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Elizabeth (Whitelaw) Williams, co-founder and CEO of Gemma Robotics. [Image: photo, Elizabeth Williams; background, DI]
The Last Word: Gemma Robotics’ Elizabeth Williams on Her Startup’s Autonomous Makeup Application Machine
by David Seeley | May 31, 2024
Dallas-based Elizabeth (Whitelaw) Williams leads Gemma Robotics, a women-led, international beauty tech startup based in Texas and Haifa, Israel. Founded in 2022, Gemma is building what it calls "the world's first automatic makeup applicating machine."
by Lance Murray |
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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by Lance Murray |
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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by Lance Murray |
May 21, 2024
Produced in Richardson, Subeca's Blinc IoT module utilizes Amazon's Sidewalk network to help its customers manage water infrastructure and detect and resolve water leaks.
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Abhijit Bhaduri is the former GM of learning & development at Microsoft and ex-chief learning officer at Wipro, and has been recognized as a LinkedIn Top 10 Voice.
Kreativs Adds Ex-Microsoft, Wipro Exec as an Adviser
by Lance Murray | May 17, 2024
Abhijit Bhaduri is the former GM of learning & development at Microsoft and ex-chief learning officer at Wipro, and has been recognized as a LinkedIn Top 10 Voice.
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by Lance Murray |
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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by Lance Murray |
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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by Quincy Preston |
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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Dr. J.D. LaRock, CEO of global nonprofit Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, poses with youths whose business ideas won top recognition at the 2024 NFTE South Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The students will present at the national finals in New York on Oct. 10. [Photo: Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship]
Five DFW Students Win Regional Entrepreneurship Challenge, Will Compete Nationally in NYC
by Lance Murray | May 13, 2024
The local winners were led by Lodias Martinet from the Grand Prairie School for the Highly Gifted, who won first place for Style Selector, an app that generates outfits for those who don’t know what to wear.
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by David Seeley |
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 10, 2024
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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by Lance Murray |
May 8, 2024
The funding will enable OptMyCare to accelerate its customer acquisition plans, continuously refine its technology, onboard key management personnel, and add experienced healthcare and technology leaders, the startup said.
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Rick Tett's Glydr won the $10,000 top prize in the alumni competition at UTD's 2024 Big Idea Competition. [Photo: UTD]
Meet the Winners of UTD’s 2024 Big Idea Competition
by David Seeley | May 8, 2024
From a student whose digital platform connects social media influencers with restaurant owners to a returning alum whose dual-pedal controller lets video gamers put their feet into play, big ideas abounded at this year's UTD Big Idea competition. Here's who won what.
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by David Seeley |
May 3, 2024
Seattle's Optic8 has partnered with Fort Worth-based Trinity Broadcasting Network to launch Trilogy Studios, which is now building three new "virtual production" stages in a five-acre facility in Fort Worth—including one (above) with a Cinematic LED wall that’s 157 feet wide and nearly 24 feet tall.
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by David Seeley |
May 3, 2024
After spending years as an educator in North Texas and Europe, Deseri Kelley pursued her lifelong fascination with designer handbags by launching DESERI in 2020. Carried by celebs from Jessica Alba to Christina Aguilera, her handbags are getting their first-ever brick-and-mortar retail presence today at Galleria Dallas.
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by Quincy Preston |
May 2, 2024
Techstars’ "most popular" accelerator has a new leader at the top. Trey Bowles took the reins to steer the March initiative and oversee the application/selection process for the September program. The deadline to apply is May 22.
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