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Tech Wildcatters: How COVID‑19 Will Affect Tech Investments and Startups

by | Mar 27, 2020
Managing Partner and CEO Ricky Tejapaibul shared a researched projection of the future of investing with some 30 VCs, investors, and startups yesterday. Here's the takeaway.
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Dallas Biopharma ReCode Therapeutics Gets $80M Series A Investment for Lung Disease Drugs
by | Mar 27, 2020
The investment from multiple sources, including local early-stage investor Hunt Technology Ventures, is the largest funding round by a startup this year in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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#SaaSTalentNow: Gregslist Launches List to Highlight Local Tech Talent Seeking Jobs
by | Mar 27, 2020
Greg Head, a DFW-based software industry veteran with 30 years of experience, is working to help others during the COVID-19 crisis by curating a list of people looking for employment in the software industry.
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May the Trust Be With You: Plano Entrepreneur Shares His Latest Book on Kindle, Free
by | Mar 26, 2020
But hurry: "The Book of Trust" is free on Kindle through March 27. Plano author Yoram Solomon also has seven timely tips for companies and leaders on how to operate with trust in a world gone virtual.
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PrimeVox Doubles Staff, Moves Into New Frisco Offices, and Boosts Telecom Capabilities During COVID-19

by | Mar 26, 2020
CEO Luke Escude says business is up as companies working remotely during COVID-19 need more voice conferencing options.
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Smart Electric Motor Maker Linear Labs Benefits from Supply Chain Independence
by | Mar 26, 2020
The unique attributes of Linear Labs' Hunstable Electric Turbine sets the Fort Worth company apart from other manufacturers of electric motors dependent upon materials sourced from specific regions.
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Follow the Money: Gameway Raises $530K, Integrity Marketing Makes Acquisition
by | Mar 26, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas, you'll also find news from Capital Southwest Corp. and Roof Angels.
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Dallas’ Unique Software Development is 3D Printing Respirators for the COVID-19 Shortage
by | Mar 26, 2020
For healthcare workers locally and nationally, the software development company is producing as many as 400 respirators a day—pro bono—with its 20 in-house printers. And, the design can be sanitized, allowing a common surgical mask to be reused 6-10 times.
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‘So What Do I Do Now?’: Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide in the Age of the Coronavirus

by | Mar 25, 2020
No one knows when this is going to end, writes The DEC Chairman Trey Bowles. But the good news is, people are trying to help. Here are things entrepreneurs can do in order to weather the storm of uncertainty.
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North Texas Startup Offers At‑Home COVID‑19 Test Kits, Gets Overwhelming Response
by | Mar 25, 2020
Demand was so high, Assist Health Group quickly ran out of the kits and had to put a waiting list in place.
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Dallas Invents: 149 Patents Granted for Week of March 17
by | Mar 25, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amazon Technologies' bulk data uploading, Capital One Services' automated system for vehicle tracking, IBM's methods and systems for multiple drone delivery system with in-flight handoff, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation's automated facial biological recognition, Shopify's network virtualization policy management system and Toyota's autonomous vehicle operation in view-obstructed environments.
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Dallas Native’s Everlywell Releases First At-Home COVID-19 Test Rollout
by | Mar 24, 2020
Everlywell is the first U.S. company to offer at-home COVID-19 tests, which people can order online starting on March 23.
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SmartCounseling Has a New Virtual Suite for Mental Health Providers to Expand Online Services

by | Mar 23, 2020
Due to the effects of COVID-19, Southlake-based SmartCounseling is working to reduce costs for mental health services. The company's new platform also allows licensed professionals to expand their services online quickly.
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Dallas Native’s Everlywell Releases First At-Home COVID-19 Test Rollout
by | Mar 20, 2020
Everlywell is the first U.S. company to offer at-home COVID-19 tests, which people can order online starting on March 23.
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