Overview

SMU is a distinguished center for teaching and research located near the heart of Dallas.

This list of organizations founded by graduates of Southern Methodist University provides data on their funding history, investment activities, and acquisition trends. Insights about top trending companies, startups, investments and M&A activities,

notable investors of these companies, their management team, and recent news are also included.

Leaderboard

Number of Organizations 729
Average Rank 954,082.38

Popular startups, companies & organizations by highest 30-day trend score:

Organization Name  
Total Funding Amount  
CB Rank (Organization)  
Trend Score (30 Days)  
Bumble
557.9
Delfi Solutions, Inc.
776,2637.6
Tuned In Grading
554,6817.5
Appointron
633,0947.3
Titralyte
1,010,5277.3

Recent Activities

Number of Funding Rounds 664
Total Funding Amount $16B
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Transaction Name  
Money Raised  
Mar 31, 2024
Moozz
Seed Round - Moozz
$1K
Mar 26, 2024
Matador Resources Company
Post-IPO Debt - Matador Resources Company
$900M
Mar 25, 2024
Matador Resources Company
Post-IPO Equity - Matador Resources Company
$347.3M
Mar 11, 2024
Griffin
Series A - Griffin
£19M
Mar 6, 2024
Aerwave
Venture Round - Aerwave
$11.1M

Funding

Number of Funding Rounds 664
Total Funding Amount $16B
How much aggregate funding have these organizations raised over time?
Announced Date  
Transaction Name  
Number of Investors  
Money Raised  
Feb 23, 2024
Seed Round - LOCKER
9
$2.5M
Oct 17, 2023
Seed Round - Gardenuity
8
$5.5M
Oct 26, 2023
Venture Round - KidzToPros
1
$1.6M
Nov 28, 2023
Venture Round - Rad
1
Mar 1, 2022
Debt Financing - Feelmore Labs
3
$4M

Investors that Invested in Companies in This Hub

Number of Lead Investors 265
Number of Investors 1,013
Which investors participated in the most funding rounds within this hub?
Organization/Person Name  
Location  
Investor Type  
Y Combinator
Mountain View, California, United States Accelerator
Techstars
Boulder, Colorado, United States Accelerator, Venture Capital
National Science Foundation
Alexandria, Virginia, United States Entrepreneurship Program, Government Office
MassChallenge
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Accelerator
500 Global
San Francisco, California, United States Accelerator, Venture Capital

Investments

Number of Investments 4,599
Number of Lead Investments 924
  • Median Number of Investments 8
  • Median Number of Lead Investments 4
What's the investment trend over time for this hub?
Announced Date  
Investor Name  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Apr 1, 2024
Nico Wittenborn
Seed Round - Momentum
Mar 29, 2024
Sreevathsa Prabhakar
Series A - Bambrew
₹600M
Mar 28, 2024
Xavier Niel
Pre Seed Round - The Mobile-First Company
€3.5M
Mar 28, 2024
Kenzi Wang
Seed Round - FLock.io
$6M
Mar 28, 2024
Gabby Dizon
Venture Round - Parallel
$35M

Acquisitions

Number of Acquisitions 191
What's the most common final funding type when companies get acquired?

People

Number of People 10,000
Full Name  
Primary Organization  
Primary Job Title  
CB Rank (Person)  
John Babikian
1
Arjun Sethi
Tribe Capital
Co-founder2
Vijay Pravin Maharajan
bitsCrunch
Founder & CEO3
Nicolas Mulroney
Bond Bakery Brands
Co-Founder, President & CEO4
Jazva (jazva)
Mercato
Co-Founder and CEO6

IPO

Number of IPOs 18
Total Amount Raised in IPO $1.3B
How are IPOs trending over time in this hub?

Subsidiaries & Owned Organizations

Number of Subsidiaries 24
Number of Parent Organizations 13
What's the most common types of sub-organization?
Which companies in this hub have the most subsidiaries?

Recent News & Activity

Funding RoundApr 1, 2024
Momentum raised an undisclosed amount / Seed from Alex Wilson and 7 other investors
Funding RoundMar 31, 2024
Funding RoundMar 29, 2024
Bambrew raised ₹600,000,000 / Series A from Blue Ashva Capital and 6 other investors
Funding RoundMar 28, 2024
Parallel raised $35,000,000 / Series Unknown from alinalzb alinalzb and 27 other investors
NewsMar 28, 2024
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Funding RoundMar 28, 2024
The Mobile-First Company raised €3,500,000 / Pre Seed from Emblem and 5 other investors