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Dallas Fintech Startup Takes the Awkwardness Out of Lending to Friends and Family
by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland | Feb 10, 2021
Dennis Cail launched Zirtue to reimagine lending. Its patent-pending app has been downloaded by hundreds of thousands of users. Ongoing access to Google engineers will help the fintech scale faster.
by Quincy Preston |
Feb 9, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: BlackBerry's enhanced group communication services, Capital One's vehicle selection platform, Enseo's geolocationing system and method for use of same, Kidkraft's compact multiple gable house design and assembly, Lintec's nanofiber yarn spinning system, NCR Corporation's automated assistance in retail decisions, STMicroelectronics double-tap event detection device, TCU's carbon nanotube-assisted antibiotic delivery, TI's motion detection and cancellation using ambient light, and Boeing's aircraft digital event ledger
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by Alex Edwards |
Feb 9, 2021
Addison-based Nexus PMG, which provides advisory and project development services to low-carbon infrastructure projects, has launched Nexus Dev as a source of capital, services, and expertise for renewable and circular economy assets.
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by Alex Edwards |
Feb 9, 2021
Dottid Industrial, an extension of the original Dottid offering, gives asset managers, property owners, and their leasing teams the visual tools, access, and process management to save time and costs that often come with an industrial transaction.
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Women Helping Women: Texas Women’s Foundation Honors Seven Trailblazing “Agents of Positive Change”
by Alexa Vickaryous | Feb 8, 2021
Meet the influential women who will be honored by the Texas Women's Foundation for their work in catalyzing change and new opportunities for other women and girls. The virtual event will be next level, says TWF CEO Roslyn Dawson Thompson.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Feb 8, 2021
Zajicek, the CEO and Co-Founder of Health Wildcatters, is a champion of startups. Recently honored as the Innovation Advocate of the Year in North Texas, he's also credited for raising life science research awareness.
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by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland |
Feb 5, 2021
Price and her team at Kanarys, a platform that fosters collaboration between companies and employees on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), had a landmark year in 2020.
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by Alex Edwards |
Feb 5, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Meritize, ECI Software Solutions, Cyber Group, Munck Wilson Mandala, Xpressdocs, Tailwater Capital, and more.
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Supply Chain and Logistics Startup Slync.io Closes a $60M Series B Round Led by Goldman Sachs Growth
by Alex Edwards | Feb 4, 2021
Slync.io, which offers process automation for enterprise supply chains and the global logistics industry, moved its headquarters to Dallas from California last year.
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by Bella Pinera |
Feb 3, 2021
OxeFit's funding was led by Lydia Partners with participation from high-profile investors like the Dallas Cowboys' Dak Prescott, Blake Jarwin, and Jason Witten.
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by Alexa Vickaryous |
Feb 3, 2021
Up to $1 million in prizes will be up for grabs based on ready-to-launch solutions for improving healthcare and mental health.
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by Alex Edwards |
Feb 3, 2021
The program will offer eight Dallas biotech and life science companies free business training with the hope that they will one day locate their companies to Pegasus Park, a mixed-use social purpose project near the Dallas Design District and the Southwestern Medical District.
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Rey Colon, founder and CEO of MyTelemedicine. [Source photo: MyTelemedicine]
Pandemic Pushes MyTelemedicine Into Fast‑Growth Mode
by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland | Feb 3, 2021
Rey Colón's virtual health tech platform has more than 3 million members nationwide, completing more than 250,000 remote consultations to date. The McKinney-based startup's latest offering? Telehealth for pets.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 2, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Advanced Neuromodulation's device to treat chronic pain with burst stimulation, Beard Stencil's hands-free grooming apparatus, BNSF's railroad virtual track block system, Futurewei's predictive routing for mobility, IBM's air quality monitoring, analysis and reporting system, ShaveLogic's magnetic attachment for shaving cartridge, Space Data's lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms, Textron's unmanned aerial vehicles with compact storage mode, and Toyota's methods for managing freshness of fuel in a vehicle.
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by Alexa Vickaryous |
Feb 2, 2021
Dallas-based education and robotics company RoboKind has transformed its social-emotional education program to assist students with autism in learning more efficiently in remote settings.
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Recycling Subscription Service Turn Expands in Denton, Making it Easier to Compost Food Waste Scraps
by Alex Edwards |
Feb 2, 2021
Dallas-based environmental startup Turn promotes green living and a minimal waste. With its services for apartment residents, corporations, and members, Turn diverts organic waste to local farms, gardens, and composters, who then turn it into a resource.
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