Texas Weekly Deal Highlights
June 14, 2026
This week's Texas deal activity will be remembered for one reason: SpaceX went public.
The rocket company (and satellite and AI company), headquartered at Starbase, near Brownsville, raised $75 billion in its IPO, the largest in U.S. history. SpaceX is now valued at roughly $1.77 trillion, though the market cap was briefly pushed past $2 trillion on the first day of trading.
For Texas, which has been SpaceX's home base through the buildout of Starbase on the Gulf Coast, the listing is a defining moment. Our state has been tied to America's space ambitions since 1961, when NASA established the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, the command hub that guided the Gemini and Apollo programs and put men on the moon. Now we have a Texas-based private company, built from the ground up on the Gulf Coast, that has become one of the most valuable enterprises on Earth.
But SpaceX isn’t the whole story this week. Here are this week’s deal highlights, in Austin and beyond.
Austin
NinjaOne, a developer of unified IT operations and endpoint management software, raised $400M in a Series C led by CapitalG with participation from Teachers’ Venture Growth, Pinegrove Venture Partners, Lead Edge Capital, NEA, Sequoia Capital, and others. $1.17B raised to date.
Zellerfeld, a producer of 3D-printed footwear made without traditional factories, raised $30M in a Series A-3 led by OMR X. $100.07M raised to date.
Dyme, a developer of commercial medical products and devices for healthcare providers, raised $10M in a Series A led by Umami Capital. $12.85M raised to date.
Artis, a provider of AI-powered branding and marketing services for residential architecture firms, raised $7.3M in a Seed led by LiveOak Ventures with participation from Capital Factory, mark vc. $7.30M raised to date.
InfoHawk, a developer of AI software to detect and neutralize online deception and scams, raised $2.25M in a Seed led by Moonshots Capital with participation from Others. $2.25M raised to date.
LIFT Aircraft, a developer of single-passenger electric VTOL aircraft for personal flight experiences, raised $1.20M in a deal from undisclosed investors. $35.16M raised to date.
Greater Texas Market
SpaceX (Starbase - near Brownsville), a developer of orbital launch vehicles and satellite internet services, raised $75B in its IPO. $105.83B raised to date.
ERock (Houston), a provider of distributed natural gas power systems for data centers and utilities, raised $600M in its IPO. $619.33M raised to date.
Apogee Semiconductor (Plano), a developer of radiation-hardened semiconductors for aerospace and high-reliability applications, raised $16.20M in a Series A-4 led by LDV Partners. $30.45M raised to date.
Waldo (Dallas), a developer of AI-powered research and automation tools for knowledge workers, raised $10.36M in a deal from undisclosed investors. $25.80M raised to date.
AmPd Labs (Houston), a provider of additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing services, raised $3.53M in a deal from undisclosed investors. $8.53M raised to date.
Haast Autonomous (Dallas), a developer of autonomous VTOL aircraft for medical cargo transport, raised $1.85M in a Pre-seed from undisclosed investors. $1.87M raised to date.
Arovia (Houston), a producer of portable display screens and projectors for mobile professionals, raised $1.01M in a deal from undisclosed investors. $2.17M raised to date.
See you next week! —Mason & Joel
This edition was supported by Malik Osumah.
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