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Deming Rover robotic inventory tracker from Spacee. [Video still: Spacee]
Seeing Shelves Remotely: Dallas’ Spacee Launches Virtual Store Walkthrough Feature
by David Seeley | Nov 1, 2022
Spacee's shelf-mounted "roaming robots" can now do more than just take unobtrusive inventory. A new version of the robots has live video feed capabilities, "allowing retail store managers to see shelves and get real-time inventory snapshots remotely."
Founder and CEO Skip Howard talks about the "huge gap" his robots can fill—and offers four predictions on major retail tech trends for 2023.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 1, 2022
Garland-based TV Ammo—the parent company of True Velocity and LoneStar Future Weapons—is merging with Irving-based Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp. in the Nasdaq-focused deal.
True Velocity's composite-cased ammunition reduces weight 30% compared to brass-cased cartridges, providing what the company calls "exceptional accuracy and consistency" while reducing heat transfer to the weapon platform for defense, law enforcement, and commercial sectors.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 31, 2022
Some of the top players in the North Texas technology ecosystem were honored Thursday at the annual Tech Titans awards gala. Fujitsu North America CEO Doug Moore was inducted into the Tech Titans Hall of Fame, and Charlie Vogt, CEO of telecommunications firm DZS, won the Corporate CEO Award. The fastest-growing tech company award went to Fort Worth's TimelyMD.
"The need to come together as an industry, reconnect with friends, and build new business connections were really what this year’s awards gala was all about," said Tech Titans' Paul Bendel. See the full list of winners here.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 31, 2022
The two companies will partner on liquid hydrogen fueling pumps for more than 100 systems planned to be put into operation in California, Australia, and South Korea over the next five years. The pumps will be used in Chart's liquid hydrogen fuel station equipment for fuel cell vehicles.
Flowserve CEO R. Scott Rowe says the partnership will "support the development and commercialization of hydrogen as an energy source to build a better, brighter world for everyone."
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DI People: Globe Life, Keurig Dr Pepper, ORCA AG, and More Make Leadership Moves
by Lance Murray | Oct 28, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from National HME, Brinker International, Robin Autopilot, GlassView, TPG, Weitzman, and others.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 28, 2022
Two months after acquiring Fuzse, a payment processing integrator, Dallas-based ParkHub has scooped up Smarking to broaden its product suite and expand into new end markets. Founded in 2014, San Francisco-based Smarking is a SaaS-based solution that enables customers across North America to effectively manage their parking assets through access to real-time data and analytics.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 28, 2022
In this week’s North Texas deal flow, you’ll also find news about Taysha Gene Therapies landing a $50M investment; music tech startup MAX’s Series B raise; Dallas Venture Capital’s latest investment; Tyler Technologies’ $68M acquisition of Rapid Financial Solutions; NaturalShrimp hitting the Nasdaq Capital Market; and more.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 28, 2022
Read “who said what” in our roundup of quotes about all things North Texas, including ENO8's Jeff Francis; MyndVR's Chris Brickler and Ted Werth; Axxess' John Olajide; the Urban Land Institute's Ron Pressman; Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson; the Mavs Foundation's Katie Edwards; UT Arlington's Yi Hong; HomeUSA.com's Ben Caballero; ParkHub's George Baker Sr.; and more.
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Wallbox's EV charger factory in Arlington. [Photo: Wallbox]
EV Charging Tech Firm Wallbox Opens its First U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Arlington
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 27, 2022
The $70 million, 130,000-square-foot Arlington manufacturing facility will initially produce Wallbox's Pulsar Plus smart home EV charger. Next year, production will begin on the company's Hypernova EV chargers, which can add up to 100 miles of range in five minutes.
“Today only 3% of the chargers required globally for the next decade have been installed," says Enric Asunción, CEO of Wallbox. "Bringing Wallbox’s manufacturing capabilities to the U.S. significantly bolsters our ability to meet U.S. needs, deliver to public funding programs, and drive the energy transition.”
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by David Seeley |
Oct 27, 2022
The 300-unit One Rangers Way will be "one of the most luxurious, resort-style apartment communities in the country" when it opens in 2024, the city of Arlington says. Just a short walk from Choctaw Stadium, Globe Life Field, and AT&T Stadium, it will provide the "missing piece" at the heart of the Arlington Entertainment District, said Rangers EVP Rob Matwick.
"One of the things that was very important to our company, to the Rangers, to the city, was that we create a 365 community and a heartbeat for the city," Blake Cordish, principal at The Cordish Companies, said at the groundbreaking. “To do that, you need great residential."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 26, 2022
Dallas-based Axxess empowers healthcare in the home with a suite of enterprise software solutions that help companies streamline their operations and grow their organizations.
And now it's doing that with a new status. Writing on LinkedIn last week, Olajide announced that Axxess' software has earned product certification from the Accredited Commission for Health Care with "zero deficiencies." Olajide noted that the zero deficiencies status "is an impressive accomplishment for organizations in the care at home industry."
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by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 26, 2022
Dallas-based NaturalShrimp doesn't need to set sail for its Pacific white shrimp—it farm-raises them at large production facilities outside San Antonio and in Iowa, using proprietary aquaculture technology that can produce a “crop” of shrimp weekly. With an even bigger facility in Florida on the way, NaturalShrimp is set to hit the Nasdaq via a SPAC merger that could net it $105M in cash.
Its CEO says the move has "the potential to significantly accelerate our efforts for commercialization and the ramp up of production of our fresh, land-based gourmet-grade shrimp at the largest indoor farming facilities in the U.S."
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Charmaine Tang, president of Switzerland-based ORCA AG. [Photo: ORCA AG]
Dallas Finance Exec Named President of Swiss-Based ORCA AG
by Quincy Preston | Oct 26, 2022
Charmaine Tang, who most recently was a senior client strategist at BNY Mellon, is the first "boots on the ground" in the U.S. for Zurich-based ORCA AG. Founded in 2017, the Swiss software and services firm offers an SaaS platform with solutions from wealth structuring to tax, compliance, succession planning, and more.
"My #1 focus is on growing the U.S. market," Tang told Dallas Innovates, noting that ORCA views North Texas "as a super high-growth metro market" for her company's software and services.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 26, 2022
Topgolf has 70 driving range game venues as far-flung as Germany, Australia, and Dubai. But now it's launched a mobile game you can play anywhere. "Shankstars" features a club-wielding UFO alien, a Tee-Wrex skeleton, a punk goddess, mermaid, and more playing on courses strewn with volcanos, pyramids, and giant waterfall-spewing skulls.
"Shankstars is a perfect example of how we're focused on enabling more people to have fun and enjoy the game of golf in their own way," says Topgolf CEO Artie Starrs.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 26, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Capital One's system and method for social home buying, Hunt Energy Enterprises' subsurface electrical storage batteries, Intellective AI's pixel-level based micro-feature extraction, and Walmart's systems and methods of product identification within an image.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 25, 2022
The investment by Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma gives it a 15% stake in Taysha and positions it to potentially purchase the company, according to the Dallas Morning News. The Dallas-based biotech firm's pipeline includes the "first-and-only" gene therapy in clinical development for Rett syndrome and a Phase 1/2 development of a treatment for an inherited nervous system disorder that's awaiting regulatory feedback.
“We believe this investment not only further validates the potential of our technology platform, but also reinforces the therapeutic and market opportunity of our two lead clinical assets,” Founder and CEO R.A. Session II says.
“We believe this investment not only further validates the potential of our technology platform, but also reinforces the therapeutic and market opportunity of our two lead clinical assets,” Founder and CEO R.A. Session II says.
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