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Dallas Invents: 76 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 22

Newly granted patents include IBM's optical marker for drone cargo delivery, SoftLayer’s secure data entry, and University of Texas’ protection against/treatment of ionizing radiation.
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TREC Seeks Real Estate Proposals for 2018 Shark Tank: GrowSouth
by | Feb 26, 2018
Finalists will make their real estate pitches to investors during the live event on Sept. 27.
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Blue Star Sports Rolls Out Youth Sports Management Platform
by | Feb 23, 2018
The sports technology company also announced five acquistions that will technology assets and domain expertise to Blue Star Sports’ roster.
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Darwin Ecosystem Helps Improve Lives With Cognitive Technology
by | Feb 23, 2018
Dallas newcomer Darwin Ecosystem, who has partnered with IBM, which recently named one of South by Southwest’s 21st annual Interactive Innovation Awards finalists for its work in artificial intelligence.
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Follow the Money: Meritize Raises $6.8M, Shop Simply Nets $400K, Headington Buys TenOverSix

by | Feb 22, 2018
From an education loan platform to social marketing and retail, here are some of the latest capital raises, mergers, and acquisitions with North Texas ties.
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On Tap: Art in the Dark, Trade Vs. Tech & Social Innovation Luncheon
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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Dallas Startup Week Announces Ross Tower as Its 2018 Basecamp
by | Feb 22, 2018
The downtown Dallas location includes conference rooms, a coffee shop, and other amenities that support a collaborative working environment.
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Dallas’ Reel FX Spins Off Advertising Arm Into Company ‘Challenging the Status Quo’
by | Feb 22, 2018
ATK PLN will have offices in Dallas, Hollywood, and Montreal and can pull talent from Reel FX and its other sister company, Flight School.
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Patents granted for week of Feb. 13, 2018

Dallas Invents: 72 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 13

Newly granted patents include those for ROKA Sports' aquatic sport performance garments and Apple's AC-DC power converters.
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Applications Open for CodeLaunch Seed Accelerator
by | Feb 20, 2018
Judges will look at creativity, financial potential, and the feasibility of each concept presented. Entries can be submitted through May 31.
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AI Firm Hypergiant Officially Launches From Stealth
by | Feb 20, 2018
The venture from Ben Lamm, John Fremont, and Will Womble aims to serve as “the office of machine intelligence for the Fortune 500.”
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Dallas Fort Worth Entrepreneuerial City
DFW Ranked No. 4 Among ‘Most Entrepreneurial Cities of 2018’
by | Feb 16, 2018
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington was the most tax friendly out of the 15 metro areas on Fit Small Business' list.
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Follow the Money: Pieces Technologies Raises $3M

by | Feb 15, 2018
From cloud computing and security to health care and railroad services, here are some of the latest capital raises, mergers, and acquisitions with North Texas ties.
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Chicago VC Fund Deepening Its Roots in Dallas, Planning First Texas Investment
by | Feb 15, 2018
Founder Equity is expanding its fee-free venture capital model to Dallas with plans to close its first area investment in the next month.
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On Tap: Mad Scientist Ball, Citymakers & IoT Business Expo
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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North Texans Launch Talent Agency for Fashion Influencers
by | Feb 14, 2018
Estate Five will focus on representing a wide range of talent, something its leaders feel the larger agencies have lacked thus far, according to Business of Fashion.
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