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Dillon Dandurand, founder of Not Beer [Photo: Not Beer]
The Last Word: Dillon Dandurand on Why His ‘Not Beer’ Is for Drinkers and Non-Drinkers Alike
by David Seeley | Feb 6, 2025
Last April, Dallas Innovates told you about Not Beer, a newly launched no-buzz beverage that “looks like a beer, feels like a beer, tastes like premium American sparkling water.” The brand's Dallas-based founder, Dillon Dandurand, launched his product just one month after Liquid Death—another sparkling water brand with attitude—got a valuation of $1.4 billion after announcing $67 million in new funding.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 30, 2025
Stephen El Gidi tasted big-time competition in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics as a 100-meter butterfly specialist. But his competitive juices really got flowing when he tried to sell "cheesecakes on a stick" at Six Flags Over Texas and The State Fair of Texas. He found huge success in both historic venues—which led to him opening his own shop last month: Drizzle Cheesecakes at 310 W. Las Colinas Blvd. in Irving.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 29, 2025
Backed by SYN Ventures, Picus Capital, and others, Conifers.ai says its CognitiveSOC platform enables customers to use agentic AI as a "force multiplier" to rapidly investigate security incidents at scale with the tools and portals they already have.
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by UT Dallas |
Jan 29, 2025
Combining cutting-edge research and real-world applications, the UT Dallas professor transforms public health with innovations in detection technology, including “a check engine light” for the human body. In collaboration with EnLiSense, the company she cofounded, Dr. Prasad combines chemistry with software and hardware to bring the technology to life as market-ready devices.
sponsored by The University of Texas at Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Percipio Health Co-Founder and CEO Eric Rock, Chief Growth Officer James Brookes, and Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer David Lucas at the HLTH USA 2024 health innovation event. [Photo: LinkedIn]
Population Health Platform Percipio Health Launches in North Texas with $20M Raised
by Lance Murray | Jan 22, 2025
Plano-based Percipio's platform uses AI and a smartphone—without medical devices—to collect "whole-person health signals" for real-time assessments that identify current and predictive health risks.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Jan 21, 2025
D CEO and Dallas Innovates' Innovation Award winners are working to resurrect extinct species, launching autonomous trucks, reinventing military aircraft, and bringing AI into the physical world—and that's just the beginning. The 2025 awards showcase game-changing achievements—including Texas' first newly minted decacorn—across 17 categories of innovation. Here’s a look at the innovators leading the way.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Jan 15, 2025
California's Rockfish Data, built on Carnegie Mellon research, is using generative AI to create synthetic data that helps enterprises overcome the challenges of "data silos"—particularly when working with rare scenarios or sensitive information.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jan 15, 2025
Best known for its moonshot mission to revive the woolly mammoth, Colossal Biosciences has secured $200 million in Series C funding led by TWG Global. The world's first de-extinction company, founded in 2021 by entrepreneur Ben Lamm and renowned Harvard geneticist George Church, Colossal Biosciences is working to restore Earth's lost biodiversity, "making science fiction into science fact."
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Rogers Healy is stepping back from the real estate and property management worlds to focus on his investment company. He launched Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners in 2022 with a name inspired by three of his favorite musicians: Van Morrison, Jim Morrison, and Bob Seger. [Photo: MSVCP]
The Last Word: Rogers Healy on Dallas’ Rise as the ‘Ultimate Founders Hub’
by Quincy Preston | Jan 7, 2025
From tech and finance to fashion and food, "Dallas is becoming a melting pot of industries—and that diversity is a recipe for innovation," Healy says in D CEO. "Dallas is where dreams become reality, period."
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Plano-Based Mili, an AI Meeting Assistant for Wealth Management Firms, Emerges from Stealth With $2M
by Lance Murray |
Jan 7, 2025
Mili's "invisible AI assistant" features deep integrations with major wealth platforms including Salesforce, Wealthbox, Practifi, and Salentica. By automating meeting documentation, it aims to save wealth advisers "more than eight hours weekly," the startup says.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 20, 2024
James Jones, formerly CFO of C360—acquired by entertainment leader Cosm last year—has taken on the role of CFO at Providential Media. The sports media group was formed earlier this year through the merger of two North Texas startups, Snipitz Global and rikodi, targeting innovation in fan engagement and data intelligence.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Dec 19, 2024
The Dallas chapter of the early-stage angel network for women-led businesses says it’s looking for more high-net-worth members—and for more gender-diverse companies at its monthly “office hours” sessions.
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Left: Krishna Gade, co-founder and CEO of Fiddler AI; Right: Amit Paka, Co-founder and COO of Fiddler AI [Photos: LinkedIn]
Dallas Venture Capital Invests in Palo Alto-Based Fiddler AI’s $50M Series B Round
by Lance Murray | Dec 16, 2024
Palo Alto, California-based Fiddler AI said its $18.6 million Series B extension brings the round's total funding to $50 million. The company said the funds will help it "continue to build momentum in AI observability and AI safety."
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 16, 2024
As part of the award, VisionCraft AI received office space, funding for their first pilot, travel and accommodations across the U.S., introductions to high-level individuals across public and private organizations to support their entrance into the U.S. market, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 12, 2024
SmythOS says that when a simple text prompt is entered in its tool, "Agent Weaver will build the entire AI Agent for you, pulling in the necessary integrations, APIs, and best LLMs for the job." Their target customers: everyone from a teacher in rural India to startup founders and small business owners worldwide.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 11, 2024
Uptiq.AI said the acquisition significantly enhances its ability to deliver innovative, AI-driven applications tailored to the needs of wealth management firms, banks, credit unions, fintechs, and non-bank organizations.
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