Startup

Amazon Black Business Accelerator and Boss Women Media Join Forces for Founders’ Breakfast

by | Jun 10, 2024
At the Founders' Breakfast Masterclass in Dallas, Psyche Terry, Miss USA and CEO of Urban Hydration, announced her brand's inclusion in the Amazon Black Business Accelerator. Boss Women Media's CEO, Marty McDonald, launched the expansion of her infant/toddler clothing line, Elle Olivia, on Amazon. Plus, Sarah Jakes Roberts, Lady Jade, and other influential voices offered valuable insights to empower Black women entrepreneurs.
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A Netflix for Pet Lovers: Fort Worth’s buddi Unleashes 24/7 Streaming Service
by | Jun 6, 2024
The newly launched streaming service buddi is like Netflix for pet lovers. Offering movies such as "Cats and Dogs," "Marley and Me," and "Beethoven," it's feel-good content "by pet people, for pet people."
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The Last Word: TXSE Group’s James Lee On His Planned Launch of the Texas Stock Exchange
by | Jun 5, 2024
As we noted in our top story today, Lee's TXSE Group plans to launch the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), focused on Texas and the Southeast U.S.  The group says it will provide "a venue to trade and list public companies and the growing universe of exchange-traded products" as a "fully electronic, national securities exchange." That's caused buzz across the Lone Star State—and especially on Wall Street.
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Arlington EDC and SCORE Launch Program to Propel Small Business Growth. Here’s Your Path to Participation
Up to 18 Arlington business owners will be selected for a new Small Business Development Cohort, with the application window opening on June 4 and closing on June 28, 2024.
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Maryland’s Dill Dinkers Expands to North Texas, Plans Up to 50 Indoor Pickleball Facilities in Region

by | May 30, 2024
Dill Dinkers' local business partners have committed to open "at least 50 locations" in the North Texas area—including in Euless, Southlake, Keller, Frisco, Little Elm, McKinney, and Mansfield. They join an ongoing gold rush of pickleball facility brands aiming to tap passionate players' pickle-y preferences.
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$110M Boost for Solutions by Text: Innovating Bill Pay with Real-Time Payments
by | May 29, 2024
Solutions by Text has secured $110 million to expand its real-time payment technology within text messaging. The Dallas-area company's latest funding highlights its pioneering influence in the FinText sector.
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Nanoscope Therapeutics Appoints SVP of Regulatory and Quality
by | May 17, 2024
Khandan Baradaran, PhD, was most recently VP of regulatory CMC at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, a biopharmaceutical company involved in the research and development of novel products for the treatment of rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases.
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North Texas’ Cien.ai Appoints 2 Execs to Leadership Roles, Launches New GTM Suite

by | May 17, 2024
The Plano-based go-to-market AI analytics platform has appointed Joanna Ridgway as SVP of global sales and Steve Valenta as SVP of strategic partnerships.
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Cuban-Backed Fintech Secures $165M to Drive Nationwide Expansion of Vehicle-Secured Affordable Credit
by | May 17, 2024
Dallas-based Yendo, which created the first-ever vehicle-secured credit card, said it will use the financing specifically to fund the growth of originations on its platform, which will enable it to extend credit to more Americans at affordable rates.
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Dallas Venture Capital Joins $100M Series C Investment in Cloud Networking Pioneer Alkira
by | May 15, 2024
Alkira's founders are in Dallas this week for the ONUG networking conference. Investors, including Dallas Venture Capital Founder Dayakar Puskoor, are bullish on the startup reinventing cloud networking and network infrastructure for the cloud era.
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Frisco-Based AI & Data Startup Arhasi Gets Strategic Investment, Launches Foundry With Cloudbench
by | May 14, 2024
Arhasi and Cloudbench, a Google partner and leading emerging technology consulting firm, have launched a joint AI and data foundry in Frisco, staffed with experts from top universities. The foundry aims to drive innovation in AI and Web3 technologies.
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Frisco’s Outpave Raises $1.2M in Seed Funding for Trade Business Spend Management

by | May 13, 2024
Led by Mesquite-based Fritz-Pak Corporation, the seed round will be used to fuel Outpave’s mission of "pioneering advanced expense management solutions for the construction and residential services sector." That includes an Outpave-branded Visa card that lets construction pros see where their money goes "and see who spends where."
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The Last Word: Spacee’s Skip Howard On the Rapid Rise of Generative AI in Knowledge Work
Dallas-based Spacee brings next-gen retail tech to life with virtual touchscreens and “invisible” inventory robots powered by AI. Its founder's insights lead him to believe knowledge work is being quickly replaced by generative AI.
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Plano-Based Candor Launches ‘Food Chain’ Tech That Allows Shipments To Stay Cold Up to 9 Days
by | May 8, 2024
Using exclusive technology from European-based Cool Chain, Plano-based Candor is launching a new Candor Food Chain division. Without the need for dry ice, shipments on pallets can hold their temperature for up to 9 days, with both perishable and dry goods able to be transported in one truck.
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