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Dallas’ Analog Informatics Emerges from Stealth to Modernize Patient Engagement in Over 150 Languages

by | Dec 4, 2024
AIC aims to "bridge the communication gap" between healthcare providers and patients worldwide by leveraging secure AI and modern communication tools. CEO Philip Lieberman created the platform based on his experiences in caring for his hospitalized mother-in-law during the COVID pandemic.
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‘Baby Couture’ Brand BabiSabi Launches Out of Dallas
by | Dec 3, 2024
Founded by Dallas-based Sofiya Deva, BabiSabi is rooted in the Japanese philosophy of "wabi-sabi," an embrace of imperfection and authenticity. The company says it blends style, sustainability, and social responsibility to deliver "a message of care and giving back."
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Experienced Leadership Team Takes Command with Launch of Dallas’ Formida Capital
by | Nov 22, 2024
The new middle-market lender, backed by funds managed by Los Angeles-based Oaktree Capital Management, is led by president Wade Hundley, formerly CEO of Starwood/TPG-backed venture ST Residential.
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12 North Texas Companies Make the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 List

by | Nov 21, 2024
Fast-growing high-tech area companies ranked on the 2024 Tech Fast 500 include fintechs, software developers, a life science firm, and data center companies.
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The Last Word: Thrift for Good Co‑Founder on Leveraging AI to Transform Thrift Stores
by | Nov 20, 2024
Founded in 2019, Thrift for Good enables people to buy and donate used goods while helping out charities, in an industry where 84% of donated clothes end up either dumped in a landfill or destroyed. Cooper and her fellow co-founder and co-owner, Taylor Watts, are building AI-based software for thrift stores to try to reduce that waste and inefficiency—while working to grow their DFW footprint.
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Fort Worth’s Standard Meat Co. Leaders Win a National EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award
by | Nov 19, 2024
The sibling leaders of Fort Worth's 89-year-old Standard Meat Company are among 12 national winners of the 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year award. In another local nod, the three co-founders of Dallas-based marketing platform HighLevel were recognized by EY as national "emerging finalists."
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The Dallas 100: SMU Cox Unveils Its 2024 Ranking of the Fastest‑Growing Private Companies in DFW

by | Nov 18, 2024
Collectively, the 100 privately held companies generated more than $8.5 billion from 2021 to 2023, while growing average sales by 80%. Plano-based data center infrastructure company Maverick Power took the top spot in the annual rankings. Here's the full list of winners.
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Carfluent Names Longtime Auto Industry Veteran as its Chief Growth Officer
by | Nov 15, 2024
Aaron Schinke has joined the C-suite of Dallas-based Carfluent, an AI-driven website technology that connects auto dealers with Spanish-speaking customers.
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The Last Word: ‘Uber with Guns’ BlackWolf Founder on Expanding to Dallas

It's been called "Uber with guns." Now the Atlanta-based BlackWolf rideshare service—which features armed drivers with military or security backgrounds—is expanding to Dallas, Austin, and Houston, according to the Dallas Morning News' Sarah Bahari.
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