW As the venture capital arm for Liberty Mutual, we invest in early-stage software, platform, and services companies who are reshaping the (re)insurance landscape with a focus on empowering our policyholders, agents, brokers and employees. * ### [LiftFund](https://www.liftfund.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW For more than 21 years, LiftFund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has helped individuals achieve the American Dream by providing small business loans to those who do not have access to capital from typical lending sources, such as traditional banks. Along with vital small business loans, LiftFund provides educational services at no cost to borrowers, which are essential to foster self-sufficiency. * ### [Live Oak Venture Partners](https://liveoakvp.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We are early stage, lead investors. We invest in Texas because of the entrepreneurial drive to innovate. We have more than 15 years of experience taking companies from zero to $50 million+ in revenue, and know what it takes to get to a successful multi-hundred million dollar exit. * ### [Livwell Ventures](https://www.linkedin.com/company/livwell-ventures/) Seed-Venture Capital We are a family office venture firm championing health, performance and wellness. We invest in a spectrum of visiory better-for-you brands across consumables and technology. We partner with passionate entrepreneurs who live their brands, fueling business with our unique advantage, experience and insight to help people Live Well. * ### [Lockheed Martin Ventures](https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/lockheed-martin-ventures.html#team) Corporate Venture DFW Lockheed Martin Ventures makes strategic investments in companies that are developing cutting edge technologies in core businesses and new markets important to Lockheed Martin. More than a source of capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures provides portfolio companies with access to our world-class engineering talent, state-of-the-art technologies, and research and access to the company * ### [Longhorn Startup](http://longhornstartup.com/) Accelerator Ten lucky student startups at UT Austin will get to participate in the prestigious Longhorn Startup Lab student startup accelerator this spring which includes a $1,000 cash grant, $5,000 in AWS startups hosting credits and mentorship from some of Austin's most successful entrepreneurs. * ### [Lubbock Angel Network](http://lubbockangelnetwork.com/) Angel Group As the first formal angel group in Lubbock, the Lubbock Angel Network (LAN) was formed in January 2015 as a means to provide seed and support capital for innovative startups in West Texas and beyond. In its founding, LAN partnered with Texas Tech University and the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) to forge a strategic partnership to spur local economic growth. LAN seeks high-quality deals and healthy returns on investment. * ### [Lydia Partners](https://www.lydiapartners.net/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Lydia Partners is a venture capital firm focusing on early stage investments in the consumer technology, healthcare and biomedical industries. Lydia’s investment model is an operating venture model. We partner with creative entrepreneurs and founders who seek to revolutionize their industries through innovative technology and create solutions to improve the quality of life and health of our consumers. We find by working directly with our seed operations, we can create meaningful impact and the strategic direction to bring our founders' vision to life. * ### [March Capital Partners](https://marchcp.com/) Seed-Venture Capital March Capital Partners is a technology investment firm that backs bold entrepreneurs in pursuit of big outcomes. Investing globally, March looks for high-growth potential at the early stage and provides growth capital to breakout companies defining their industries as they scale. At March we are hands-on, value-add investors – with an Austin office. * ### [Mark Cuban Companies](http://markcubancompanies.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Mark Cuban Companies is a venture capital firm specializing in angel investing. Their portfolio of companies span a spectrum of industries and investment sizes. * ### [mark vc](https://markvc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We are often considered by our portfolio companies as one of the most value-added investors on the cap table, and always look for ways to leave our mark. * ### [MassChallenge](https://masschallenge.org/hubs-united-states/#dallas) Accelerator DFW MassChallenge expanded its Texas locations to Dallas in 2022. North Texas has the ingredients to be the next major innovation region in the United States. North Texas is home to a robust network of industry leaders, mentors, and investors who actively engage with the startup community, providing invaluable guidance and opportunities for growth. * ### [Matter Family Office](https://www.matterfamilyoffice.com/) Family Office DFW Our firm was founded to help successful families seize the opportunities of wealth and avoid the pitfalls. We lead the way on a purpose-driven path that supports your goals and values through our innovative family office services, including investment management, wealth planning and coordination, and family culture and learning. * ### [Maverick Capital](https://www.maverickcap.com/) Private Equity DFW Maverick Capital, Ltd. is a registered investment advisor managing private investment funds exclusively for qualified investors. * ### [McKesson Ventures](https://ventures.mckesson.com/) Corporate Venture DFW At McKesson Ventures, we help entrepreneurs in the healthcare technology and services space build and scale businesses that tackle some of the toughest challenges in healthcare. We look for people, like us, who are passionate about making a difference and rethinking what * ### [Mercury Fund](http://mercuryfund.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Mercury Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm. With over $200 million under management, Mercury focuses on entrepreneurs and technology innovation origiting in the U.S. mid-continent. Our investment themes target SaaS, cloud, and data science/AI platforms that make the industrial ecosystems of Middle America more competitive and efficient. * ### [Metamatic](https://www.metamatic.co/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Advising and backing tech companies reimagining how products are distributed, owned, and experienced. * ### [MicroVentures](https://microventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital MicroVentures is an equity crowdfunding investment platform, combining the best of venture capital with equity crowdfunding. MicroVenture Marketplace is a FINRA registered broker-dealer, offering both primary and secondary investment opportunities through special purpose vehicles or directly into issuers. * ### [Minority Entrepreneurship Institute (MEI)](https://meicapitalfund.org/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW The Minority Entrepreneurship Institute is a seed-stage impact investing fund that hosts annual pitch competitions for Black, LatinX, and Female Founders. * ### [Mithril Capital Management](https://www.mithril.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Mithril is a global investment firm that provides capital to leading growth companies. We partner with teams who use technology to build valuable and lasting businesses, often in industries long overdue for change. Each of these businesses is unique, but all face common challenges to unlocking long-term growth. We help vigate these critical inflection points, and we invest in size and with conviction. * ### [Mobility Ventures](http://mobilityventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW At Mobility Ventures, we specialize in identifying and investing in companies throughout the Wireless Ecosystem: Mobile Internet, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Media, Mobile Health, e-Commerce, Software, Location-based Services, Applications and Services. Beyond providing investment capital, we offer critical strategic management support essential for achieving enduring business and financial success. Our commitment is to nurture and empower visionary entrepreneurs, driving the growth of industry-leading enterprises poised to redefine the future of wireless technology. * ### [Mockingbird Ventures](https://mockingbird.ventures/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW We are a true seed-stage fund focused on getting entrepreneurs in DFW initial funds to help validate their concepts. We want to be the “first money” after your friends and family round, getting you a check within weeks of first contact. We’ve got the knowledge and network to help you move from Seed to Series A and beyond. * ### [Moneta](http://www.monetaventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital With an office in Austin, Moneta is investing in early stage companies in the enterprise technology, healthcare, and internet/consumer application sectors. Plans to deploy 70% of the Fund in companies headquartered in Sacramento and Northern California. The remainder of the Fund will be concentrated in Austin, as well as other Texas markets. * ### [Montrose Lane](https://www.montroselane.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Montrose Lane, formerly known as Cottonwood Venture Partners, is an investment firm partnering with leading software companies that help to make energy affordable, safe, and environmentally friendly. We invest in companies that have achieved early customer adoption and require capital to accelerate growth. We leverage our collective expertise and relationships in energy and technology across Montrose Lane and our portfolio to help drive growth at the companies in which we invest. * ### [Moonshots Capital](http://www.moonshotscapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Moonshots Capital makes seed stage investments in technology startups led by exceptional founders who are building products that “re-imagine” work and personal life in large and growing markets. We bring a disciplined approach to the investment process to identify companies with “moon shot” potential. * ### [Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners](https://www.morrisonseger.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners has raised tens of millions of dollars across various brands, ranging from CPG to SaaS. Our team of seasoned experts brings decades of experience, so we know what it takes to build, maintain and successfully exit when the opportunities arise. * ### [Mucker Capital](https://mucker.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Not in Silicon Valley? Not a problem. Mucker provides Seed and Series A capital and guidance for startups outside Silicon Valley. * ### [Multicoin Capital](https://multicoin.capital/) Seed-Venture Capital Venture-style funds that invest in liquid cryptoassets. * ### [Murphree Venture Partners](http://www.murphreeventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Murphree Venture Partners is a leading venture capital and growth equity firm that invests in entrepreneurial enterprises with high-growth potential. For more than 30 years, the partners have worked side by side with talented entrepreneurs to build profitable companies, primarily in the southern region of the United States. * ### [nban Ventures](https://nbanventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW nban Ventures selects only the most innovative, leading-edge, and daring ideas to develop tomorrow's early-stage tech companies. We push the limits of what was previously only imagible, guiding the fearless founders along the way. By partnering with nban Ventures, the Venture Capital arm of nban Enterprise, our portfolio companies gain access to industry-leading knowledge and experience. Although we primarily invest in US, Cada, and India-based companies - our ultimate goal is to create a better world for ALL. * ### [Newtype Ventures](https://newtypeventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We serve and invest in underrepresented minority founders because, like any other founder, they have the potential to deliver outsized returns. We define underrepresented minority founders as founders of African, Latin, and Indigenous heritage.On average, diverse founding teams realize 30% higher returns than white founding teams. * ### [Next Coast Ventures](http://www.nextcoastventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital At Next Coast, we focus on supporting the best entrepreneurs in the world as they build their businesses. We love the passion our entrepreneurs bring to solving big problems. Market size is important because life is too short to focus on the small stuff. We focus on bigger technology themes and how these themes can lead to disruption and innovation. We look for entrepreneurs focused on tackling a big theme and turning it into a massive business. * ### [Next Ventures](https://www.nextventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Founded in 2019, NEXT VENTURES is an early-stage venture capital firm addressing the root causes of poor and disparate health outcomes through whole-person care solutions. * ### [NextGen Venture Partners](https://nextgenvp.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We back exceptional entrepreneurs through the collective power of the nation’s top founders and innovation executives. We invest in founders we can throw the power of our network behind. Our portfolio includes bold, early-stage companies with category defining missions. * ### [NextStage Partners](http://www.nextstagepartnersllc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Our Mission is to identify, invest in, and grow innovative and disruptive food technologies resulting in unique solutions that are more productive, affordable, sustainable and healthier for the global food value chain. * ### [NGP](https://ngpenergy.com/) Private Equity DFW NGP believes energy is essential to progress. We invest in people, ideas and companies to ensure responsible, secure energy today and to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable energy future. * ### [Night Ventures](https://www.nightventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Our LPs are some of the most famous people on the internet. They drive popular culture to billions of consumers and businesses across YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, podcasts and elsewhere. We invest in the top technology companies that serve future consumers. From fintech and health, to commerce and media. We help founders navigate new forms of customer acquisition: content, community & beyond. * ### [North Texas Angel Network](http://www.northtexasangels.org/) Angel Group DFW The North Texas Angel Network is looking for early stage companies with great products and bright futures. We can provide the investment funds you need to grow your company and achieve all the success you deserve. Our group includes more than 60 successful entrepreneurs and business professionals who love to invest in innovative products, as well as offer their considerable experience and expertise to growing companies. * ### [Notley Ventures](https://notley.com/about/) Seed-Venture Capital Notley was founded in 2015 by Dan Graham, founder of BuildASign.com, and his wife, Lisa, as a way to leverage their own business and investing success. med for the abbey in Oxford, England where they were married, Notley’s mission is to fund and support businesses, nonprofits, and programs making positive change and social impact in the world. Notley serves as a hub for social innovation companies so that they can connect, share services, and find the resources to grow. * ### [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://www.nttdocomo-v.com/en/) Corporate Venture DFW NTT DOCOMO Ventures is the gateway for the startup and venture community in NTT Group. We are rapidly enhancing our innovation of various services, technology, and processes. We also bring together people of diverse interests in order to create new infrastructure. * ### [Oakwell Capital](https://www.oakwellcapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW We partner with exceptional people. We back great ideas. We support companies at every stage of their business. * ### [Omnimed Capital](https://guide.dallasinnovates.com/funding/NA) Seed-Venture Capital DFW A healthcare focused Venture Capital investment group. * ### [Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator](https://www.oracle.com/startup/index.html) Accelerator Each startup is unique, and this program is tailor-made to get you up and running in a short period of time. Program elements include: Free credits on Oracle Cloud, World-class mentoring and advising, State-of-the-art technology, Coworking space, Access to Oracle customers and partners, Access to investors * ### [ORIX Growth Capital](https://www.orix.com/capital-solution/growth-capital/) Private Equity DFW For leading technology companies, growth is critical—and capital is essential. Our Growth Capital team provides highly customized equity and debt solutions to help take your company to the next level. Our flexibility, relationship approach, sector expertise, deep pockets and long-term focus make us an ideal partner for high-growth companies. Since 2001, we’ve committed nearly $1.4 billion to over 125 companies, learning each business from the inside out and crafting deals with the fincing levels, terms and timing to fund strategic progress. * ### [OwlSpark](https://www.owlspark.com/) Accelerator At Rice U -- The OwlSpark accelerator is an intense, immersive 12-week summer program that provides startup teams with firsthand experience launching a tech startup. The accelerator culmites with the Bayou Startup Showcase, a celebration of entrepreneurship, the Houston startup community, and the university accelerator programs that support them. * ### [Palm Venture Studio](https://www.palmventurestudios.com/) We provide second-chance capital and hands-on support to drive sustainable growth for promising startups. * ### [Patterson Thoma Family Office](https://pattersonthoma.com/) Family Office DFW As a privately held family investment company founded in 1982, our experienced team utilizes our vast network of partners and associates to captivate great business opportunities. * ### [Peak Rock Capital](http://www.peakrockcapital.com/) Private Equity We make equity and debt investments in companies in North America and Europe. Peak Rock focuses on investing in opportunities where we can support senior management in driving rapid growth and profit improvement through operational and strategic change. Our team has deep expertise in complex situations and cross border transactions. * ### [PeopleFund (Dallas-Fort Worth)](https://peoplefund.org/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW PeopleFund provides small business loans as well as business assistance and education to people with otherwise limited access to such resources. Since being founded in east Austin in 1994 as Austin Community Development Corp., PeopleFund’s financial and educational assistance has helped create thousands of jobs and empowered an even greater number of Texans on a path to financial stability and independence. PeopleFund is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and operates as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) serving all of Texas. * ### [PeopleFund BIPOC Business Accelerator Application](https://peoplefund.org/bipoc-business-accelerator/) Accelerator PeopleFund is launching access to a capital-oriented cohorts for BIPOC-owned businesses in underserved areas around Texas. The goal of this program is to accelerate early-stage entrepreneurs with capital, education, and ongoing technical assistance in order to support healthy small business growth in communities that need it most. * ### [PepsiCo Ventures Group](https://www.labs.pepsico.com/) Corporate Venture DFW PepsiCo Ventures manages the strategic corporate venture capital program of PepsiCo * ### [Perot Jain, LP](http://perotjain.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Perot Jain, LP is a Dallas-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early stage investments. Our firm was founded by long-term business partners, Ross Perot Jr. and Anurag Jain, in 2014. They not only set out to understand how technology would shape the business landscape over the next 20 years, but they also wanted to take an active role in building these industry transforming companies. Our mission is to provide timely capital and resources while delivering the highest quality strategic advice to assist our portfolio companies in achieving their maximum potential. Our unique ability to leverage our affiliated operating entities differentiates us from our peers and helps drive early customer traction and accelerated growth for our partners. * ### [Pharos Capital Group](http://www.pharosfunds.com/) Private Equity DFW Based in Dallas and Nashville, Pharos Capital Group is a physician-founded private equity firm focused on growing healthcare companies which aim to lower the total cost of care, improve patient outcomes and expand access to care. * ### [Pipeline Angels](http://pipelineangels.com/) Angel Group DFW Pipeline Angels is changing the face of angel investing and creating capital for women and non-biry femme social entrepreneurs. Since Pipeline Angels launched April 2011, over 200 members have graduated from our angel investing bootcamp and have invested more than US$4M in 40+ companies via our pitch summit process. * ### [Plug and Play - Enterprise and AI - McKinney](https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/locations/mckinney-tx) Accelerator DFW Silicon Valley-based enterprise and AI accelerator. Focus areas include big data and AI, infrastructure and IT, future of work, customer engagement, and cybersecurity. * ### [Plug and Play - Fintech](https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/innovation-services/our-programs/north-texas-fintech) Accelerator DFW Silicon Valley based fintech accelerator is a joint program based out of Frisco and McKinney. Focus areas include wealth management, payments, retail banking, regtech, and crypto and digital assets. * ### [Plug and Play - Sportech - Frisco](https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/locations/frisco-tx) Accelerator DFW Silicon Valleybased accelerator focused on developing technologies evolving human potential and performance. * ### [PlumTree Partners](https://www.plumtreepartners.com/) Private Equity DFW PlumTree Partners is a private family office that focuses on growth opportunities in technology-enabled businesses. When we look at the future, we see three investable trends: the adoption of cloud computing technologies, increased automation of business processes, and mobile technologies that enable productive and creative engagement. * ### [Plutus21 Capital](https://www.plutus21.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Responsible and strategic investing in blockchain technology. Plutus21 Capital is a multistrategy investment firm focused on blockchain infrastructure investments. We believe that by tracking adoption and targetting market inefficiencies, we can maximize risk-adjusted returns. * ### [Prelude Strategies](https://www.preludestrategies.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Based in Austin, Texas, Prelude Strategies focuses on strategic partnerships with early stage and start-up companies, including high-tech companies and industry disruptors, to assist with seed funding, series A funding, and beyond. * ### [PTV Healthcare Capital](http://ptvhc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital PTV Healthcare Capital is an Austin, Texas based late-stage venture and expansion capital firm committed to ebling healthcare innovation. We are a highly collaborative team, acting with integrity and adding value in all that we do. We provide access to capital, expertise, and critical business expansion resources. We believe we make a difference through our role as investors, partners, and leaders in bringing disruptive medical technologies to markets worldwide. * ### [Quake Capital](https://www.quakecapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Quake Capital is a seed and early stage venture capital fund and accelerator program. Our investments are about more than just money-- through our accelerator program, teams receive world-class coaching, personalized mentorship targeted at each company's specific needs, and access to our extensive network of investors and strategic partners. * ### [RealCo Fund](http://www.realco.com/) Seed-Venture Capital RealCo is the No. 1 seed fund program for B2B startups 84 percent funded startups fail to reach Series A. We help founders beat those odds using a unique 15-month program. * ### [RedBird Capital Partners](http://redbirdcap.com/) Private Equity DFW RedBird seeks to invest transformational growth equity capital in partnership with entrepreneurs and owners who have a proven history of success and an appreciation for long-term capital. * ### [Redstick Ventures](https://www.redstickvc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW t Redstick, we thrive amid early-stage innovation, where small teams ignite big ideas. Our passion lies in shaping the future of food through strategic investments and unwavering support for emerging food tech ventures. * ### [Redwood Ventures](https://www.redwood.ventures/) Seed-Venture Capital We invest in outstanding founders looking to transform reality and shape the future. * ### [Renovo Capital](http://renovocapital.com/) Private Equity DFW Renovo Capital is a special situations private equity fund, investing out of Renovo Capital Fund II LP, a $132 million committed capital fund. Renovo is focused on partnering with business owners, entrepreneurs, and management teams to invest in businesses undergoing varying degrees of operational, financial or market-driven change. Renovo’s principals and extensive network of operating professionals have decades of experience delivering unique capital solutions and operational and strategic leadership to help solve complex situations and drive long term business value creation. Renovo Capital has offices in Dallas, Denver and New York. * ### [REVTECH Accelerator](https://revtechventures.com/) Accelerator DFW RevTech is a retail technology venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage technologies and concepts that create the future of retail. * ### [Rosewood Private Investments](http://www.rosewoodpi.com/) Family Office DFW Rosewood Private Investments is the private equity arm of The Rosewood Corporation, a family-backed yet institutional firm with diverse worldwide operations and investments. Rosewood is wholly owned by the Caroline Hunt Trust Estate. * ### [RTX Ventures](https://www.rtx.com/who-we-are/ventures) Corporate Venture DFW RTX Ventures invests in early stage companies that will transform aerospace and defense. * ### [S3 Ventures](http://s3vc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital S3 Ventures is an early, expansion, and growth stage venture firm with $400 million under management. We are focused on information technology solutions that solve large business problems. We also invest in medical devices that improve the human condition. * ### [San Antonio Military Medical Innovation (SAMMI) Fund](https://biomedsa.org/sammi-fund/) Seed-Venture Capital The SAMMI Fund makes investments in local early-stage companies to stimulate research and development activities directly aimed at commercializing valuable tools needed by those responsible for providing medical care to our military service members. * ### [Sante Ventures](http://www.santeventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Experience has taught us that new ventures are challenging and risky endeavors, and that the best people can often make the crucial difference between success and failure. With that in mind, we focus on developing lasting, well-aligned partnerships with exceptional entrepreneurs and executives to build valuable companies. In addition to capital, we provide deep health care domain expertise and an extensive network of industry contacts and resources. * ### [Sapphire Ventures](https://sapphireventures.com/) seed-Venture Capital We are intimately familiar with the growth journey of B2B software companies. For more than 20 years, we * ### [Satori Capital](http://www.satoricapital.com/) Private Equity DFW We invest equity capital in growing private companies that are achieving annual EBITDA of $5 million to $25 million, and where there is an opportunity for accelerated growth through a partnership with Satori. We provide liquidity to current owners and/or expansion capital to support future growth. * ### [Scaleworks Venture Fince Fund](https://www.scaleworks.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We Invest In & Operate B2B SaaS Companies * ### [Scientific Health Development](http://www.shdpartners.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Scientific Health Development (SHD) is a boutique investment company in Dallas. SHD invests in early-stage, innovative health care-related technologies and products. * ### [Scoreboard Ventures](https://www.scoreboard.ventures/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Our game plan?Create, co-build and invest. It’s what we do. Strategically headquartered in Sports City USA: Frisco, TX, we specialize in creating, building and investing in early stage sports, eSports, technology and digital content companies. * ### [Scout Venture](https://www.scout.vc/) Seed-Venture Capital We are an early stage venture capital firm that invests in frontier technologies built by founders from the military, intelligence community, and tiol labs. We lead Seed rounds with $1-2M initial checks and reserve capital for follow on investments up to Series B. * ### [Seaplane Ventures](https://www.seaplaneventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Seaplane Ventures is a boutique early stage venture capital firm in Austin, TX. Seaplane invests in pre-seed and seed US technology startups with business models geared around network effects and recurring revenues. ??? * ### [Seaside Ventures](https://www.seasideventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Backing innovations that enhance health, boost happiness, and elevate quality of life. * ### [Sentiero Ventures](https://www.sentiero.vc/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Sentiero has created a community of investors to provide capital and support to startups deploying AI-enabled SaaS to help companies make money, save money, or improve customer experiences. * ### [Serent Capital](https://serentcapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Growth-focused equity with purpose-driven partnership for founder-led companies * ### [SHD Partners](https://shdpartners.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Scientific Health Development (SHD) is a boutique investment company located in Dallas, TX. SHD invests in early-stage, innovative healthcare-related technologies and products. * ### [Shift Left Ventures](https://shiftleft.ventures/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW At Shift Left Ventures (SLV), we are dedicated to supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in their journey from an idea to paying customers, using our unique 777 strategy. * ### [Sidekick Partners](https://www.sidekickpartners.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Sidekick is a value-add venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups and focuses on the consumer and technology sectors. The Sidekick community members have deep networks and are based primarily in New York, Texas, and California. Our members fall into three main buckets: successful entrepreneurs, private equity executives, and Fortune 100 executives. Our community is excited to provide strategic value every step of the way. * ### [Silent Ventures](https://silentvc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Silent Ventures is an early stage venture firm that invests in exceptional founders building unrivaled aerospace, defense, and national security companies. * ### [Silverton Partners](https://www.silvertonpartners.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We believe the early stage is the most exciting time to get involved in a company as an active investor and so we focus on Seed-Series A rounds of fincing. We like to write the first institutiol check into a company with a typical initial investment of $500,000 to $4 million. We maintain reserves for each company and our expectation is that this commitment will increase over time. * ### [SKU](http://sku.is/) Accelerator Companies selected into the SKU accelerator participate in a one-of-a-kind 14-week program that serves an MBA and all-star network platform for your business. During the course of the program, founders and your leadership teams attend organized classes, in-depth, breakout and problem-solving sessions, meeting face-to-face with SKU mentors every Tuesday for 12 weeks. * ### [SocialStarts](https://www.socialstarts.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Social Starts is a $60 million+ venture capital partnership that invests in moment-of-inception and Series A fincing rounds of companies that leverage social and mobile technologies. * ### [Socratic Ventures](https://www.socraticventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We build great education enterprises for lasting impact * ### [Softeq Venture Fund](https://www.softeq.com/venture-studio) Seed-Venture Capital But before you can change the world, you need to slay the dragons of product and market risk and do it faster than ever. And if your business involves hardware or connected devices, you simply can’t afford the learning curve. We’re here to help. Several times a year we gather a diverse group of driven dent-makers and work with them over 3 months to propel their companies to the next level. We invest early, and are often the first investor in a company. * ### [Source Spring](http://www.thesourcespring.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Source Spring is a boutique firm with an affliction for startups. We invest in micro businesses because we believe they are essential to our economy. We invest in real estate because it is fun and fills the financial coffers. We are involved in politics because it is where the unfolding of the future can most effectively be influenced. And, data is the next big game changer for them all. * ### [South Coast Angel Network](http://southcoastangelnetwork.com/) Angel Group South Coast Angel Network (SCAN) is a forum for the introduction of entrepreneurs to potential investors through presentations and other mechanisms. Members of the SCAN are individual angel investors interested in financing privately held companies or ventures typically in an early stage of development. * ### [Space.VC](https://www.spacevc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Space VC is a venture capital firm investing in pre-seed frontier tech startups. * ### [Spindletop Capital Management](http://www.spindletopcapital.com/) Private Equity Spindletop Capital partners with exceptional leaders to build transformational health care companies. * ### [Springdale Ventures](http://www.springdaleventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We are partnering with resolute founders, who are pursuing their passions, and helping them create meaningful, sustainable brands. Like the founders we work with, our world-class team is dedicated to achieving results through teamwork. We leverage our team of entrepreneurs, operators and investors’ expertise and expansive networks to source the most transformational founders and enhance the value of our portfolio brands. * ### [Sputnik.ATX](https://www.sputnikatx.com/) Accelerator Sputnik-1 changed everything. It inspired humankind to look to the stars. Like Sputnik-1, Sputnik ATX is here to help makers lift off. We are an Austin-based accelerator that funds maker-founders who go out and change the world. We combine capital with training and experience so you can reach your full potential. Sputnik means partner in Russian. We want to be your partner for takeoff. * ### [Stage One Capital](http://www.stage1capital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Stage One Capital is an early stage and seed investment group, focused on investments in internet, mobile apps, social media, cloud-based software, and new technology sectors. At Stage One we look for entrepreneurs with a novel idea to impact a market using innovative technology to address customers in that market. The companies or ideas that we look for should be dynamic and bold, fundamentally shifting the playing field. * ### [Star Castle Ventures](https://starcastleventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Investing in next-generation security and defense * ### [Steelhead Capital Management](http://steelheadcm.com/) Private Equity DFW Steelhead Capital Management (SCM) is a private equity firm based in Fort Worth. SCM invests in early seed opportunities as well as later stage growth companies, with a primary focus on technology, energy, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods. * ### [Stone Mountain Ventures](https://www.stonemountainventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Stone Mountain Ventures is a dynamic venture capital firm dedicated to fueling innovation in healthcare, AI, consumer, and technology. We believe in the transformative power of investing in solutions that enhance well-being and improve lives. Our experienced team combines industry expertise with a commitment to nurturing visionary entrepreneurs, fostering sustainable growth, and driving positive change. * ### [Stonehenge Capital](http://www.stonehengecapital.com/) Private Equity DFW Stonehenge Capital is a nationally recognized specialty finance company with expertise in structured tax credit finance, community development and private equity. We have the ability to tailor financing to suit a wide range of business and project needs. Our altertives include traditional debt and equity financing and non-traditional tax credit finance and structured finance solutions that are produced and managed by our 50 employees working across 10 office locations nationwide. Since 1999, Stonehenge has operated at the nexus of finance and community development offering financial solutions through the firm’s three core business lines. * ### [Strait Lane Capital](https://www.straitlanecapital.com/) Private Equity DFW We know what we like in a business. Our leadership team has extensive operational, sales, and financial expertise combined with practical experience that is rarely found in traditional private equity groups. * ### [Stratos](https://www.stratos.xyz/venture) Seed-Venture Capital DFW We invest in crypto native infrastructure, finance, and platform companies. Mostly at the earliest stages. * ### [Strattam Capital](http://www.strattam.com/) Private Equity Strattam Capital is a modern private equity firm that takes an innovative and focused approach to investing in established, high-potential companies within the business IT market. * ### [Summit Peak Investments](https://summitpeak.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Summit Peak Investments leverages the extensive knowledge, experience and processes developed as institutiol investors and focuses on investing in niche private investments including Early Stage Venture Capital Funds and Co-Investments. * ### [SWAN Impact Network](http://www.swanimpact.org/) Angel Group The Southwest Angel Network is now the SWAN Impact Network. The angels at the SWAN Impact Network are bound together by a passion for making the world a better place. We support dynamic startups that are striving to address serious challenges that our society faces. And we expect those companies to deliver measurable social or environmental impact, and to have solid plans for financial success. * ### [Targeted Technology Funds](http://www.targetedtech.com/) Seed-Venture Capital The Targeted Technology Funds are focused on early stage investments in companies that we believe can advance ground breaking or disruptive technologies to significantly improve the practice of medicine and patient outcomes. * ### [Teakwood Capital](http://teakwoodcapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Teakwood Capital was founded in 2005 on the premise of bringing equity capital, strategic advice and marketing expertise to micro-cap, undercapitalized companies, thus launching them to higher growth and profitability. The performance of our portfolio companies continues to validate both our initial thesis and our efforts. Teakwood Capital invests equity capital primarily in profitable businesses with revenues under $25 million. * ### [Tech Fort Worth Acceleration Lab](http://techfortworth.org/) Accelerator DFW The Acceleration Program at TECH Fort Worth is designed for early stage companies that are commercializing new and unique technologies. * ### [Tech Ranch](https://techranchaustin.com/about-us/) Accelerator Tech Ranch equips entrepreneurs and ecosystems with insights, proven techniques, tools and processes that develop both the community and the entrepreneur. Tech Ranch® has been recognized as a 2015 Top 3 Social Impact Incubator by UBI Global and 2015 & 2016 Top 20 US/Cada Accelerators by Gust’s Global Report. From our offices in Austin, Texas, our programs have influenced more than 6,500 entrepreneurs in 42+ countries with over 750 solutions deployed. * ### [TechWildcatters](https://techwildcatters.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Tech Wildcatters is an early stage venture capital fund founded in 2009. We invest in pre-seed companies through our mentorship-driven accelerator program, seed, and series A stage companies. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, we invest across the United States and internationally. We prefer founders that have a global vision in scaling their companies and those that we can actively add value through our mentorship network. * ### [Tectonic Ventures](https://tectonicventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We find and partner with those independent thinkers who have what it takes to realize their vision. * ### [TEN Capital Group](https://tencapital.group/) Seed-Venture Capital TEN Capital Group is committed to igniting innovation and long-term success in your business by helping you raise the capital for growth. We have a network of venture capital, family office, and high-net worth individuals as well as a number of angel syndicates that can invest in your business. We facilitate the connections that really matter by utilizing data alytics, one-on-one matching events, online funding portals, and more. We help companies and investors optimize their time and efforts by putting the right deals in front of the right people. * ### [Texas Atlantic Capital](https://www.ta.capital/) Seed-Venture Capital TAC invests in Europe and the USA. We invest in all stages (seed, early and growth) of companies with exceptional teams and scalable business models. Our investment sizes go from $500,000 for seed stage to $30 million for growth stage. We like opportunities in financial technology companies, digital banks, e-commerce, media, and software domains. * ### [Texas Halo Fund](http://www.texashalofund.com/) Angel Group The Texas HALO Fund I is a Texas Angel sidecar fund powered by the Houston Angel Network. The fund is open to accredited Texas investors. The fund is interested in early-stage companies, with principal operations in Texas. A company must be organized as a corporation, and must raise at least $150,000 in committed capital from angels from an organized group, in order to be eligible for consideration by the fund. * ### [Texas Investment Network](https://www.texasinvestmentnetwork.com/home) Angel Group We connect Texan entrepreneurs looking for funding with investors looking for profitable business opportunities. There are no fees to join so register today as an entrepreneur or investor and become a part of the Texas Investment Network community. * ### [Texas Ventures](http://www.texasventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Texas Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm with expertise in structured finance, capital markets, and technology. We provide guidance, insight and capital to assist entrepreneurs and managers who have the desire, talent and determination to build world-class companies and opportunities. * ### [Texas Women Ventures](http://www.twvcapital.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Through the Texas Women Ventures family of funds, TWV Capital has more than $25 million under management dedicated to investing in women-owned and women-led companies located in Texas and the Greater Southwest. TWV Capital invests in growing companies with revenues between $10 million and $100 million, seeking both capital and a team of trusted advisors. * ### [Texo Ventures](http://texoventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital The enemy of innovation is the absence of effective collaboration. At TEXO, we do not believe in passive investing. We get proactively and continuously involved to ensure that our entrepreneurs are properly resourced and supported to act on their vision … and change the world. We seek to invest in exceptional entrepreneurs who address persistent pain within the health care industry by leveraging advances in technology and business models to decrease utilization, increase access, improve quality and reduce the cost of care. * ### [The Arnold Companies](https://www.thearnoldcos.com/) Family Office DFW The Arnold Companies is a family office investment and holding company with a diversified portfolio of investment in private and public companies. * ### [The Artemis Fund](https://www.theartemisfund.com/) Seed-Venture Capital The Artemis Fund is an early stage venture capital fund that backs women-led companies. We capitalize on the proven value of gender diversity. * ### [The Stephens Group](https://www.stephensgroup.com/) Private Equity DFW The Stephens Family has partnered with entrepreneurs and management teams for nearly 90 years, building exceptional businesses with long-term, sustainable value. We continue to build on that heritage and legacy. While our team and capabilities have grown significantly over the years, we have not fundamentally changed. We are unwavering in our commitment to the very same principles and standards on which Witt Stephens, Sr. founded W.R. Stephens Investment Company in 1933. * ### [Thomson Reuters Ventures](http://www.trventures.com/) Corporate Venture DFW Thomson Reuters Ventures is an enterprise technology venture capital fund with the full backing and resources of Thomson Reuters at our disposal. * ### [TI Ventures](http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/ti_ventures.html) Corporate Venture DFW TI Strategic Relationships & Ventures collaborates with startups, early stage companies, and entrepreneurs. We strive to connect the dots between your technology and TI’s strategic direction, then act as the interface between you and relevant TI business units, streamlining access to technology teams where appropriate. Occasionally, TI will make strategic equity investments that are typically accompanied by a commercial agreement or relationship with a TI business. * ### [TIE Austin](https://tieaustinangels.ssdspv.com/) Angel Group We are primarily interested in seed and Series A rounds of innovative companies in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, fintech, healthcare and medical devices, and ecommerce. To assist our portfolio to the maximum extent, we prefer companies based in Texas, and especially the greater Austin area. * ### [TMC Venture Fund](http://www.tmcventurefund.com/) Seed-Venture Capital In keeping with the TMC mission of serving the health, education, and research needs of Texas and the world, The TMC Venture Fund invests in early-stage technologies and companies in the healthcare and life sciences space. * ### [TO Ventures](https://toventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Empowering the Next Generation of Investors and Entrepreneurs * ### [Tolleson Wealth Management](http://www.tollesonwealth.com/) Family Office DFW At Tolleson, we're all about building relationships and strengthening financial futures. We go beyond traditional wealth management to take care of all things financial for our clients and their families. As a private and family-run business proudly based in Dallas, Texas, our goal is to help nurture a legacy of prosperity and fulfillment for generations to come. * ### [Toyota Ventures](https://toyota.ventures/) Corporate Venture DFW Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Toyota Ventures is the early-stage venture capital arm of Toyota.We invest in frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence, autonomy, mobility, robotics, cloud technology, smart cities, digital health, fintech, and materials. As part of Toyota * ### [TPG](https://www.tpg.com/) Private Equity DFW Incubated in a family office, started and headquartered in Fort Worth and San Francisco, TPG now has more than $73 billion under management with investment and operational teams in 16 offices around the world. * ### [Trammell](http://trammell.ventures/) Seed-Venture Capital Trammell Ventures is a boutique business incubation, professional services, and venture capital investment firm based in Austin. Our core competencies are in information and cybersecurity, Bitcoin and blockchain technologies, data alytics-based business models, gamification, and incubating innovative tech startups. We invest in strong teams with great ideas and a clear ability to execute. * ### [Trellis Partners](http://trellis.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Trellis Partners serves a select group of entrepreneurs by providing the venture capital and broad, team-based support they need to build great companies. * ### [Trilantic Capital Partners](http://www.trilantic.com/) Private Equity Trilantic North America and Trilantic Europe are two separate and independent private equity investment advisors, each focused on control and significant minority investments in their respective geographies. * ### [Trinity West Ventures](https://www.trinitywestventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Entrepreneurs at heart focused on diversified growth through exciting opportunities and driven leaders. * ### [Tritium Partners](http://www.tritiumpartners.com/) Private Equity Tritium Partners, launched in 2013, is a leading private equity firm whose principals have been partnering with talented founders and executives for over a decade to build market-leading companies. * ### [Triton Ventures](http://www.tritonventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Triton Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in spinout and startup technology companies whose products give them a defensible position in large and growing markets * ### [Trive Capital](http://www.trivecapital.com/) Private Equity DFW We are focused on collaboratively partnering with exceptional management teams of strategically viable middle-market companies to drive transformational upside through operational improvement. We partner with talented management teams to identify transformational opportunities and deploy best business practices. Since 1998, Trive's team members have successfully sourced, executed and managed more than 50 transactions across a range of industries, representing over $5 billion in aggregate revenue. We currently manage over $1 billion in capital. * ### [True Wealth Ventures](http://truewealthvc.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We see value in the impact of women. True Wealth Ventures invests in smart female entrepreneurs, from consumer health innovators to sustainable product pioneers. Women-led companies have proven they deliver higher returns. It’s time to invest in new perspectives. * ### [Trust Ventures](https://www.trustventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Trust Ventures helps startups change the world by challenging the status quo. We work alongside pioneering new companies to break down public policy barriers, accelerate business innovation, and improve consumers' lives. Working with the Koch Companies Public Sector government affairs team, Trust Ventures provides portfolio companies with knowledge and expertise that will help them compete in some of today's most entrenched or incumbent-heavy industries. * ### [TSX Group](https://www.tsx.com/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange * ### [TXV Partners](https://www.txv.partners/) Seed-Venture Capital DFW Based in Dallas with an office in Austin, TXV stands as a millennial-focused firm investing in consumer-facing products, innovative platforms, fin-tech, and blockchain. We look to invest in companies in their earlier stages and be an asset to them throughout the life of the company. Let’s be a part of the next great American growth story together. * ### [Unknown Ventures](https://www.unknown.vc/) Seed-Venture Capital Unknown Ventures is an Austin-based venture studio that provides funding and operational support for pre-seed to Series A startups in emerging spaces. The way we see it, it takes guts to start your own business — to do things your own way and to forge your own path. As a venture studio, we aim to support and invest in those who set out to do just that. We invest in daring individuals and organizations who make it their mission to bring about joy and innovation through entrepreneurship, for the betterment of the human experience. * ### [Unorthodox Ventures](https://unorthodoxventures.com/) Seed-Venture Capital Any investor will give you money, and we get it, money is tough to turn down when you're running a business. But if you want to build a company and not just an exit plan, you need expertise. Unorthodox Ventures brings both to the table. Led by contrarian entrepreneur and Big Ass Fans Founder Carey Smith, our team of engineers, product managers and marketers have decades of experience launching extraordinary products and building enduring, adored brands. * ### [Urban Capital Network](https://urbancapitalnetwork.com/) Seed-Venture Capital We are proud to invest a percentage of our resources in underserved entrepreneurs. By providing vital capital, we’re able to help educate and elevate underfunded entrepreneurs and increase their levels of success. We also contribute to nonprofits that provide early-stage development and support for underestimated entrepreneurs. * ### [USAA](https://www.usaacorpdev.com/venture_capital.html) Corporate Venture Our vision is to facilitate a full range of highly competitive financial products and services for the military and their families by investing in innovative and disruptive businesses * ### [USAA Venture Fund](https://www.usaacorpdev.com/) Corporate Venture Our vision is to facilitate the financial security of the military and their families by partnering with innovative, disruptive businesses through a full suite of products and services * ### [UT Dallas CometX](https://innovation.utdallas.edu/cometx) Accelerator DFW CometX, formerly known as Comet Accelerator, is a seven-week, experiential program that pulls student entrepreneurs into an environment that incubates ideas and engages prospective customers in preparation for the launch of a new business concept. 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