Month: March 2018

equity

Follow the Money: Door Inc. Raises $8.7M in Equity Funding, Highland Homes Brings in $7.5M

by | Mar 22, 2018
From tech-enabled real estate services to building homes and medical devices, here are some of the latest capital raises, mergers, and acquisitions with DFW ties.
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Texas Instruments Coding Contest Challenges Students
by | Mar 22, 2018
Middle school and high school students will compete using TI technology to create a program that will better everyday life.
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Party
It’s Party Time! Social Dining Platform Brings People Together
by | Mar 22, 2018
Founder and CEO Carl LaFlamme sees DinDin Party as a new way for people to connect through food.
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Fort Worth Chamber Adds Senior VP for Advocacy
by | Mar 21, 2018
Rebecca Montgomery's appointment comes on the heels of the chamber's hiring of Jarred Howard as senior VP of small business and entrepreneurial support.
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SMU

Change of Venue: SMU Guildhall Planning Move Away From Plano

by | Mar 21, 2018
The university’s graduate program for game design will be housed in the forthcoming Gerald J. Ford Research and Innovation Building on the main Dallas campus.
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Adrian Parr
UTA Names Adrian Parr to Lead College of Architecture, Planning & Public Affairs
by | Mar 21, 2018
As a bonus, Parr's husband will join the faculty as well. The couple will help enhance the university's efforts on sustainable urban communities.
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Zodiac Seats' Posture Seat [Illustration via USPTO]
Dallas Invents: 67 Patents Granted for Week of March 13
Patents were granted for Facebook’s location-based aggregation, McAfee’s contextual scoring of automobile drivers, Gradalis’ individualized cancer therapy, and more.
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Fort Worth
New Fort Worth Chamber VP’s Focus: Small Business, Entrepreneur Support
by | Mar 20, 2018
Jarred Howard will establish the Start-Up Fort Worth Foundation; work with the city on incubators and innovation labs; and develop free entrepreneur and small business support services.
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Don Morphy Founder Daniel Mofar aims to change the landscape of men's fashion.

‘Rising Star’ Fashion Label Don Morphy Opens First Pop-Up Store

by | Mar 20, 2018
The fashion startup's clientele now includes notables such as former Dallas Cowboys star Emmitt Smith, actor Morris Chestnut, mega-pastor T.D. Jakes, and NBA players Dwight Howard and Tyson Chandler.
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Walsh Makerspace
Walsh Makerspace Opens in West Fort Worth Neighborhood
by | Mar 19, 2018
Mark Hatch, a pioneer in the maker movement, consulted with Walsh on the makerspace’s design and programming.
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Cause Studio
Defying the Odds: Cause Studio Gives Nonprofit Professionals, Organizations Tools to Succeed
by | Mar 19, 2018
Since 2015, Cause Studio has offered an incubator for early-stage nonprofits. In its newest program, it plans to create a workforce pipeline for nonprofit professionals.
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Mavs Gaming
Mavs Gaming to Bring Esports Arena Online in Deep Ellum
by | Mar 19, 2018
The Mavs Gaming facility will be ready in time for season tip-off of NBA 2K in May, opening ahead of the new Arlington Esports Stadium.
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scientists

Discovery: How Songbirds Could Help With Autism, 3D-Printed Microneedles Offer New, Lower Cost Option

by | Mar 16, 2018
Research at universities and laboratories across Dallas-Fort Worth is helping to improve our lives, our health, and our world. Here are some of their stories.
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Hire Maturity
Hire Maturity Looks to Help Older Workers Land Jobs
by | Mar 16, 2018
After taking time off to walk across Spain, a North Texas serial entrepreneur is using high-quality talent fairs to find work for people ages 45 and up.
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Venture X
Venture X to Open Coworking Space in Galleria Area
by | Mar 15, 2018
Photos | The Galleria-area location is the first Dallas facility and third Texas location for Naples, Florida-based Venture X. Here's a first look at the space.
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Pieces
Follow the Money: Hedera Raises $18M, CareView Completes $2M Round
by | Mar 15, 2018
From cryptocurrency to health care and industrial metals, here are some of the latest capital raises, mergers, and acquisitions with DFW ties.
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