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DI People: Dynata, One Network Enterprises, Payer Compass Make Leadership Announcements

by | Jun 18, 2019
You’ll also find news from EF Johnson Technologies, iStation, The NRP Group, Varsity Brands, Lone Star Analysis, and the Women’s Foodservice Forum in this roundup of leadership and executive moves as well as honors in North Texas.
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Dallas Health Tech Startup the Only HRA Solutions Provider Invited to White House Ceremony
by | Jun 17, 2019
On the heels of completing a $1.5M bridge funding round, Take Command Health headed to the White House to discuss the newly established Individual Coverage HRA. Expected to be available in January 2020, ICHRAs allow businesses to reimburse employees for healthcare expenses tax-free.
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UT Southwestern-Linked Startup Exonics Therapeutics Exits in Deal Valued at $1B
by | Jun 17, 2019
The biotech company uses CRISPR technology licensed from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and was co-founded by UTSW researcher and faculty member Eric Olson.
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Cybersecurity Firm Critical Start Gets $40M Minority Investment
by | Jun 13, 2019
The new investment comes on the heels of a period of rapid growth and new partnerships with such big names as Microsoft, Chronicle Backstory, and Palo Alto Networks Cortex.
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‘Premier Tech Hub of Texas’: Richardson Lays Tracks for Transit-Forward Innovation District

by | Jun 12, 2019
An upcoming block party will showcase the district's potential with food trucks, activities, games, and examples of activated spaces.
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Immortals Gaming Club Acquires Frisco’s OpTic Gaming in Multi-Million Dollar Deal
by | Jun 12, 2019
Immortals Gaming Club's recent purchase of OpTic Gaming's parent company, Infinite Esports & Entertainment, is being called the "largest change of control transaction in esports history."
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Dallas FreightTech Startup KoiReader Technologies Raises $60K in Seed Funding
by | Jun 12, 2019
The Dallas startup launched its AI-driven product for the transportation and logistics sector in May and is now looking ahead to a future Series A round.
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Dallas Invents: 124 Patents Granted for Week of June 4
by | Jun 12, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Knightscope's autonomous parking monitor, Service King's auto repair systems including 3D printed parts, Siemens intelligent 3D printer, Johnson & Johnson's pupil-only photochromic contact lenses, Bank of America's authorization of a user in a virtual reality environment, ATT's distributed forwarding service, Freeflight Acquisition's quick-mount detachable antenna, and Imagine Communications' distributed ledger platform.
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DI People: Pearson Partners, January Digital, Solera Holdings, DoctorLogic Make Exec Moves

by | Jun 11, 2019
You'll also find news about OneSource Virtual, Tarrant County College District, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Mutual of Omaha Bank, Catholic Charities Fort Worth, Cantey Hanger, Mass Luminosity, and Tucker Powersports in this roundup of leadership and executive moves by companies and organizations in North Texas.
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New Report Toasts Millennials as Future of Food & Bev Sector
by | Jun 10, 2019
CBRE has released the first installment in its multipart "Food In Demand" series, which shows millennials are the main ingredient for the future of food and beverage entrepreneurs and retail property owners. Check the map to see food spending in Dallas-Fort Worth and its suburbs.
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Alkami
Fintech Alkami Technology Raises $55M in Series E Funding Round
by | Jun 10, 2019
The fast-growing Plano-based company, which last year raised $70 million in a Series D round, has used its funding to invest in innovation, people, and services.
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Two North Texans Made the Forbes List of America’s Richest Self-Made Women

by | Jun 7, 2019
Meet the women from Dallas and Aubrey who were two of 80 to make Forbes' 2019 ranking: Poo~Pourri's Suzy Batiz and M1 Support Services' Kathleen Hildreth.
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Apple Reportedly Seeks to ‘Acqui‑Hire’ Autonomous Vehicle Company Drive.ai
by | Jun 6, 2019
The self driving vehicle startup, which has an office in Plano, is piloting driverless passenger vans in Arlington's Entertainment District near AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Park.
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Follow the Money: Theatro Gets $12M, Cien Raises $3.5M, Pioneer Nets $45M, Pei Wei is Sold
by | Jun 6, 2019
You’ll also find news about Hypergiant Industries, Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics, Mark Cuban, Argon Medical Devices, Integrity Marketing Group, and Hero Pet Brands in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies in North Texas.
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Hypergiant Industries Gains Funding from Sumitomo Corp. of Americas, Perot Jain
by | Jun 5, 2019
The funding comes roughly a year after Hypergiant launched out of stealth—a year filled with growing revenue (eight figures in the first 12 months), A-list partnerships (Microsoft, Adobe, SAP, Booz Allen, Nvidia), and launching three separate businesses under the parent company.
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