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WiredScore Garners $9M in Series A Funding for Expansion and New Products

by | Oct 23, 2018
The firm has made Dallas one of its flagship markets, and said the raise follows a year of domestic and global expansion propelled by more commercial real estate firms prioritizing investment into their digital connectivity strategies.
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It’s Supernatural: Poo-Pourri Founder Suzy Batiz Launches New All-Natural Cleaning Line
by | Oct 23, 2018
Supernatural is good for the environment, good for your home, and good for you. Crafted with essential oils, plants, and minerals, the new line is so natural, it literally wants you to #CleanButtNaked.
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Collective Impact:
Making Dallas-Fort Worth a Hub for Social Innovation
What makes North Texas a place—or a potential place—for social innovation? In part two of our roundtable series, eight experts discuss how Dallas-Fort Worth may be a unique breeding ground for social good, what attracts (and keeps) talent in the nonprofit sector, and more.
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Tech Town Ranking: CompTIA Index Plugs Dallas Near the Top
by | Oct 23, 2018
Dallas ranked No. 3 for the number of IT job ads on the index, which ranked cities based on cost of living, the number of open IT jobs, and the projected job growth over the next 12 months and next five years.
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ICYMI: Dallas VC Funding Report, Delivery Bots Are Coming, Infrastructure Week & What We’re Reading

by | Oct 20, 2018
From mobility mavens (YourDrive, Alto, Lyft) to our weekly Top 10 (data center markets), here's your briefing on the innovation, ideas, and impact driving business and culture in North Texas.
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Fort Worth’s First Zero-Waste Salon Will be Featured in ArtsGoggle
by | Oct 19, 2018
Seven models will strut an eco-inspired catwalk, each representing different types of waste being tossed in salons each day. Models will be decorated from head to toe in full recyclables, from paper to plastic.
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Southern Dallas-Based ‘YourDrive’ Launches Vehicle Subscription Service
by | Oct 18, 2018
Three monthly plans starting at $660 give subscribers access to a fleet of vehicles and a service focused on eliminating the hassle of car ownership.
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Follow the Money: Investment Pushes Ryan to $1.1B Valuation, D.R. Horton Invests in Startup That 3-D Prints Homes
by | Oct 18, 2018
You'll also find news from Oncor to ORIX, and from Cambium Learning Group to Anblicks and Good Returns. Here are notable funding and acquisition deals with North Texas ties.
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Investor Assets Meet Social Impact: Good Returns, Inverdale Raise $10M for Guarantee Program GIVS

by | Oct 17, 2018
The Good Returns GIVS program is an innovative new model for impact investing that caps risk. Capital is used to make interest-free, fully guaranteed loans to impact organizations—while targeting a financial return for the investment.
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Dallas Invents: 84 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 9
by | Oct 17, 2018
Patents were granted for Triune IP's adaptive power control for energy harvesting, Reddy Ice's apparatus for storing and dispensing bagged ice, OraMetrix's Ortho treatment planning that uses a lip tracer, Dell's out-of-band beacon for securing IoT devices, and Essilor's self-healing hard coatings.
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New ‘Era’ for Vinli:
Out of Stealth With Mobility Intelligence Platform, ALD Automotive Partnership
by | Oct 16, 2018
Vinli co-founder and CEO Mark Haidar outlined the pivot from the company's original business model of selling direct-to-consumer connected-car hardware to its new data intelligence engine—Era—in a post on their website.
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Lyft Rolls Out Monthly Subscription Option
by | Oct 16, 2018
With the All-Access subscription plan, riders will pay $299 every 30 days for 30 trips up to $15 each. Interested? The plan is coming to Dallas-Fort Worth.
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FinTech: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Join Dallas’ LoanBeam to Help Make Home-Buying Easy

by | Oct 15, 2018
Freddie and Fannie: Dallas-based LoanBeam is teaming up with federal lending agencies to simplify the process of purchasing a home for freelancers and contract employees.
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Common Desk Expands to Dallas’ West End with Sixth Location
by | Oct 15, 2018
Coincidentally coinciding with its sixth anniversary, Common Desk's new location will garner over 18,000 square feet of coworking space in Factory Six03.
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Tessa Hoskin: Mentor, Author, and Alpha Female Gives a Real-World Perspective
by | Oct 15, 2018
A mentor in a wide variety of industries and disciplines, Tessa Hoskin uses her educational and business experiences to help startup founders. She's even found time to be a published author.
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ICYMI: AT&T Starts Streaming, Mavs Hire Breaks New Ground, TREC Gets $900K, and DFW Tops Rankings
by | Oct 13, 2018
From startups making headlines (Hypergiant) to our weekly Top 10 (The Green Future), here's your briefing on the innovation, ideas, and impact driving business and culture in North Texas.
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