Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

Shower Stream builds a smart shower system designed for hotels to reduce water and energy waste while maintaining the guest experience. Its solution is intended to operate without requiring guests to change their behavior. The company has been deploying the technology commercially and is expanding those deployments. Shower Stream plans to use the new seed funding to grow its team and to continue improving its technology. The company’s fundraising and progress were featured in Hospitality Technology.

Led · Equity · Aug 2025

One Stop Wellness evolved from a digital employee-wellness platform into a behavior-change tool that combines real-time vitals tracking, voice-guided wellness education, and AI-powered food recognition tailored to culturally relevant foods. The company is launching an AI-powered food scanner designed to recognize and analyze foods commonly eaten in Black and Caribbean communities. The recent funding will support the scanner launch and expansion of partnerships across the Dallas–Fort Worth region and beyond with employers, health systems, and schools. One Stop Wellness is McKinney-based, Black-founded, B Corp-certified, and a portfolio company of the grant-backed McKinney Innovation Fund. The company has signed its largest client and is preparing a rollout to 150,000 users, a launch expected to generate more than $3.8 million in annual revenue. Its platform uses real-time vitals, visual assessments, and food intake analysis to identify health risks and deliver personalized guidance.

Participated · Seed · Aug 2025

PodUp builds an all-in-one podcasting platform modeled on the Shopify approach, combining more than 50 podcasting tools including 17 AI-powered features to help creators produce, grow, and monetize podcasts. The company also operates PodAllies, a done-for-you podcast production, marketing, and monetization agency for creators who prefer outsourced production. Founder Nathan Gwilliam launched PodUp after publishing a daily podcast and identifying the need for dozens of disparate technologies. PodUp reported it became cash-flow positive in May 2025 and runs a 35-person team (the announcement references a 35-person team in India). The company highlights customer wins—such as a client reaching #1 on Apple Podcasts—and targets the $35.09 billion podcasting market. PodUp says it will use new funding to accelerate development of its AI-powered tool suite and expand services. PodUp is a software-as-a-service platform offering an all-in-one podcasting solution with 35 integrated modules to create, publish, promote, analyze, and monetize podcasts. The platform is sold via an affordable subscription intended to streamline podcast production and growth for creators. PodUp integrates AI features including SEO generation, suggested reels and shorts, course-creation assistance, and eye-contact correction to simplify and improve content. CEO Nathan Gwillim said the recent funding will be used to improve the PodUp software, add AI functionality, enhance the user experience, and market the product to increase users. The company received an angel investment to accelerate these product and go-to-market efforts. NTAN’s involvement is also expected to provide credibility and experiential capital to help open doors to additional angels and investors.

Participated · Seed · Oct 2023

Gardenuity operates a curated platform that pairs consumers and companies with customized gardens and gardening kits, using a patent-pending Match technology that factors weather, seasonality, farm inventory, plant nutrient needs and customer preferences. The company serves both consumers and corporate clients nationwide and has served over 500 companies, including customers such as Google and Cigna. Its core product is a combination of physical gardening kits and a digital experience that connects growers through a Digital Greenhouse Community. Gardenuity plans to enhance its technology platforms, expand its suite of gardens and kits, and grow its team across functions. The company will introduce Match 2.0—an improved version of its match technology—and expand its Digital Greenhouse Community to increase engagement and support. Founded in 2017, Gardenuity positions gardening as a wellness offering accessible regardless of age, location, circumstance, or skill level.

Led · Seed · Apr 2023

Compression Works develops and manufactures the Abdominal Aortic & Junctional Tourniquet–Stabilized (AAJT-S), a multi-use life‑saving medical device. The AAJT-S is FDA-cleared for four distinct indications and is the only device cleared for abdominal use for pelvic bleeding and bilateral lower leg injuries. It can be used in the axilla and groin to stop junctional hemorrhage, is featured in over 70 peer‑reviewed publications, and has been shown equivalent to Zone 3 REBOA in multiple clinical studies. Compression Works is a veteran‑owned business that manufactures and assembles the AAJT-S in the USA and supplies the U.S. military, trauma centers, rural emergency departments, EMS, and law enforcement. The company completed a $2 million seed‑growth financing and is pursuing a board‑approved oversubscription following an investment from the North Texas Angel Network. Proceeds are targeted to scale U.S. EMS distribution, expand the company’s U.S. military footprint, and accelerate its presence in select international markets.