Dallas–Fort Worth Startups and VC Firms in 2026: Match, Alkami, UpSmith
DFW venture map in 2026 — Match Group and Alkami publics, UpSmith’s trades AI seed, SoftLayer’s IBM cloud exit, plus Dallas Venture Capital and Perot Jain.
DFW venture map in 2026 — Match Group and Alkami publics, UpSmith’s trades AI seed, SoftLayer’s IBM cloud exit, plus Dallas Venture Capital and Perot Jain.
Columbus, Ohio venture map in 2026 — Root Insurance (NASDAQ: ROOT), CoverMyMeds’ exit, Cardinal Health adjacency, Drive Capital, and Rev1 Ventures.
Cleveland venture map in 2026 — Cleveland Diagnostics, Centerline Biomedical, AxoNeural, JumpStart, and ARCH as national biotech company-building capital.
Cincinnati venture map in 2026 — Kroger’s 84.51° data science, Assurex Health’s GeneSight exit, Medpace (CRO), plus CincyTech and QCA Ventures.
Chicago startups with real /startup/ profiles — ActiveCampaign, SpotHero, Uptake, Flash Hoops, Journera, and Hatch — plus local fund links and honest coverage gaps.
Chattanooga's venture map in 2026 — Ambition, Bellhop, Branch Technology, homegrown Totem, plus Brickyard, co.lab, and Chattanooga Renaissance Fund.