Startup

Kreativs Adds Ex-Microsoft, Wipro Exec as an Adviser

by | 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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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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Five DFW Students Win Regional Entrepreneurship Challenge, Will Compete Nationally in NYC

by | 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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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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Meet the Winners of UTD’s 2024 Big Idea Competition

by | 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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The Last Word: Optic8’s Eric Nienaber on Trilogy Studios’ ‘State-of-the-Art’ Virtual Production Stages in Fort Worth
by | 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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Dallas Handbag Designer Deseri Kelley Opens Pop‑Up DESERI Store at The Galleria
by | 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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North Texas Entrepreneurship Icon Spearheads Techstars ‘Anywhere Remote’ Accelerator; Applications Close Soon
by | 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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The first-ever AI 75 — the most innovative people in artificial intelligence in Dallas-Fort Worth — is revealed on May 2 at Convergence AI.

Presenting the First-Ever AI 75: Meet the Most Innovative Leaders in Artificial Intelligence in Dallas-Fort Worth

by | May 2, 2024
Dallas Innovates, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Dallas AI have teamed up to launch the inaugural AI 75 list. The 2024 program honors the most significant people in AI in DFW in seven categories—the visionaries, creators, and influencers you need to know.
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Toronto-Based Waabi Opens Autonomous Trucking Terminal South of Dallas
by | May 1, 2024
“By establishing our presence here, we're committed to creating more opportunities for autonomous trucking in the region,” Waabi Founder and CEO Raquel Urtasun said of the eight-acre-plus terminal in Lancaster.
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Surf’s Almost Up in Deep Ellum: Goodsurf Eyes Early June Opening with Bar, Restaurant, Beer Garden & Waves
by | May 1, 2024
After acquiring the North American and Caribbean rights to Germany-based citywave "standing wave" technology last year through its parent, Urban Entertainment Concepts, Goodsurf is ready to start rolling nonstop waves in one of Dallas' most entertainment-oriented neighborhoods.
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