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Ripple Effects: Four North Texas Innovators That ‘Think Locally, Act Globally’

by | Jan 31, 2019
That adage is a fundamental business strategy for these North Texas corporates, nonprofits, educators, and individuals out to make a difference.
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Ripple Effect: Big Ideas Become a Reality in North Texas
by | Jan 31, 2019
Meet the ten companies that have formed partnerships, invented new deployments in emerging technology, or reimagined retail to make an impact here and beyond.
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Follow the Money: Elm Park Closes $300M Fund, Phynd Gets $8M, KonaTel Makes Acquisition
by | Jan 31, 2019
You’ll also find news from Naya Ventures, Wildcat Capital Management, RevTech Ventures, Craftsman Capital, Cresta Energy Capital, SWAQ Inc., and VAR Technology in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies in North Texas.
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Dallas on short list as US debut city for Whim
Dallas on Short List for U.S. Debut of All-in-One Mobility App Whim
by | Jan 30, 2019
The startup offers a range of subscription options giving users unlimited access to ride-hailing services, bike and car rentals, and public transportation.
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Dallas Invents: 108 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 22

by | Jan 30, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: • Textron Innovations' apparatus for reconfiguring flight control of an aircraft during a failure while the aircraft is flying • USAA's display screen with a financial workbench graphic user interface • Verizon's device for increased bandwidth • TI's feedforward cancellation of power supply noise • Monument Peak Ventures' system for locating nearby picture hotspots
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Four rules for how startups can find money in Dallas Fort Worth
Raising Money: Four Rules for Finding Dough in DFW
by | Jan 29, 2019
There are rules to raising money. There are laws and regulations, yes. And admonitions on websites about how particular investors prefer to be pitched. But there are plenty of unwritten rules. To boost the odds of landing early-stage funding, you’ll need to know those, too.
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Quest for Capital:
The Dallas-Fort Worth Difference
by | Jan 29, 2019
Looking for startup capital? Dallas-Fort Worth has a powerful landscape of early-stage funders, from family offices to angels and VCs to institutional investors. Successfully finding the funds takes knowing where—and how—to look.
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DI People: DCS Global, One Technologies, Zinwave, Deloitte Announce Leadership Moves
by | Jan 29, 2019
You’ll also find news from AVYST, Freese and Nichols, Health Mart, Daseke, Rosewood Corp., and Jones Day in this roundup of leadership and executive activity at North Texas businesses, firms, and organizations.
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Rising of the Rest: Collaboration, Clusters, and Commerce Charge the Dallas-Fort Worth Innovation Ecosystem

by | Jan 28, 2019
There's an underlying connectedness between people and companies that transcends our geography, says Tech Titans' Bill Sproull. Collisions between industries, startups, universities, and civic leaders start a chain of events that we can predict only to a certain point. And that unknown is exciting.
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George Brody on North Texas as Home to Corporate Giants, an Esports Mecca, and the Telecom Transformation
by | Jan 28, 2019
The IoT expert says North Texas' concentration of industry producers has "long enabled the innovation potential of the convergence of communication, community, and computation." Here are Brody's tech predictions for the future.
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ICYMI: North Texas Breaks Out, Female Entrepreneurs Make Waves, TCU Teen Becomes Youngest MythBuster
by | Jan 26, 2019
From companies making Dallas-Fort Worth an emerging tech hub (Infosys, UTSW, AT&T) to accolades (Southwest Airlines, ExxonMobil, Jacobs, and more) to our weekly top 10 (NaturalShrimp), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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Cody Marx Bailey on Emerging Tech Poised to Make an Impact and Why ‘Now Is the Time for North Texas’
by | Jan 25, 2019
The blockchain expert says North Texas has all the elements that support a tech innovation ecosystem. Here's why.
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Dallas-based Arfinn Med Launches ‘First-Ever’ Clinician-Based Medical Cannabis Portal

by | Jan 25, 2019
Here's why founder James West is looking to a medical marijuana future in Texas. Arfinn Med officially launched its online cannabis platform in January.
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Anurag Jain on Tech Talent, Building an Innovation Ecosystem, and Defining the ‘X’ Factor
by | Jan 24, 2019
When it comes to a North Texas breakout moment, Jain says "if you don't zoom out and see all the different pieces coming together, you'll miss what is about to happen here."
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The X Factor: Four Ingredients are Turning North Texas into a Rising Tech Power
by | Jan 24, 2019
North Texas' "innovation engine" is creating a new energy that's fueling ideas and investment.
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Follow the Money: Satori Invests in Grapevine Company, Dynata Makes Acquisition
by | Jan 24, 2019
You’ll also find news about Bios Partners, Essentium, Discovery Midstream Partners, Cypress Growth Capital, FoodMaven, Tenet Healthcare, Integrity Marketing, and Salesforce in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity involving businesses with North Texas ties.
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