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A ‘Swiss Army Knife’ in the Sky: This Fort Worth Company Develops Next-Gen Equipment for Aerial Firefighting

by | Mar 10, 2021
Trotter Controls' electric equipment replaces the heavier, more expensive to maintain hydraulic systems. Recently, the equipment received FAA approval for use by firefighting aircraft.
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Dallas’ ParkHub Sets its Stakes in Campground Management Software
by | Mar 9, 2021
The local parking technology company has acquired Dallas-based Bonfire, which specializes in campground management software, to expand its portfolio of enterprise solutions to support campground and RV park operations.
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Capital Factory’s Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0 Highlights How Texas Competes with Silicon Valley
by | Mar 9, 2021
Founder and CEO of Capital Factory Joshua Baer declared that “Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States." Here’s why.
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How a Plano-based Hospitality Tech Firm is Using Innovation to Expand During the Pandemic
by | Mar 9, 2021
From hiring more women executives to inking a new deal with HBO, Enseo continues to thrive by delivering touchless tech and digital communications to make it safer to return to hotels. Next up? CEO Vanessa Ogle is eyeing new markets such as senior living and hospitals. The Latina-led Plano company survived the pandemic by creating new products to reduce the number of surfaces and people travelers must come in contact with as COVID turned the hospitality sector upside down.
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Mavenir is Opening the Innovation Pipeline for Better, Faster 5G with Interoperability at the Forefront

by | Mar 8, 2021
CEO Pardeep Kohli says that OpenRAN—a flexible radio access network—will change the future by fueling invention and driving down costs.

The Richardson-based company provides cloud-native network software for the wireless industry. In November, they were selected by DISH Network to deliver 5G nationwide.
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DI People: Vio Security, Cyber Defense Labs, Caliber, and More Make Moves
by | Mar 5, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from BizCom Associates, Invitation Homes, Prime Technology Group, Cyber Group, and Mohr Partners.
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Flexible Labor Platform Ramps Up with Five Leadership Hires and Promotions
by | Mar 4, 2021
The online marketplace is moving fast to leverage its labor ecosystem that directly connects the right worker to the right job. The moves come on the heels of Shiftsmart co-launching Get Shift Done, a locally based initiative that helped hospitality and service employees displaced by COVID.
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Lighter, Faster, Stronger: Dallas‑Based Materials Company Aims to Revolutionize Aviation, Defense, and Space With Aluminum Alternative
by | Mar 4, 2021
Alpine Advanced Materials' patented HX5 weighs half as much as aluminum and is easier to produce.

Less weight means less fuel, along with a smaller carbon footprint and lower operating costs, says President Roger Raley. That makes it a gamechanger.
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How These Married Dallas Physicians Launched a First-of-its-Kind Medical Education Platform and Podcast

by | Mar 3, 2021
Aaron Fritts, an interventional radiologist, and Gopi Shah, an otolaryngologist, co-founded BackTable in 2016 as a platform for the exchange of ideas, with the hope that it would propel healthcare into the future. Since, the startup has grown to include a podcast that has skyrocketed during the pandemic in terms of demand, scope of expertise, and impact.
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Four Dallas-Area Female Founders Talk Funding. Finding the Money Wasn’t Easy, But They Did It
Here's what the women have to say about the entrepreneurial experience—and what they think needs to change.
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Dallas Invents: 149 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 16
by | Mar 2, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: • 7-Eleven's customer-based video feed, Audatex North America's web-based repair cost estimating system, BNSF's pressure sensing probe, DFB Soria's delivery of drug nanoparticles, Knightscope's autonomous data machines and systems, Raytheon's smart receiver with compressive sensing and machine learning, Sports 40 40's swing training device, Texas Instruments' tamper detection, Thermotek's wound care utilizing a thermally-treated therapeutic agent, Toyota's autonomous vehicle virtual reality navigation system, and Zynga's gameplay notification system for a cross-platform environment
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Dallas Medtech Phynd Acquired by Symplr
by | Mar 2, 2021
Founded by Thomas White in 2013, Phynd added several big health systems to its roster last year, giving providers a single platform for all things digital—something like an Amazon for healthcare, White says.
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Dallas Residential Real Estate Startup Nada Raises $1.07M on Republic—the Max Funding Amount

by | Mar 2, 2021
Sell a home online—and pay absolutely nothing. That's the premise behind Nada, a residential real estate startup that's raised the maximum amount allowed by the SEC for its public equity offering on Republic, a crowdfunded investment platform. According to its CEO, Nada is the first Dallas company to do so.
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Google for Startups Picks Three Dallas-Area Founders for Second Academy Cohort 
by | Mar 1, 2021
From North Texas, Roberto Inetti (ROBOAMP), Fred Burns (Safer Management), and Kedreon Cole (XR Sports Group) will participate in the six-month program for underrepresented entrepreneurs.
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Dallas-Based Startup Listeners on Call Connects People Looking for (Virtual) Human Interactions During the Pandemic
by | Mar 1, 2021
Listeners on Call utilizes technology to bring people together by providing a platform for the most basic of human needs: connection. Founder Cole Egger says he created the app focused on the epidemic of loneliness and mental health before “COVID” was even a common term.
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Success in the Genes: Launching in a Pandemic Didn’t Hurt This Fast-Growth Dallas Biotech Company
by | Feb 26, 2021
In under six months, Taysha Gene Therapies rocketed from the unveiling of its UTSW spinout to a $157 million initial public offering. We talk with Founder and CEO R.A. Session II about the biotech with big plans.
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