Funded Startups in Katy
Katy’s most recent funded entries span 2022-05-02 (Smart Pipe) through 2026-06-18 (The Asian American Foundation), with the latest round at $1M.
Katy’s most recent funded entries span 2022-05-02 (Smart Pipe) through 2026-06-18 (The Asian American Foundation), with the latest round at $1M. A clear size outlier stands out: Tellus Equipment Solutions’ $115M round on 2023-05-09 is the only disclosed amount above $100M in these seven rows, dwarfing the next-largest disclosed rounds (Hoover CS at $160M on 2022-12-01 and Calaxy at $26M on 2022-06-07 sit below $50M-level comparison, while several entries are far smaller such as Rainforest Connection’s $500K on 2023-12-20 and Smart Pipe’s $7M on 2022-05-02).
Sectors cluster more than the stage labels do: “Series Unknown” appears in 5 of 7 rows (The Asian American Foundation 2026-06-18 $1M; Elementium Materials 2025-07-21 $3M; Rainforest Connection 2023-12-20 $500K; Tellus Equipment Solutions 2023-05-09 $115M; Hoover CS 2022-12-01 $160M), while only 2 rows specify a stage (Calaxy as Series A on 2022-06-07 for $26M, Smart Pipe as a Corporate Round on 2022-05-02 for $7M). Temporally, there’s a mid-2023 spike: three rounds land between 2023-05-09 and 2023-12-20 (Tellus Equipment Solutions, Rainforest Connection, and none other in that exact window), following a 2022 concentration across May–December.
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Frequently asked
Which disclosed round is the size outlier in Katy, and how does it compare with the rest of the list?
Hoover CS’s $160M round on 2022-12-01 is the largest disclosed amount among the 7 rows, standing well above the next-highest disclosed rounds in this set (Tellus Equipment Solutions at $115M on 2023-05-09, with the remainder mostly far below $50M such as Calaxy’s $26M and Smart Pipe’s $7M).
Are most entries clustered in a narrow period, or are they spread out across time?
These 7 rounds are spread across 2022-05-02 to 2026-06-18, with multiple entries in 2022 (Smart Pipe 2022-05-02 $7M, Calaxy 2022-06-07 $26M, Hoover CS 2022-12-01 $160M) and two additional 2023 rounds (Tellus Equipment Solutions 2023-05-09 $115M and Rainforest Connection 2023-12-20 $500K).
What stage mix dominates these Katy-funded entries, based on the disclosed stage labels?
Stage labels are largely unspecified: 5 of 7 rows are “Series Unknown” (including The Asian American Foundation 2026-06-18 $1M and Elementium Materials 2025-07-21 $3M), while only 2 rows specify stage (Calaxy as Series A on 2022-06-07 for $26M and Smart Pipe as a Corporate Round on 2022-05-02 for $7M).
Do any sectors show over-representation in this small Katy sample?
Sectors are fragmented with no category appearing 3+ times in the 7 rows: “Commerce and Shopping” appears twice (Tellus Equipment Solutions $115M on 2023-05-09 and Calaxy $26M on 2022-06-07), while other sectors (Energy, Information Technology, Administrative Services, Design, Other) appear once each.
Which entries look unusually small compared with the disclosed range in this list?
At the low end, Rainforest Connection closed at $500K on 2023-12-20 and The Asian American Foundation at $1M on 2026-06-18, both far below the top end anchored by Hoover CS ($160M on 2022-12-01) and Tellus Equipment Solutions ($115M on 2023-05-09).
If you’re prioritizing recency, which companies in these rows closed in the most recent window?
Within the latest period shown, Elementium Materials closed 2025-07-21 at $3M and The Asian American Foundation closed 2026-06-18 at $1M, making those two the only entries in the 2025–2026 window.
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