For Barry Conlon, the issue was not raising money to fuel growth at Overhaul Group, the Texas-based supply chain software business he co-founded in 2016. Instead, it was deciding who he wanted to take the money from. The company had previously raised $27.5 million bewteeen a seed capital and a follow on Series A funding round in 2020. For the Series B round, Conlon, a former member of the elite Army Ranger wing in the Irish Army, wanted more than just capital – he wanted a strategic fit. The company’s rapid expansion – headcount and revenues have tripled in the…

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