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Former NBA All-Star Kenyon Martin joins JumpShot Live as its Chief Basketball Advisor. [Photo: Jumpshot Inc.]
Ex-NBA Player and Dallas Native Named Chief Basketball Adviser at JumpShot Live
by Lance Murray | Nov 1, 2024
Dallas Bryan Adams High School graduate and former NBA No. 1 draft pick Kenyon Martin has joined JumpShot Live, a basketball-themed eatertainment company that's establishing its HQ in the Dallas area.
by Lance Murray |
Oct 31, 2024
The oversubscribed investment round, which included participation from angels and strategic partners, brings a total of $5.25 million in investment to ContraForce. It said it will use the funding to accelerate the release of new product features and invest in sales and marketing in preparation for a future Series A round.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 31, 2024
If you saw a robot clambering down the side of 17Seventeen McKinney in Uptown Dallas this week, don't worry—it wasn't WALL-E escaping from Pixar Studios. It was an AI-powered, camera-scanning robot named Ibex, demonstrating what could be the future of high-rise window cleaning and digital-twin-mapping "predictive maintenance."
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 30, 2024
With offices in Dallas, Tel Aviv, and London, Verax AI develops enterprise-grade software solutions that provide visibility and control of AI in production. Its newly launched Verax Control Center aims to enable "trustworthy and responsible AI," mitigating factual errors and hallucinations in real time.
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Clockwise from top left: Jennifer Sanders, Michael Sorrell, Andrew Schaap, Dave Copps, Barry Shurkey, Brenda Stoner, Taylor Calise, Taylor Shead, and Bryan Adams.
Finalists Announced for The Innovation Awards 2025, Presented by D CEO and Dallas Innovates
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 25, 2024
The Innovation Awards 2025 recognizes 76 companies and trailblazers paving the way for the future of innovation in North Texas. Here's who made the finalists list.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Oct 24, 2024
Fundraising has slowed and valuations are down, but biotech founders could have a lifeline in family office investments, panelists at the recent BioNTX summit in Arlington agreed. They said succeeding with these investors can take time, a lot of education, and a compelling, well-crafted story that connects emotionally with the family.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 24, 2024
Oncology companies seeking seed-stage through Series A funding are invited to apply to the Golden Ticket Pitch Competition, which will be held on March 11, 2025.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 24, 2024
Cx Precision Medicine—a diagnostics company founded on research by Dr. Sid O’Bryant at UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth—spun out from HSC to advance O’Bryant’s pioneering work on blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. The company recently gained higher visibility—and an even greater opportunity for impact—by being selected to join the prestigious StartUp Health’s Alzheimer’s Moonshot community.
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Sonara Health CEO Michael Giles, M.D. [Images: LinkedIn/Sonara Health]
Sonara Health Gets $2.5M NIDA Grant to Advance Remote Methadone Treatment
by Lance Murray | Oct 22, 2024
The $2.5 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant awarded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse will fund the second phase of Sonara's Remote Observed Methadone Evaluation study, the company said.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 21, 2024
Winners will be revealed in a live announcement at the George W. Bush Presidential Center during the Venture Dallas Summit on October 30.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 16, 2024
The competition, which seeks to support female-led businesses in Texas, will award the top winners $15,000, $10,000, and $5,000 prizes, plus an additional $5,000 People’s Choice prize.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Oct 16, 2024
CEO Dave Copps says Worlds is delivering AI for the real world, in real time. Spotlighted by Gartner, Worlds’ breakthrough tech for enterprise creates a dynamic “index of everything” from any camera or sensor. The goal? To radically transform how organizations monitor, measure, and automate their operations.
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[Video stills: Dave Portnoy via X]
The Last Word: Barstool Sports Founder on a Pillow from Dallas-Based The Pillow Bar
by David Seeley | Oct 15, 2024
Portnoy was in Dallas over the weekend to catch the Texas-OU game and to do some of his "one bite reviews" of local pizza restaurants and the fried food offerings at the State Fair of Texas. But he ended up reviewing a different local business after he experienced "pillow hell" at the JW Marriott hotel in the Dallas Arts District. He'd gone to a local Mattress Firm to buy his own pillows before he found a nice note from the hotel in his room with new pillow options—including a selection from Dallas-based The Pillow Bar. His post about The Pillow Bar's side sleeper pillow has since racked up over 1 million views on X.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 11, 2024
Featuring leaders like Jesse Draper of Halogen Ventures, Jim Lee of the Texas Stock Exchange, and Christopher Darby, former CEO of In-Q-Tel, the October 30 event at the Bush Center in Dallas will focus on emerging trends in sectors such as healthcare, national security, and the creator economy.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 10, 2024
The signature Jam Vino gourmet wine-infused jam created by Keller-based Chef Lorius was one 92 brands to receive a Golden Ticket during the annual Walmart Open Call. Available online now at Walmart.com, it'll reach the discount giant's shelves in 2025. "Jam Vino combines the heart of the South with the elegance of wine country, and our partnership with Walmart allows us to fulfill our mission of providing Everyday Luxury for Everyday People," Chef Lorious (AKA Lori Rogers) said in a statement.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 10, 2024
Chef Lorious, the culinary creative behind the Keller-based gourmet wine-infused jam, received the Golden Ticket after the team's one-on-one pitch meeting at Walmart headquarters in September. The win secures placement for Jam Vino on Walmart shelves starting in June 2025.
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