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Launch Your Idea in 54 Hours at Techstars Startup Weekend Fort Worth

by | Mar 4, 2020
Techstars Startup Weekend Fort Worth is back March 27-29, this year in Arlington.
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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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Dallas Ranks Eighth Among Cities Where Women Break the Glass Ceiling

by | Mar 3, 2020
Ahead of International Women's Day on March 8, SmartAsset has conducted an analysis on the odds of a working woman securing management roles and breaking the glass ceiling. Dallas placed in the top ten.
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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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Dallas Ranks Ninth Among Milken Institute’s Top 25 Best-Performing Cities

by | Feb 27, 2020
The concentration of headquarters, top universities, healthcare systems, and tech companies are key components to Dallas’ stature among the nation’s metro areas.
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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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Rosy, the Tech Platform Helping Women With Low Sex Drive, Raises $1M in Seed Round

by | Feb 26, 2020
After years as an OB-GYN in Dallas, Dr. Lyndsey Harper grew frustrated her patients didn't have adequate resources for decreased sexual desire, which affects more than 30 million women nationwide. So she created an app for just that.
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Dallas Invents: 138 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 18
by | Feb 26, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: HS Labs' water detection assembly, Bank of America's blockchain-based unexpected data detection, Frito-Lay's potato cultivar, Toyota's vehicle seat assembly for physical exercise, ZixCorp's secure transmission system with upgraded encryption strength, and unassigned underwater wings for providing lift to boats.
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Photo Gallery: Health Wildcatters Hackathon Promotes Women in Science and Healthcare
by | Feb 25, 2020
Health Wildcatters' third hackathon—the first focused on women—hosted more than 100 female innovators and entrepreneurs to create actionable solutions for problems in healthcare and life sciences.
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DI People: Dave & Buster’s, Cyber Group, and SOLiD Announce Leadership Moves
by | Feb 25, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies and organizations in North Texas, you’ll also find news from LandDesign, Texas Instruments, Kimberly-Clark, Mr. Cooper, Texas Christian University, and Reed Smith.
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