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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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Dallas Invents: 136 Patents Granted for Week of May 28
by | Jun 5, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Avodah Labs' automated gesture identification using neural networks, Futurewei's wearable antenna array, Chama Chairs' collapsible swivel chair, and USAA's self-charging unmanned vehicle
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Capital Factory’s Texas Startups Roadshow Kicks Off in Dallas
by | Jun 4, 2019
The inaugural J.P. Morgan Texas Startups Roadshow began its statewide journey across the "most vibrant startup ecosystem in the country" today. Entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors gathered to begin the journey from Dallas to Houston to Austin and San Antonio. Here's how it went.
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DI People: GameStop, Solera Holdings, OutMatch, VAR Technology Finance Make Executive Moves
by | Jun 3, 2019
You’ll also find news from the American Council of Construction Education, Qwick, The Senior Source, and Jacobs in this roundup of leadership and executive moves by companies and organizations in North Texas.
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Rethinking Renting: Dallas Is a Target Market for Co-Living

by | May 30, 2019
Dallas is prime for growth in the burgeoning sector, according to a new study by Cushman & Wakefield.
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Funding
Follow the Money: Women In Their Prime Nets $1M, Fintech RS2 Ventures Completes $11M Raise, Take Command Health Reaches $1.5M Goal
by | May 30, 2019
You'll also find news about AT&T, Mark Cuban, Group Island Spirit, CareView Communications, CG Environmental, RS2 Ventures, Vemuri Investment Partners, DGSE Cos. Inc., and ORIX Capital Partners in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies in North Texas.
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Take Command Health Completes $1.5M Bridge Funding
by | May 30, 2019
With the funding in place, Take Command is preparing for the release of two new HRA plans to address healthcare policy shifts.
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DI People: Smoothie King, Tricolor, RumbleOn, Transplace Make Leadership Moves

by | May 28, 2019
You'll also find news from Enlink Midstream, Educational First Steps, KPMG, Munck Wilson Mandala, Reed Smith, and Dunaway in this roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies in North Texas.
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Follow the Money: InterGen Data Raises $800K in Seed Funding, Nuvei Makes $889M Tech Acquisition
by | May 23, 2019
You’ll also find news about Actuate Therapeutics, Naturally Slim, AmeriTex, Peloton Therapeutics, Stream Energy, and The Crosby Group in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies in North Texas.
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Medical Innovation District: Fort Worth Targets Near Southside for New Hub
by | May 22, 2019
City leaders hope to have the Near Southside neighborhood in the heart of Fort Worth designated a medical innovation district by the fall. The designation would have the potential of adding thousands of medical and technology related jobs.
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Dallas Invents: 133 Patents Granted for Week of May 14
by | May 22, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Novartis' multifocal diffractive ophthalmic lens, Refocus Group's scleral prosthesis for treating presbyopia and other eye disorders, Baylor Research Institute's vaccines against HPV, New York Air Brake's train emission control system, ID Technology's in-line label applicator, Avodah Lab's visual sign language translation training, Toyota's distracted driver notification system, Linear Labs' magnetic motor, and an unassigned system for using AI for routing electric vehicles.
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DI People: Funimation, Fluor, Frisco EDC, Skanska USA Make Executive Moves

by | May 21, 2019
You’ll also find news from Signature Systems Group, Medecision, Greenhouse Treatment Center, Premier Project Management, and Zweig Group in this roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies with operations in North Texas.
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This New Dallas-based Consumer Magazine Wants to be the ‘Pulse of CBD’
by | May 20, 2019
CBD Snapshot is a newly launched consumer newsstand publication and online platform that hopes to be the go-to guide for a booming industry—one that's predicted to exceed $20 billion by 2024.
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Fort Worth Biopharma Actuate Therapeutics Raises $21.7M in Series B Funding
by | May 20, 2019
The company said it will use the funding to expand its ongoing Phase 1 / 2 clinical trial and fund development programs.
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Safety in (Smart) Numbers:
How This Dallas Startup is Securing Your Phone
by | May 17, 2019
Your phone number might be written on the "proverbial bathroom wall." This Dallas startup is trying to stop exactly that.
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