Texas Weekly Deal Highlights
August 17, 2025
Here is the latest roundup of deal flow in the Lone Star State:
Austin
Arintra, a GenAI-native autonomous medical coding platform for healthcare providers, raised $21M in a Series A round led by Peak XV Partners with participation from Endeavor Health Ventures, Y Combinator and others. $21M raised to date.
Energy Hire, a job-sourcing and hiring platform tailored for the energy industry, raised $3M in a seed round from undisclosed investors. $3M raised to date.
Mesa, a membership platform that offers rewards for homeowners, raised $24M of venture funding from Lowe’s, Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, and Trinity Capital. $33.2M raised to date.
Greater Texas Market
Batbox (Dallas), a developer of baseball-themed simulator entertainment venues, raised $3M in venture funding from EMERGING. $10.3M raised to date.
Blue Jeans Golf (Dallas), a developer of revitalized golf driving range experiences and operations, raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Old Tom Capital.
Bracket Real Estate (Dallas), an AI-native platform for real estate transactions, raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Trolley Venture Partners.
FieldPulse (Dallas), a provider of field-service-management software, raised $50M in a Series C round led by Fulcrum Equity Partners with participation from Catalyst Investors. $79.2M raised to date.
Element3 Resources (Fort Worth), a provider of lithium-extraction technology from oil & gas wastewater, raised $9.07M in a venture round from undisclosed investors. $14.07M raised to date.
AmpD Labs (Houston), a provider of industrial 3D printing solutions, raised $2M in a seed round from undisclosed investors. $2M raised to date.
AvaWatz (Lewisville), an AI decision platform for hybrid cloud-based services, raised $740K in a seed round from undisclosed investors. $3.43M raised to date.
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This edition was supported by Bradford Martin.
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