Month: April 2021

NTT Data Study Reveals Financial Institutions Believe AI is the Key to Success

by | Apr 22, 2021
Of survey respondents, 83 percent agreed that AI grants access to unique data sets, which opens the door to differentiate offerings and win customers. But, only 16 percent of financial institutions actually use AI and data.
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Mavenir Gets a $500M Investment From Koch Strategic Platforms
The investment arm of Koch Industries has made a minority equity investment in Richardson-based Mavenir, a provider of end-to-end, cloud-native software that meets the demand for 5G digital transformation. From here, Mavenir wants to revolutionize industries such as energy, industrial automation, and healthcare.
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Texas Wind Force: How This Dallas Founder’s Vision Fueled an Industry
by | Apr 21, 2021
John B. Billingsley, the man behind renewable industry leaders Tri Global Energy and Sunfinity Renewable Energy, shares his experience as a leading developer of wind farms in "Texas Wind Force." In honor of Earth Day, on April 22 the ebook will be available for a free digital download.
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Dallas-Based Hair and Beauty Company You Go Natural Raises $2 Million in Seed Funding Round
by | Apr 21, 2021
Capital Factory and Brand Foundry Venture Partners are among You Go Natural's investors. The startup produces headwraps, headbands, and turbans to help make hair care both functional and beautiful.

"We are building the go-to source for innovation in natural beauty," Founder Monique Little told us. She was named to the inaugural Forbes Next 1000 list earlier this year.
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Dallas’ Integrity Marketing Group Continues to ‘Innovate Insurance’ With New Acquisition

by | Apr 20, 2021
The latest in Integrity's series of strategic acquisitions is Deft Research, a leading provider of consumer and market data for the healthcare industry. The partnership creates efficiencies that aim to give the consumer an improved insurance experience.
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Plano-Based CharaChorder’s New Kickstarter Product Wants to Help You Type Faster Than Any Other Keyboard
by | Apr 20, 2021
It met its funding goal in less than 24 hours after launching.
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Two Years In: Rosy Wellness Evaluates the Gaps in Women’s Sexual Health and the Dallas Startup’s Success in Filling Them
by | Apr 20, 2021
A new report examines how far Rosy has come since its 2019 founding—and what it has yet to accomplish. Founder Dr. Lyndsey Harper is also planning to continue shaking up the world of women's sexual health through an edgy new social media campaign coming soon.
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Equipping Technology Companies With Information To Be Resilient
by | Apr 20, 2021
Key takeaways for a strong, resilient future.
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Meet Coevál Studio, the Design Company Behind The Rustic, Pressed Roots, and Other Dallas Hotspots

by | Apr 19, 2021
John Paul Valverde and Miguel Vicéns, co-founders of Coevál Studio, have been livening up their hometown by creating spaces in Dallas that “make people want to come back.” Although the pandemic put most of the intimate studio's projects on hold, they continued to innovate, creating a digital rendering of a museum concept in West Texas.

Now they're sharing their latest Dallas concepts: Sporting Club, Harper’s, and Vice Park, which are all set to open this year.
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Dallas-Fort Worth Joins Bay Area and NYC in Addressing Lack of Venture Capital Funding for Female-Founded Companies
by | Apr 19, 2021
According to various studies, female-led companies outperform male-led companies. So why do women-led businesses receive only 2.3% of VC funding? Lauren Acton explains why this may be and how TechFW is stepping up to the plate to do its part.
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Two Dallas Companies Make Deloitte and Wall Street Journal’s Second Annual U.S. Best Managed Companies List
by | Apr 19, 2021
Out of the 49 private businesses that made the list, only two came from Texas—and both are Dallas companies.
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First Look: Capital One Reveals Plans for Its First-Ever Airport Lounge at DFW
by | Apr 19, 2021
Capital One wants to make travel an even more rewarding experience with unexpected amenities in a new 10,000-square-foot space in Terminal D. A second lounge is planned for D.C.'s Dulles airport.
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DI People: Kimberly-Clark, Medecision, Comerica Bank, and More Make Moves

by | Apr 16, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from CASPR Group, NuZee, ThermoTek, and Oceans Healthcare, among others.
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SMU Researchers Create a Patent-Pending System To Speed Up the Drug Discovery Process By Months
by | Apr 15, 2021
It can take up to 15 years for a new drug to be available for the public to use. Through SMU's patent-pending ChemGen, researchers believe chemists may be able to "increase their productivity from working on as few as six problems a year to as many as 60."
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North Texas’ BellContinuous Selected as $10M XPrize Competition Semifinalist
by | Apr 15, 2021
The XPRIZE ANA Avatar competition, themed "Anywhere is Possible," challenges semifinalists to create an avatar system that can transport human presence to a remote location in real time.
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Plano Aviation Manufacturer Unveils Latest Unmanned Aircraft System With More Power and Small Footprint
by | Apr 15, 2021
Martin UAV pushes tech boundaries in unmanned aircraft systems for defense and commercial use. The V-BAT 128, which has increased power, payload, and endurance, takes only 30 minutes for two people to assemble. It can be transported in a bed of pickup or inside a Black Hawk.
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