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Maija Benincasa showcasing her Benincasa Milano shoeline. [Photo: Michael Samples]
Best Foot Forward: Maija Benincasa’s High-Tech Heels Combine Luxury with Comfort
by Lauren Hawkins | Feb 21, 2020
Next on the list for the Dallas-based shoe designer is to bring a "femme-forward" touch to sneakers.
by Kathryn Chavez |
Feb 21, 2020
Dallas-based Snag My Wedding—which recently competed on the TV show "Elevator Pitch"—helps brides cut costs for their big day.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Feb 21, 2020
The venture capital subsidiary of the Toyota Research Institute is looking to invest in companies developing tech that could advance smart, connected cities. Apply now through April for the chance to pitch to the team.
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by Alex Edwards |
Feb 20, 2020
Fiction Coffee has expanded from its flagship location at Ross and Hall with a branch at Four Oaks Place, one of the largest and most prestigious office campuses in Houston.
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Night Media, founded and run by Reed Duchscher, calls itself a "multimedia company and collaborative outpost for dreamers and thinkers." [Photo: Michael Samples]
Meet Night Media: The Dallas Digital Talent Agency Behind Some of the World’s Biggest YouTube Stars
by Maddie Preston | Feb 20, 2020
Reed Duchscher and his team at Night Media manage a group of online superstars who collectively get over a billion monthly views.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 20, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news from TPG, Dean Foods, Caregiver Inc., Blue River Partners, Neuro-Pro Monitoring, and StarRFoam.
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![Venture Capitalist Arlan Hamilton founded Backstage Capital and and invests in startup founders who identify as a Woman, Person of Color, and/or LGBTQ. [DI composite: Images courtesy of Backstage Capital]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Arlan-Hamilton_backstage-tour-2020_DIcourtesy-360x203.jpg)
by David Kirkpatrick |
Feb 19, 2020
On May 12, Arlan Hamilton is coming to town with her multi-city, one-day event series, featuring a pitch competition, book release, and panel on the Dallas ecosystem. The Backstage Tour was created to celebrate underrepresented startup founders, just like Hamilton does with her VC firm.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 19, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AiBUY's dynamic binding of supplemental content to video, Samsung's method for 360-degree video navigation, Daifuku Co.'s automatic tire loader/unloader, DFB's treatment of skin malignancies using nanoparticles of taxanes, and Toyota's assessment of human driving performance using autonomous vehicles.
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DI People: Opendoor, Southwest Airlines, and Collective 54 Make Exec Moves
by Lance Murray | Feb 18, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies and organizations in North Texas, you’ll also find news from the American Heart Association, Comerica, North Texas Angel Network, Sundt Construction, and Hilltop Securities.
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by Maddie Preston |
Feb 18, 2020
FusionFlight, which received a $50,000 seed investment in 2016, has built and tested "the world's smallest and most powerful jet-powered drone with vertical take-off and landing capabilities."
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 17, 2020
Pablo Peillard, who founded a decentralized ledger technology startup backed by Dallas' Hedera Hashgraph, was the second UT Dallas student to be chosen for the virtual cohort-based program.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Feb 14, 2020
After recently raising $500K in pre-seed funding, FlyLine is launching a mobile experience that includes automatic check-in, budget pricing on legacy carriers, and more.
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Aaron Gathman is the new executive director of the North Texas Angel Network. [DI composite. Images: NTAN, Dmitrii Guzhanin/istockphoto]
North Texas Angel Network Names Executive Director to Enhance the Deal Flow Experience
by David Kirkpatrick | Feb 13, 2020
The early-stage investment organization is bringing seasoned angel investor Aaron Gathmann onto the team.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 13, 2020
Tyler, the largest provider of public sector software solutions, has had 32 straight quarters of double-digit revenue growth.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 13, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Cysiv, Integrity Marketing, iDonate, DocSynk, Varsity Brands, Cushman & Wakefield, and more.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Feb 12, 2020
The team, supported by the Cowtown Angels Fellows Program at TCU’s Neely Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, won the regional competition and will now advance to the global finals.
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