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Follow the Money: VanillaSoft Nets $4M, Riveron Gets Growth Funding, Mass Luminosity Acquires Fort Worth Firm

by | May 16, 2019
You’ll also find news about Carl Sparks, RumbleOn, Sky Island Capital, Center Oak Partners, Fund Architects, Checkpoint ID, Revint Solutions, AccentCare Inc., and Top Image Systems in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies and investors in North Texas.
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Dallas Invents: 147 Patents Granted for Week of May 7
by | May 14, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's dynamic employee security risk scoring, Dolby Laboratories' optical system for image projectors, Freeflight Acquisitions' autonomous anonymity system, IBM's video sentiment analysis tool for video messaging,Peloton Therapeutics' methods of treating pulmonary arterial hypertension, Siemens Healthcare's image-based tumor phenotyping with machine learning from synthetic data, and STMicroelectronics' zero standby power for powerline communication devices
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DI People: Farmer Brothers, projekt202, BenefitMall Announce Leadership Moves
by | May 14, 2019
You’ll also find news from Fashion Industry Gallery; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP; Spence Diamonds; Thompson & Knight; Peloton Therapeutics; and Freese and Nichols in this roundup of leadership and executive moves by companies in North Texas.
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Dallas’ Female Founders Share How to Rock Business and Motherhood
by | May 10, 2019
At Capital One's WEDallas: Mompreneur Brunch, some of the most powerful women in North Texas shared their best advice for rocking your professional and personal life. Hear from Shelly Slater, Bree Clarke, Mandy Price, Melissa Youngblood, and Kamilia Smith.
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How One Dallas Company is Changing the VR Game with Foot-Operated Controller Patent

by | May 10, 2019
HoboLoco's name is a mashup of "hoverboard" and "locomotion." The startup combines both of these concepts to create its own unique gaming experience.
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Dynamic Sports Medicine’s Treatment Technology: ‘No One Else in Dallas Has It’
by | May 9, 2019
The Dallas couple behind the luxury sports medicine studio didn't develop the technology, but they're saying they're responsible for bringing it to Dallas. Their concept is built on the idea that such innovative, elite recovery treatments allow anyone to both train and recover like professional athletes.
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Follow the Money: Iconic Haggar Clothing Acquired; TPG Closes $1.6B Tech Fund
by | May 9, 2019
You’ll also find news from Zix Corp., TAS Environmental Services, Chiquita Apts LLC, Trinity Hunt Partners, Lincoln Rackhouse, and Safe Harbor Marinas in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisitions involving companies in North Texas.
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Dallas Invents: 118 Patents Granted for Week of April 30
by | May 8, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Nvidia's sound-activated control system, Shavelogic's pivoting razors, YSEOP's techniques for automatic generation of natural language text, Shooting Simulator's  method for marksmanship training, Wells Fargo's biometric electronic signature tokens, Advatect Diagnostics' compositions for detecting fungi and mycotoxins, Bell's avionics system for using a smartphone to input-output flight data, CareView Communications'  system and method for predicting patient falls using motion feature patterns, Moneygram's methods for providing bail and bond services via a money transfer network, and HoboLoco's foot-operated video game and virtual reality controller.
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DI People: Jacobs, Transplace, projekt202, BioNorthTX Announce Leadership Moves

by | May 7, 2019
You’ll also find news from Cushman & Wakefield, Masergy, Dave & Buster’s, FTI Consulting, Dixon Hughes Goodman, and the Dallas Museum of Art in this roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies and organizations in North Texas.
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Deep Dive: What Investors Should Know About the World of Healthcare
by | May 7, 2019
Dubbed a recession-resistant industry, healthcare is shaped largely by innovative startups, and investment is helping spur further growth.
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Denton Transportation Authority Expands Options via Mobility as a Service Model
by | May 6, 2019
From scooters to ridesharing to autonomous vehicles, DCTA is combining services from 31 public and private transportation providers in the communities it serves.
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E-Capital Summit Cleantech Challenge Triples Prize at EarthX; 3 Startups Get $100K Each
by | May 3, 2019
The challenge's investment committee tripled the initial payout of $100,000 to reward three cleantech startups for their innovation.
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Follow the Money: Peloton Therapeutics Files for $150M IPO, Caris Acquires Pharmatech

by | May 2, 2019
You’ll also find news about OncoNano, Mark Cuban, Revint Solutions, Payment Partners, ESO, and eCore Software in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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FD19 Competition: The Better Block Invites You to Rethink the Average Bus Stop
by | May 2, 2019
On May 4, the Better Block Foundation is challenging nine teams to find a solution to improve air quality at Dallas bus stops.
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BBVA Compass, Skratch Collab to Welcome Gen Z to Gig Economy
by | May 1, 2019
Teenagers around Texas are making money thanks to an app that pairs them with paying gigs like scooping ice cream at school fairs, teaching kids how to mix music like DJs, and more.
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NoiseAware CEO: “We’re Leading a Category That Didn’t Exist in the Market Before”
by | May 1, 2019
Since founding in 2015, the disturbance detecting startup has grown, fast—just last week entering into a partnership that allowed NoiseAware to be installed in all of a company's short-term rental suites.
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