Startup

Elyse Dickerson: Mentor, CEO, and Leader in Biotech Talks ‘Turning the Market on its Head’

by | Mar 4, 2019
Dickerson became a mentor because she believes in giving back to society. Not only has she helped rising startups, but she co-founded one of her own, Eosera, to help change the face of the pharmaceutical world.
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Technology Puts DFW Ahead of the Experiential Retail Trend, 5G is Coming, Cowboys Coworking
by | Mar 2, 2019
From tech bytes (Cien, Fujitsu, AuGames, Groove Jones) to spaces and places (ZIPZONE, ParkHub, Cognizant, JLL) to our weekly top 10 (Traffic-Control Signals Cut Stoplight Wait), here's your rundown on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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Rock Robinson is the co-founder and CEO of eCarra. [Photo: Rebeca Posadas-Nava]
‘Rides That Matter’: New Dallas Rideshare Service Uses Only Electric Cars
by | Mar 1, 2019
When riding with eCarra, customers get an eco-friendly, clean, luxury ride in a Tesla. It's what the founders call "the Whole Foods of the rideshare industry"—when you pay, you know you're not harming the environment.
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UT Dallas, Capital Factory Partner on Incubator to Boost Students’ Ventures
by | Mar 1, 2019
As part of the partnership, select UT Dallas student-founders and their teams will get coworking memberships at Capital Factory to further their ventures.
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Pictured: a 24 inch servo. [Image: courtesy MμZ Motion]

MμZ Motion Brings Innovation to Collaborative Robotics

by | Feb 28, 2019
Advancements in collaborative robotics can increase productivity, work output, and quality of life. But humans need not fear being replaced, says the founder and CEO of MμZ Motion.
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A National Conference Celebrating Veteran Entrepreneurs is Coming to Dallas This Weekend
by | Feb 28, 2019
The Veteran EDGE conference will honor veteran business owners apart of a first-of-its kind-coalition, including those chosen to be on Inc. magazine's second annual Vet50 list.
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Follow the Money: Door Gets $5.4M, Ikonopedia Nets $2M in Series C, Muzooka Notes $3.9M
by | Feb 28, 2019
You’ll also find news about EnTouch Controls, Sea Pine Technologies, Worksoft, TPG Capital, and SanoTech 360 in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies and investors in North Texas.
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Dallas Startup Nickson Living is Making Moving Easy
by | Feb 27, 2019
Gone are the days of rallying your friends to help you pack and move. This Dallas startup does it all—from picking out your new furniture to setting up a move in-ready apartment.
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Dallas Invents: 147 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 19

by | Feb 27, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: • Armor Defense's system to detect and extract malicious instructions on a virtual machine • American Airline's departure sequencing system that includes an airport state analyzer, a taxi-out predictor, and a pushback optimizer • IBM's root cause analysis of performance problems of a computer system • SanDisk Technologies' flash card end of life prediction based on memory wear • an unassigned patent for a pull tab simulating a cannabis leaf cutout
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Amber Venz Box, CEO and Co-founder, RewardStyle
Fashion-Forward: rewardStyle Brings on Top Execs to Move Into a Phase of Accelerated Growth
by | Feb 26, 2019
The leadership appointments follow rewardStyle's milestone last month of hitting $4 billion in lifetime retail sales. Now, the fashion-focused technology platform says it's primed for a move into scaled hypergrowth.
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Startup Couples: rewardStyle’s Amber & Baxter Box on Balance and Finding Success—Together
by | Feb 26, 2019
North Texas' entrepreneurial power couples, this time the founders of rewardStyle, talk about life, balance, and finding success in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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DI People: Varidesk, Masergy, One Technologies, rewardStyle Make Leadership Moves
by | Feb 26, 2019
You’ll also find news from Diodes Inc., Pioneer Natural Resources, Prudential Capital, Ryan, Mr. Cooper, MedeAnalytics, Mortgage Contracting Services, and the TCU & UNTHSC Medical School in this roundup of personnel and leadership moves by businesses and organizations in North Texas.
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Skip Howard, CEO and Founder of Spacee, was photographed at Tyler Station in Dallas’ Oak Cliff. [Image, Skyler Fike; Carniverous plant, Texas Triffid Ranch]

Meet the Innovators:
Skip Howard, Spacee

by | Feb 22, 2019
Skip Howard loves technology that has the potential to change the world for the better. He's doing just that as the CEO and founder of Spacee, a post-mobile augmented reality startup that's revolutionizing the retail industry.
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Fort Worth Art Startup Lets Patrons Take Texas With Them, Forever
by | Feb 22, 2019
Native Texans, transplants, and fans of the Lone Star State alike can enjoy Fort Worth artist Allison Castillo's designs depicting the natural beauty of Texas. The artist has already begun a statewide expansion and hopes to get on one celebrity's radar.
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Follow the Money:
ParkHub Buys Competitor, Closes $13M Series B Round; Kibo Makes Acquisition
by | Feb 21, 2019
You’ll also find news about Neighborhood Goods' newest round and upcoming expansion, Peloton Therapeutics, Shop Simplay, Banner Oak Capital, Hyphen Solutions, and Naya Ventures in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity involving people and companies with ties to North Texas.
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Retailer Neighborhood Goods Raises $8.8M in Expanded Seed Funding
by | Feb 21, 2019
The next-gen department store, which 'reimagined retail' last year with a grand opening in Plano's Legacy West, also announced it will open a second location this year in New York.
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