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Month: July 2021
Applied Blockchain, Inc. CEO and Chairman Wes Cummins [Video still: Applied Blockchain, Inc.]
Dallas-Based Applied Blockchain Launches Crypto Hosting Business
by David Seeley | Jul 31, 2021
"This industry is young and evolving rapidly," says Cummins. "It's important that a company can position itself to react quickly to capture opportunities like this one."
by David Seeley |
Jul 30, 2021
Kessler helped Topgolf triple in size to nearly $1 billion in revenue, growing its venues from 25 to 70. Now he's bringing his track record of experiential innovation and franchise-building to the world of plant-based personal care.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 30, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Accolite Digital, Pursuant, Dynamic Infusion Therapy, Omni-Threat Structures, WiNGS, Zirtue, and RBA.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 29, 2021
The investment from Silverton Partners will help the North Texas-based company scale.
"BILT has created a technology the world desperately needs. I can't imagine in five years, we'll still be dealing with paper instructions," says Silverton Managing Partner Morgan Flager.
"BILT has created a technology the world desperately needs. I can't imagine in five years, we'll still be dealing with paper instructions," says Silverton Managing Partner Morgan Flager.
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[Photo: OneDay]
OneDay Raises a $19M Series B Funding Round to Continue Expanding Its Video Storytelling Tech Across Industries
by Alex Edwards | Jul 29, 2021
On the heels of its launch in the multifamily proptech and funeral home industries, OneDay is accelerating its footprint with an influx of capital that will go to new hires, market expansion, and continued tech development.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 29, 2021
PeopleFun Founder and CEO Tony Goodman says his company has experienced explosive growth with mobile games like Wordscapes.
In 2020, PeopleFun nearly doubled its staff over seven months, and that growth has only continued in 2021, says Goodman—who wants to make Dallas a destination for the gaming industry.
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by Bella Pinera |
Jul 29, 2021
On October 4th, five tech startup finalists will pitch to a panel of advisors and judges featuring top investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. The top winner will walk away with $100K and the Capital Factory fast track.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 29, 2021
Dallas- and Lubbock-based Reproductive Services Inc. (RSI) is offering the "first at-home solution" for the in-vitro fertilization process that begins at the beginning—the semen collection.
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Lee Bratcher is president of the Texas Blockchain Council. [Courtesy image]
Watch Out Wyoming: Could the Texas Blockchain Council Turn Texas Into America’s Blockchain and Crypto Capital?
by David Seeley | Jul 28, 2021
The council's president, Lee Bratcher, helped get blockchain and crypto laws passed by the Texas Legislature. Now he's planning for a big blockchain summit in Austin on Oct. 8, and hoping to make Texas "the jurisdiction of choice" for blockchain innovation.
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by Dave Moore |
Jul 28, 2021
High schoolers who focused on the mental, emotional aspects of health care dominated the hackathon. That's especially impressive, considering that of the 14 teams competing, four were high school teams, eight were college teams, and two were professional teams. See the top three winning submissions here.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 27, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: No7-Eleven's object assignment during image tracking, Air Distribution Technologies' floor air diffuser, Alight Solutions' more-intelligent health care advisor, BNSF's avalanche slide detection , Cornerstone Automation Systems' secure portable pill canister for order fulfillment, GHW Solutions' comprehensive dry flood proofing system to mitigate inland flooding risk, Globus Medical's intervertebral fusion implant, Lennox's refrigerant leak detection, Meadow Burke's lifting and leveling insert for a precast concrete slab, Raytheon's architectures for vehicle tolling, Textron Innovations' angle-of-attack flight computer systems, and TouchPay Holdings' machines and process for managing a service account.
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by Dave Moore |
Jul 27, 2021
Spot Parking, which creates a digital twin of parking spaces in cities, universities, and more, is looking to set up operations in Dallas-Fort Worth to back its strategy for entering the U.S. market.
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MediBookr Founder and CEO Sunny Nadolsky [Image: MediBookr]
Dallas Health Solutions Startup MediBookr Acquired by Plano’s Catalyst Health Network
by Alex Edwards | Jul 27, 2021
The parent company of Catalyst Health Network, StratiFi Health, has acquired MediBookr, which streamlines communication between patients and providers with its digital suite of solutions. Catalyst Health Network and MediBookr will now act as one organization dedicated to enabling primary care for everyone.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 27, 2021
The Fort Worth- and San Francisco- based fund plans to raise a total of $7 billion by end of this year, with a goal of investing in entrepreneurs and businesses building climate solutions around the world.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 27, 2021
Pizza Hut has innovated pizza, so why not innovate consumer fashion too? Now you can wear the pepperoni-slice necklace of your dreams ($19.99), impress friends poolside in Pizza Hut slides ($24.99), get full-on crusty with a Pizza Hut tracksuit ($99.99), and more.
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by Bella Pinera |
Jul 26, 2021
The company formerly known as Delta Ag Partners is launching a new hemp fiber line, making it "the nation's largest industrial producer/processor of raw hemp." It's one step closer to a carbon-negative future: Hemp, which the team calls a miracle crop, gives global manufacturers a raw good that eliminates carbon waste.
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