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The Innovation Ecosystem: Dallas-Fort Worth is a Big Place. It’s Also Remarkably Well Connected

Here’s where to meet the like-minded to talk tech and start stuff in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Motherboard: Richardson’s High-Tech Past, Present, and Future Honored in New UTD Art Installation
by | Mar 6, 2020
UT Dallas' School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) is unveiling its modular sculptural installation tomorrow. The 30-foot-long installation—made of steel, LED lighting, and projections—will be housed in the Richardson Innovation Quarter (aka The IQ).
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The ‘Airbnb of Storage’ Neighbor.com Launches in North Texas
by | Mar 5, 2020
Neighbor.com asks, 'Would you clean out your garage for $2,016?' The startup is jumping into the $5 billion Texas storage market through its peer-to-peer shared storage marketplace expansion.
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Mobile Workforce: Mitel’s New Virtual Tool Provides Real-Time Collaboration for Remote Teams
by | Mar 5, 2020
The virtual workspace—which comes at a time when businesses are implementing remote work policies—aims to help people collaborate as if they are in the same room. Around the globe or across town.
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Dallas Invents: 136 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 25

by | Mar 4, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Alcon's intraocular lens injector, Advanced Cooling Therapy's methods for core body temperature management, Curio's RFID disruption device, RealPage's system for refining cognitive insights, The Secant Group's hyperthermia targeting for cancer therapy, The Snoring Center's uvula excision device, Abbott Laboratories' diagnostic analyzer, and Toyota's transportation support for users needing mobility assistance.
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Unicorns Can Happen Here. Why Dallas-Fort Worth is Fertile Ground for Tech Startups
Dallas-Fort Worth's strength in diverse industry hotspots such as fintech, AI, and life sciences make it a seedbed for billion-dollar players to emerge.
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DI People: Cinemark, Brinks Home Security, Medical City Children’s Make Leadership Announcements
In this week's roundup of North Texas executive and leadership moves, you’ll also find news from United to Learn, the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, KidKraft, At Home Group, Comerica, TeamSupport, and more.
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B2B Delivery Tech Startup TUYA Opens Farmers Branch Office
by | Mar 3, 2020
TUYA Technologies is launching its third market in DFW with 26 employees and more than 60 independent delivery professionals already using the platform locally.
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Dallas Startups Represent at SoGal’s Global Pitch Competition

by | Mar 2, 2020
Following a $1 million seed round last week, Rosy was awarded $25,000 in investment capital from the SoGal Foundation. 60 finalist teams from around the world—including Rosy and Kanna from Dallas—pitched in San Francisco for a piece of $600,000.
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Dallas Digital Media Startup Joins Snapchat’s Accelerator
by | Mar 2, 2020
Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, has chosen Mogul Millennial to participate in the newest cohort for its Yellow accelerator program.
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Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in February
by | Mar 2, 2020
Take a look back on the stories that grabbed our readers' attention last month.
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DSW20: What to Expect at Digital Fight Club and the Women of Innovation Summit
by | Feb 28, 2020
Have you signed up yet? Dallas Startup Week has been releasing info about its major events (which you have to register separately for!) and also recently announced this year's tracks and a few of its track captains.
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By Kids, For Kids: Dallas’ DeadSoxy and Vogel Alcove Team Up on Socks for Social Good

by | Feb 27, 2020
DeadSoxy's new line of premium no-slip socks were designed by kids in the Vogel Alcove program, which helps them overcome the effects of homelessness.
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Follow the Money: Rosy Wellness Gets $1M in Seed Round, CareView Raises $100K, Integer Buys Israeli Medtech Company
by | Feb 27, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Wildcat Capital, Align Capital Partners, Comerica, Cytracom, AIS Healthcare, Exact Diagnostics, and Forté Benefits.
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Meet the Innovators: Lyndsey Harper, CEO and Founder of Rosy
by | Feb 27, 2020
Lyndsey Harper is on a mission to change the landscape for women’s health and sexual wellness. And she's doing that from right here in Dallas with Rosy, an evidence-based tech platform providing resources to the 31 million women who need them.
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Dialectic Therapeutics Plans to Further Cancer Drug Research Using $3M Seed Award
by | Feb 26, 2020
Using innovative new technologies and targeted therapies, the Dallas biotech startup aims to help patients with cancer, give them hope, and prolong their lives.
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