Startup

Sabari Raja: How Nepris Helps the Community Grow

by | Mar 22, 2016
Sabari Raja talks about where the idea for Nepris came from, how DFW helped the company grow, and what’s next for the new company.
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Deep Space Ventures Focused on Dallas Startups
by | Mar 22, 2016
The decline of the oil and gas industry could be a boon to the Dallas startup sector. Just look at Deep Space Ventures, a new venture capital fund that’s already shelled out $1.75 million. Read more about it in the Dallas Business Journal.
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Pieces Technologies Helps Hospitals Improve Health Care
by | Mar 18, 2016
Dallas technology startup Pieces Technologies has secured $21.6 million in Series A funding and launched its software in Children’s Health System of Texas.
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Using Drones for Search and Rescue Missions
by | Mar 16, 2016
On average, there are more than 11 search and rescue missions for missing persons each day in the U.S. alone.
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OpenKey Reinvents Hotel Experience at Rapid Pace

by | Mar 11, 2016
Plano-based technology startup OpenKey is revolutionizing the hospitality industry. And it’s doing so at a rapid pace.
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Ask Mark Cuban a Question at SXSW
by | Mar 10, 2016
Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to ask Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban live questions on Sunday, March 13, via Twitter during a question and answer session at SXSW.
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Put a Fiddler on Your Roof
by | Mar 8, 2016
When you hear the word “fiddler,” chances are you think of a folksy violinist or perhaps even a particular hit musical — not a domestic wind turbine invented by college students. But that’s the name of the device developed by SMU seniors Jonah Kirby, Brendan Celii, Luke Oglesbee, Cameron Buller, and Alec Siems.
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Dallas’ Top 10 Angel Investors
by | Mar 8, 2016
Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and one of the entrepreneurs on CNBC's Shark Tank, topped Common Desk's top 10 list of Angel Investors in Dallas.
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Uber and The DEC

DEC, Uber to Pair Startups, Venture Capitalists for Pitch on Wheels

by | Mar 2, 2016
Uber and Dallas Entrepreneur Center will bring entrepreneurs together for a pitch on wheels from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday through the streets of Dallas.
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Power of Dallas Hackathons
by | Mar 2, 2016
Fortunately for Dallas, hackathons are now a staple in our startup scene with several large events on the near horizon.
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DHD Films Takes Us High Above the Purple Skyline
by | Feb 29, 2016

Last Thursday night, the Dallas skyline glimmered in a beautiful purple hue as the city celebrated innovation for the launch of Dallas Innovates.

Our friends over at DHD Films of Dallas used the latest in drone technology and high-definition photography to create this beautiful video....

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The Birthday Party Project
by | Feb 29, 2016
The Birthday Party Project has a simple premise: to celebrate homeless children’s birthday parties via themed bashes.
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Why is the Dallas Skyline Purple?

by | Feb 25, 2016
Before we get to the purple skyline, we want to tell you what's been happening at Dallas Innovates since our website launched in December.
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Pet Loss Center’s Technology Helps Ease the Pain
by | Feb 25, 2016
Nick Padlo, owner of The Pet Loss Center, had to really look to find his niche in the multibillion-dollar pet industry.
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Helping Entrepreneurs’ Ideas to Launch
by | Feb 24, 2016
If you are an entrepreneur, you need to know there are people, places and programs in North Texas that are designed to help you be successful.
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Dallas’ Greatest Resource is its People
by | Feb 24, 2016
From Reunion Tower in Dallas, to AT&T stadium in Arlington, and on to the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, the people of DFW are generating a palpable energy.
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