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Fort Worth is Coming for you, Albuquerque!

Fort Worth is Coming for you, Albuquerque!

Posted on March 9, 2021March 17, 2021

As we have discussed previously on this blog, Fort Worth is now the 13th largest city in the country, but it ranks 40th in early stage funding when compared to […]

Growth of 40,000+%? (Yeah, you read that right)

Growth of 40,000+%? (Yeah, you read that right)

Posted on February 18, 2021March 1, 2021

Each year, Inc. Magazine puts out its list of the 5,000 fastest growing companies in America. Think of it like the Forbes 500 (largest US companies) for startups. To be […]

20 Years of Venture Funding in Fort Worth  in 6 Charts

20 Years of Venture Funding in Fort Worth in 6 Charts

Posted on February 10, 2021March 1, 2021

Early stage funding trends for Fort Worth-based companies over a 20 year period summed up in 6 charts.

Startups Created 25,147 Jobs in Tarrant County in 2018.             So What?

Startups Created 25,147 Jobs in Tarrant County in 2018. So What?

Posted on December 8, 2020February 17, 2021

New research, conducted by Sparkyard and HSC shows that new companies have created about 25,000 jobs a year in each of the last six years in Tarrant County.

Fort Worth Private Equity Funding

Posted on October 15, 2020February 17, 2021

In a previous blog post, we looked at early stage capital investment in Fort Worth, and where the city stood in comparison to other Texas and US cities. We established that […]

Early Stage Investments in Tarrant County at the Municipal Level

Early Stage Investments in Tarrant County at the Municipal Level

Posted on September 17, 2020February 17, 2021

In this blog we’re going to take a look at all the early stage investment deals in Tarrant County since 2015, including a breakdown at the individual municipality (town or […]

Texas Startup Indicators: How does Fort Worth Compare?

Texas Startup Indicators: How does Fort Worth Compare?

Posted on July 23, 2020February 17, 2021

Over the past few months, we have been compiling data from PitchBook, a proprietary research tool that focuses on early stage investment data, and turning that data into charts that […]

Fort Worth Ranks 13th in Population, 40th in Early Stage Funding

Fort Worth Ranks 13th in Population, 40th in Early Stage Funding

Posted on July 8, 2020February 17, 2021

In 2018, Fort Worth became the 13th largest city in the United States with a population of 895,008 people. Fort Worth will soon surpass Jacksonville to become the 12th largest […]

How Do We Begin Restarting Fort Worth’s Economy?

Posted on June 3, 2020February 17, 2021

As our cities begin to slowly re-open from the COVID pandemic, we are all concerned with the economic instability the lockdown placed on our hometowns. One of the most effective […]

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