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Berkley Clothing co-founders Hillary Cullum and Loren Heller [Photo: Berkley Clothing]
Made For Motherhood: Neiman Marcus Veterans Create Luxury Activewear for Moms-To-Be
by Bella Pinera | Apr 27, 2021
Dallas-based Loren Heller and Hillary Cullum launched their maternity activewear line, Berkley Clothing, to make women feel stylish and supported during an important chapter in their lives.
by Alex Edwards |
Apr 23, 2021
At United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' fifth annual social innovation competition, local staffing agency for second chances Cornbread Hustle won $145,000 in funding. Also announced was United Way's plans to expand its social innovation work in North Texas with a new incubator program exclusively for women and entrepreneurs of color.
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by Alexa Vickaryous |
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.
"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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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 20, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Astrapi's methods of transmitting data using polynomial-based signals, AT&T's allocation and extraction of data for augmented reality for 6G or other next-gen network, Building Materials Investment Corp.'s moisture sensing roofing systems, COEVAC's automatic smoke/carbon monoxide evacuation system, IBM's cognitive intervention for voice recognition failure, Kioma's child safety seat, SanDisk Technologies' low latency data transfer, Shavelogic's shaving systems, USAA's recommendation engine for cost of a claim, and an unassigned virus immune computer system.
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Rosy Wellness Founder and CEO Dr. Lyndsey Harper [Image: Courtesy Rosy Wellness]
Two Years In: Rosy Wellness Evaluates the Gaps in Women’s Sexual Health and the Dallas Startup’s Success in Filling Them
by Lauren Hawkins | 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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by Michaela Markels |
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.
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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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.
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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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U.S. Patent No. 10,959,621 was assigned to FEVERTAGS, LLC for Livestock health monitoring system and method of use.
Dallas Invents: 145 Patents Granted for Week of March 30
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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by Michaela Markels |
Apr 13, 2021
As part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program—a program led by the CDC with years of already evident success—Yumlish will join a network committed to bringing culturally-relevant nutrition education to high-risk, underserved populations in the U.S., particularly Hispanic and Latino communities.
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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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Danny Martin
Learn-and-Earn: Here’s How Esposure’s CEO is Championing Future Careers in Esports
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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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 7, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's object tracking system, Akamai Technologies' cloud proxy autoconfiguration, Avodah's automated sign language translation, Capital One's system for assessing software risks, Corning's fiber optic connector parking device, Mary Kay's botanical formulations, McKesson's automated performance tuning of a data modeling platform, and Siemans' mesh generation system.
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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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