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Only the San Francisco Bay Area topped DFW, where 24 expansion-stage exits yielded $55.9 billion in the first half of 2026, a Deloitte report says.
SemperVirens led the round, UpSmith’s largest yet. The startup plans to add engineers and account executives and launch an AI voice agent for inbound customer calls.
Through demos, webinars and ready-to-use prompts, Retail Ready tackles one real-world retail problem at a time — with no tech expertise required.
The startup, which recently emerged from stealth mode, has leased facilities at Mineral Wells Regional Airport for drone assembly, engineering, maintenance, training and ...
The region’s Q3 haul ranks as its fifth-best quarter since 2016, yet year-to-date funding of $1.73 billion still falls short of 2025’s $1.9 billion pace.

Business

Dallas Cybersecurity Company Elisity Agrees to $1.3B Acquisition by Quantum Computing Company IonQ by John Egan

DFW Airport Creates New Role to Lead AI Push by John Egan

Lockheed Martin Unveils Next-Gen PAC-3 Edge Missile by Sandra Engelland

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Opportunities for North Texas Innovators by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report

Oregon’s Pinnacle Acquires Dallas Experiential Design Agency 900lbs, Launches Interactive Studio by Sandra Engelland

Dallas-Based Corgan Wins Sustainability Award for Wells Fargo’s Net-Positive Irving Campus by Hilary Weaver

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Education

SMU Summit to Spotlight the Rise of the Chief Innovation Officer by Lauren Lawley Head

SMU Historian Ariel Ron Wins $800K MacArthur Fellowship ‘Genius Grant’ by John Egan

SMU Gets $19.3M from DOE to Adapt Oil-and-Gas Tech for Critical Minerals Mining by Sandra Engelland

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Invention

Patented: Citi’s AI-Generated Suspicious Activity Reports and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head

Patented: Lennox’s Machine-Learning Thermostat Scheduling and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head

Patented: Solo Brands’ Stove Spark Arrestor and 131 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head

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Startup

SMU and MassChallenge Launch Fintech Coalition and Accelerator by Sandra Engelland

Dallas Biotech Startup Lands $2.6M Grant to Fight Cancer by John Egan

Dallas Startup AI Hospitality Group Raises $7.5M to Manage Hotels With AI Agents by John Egan

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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 9, 2026

North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."

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Dallas Cybersecurity Company Elisity Agrees to $1.3B Acquisition by Quantum Computing Company IonQ

by John Egan | Oct 14, 2026

Founded in 2018, Elisity has raised $70.5 million in venture capital and logged 100-plus deployments. Its leadership team will stay in place after the deal closes.

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Patented: Citi’s AI-Generated Suspicious Activity Reports and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas

by Dave Head | Oct 14, 2026

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 nationally with 106 patents the week of Sept. 22. One went to Citibank for a system, developed largely by an Irving team, that uses large language models to draft the reports banks must file when they suspect financial crime.

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DFW Airport Creates New Role to Lead AI Push

by John Egan | Oct 13, 2026

The airport, a founding member of the Airports AI Alliance, wants its new principal AI lead to put up guardrails, launch pilot projects and help drive a cultural shift.

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NTT Data executives, clients, community leaders and local officials gather for the ribbon-cutting of the company’s new Cyber Defense Center in Plano on Oct. 9. [Photo: Brad Compton, NTT Data]

NTT Data Opens Global Cyber Defense Center in Plano

by Sandra Engelland | Oct 13, 2026

Tokyo-based NTT Data, which maintains its North American headquarters in Plano, is expanding its global cybersecurity capabilities.

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Opportunities for North Texas Innovators

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 9, 2026

You'll find deadlines coming up for a new accelerator program; and many more opportunities.

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SMU Summit to Spotlight the Rise of the Chief Innovation Officer

by Lauren Lawley Head | Oct 8, 2026

The Dec. 11 event will feature more than two dozen speakers from companies such as Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar and Toyota North America. Organizers plan to make it an annual forum focusing on innovation strategy as the CInO role continues to grow.

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Dallas’ Southwest Airlines Launches ChatGPT Plugin to Help Customers Find Flights

by Sandra Engelland | Oct 8, 2026

The plugin, which Southwest says is a first-of-its-kind tool for a U.S. airline, represents the first phase of a larger tech collaboration with ChatGPT owner Open AI and Amazon Web Services.

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