Startup

Dallas Invents: 122 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 11

by | Aug 26, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 14 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Accenture's rendering virtual objects in 3D environments, AirWay Technologies' apparatus for improved breathing, Amazon's parallelized forensic analysis using cloud-based servers, Oceus Networks' secure network enrollment, REWARDSTYLE's screenshot linking, VPay's payment card reconciliation, and Toyota's agreement acceptance for vehicle platooning.
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Nominate an Entrepreneur for Dallas Startup Week’s State of Entrepreneurship Awards by Friday
by | Aug 25, 2020
It's the 11th hour: Nominations for the annual State of Entrepreneurship event's four award categories close on Friday, August 28.
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Dallas-based Biotech CerSci Acquired by ACADIA Pharmaceutical in $52.5M Deal
by | Aug 25, 2020
CerSci shareholders could net another $887 million in milestones and tiered royalties. The clinical-stage startup, which launched in 2015, is developing a new generation of non-opioid meds to treat acute and chronic pain.
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Pet Food Pioneer Freshpet Will Break Ground on ‘Kitchen 3.0’ in Ennis
by | Aug 24, 2020
Located about 40 miles south of Dallas, the new manufacturing facility will create 427 new jobs at full capacity.
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#killQWERTY: Here’s Why Plano’s CharaChorder Reinvented the Keyboard (Hint: To Keep Up With Your Brain)

by | Aug 20, 2020
With two new investments and a $2.5M evaluation, the startup plans to ship an input device that can better match the speed of the human brain in December.

CharaChorder thinks it's positioned as one of the leading consumer electronics startups in Texas.
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Managing Madness with a Mentor: Meet Jessica Vittorio, Managing Partner at The Law Offices of Jessica Vittorio
by | Aug 20, 2020
Jessica Vittorio gives advice on getting plugged into the entrepreneurial community as early as possible, thinking of surviving as an achievement, and being patient with the process.
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Southlake BioTech Startup Gets $10M Grant from CPRIT for Technology That ‘Lights Up’ Cancer
by | Aug 20, 2020
OncoNano Medicine, a spinout of University of Texas Southwestern, uses pH as a biomarker to detect metastatic cancer. Its technology, which visualizes a tumor, could be a gamechanger.
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Fort Worth Serial Entrepreneur to Launch ‘Shark Tank’-Style Reality Show, Expand Hyena’s Comedy Club

by | Aug 19, 2020
Jeremy Yowell of ALG Holdings Family has some new North Texas ventures. He is currently in pre-production on a new show that helps businesses reorganize, restructure, and rediscover earning power, and is expanding Hyena's Comedy Club into a premier comedy club chain.
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Dallas Invents: 144 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 4
by | Aug 19, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bell's personal air vehicle with ducted fans, Cambium Learning's tags for unlocking digital content, Capital One's vehicle recommendations by user-valued features, StacyC's convertible motorized running cycle, USAA's indoor drone flight awareness system, and Walmart's workflow coordinator.
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Opendoor Survey Reveals What Home Buyers Want Now in DFW and the U.S.
by | Aug 18, 2020
The real estate iBuyer has resumed buying homes in Dallas and 20 other markets as home selling continues despite the pandemic.
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Denton is Getting a New Startup Incubator Exclusively for Female Entrepreneurs
by | Aug 18, 2020
Launched by TWU and Stoke, the AccelerateHER incubator program reflects Denton's culture with a focus on creative, education, and lifestyle early-stage startups.
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Work Shield’s CEO on Why ‘Workplace Culture is a Microcosm of What is Going On in Society at Large’

by | Aug 17, 2020
Dallas-based Work Shield has a new partnership with an AI-enabled platform to better combat harassment and discrimination in the workplace. In an era of social injustice and a global pandemic, he thinks that's even more important.
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DI People: Vari, Sigfox, KAI, Mr. Cooper, and More Make Executive Moves
by | Aug 14, 2020
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Reed Smith, SMU, LGE Design Build, Accolite, Conner Industries, FireMon, and others.
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Plano Tech Consulting Firm Advances Strategic Growth With Acquisition of Midwest Software Company
by | Aug 13, 2020
It's the 10th overall acquisition—and the second this year—for Plano-based Improving. The company's fast-track growth has been steady: It just landed on the Inc. 5000 list for the 11th time since its launch in 2007.
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Smart Tech Partners: North Texas‑Based Polte and Teltech Bring Asset Tracking Solutions to IoT Marketplace
by | Aug 13, 2020
The Native American and woman-owned Teltech Group has launched a virtual IoT marketplace for Polte-powered real-time tracking solutions. Last month, Frisco-based Teltech announced a new lease for a 200,000 square-foot industrial space in Flower Mound, where it will consolidate operations.
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