His team reengineered the bank's processes to help customers with "lifeline loans" in 2020. Now they're starting to process the next round of PPP applications.
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Craig Scheef, CEO and Co-Founder of Dallas-based Texas Security Bank
Getting Ahead of the PPP Curve: This Dallas-Based Bank Is Helping Businesses Outlast the Pandemic
by Quincy Preston | Jan 20, 2021
"Most people have no idea the risk business builders take," says Texas Security Bank CEO and Co-Founder Craig Scheef, who is inspired by working with entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses.
His team reengineered the bank's processes to help customers with "lifeline loans" in 2020. Now they're starting to process the next round of PPP applications.
His team reengineered the bank's processes to help customers with "lifeline loans" in 2020. Now they're starting to process the next round of PPP applications.
by Alex Edwards |
Jan 20, 2021
Skiptown—backed by VC firms like Techstars Ventures, Bull Creek Capital, and Firebrand Ventures—builds on the work from home movement by allowing members to monitor their pets from afar.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jan 20, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's scalable position tracking for large spaces, Adobe's AI for enhanced digital content and improved campaign design, American Airlines' method for optimally managing aircraft assets, Avegant Corp.'s relative position-based eye-tracking system, Bell Textron's multidirectional airspeed detection system, Bentley Motors' movement-based comfort adjustment, Siemens Healthcare's deep image-to-image network learning for medical image analysis, and Zinwave's multi-range communication system using RF and millimeter wave signals.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 19, 2021
The latest round brings the Dallas-based fintech's total Series A funding to approximately $10 million, the startup told us. Founder and CEO Craig J. Lewis plans to quadruple his team by the end of 2021.
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DI People: GameStop, Vari, MediaKind and More Make Moves
by Alex Edwards | Jan 15, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Mohr Partners, Ignite Sales, BBG, Tenet Healthcare, OneDay, Tech Titans, and Kainos Capital, among others.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 14, 2021
The 15-member Task Force, dedicated to strengthening Dallas as a hub for entrepreneurs, represents a diverse, experienced group of local investors, founders, education leaders, tech experts, and major employers.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 14, 2021
These standouts—entrepreneurs, leaders, inventors, creatives, and educators—are disrupting industries, solving challenges, and making Dallas-Fort Worth (and beyond) a better place in a year like no other.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jan 13, 2021
A decade after its founding, the company’s customers today include AT&T, Verizon, the U.S. Navy, and Dow Chemical.
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R.A. Session II, CEO and co-founder of Taysha Gene Therapies [Background image: Olena Yepifanova via iStock]
Taysha and UTSW Launch Innovation Fund to Advance the Development of New Gene Therapies
by Alex Edwards | Jan 13, 2021
The expanded alliance between Taysha and UTSW, which dates back to when Taysha emerged from stealth in April 2020, will support the discovery of novel gene therapy candidates and technologies in new disease areas.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jan 13, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's camera array for a scalable position tracking system, Avaya's selective communication event extraction, Cisco's active speaker naming in ICN-based real-time communication systems, Micronizing Technologies beneficiation of hydrocarbons from mineral matrices, Textron's foldable wings for UAS with a geared interface, Toyota's telepresence drones, USAA's digital identification system, and Vpay's merchant portal system.
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by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland |
Jan 12, 2021
CEO Kyle Waldrep's fast-growth startup is using technology to streamline commercial real estate deals and give a birds-eye view of portfolios. It gained ground with the development of the first digital asset and lease management tool for the industrial sector.
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by Jasmin Brand |
Jan 12, 2021
One of the founding architects of the North Texas entrepreneurial ecosystem, the investor has worn many hats in her long career from CPA to CEO to entrepreneur.
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Female Funders: GPG Ventures’ Lauren Tyra Talks About Being a Scientist in VC
by Jasmin Brand | Jan 12, 2021
Hint: It's unusual.
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by Jasmin Brand |
Jan 12, 2021
“Dallas will always be home,” says the LA-based venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton. Her VC firm, Backstage Capital has now raised more than $7 million and invested in more than 130 startup companies led by underestimated founders.
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by Jasmin Brand |
Jan 12, 2021
A constellation of North Texas female funders has emerged. They're bringing new perspectives and new deals to the table.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 12, 2021
Conversation Couture, founded by two local sisters, aims to drive additional luxury sales online—without sacrificing the customer-retail associate in-person connection. Here's how.
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