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Aristos Ventures is a Dallas-based venture capital firm that focuses on investing in capital-efficient technology companies in Texas, specializing in sectors such as SaaS, cloud infrastructure, and mobile enrichment. The firm primarily targets companies that have an established product or service and require around $1 million to reach profitability, aiming to build a diversified portfolio capable of achieving meaningful exits. With investment rounds typically ranging from $200,000 to $350,000 and total investments between $750,000 and $1 million per portfolio company, Aristos Ventures seeks to support businesses that do not require further financing after the final round. The firm draws inspiration from historical venture capital practices, aspiring to produce successful technology companies similar to those that thrived between 1980 and 1993. Generated from the website

Atmos Energy, the largest pure natural gas distributor in the United States, delivers natural gas to more than 3.1 million residential, commercial, industrial and public-authority customers. Its regulated utility services are provided to more than 1,500 communities in 12 states. For the fiscal year ended September 2004, its utility operations contributed about 73 percent of its consolidated net income. Atmos Energy has grown from 279,000 customers in 1983 mainly by acquiring utility assets. The most recent acquisition was the distribution and pipeline operations of TXU Gas Company, the largest natural gas utility in Texas. Atmos Energy is also the largest natural gas distributor in Louisiana and Mississippi.