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Dallas-Fort Worth Joins Bay Area and NYC in Addressing Lack of Venture Capital Funding for Female-Founded Companies
by Lauren Acton | 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.
by Quincy Preston |
Apr 16, 2021
Robin Autopilot USA acquired Durham, N.C.-based Mowbot in April, aiming for a bigger cut of the $105B landscaping services market. The two companies are consolidating in a new HQ in McKinney, with help from an MEDC Innovation Fund grant.
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by Bella Pinera |
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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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 14, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's smart cascading security functions for 6G or other next-gen network, Bank of America's blockchain-based unexpected data detection, Fevertag's livestock health monitoring system, GoVision's portable video screen, Signal One International's reverse diffusion desalination, The Nielsen Company's system to monitor mobile internet activity, UNT's fabrication of multi-level graded photonic super-crystals, and an unassigned system for timed pet entertainment.
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Your Two Cents: The Dallas Mayor’s Task Force on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Wants Your Feedback
by Quincy Preston | Apr 13, 2021
What should the city be doing to attract, retain, and support startups? Share your recommendations and ideas.
But hurry, the Startup Information Survey will close by the end of the week.
But hurry, the Startup Information Survey will close by the end of the week.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 12, 2021
Taysha Gene Therapies, which rocketed from a UTSW spinout to a $157 million IPO in under six months last year, has gone global with rights to TSHA-120, a promising AAV9 clinical-stage gene therapy.
It's a historic announcement. There are no current treatments for giant axonal neuropathy, or GAN, a severe, progressive disease that affects the central and peripheral nervous systems. TSHA-120 is the first-ever successful in-human intrathecal (spinal) gene transfer.
It's a historic announcement. There are no current treatments for giant axonal neuropathy, or GAN, a severe, progressive disease that affects the central and peripheral nervous systems. TSHA-120 is the first-ever successful in-human intrathecal (spinal) gene transfer.
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by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC |
Apr 7, 2021
Capital Factory, the most active early-stage investor in Texas, is proving the Texas tech trend is real. Last year, its Black in Tech Summit was the organization's first fully virtual event with record attendance and a $100,000 venture fund investment. The event returns this month in the same format.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 7, 2021
Through its "learn-and-earn" model, Esposure is helping gamers, students, and entrepreneurs learn about the business of esports. Now, Co-founder and CEO Danny Martin is spreading his expertise through a new virtual Esports Business Management course at SMU.
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Local Auto Fintech Car Capital Launches Operations With $8.8M Series A
by Alex Edwards | Apr 6, 2021
Grapevine-based Car Capital recently launched to provide technology that gives dealers the power to approve 100 percent of consumers that enter a dealership, regardless of credit history.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 6, 2021
Founded in 2017, Legacy Purchasing Group wants to give collective buying power to the legions of small and medium businesses emerging from COVID. It’s a game-changer for its members, the company says. The savings can be reallocated to the core of the business.
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Southern Dallas’ Redbird Mall Revitalization Brings Access, Talent, and Purchasing Power to the Area
by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC |
Apr 6, 2021
After launching Reimagine Redbird, the revitalization project of a historic 1975 mall in Southern Dallas, five years ago, the area now boasts 1,000 living wage call center jobs with Chime Solutions, Class A apartments at the Palladium Redbird, and The DEC@Redbird.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 5, 2021
The local leader in smart noise monitoring solutions will use the investment to form new partnerships, accelerate an international launch, and grow in the multifamily community sector.
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UTD Symposium Marks ‘Meteoric Growth’ in Bioengineering
by Quincy Preston | Apr 5, 2021
UT Dallas' program brings "together innovative ideas with entrepreneurial spirit" among the student body and the faculty. In its first decade, the Department of Bioengineering has delivered novel innovations in med tech and digital health," says Dr. Shalini Prasad.
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by Alex Edwards |
Mar 31, 2021
Haxiot, which offers low power wide area (LPWA) wireless technology solutions to commercial and industrial customers, has exited to global leader Digi International, a provider of IoT connectivity products, services, and solutions.
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by Bella Pinera |
Mar 30, 2021
In this roundup of funding and acquisition activity in North Texas, you'll also find news from Mark Cuban, Night Media, ERA Capital Partners, and Bunch Bikes.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 29, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Illuma Labs' reduced computation of t-matrix training for speaker recognition, Super-Sparkly Safety Stuff's personal alarm, Utility Isolation Systems' floodwater isolation system, Accenture's cross-application identity and access management, AirWatch's management of grouped student devices with timed locks, Apple's 5G new radio beam refinement procedure, Bank of America's blockchain augmented IoT device-based system for dynamic supply chain tracking, BNSF's wireless slide fence system and method, Capital One's visual inspection support using extended reality, Global Tel*Link's mobile correctional facility robots, State Farm's mitigation implementing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS), Texas Instruments' touch screen, and Wells Fargo's resource system for settlement of estate assets.
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