Month: July 2017

Deep Space Ventures Closes Two $500K Investments

by | Jul 18, 2017
The investments in Self Lender and Haste continue a busy year and a half of activity for the Dallas-based venture capital firm.
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telemed
With Telemed Law in Effect, Plano Firm Launches 3-D Telepresence Doctor Visits
by | Jul 18, 2017
TelePresence Tech takes the online video call concept another step, melding more than a dozen American and European patents to tap into the workings of the mind.
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airport
Airport of the Future: Dallas Design Firm Envisions Airports as ‘Microcosms of Cities’
by | Jul 18, 2017
With a set of technological tools it developed including wayfinder research glasses, Corgan is hoping to create airport designs that are more relaxing for passengers.
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7-11 Women's Franchise
DeSoto Woman Wins 7-Eleven Store in Franchise Contest
by | Jul 18, 2017
In a effort to cultivate a larger group of female franchisee owners, 7-Eleven created the “Women’s Franchise Initiative” competition.
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Dallas Strong Benefit Concert Set
for Memorial Weekend 2018

by | Jul 17, 2017
Zak Chaouki was inspired to create the Dallas Strong Music Festival after watching the news about the law enforcement deaths unfold last year.
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CodeLaunch Pitch Day Clockwise, from upper left: Emcee Marty Turco, Dallas Stars Corporate Development and judges Max Von Brand, ParkUpFront, Maher Maso, Frisco Mayor; Brian Dick, Launch Pad City; Rex Kruzius, Asset Panda; and Chuck McCoy, North Texas Angel Network [Image: Dallas Innovates; CodeLaunch]
CodeLaunch Announces Finalists for Annual Pitch Day
by | Jul 17, 2017
Five app visionaries will showcase their ideas for up to $30,000 in services.
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Coppell’s intelliVOL Works to Ease College Admission Process
by | Jul 17, 2017
Through its proprietary product, x2VOL, high school guidance counselors and students can track community service hours.
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Serve West Dallas
West Dallas Program Readies Young Adults for Health Careers
by | Jul 17, 2017
The official two-year pilot of the West Dallas Middle-Skills Pathways Initiative, backed partially by a $375,000 service agreement from the city of Dallas, will begin Wednesday with 14 participants.
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Dallas Startup Recognized for
‘Breakthrough’ Medical Tech

by | Jul 14, 2017
TissueGen, Inc. was recently awarded the “Medical Device Engineering Breakthrough” award by MedTech Breakthrough.
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Candice Salyers
TWU Dance Alumna Receives Fellowship to Write Feminist Choreography Book
by | Jul 14, 2017
Candice Salyers is one of 250 recipients of AAUW fellowships and grants worldwide for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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Sabre Southlake, Texas new Chatbot
Sabre Corp. Travel Chatbot Ready for Testing
by | Jul 14, 2017
The chatbot is designed to simulate a conversation with a human, particularly via the internet to assist travel customers.
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Fort Worth-based Kobi Electric is developing a line of smart lighting and has brought on industry veteran Terence Ndofor to spearhead testing and design of the products.
Kobi Electric Readies to Roll Out Smart Lighting
by | Jul 14, 2017
Operating under the brand UR HOM, the new products make up an intelligent lighting system controlled through home automation platforms such as Amazon Echo and Google Home.
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Tech Titans Innovator Awards

Tech Titans Announces 2017 Finalists for Annual Awards

by | Jul 13, 2017
From school teachers to large company executives, Tech Titans has nominated leading candidates who are shaping the tech industry.
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WestBend
WestBend, Foundry District Bringing Arts to Center Stage
by | Jul 13, 2017
The Foundry District will feature a “yarnbom” installation on a building and new ground murals, while WestBend has added 12 new public artworks and will host the #WestBend Snap & Seek event.
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Teddy Bear Memories
ESD Grad to Deliver Personal Memories Via Google Earth Tech
by | Jul 13, 2017
By tightening their grip around a chip-implanted teddy bear, a signal travels and connects to a screen, allowing users to reminisce about personal memories of places they've been via Google Earth technology.
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Rod Buscher
Blinker Allows Buyers to ‘Take the Wheel’ in Auto Sales
by | Jul 13, 2017
Through Blinker's patented image recognition technology, users can snap a photo of a car and instantly learn its year, make, model, equipment, estimated value, and mileage.
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