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It’s Tyme: Local Organizers Apply to Form a New Bank in Dallas

by | Jan 17, 2020
The de novo applications have been filed for the Farmers Branch-based community bank that its founders—who have, until recently, been operating in stealth—say will serve startups, enterprises, and regular folks who want a locally owned bank.
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Meet the 46 Winners and Finalists from Dallas Innovates’ and D CEO’s 2020 Innovation Awards
by | Jan 17, 2020
Here are the companies and leaders driving innovation in North Texas.
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Follow the Money: Toyota Invests $394M in Air Taxi Maker, TestFit Nets $2M Seed Round, Transplace Makes Acquisition
by | Jan 16, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity, you’ll also find news from TestFit, Valify, Pharos Capital, EDSCO Fasteners, and Dottid.
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Startup Funding: Who Got the Money in 2019
by | Jan 15, 2020
Regardless of what type of funding it is—seed, venture capital, angel, or corporate—here are 31 North Texas companies that successfully pulled in capital last year to back their ventures.
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Logistics Tech Firm Transplace Buys Cloud Platform Lanehub in Strategic Move

by | Jan 15, 2020
Both companies are expected to benefit from the deal, which gives their customers access to transportation tech and strategic management via their combined resources.
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Dallas Invents: 147 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 7
by | Jan 15, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: IBM's continuous health care plan coordination between patient and patient care team, Luraco's portable and rechargeable drill system, Occidental Chemical Corporation's methods of making chlorinated hydrocarbons, Roka Sports' eyeglasses with interchangeable lenses, Tesla's power balancing in a multi-phase system, Texas Instruments' wireless power transmission with fractional timing resolution, Toyota's object detection system, and Verizon's radio access technology change reporting.
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Kanna’s Home Base is Dallas, But It’s Growing Outside the State
by | Jan 14, 2020
The managed marketplace for gigs in cannabis helps legal businesses connect with hourly help. But cannabis isn't legal in Dallas. So its co-founders are finding other ways to work toward becoming an "evangelist" for all workers in the industry.
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DI People: Wingstop, Ansira Partners, and Varsity Brands Make Leadership Announcements
by | Jan 14, 2020
In this weekly roundup of leadership and executive moves by companies and organizations in North Texas, you'll also find news from Invitation Homes, Builders FirstSource, Hilltop Securities, Goosehead Insurance, and European Wax Center.
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Dallas’ Spacee Announces a Partnership That Could Change the Future of Casinos

by | Jan 13, 2020
Spacee is partnering with Konami Gaming on new technology that can improve guests' playing experience at the card table.
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Outside Sales Software Provider Spotio Receives $4.5M in Series A Funding
by | Jan 13, 2020
The company plans to use the funding to accelerate its tech pipeline development, add to its sales team, and strengthen its marketing.
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Dallas PropTech Dottid Raises $3.85M in Seed Funding Round
by | Jan 13, 2020
The startup also recently hired a former Toyota Connected engineer as its new CTO and completed a pilot program with a major Texas developer.
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CES 2020 Recap: Dallas-Fort Worth Shows Up and Shows Off
From Toyota's city of the future to Ericsson's connected cars, AT&T's 5G phone lineup to Polte's tracking devices, the region was well-represented at this year's annual Consumer Electronics Show.
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The Winners of Dallas Innovates’ and D CEO’s Inaugural 2020 Innovation Awards

Here are the companies and leaders driving innovation in North Texas.
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Construction Kicks Off on High-Tech West End Square in Downtown Dallas
by | Jan 9, 2020
The new park is designed to incorporate evolving technologies in the West End, and is the second of four new parks planned for the city's urban center.
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Follow the Money: Topgolf Preps for $4B IPO; Pieces Technologies Raises $25.7M Series B; ORIX Makes Acquisition
by | Jan 9, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Eyevensys, BoodsKapper, Trinity Hunt Partners, Dragon City Farms, Harvest Returns, The Guild, DealerSocket, Riveron, Paceline Private Equity Partners, and Graco.
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Dallas Invents: 130 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 31
by | Jan 8, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Animal Experts' training tool, Amazon's audio signal processing for motion detection, Avodah Labs' real-time gesture recognition method and apparatus, Baylor Research Institute's methods for diagnosing or detecting colorectal cancer metastasis, Frito Lay's fried food product with reduced oil content, Solera Holdings' vehicle smart mirror system with heads-up display, and USAA's blockchain-based transaction management.
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