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Will Coleman co-founder and CEO of Alto [Photo: Alto]
The Last Word: Alto’s Will Coleman on the Meaning of Ownership
by David Seeley | Dec 7, 2023
Coleman was invited to the New York Times' 2023 DealBook Summit in New York last week, where leaders in a wide range of disciplines gathered to discuss pressing business challenges. In Thursday's print edition of the newspaper, he was quoted talking about labor—and the meaning of ownership.
by David Seeley |
Dec 7, 2023
Nine months after being selected by the NBA Launchpad program, nVenue has sold an equity stake to NBA Equity—and gotten a new board observer out of the deal.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 5, 2023
"From contributing to their local communities, to transforming their industries, to making the world a better place, these inspiring companies prove that business can do well and do good," Inc. writes. Meet the DFW companies who earned the honor.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 5, 2023
An iconic Luby's Cafeteria on Mockingbird Lane in Dallas has been transformed by Imperial Fizz Hospitality into a patio-driven bar & grill with a “cosmic country” aesthetic drawing inspiration from Texas history, Marfa, and "East Dallas’ funky uniqueness."
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ComeBack Mobility is one of the startups in the second cohort of the Techstars Fort Worth Physical Health Accelerator [Video still: ComeBack]
Techstars Demo Day Will Showcase 10 Physical Health Startups in Fort Worth Wednesday
by Lance Murray | Dec 4, 2023
Techstars' Demo Day at UNT HSC at Fort Worth will feature companies from around the world. They'll be presenting their new physical health technologies in a "Shark Tank"-like pitch-style event. The 10 companies are high-growth, early-stage startup founders who took part in the 13-week program in Fort Worth.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 1, 2023
Dallas-based predictive artificial intelligence company Spectral AI Inc. announced that Erich Spangenberg has been appointed to the company’s board of directors and named chairman of its executive committee.
Spectral AI focuses on medical diagnostics for faster and more accurate treatment decisions in clinical wound care.
“We are pleased to welcome the return of Erich to the board of directors, where his experience, insights and network will be an invaluable resource for our company,” Spectral AI CEO Wensheng Fan said in a statement....
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by David Seeley |
Nov 30, 2023
After Brooke Hart Jones graduated from Dallas' Kimball High School, she became the third generation in her family to attend an historically black college or university (HBCU), getting a finance degree from Hampton University in Virginia. Now she's putting that degree to use—and inspiring a new generation of future HBCU hopefuls—with her line of HBCyoU Dolls.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 29, 2023
Orion is a leader in operational workforce management SaaS software for public safety. Chicago-based FieldWare said the strategic partnership further enhances its cutting-edge technologies that improve workforce efficiencies for a variety of criminal justice practitioners.
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Startup Accelerator Plug and Play To Open Office in Frisco and Launch with Sportstech Program
by Lance Murray | Nov 28, 2023
Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play will bring a series of startup business accelerator programs specific to Frisco's innovation ecosystem—starting with a Sportstech accelerator program focused on human potential and performance.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 28, 2023
The recent death of hockey player Adam Johnson after an incident on the ice in England raised awareness of the sport's dangers. Now a Dallas startup led by a 20-year-old college athlete has launched a solution made from Kevlar and other proprietary materials. Its goal: reducing concussions and lacerations on the ice.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 27, 2023
HSC Next said the move will allow Sparkyard—a free, one-stop collaborative platform for Fort Worth entrepreneurs and business owners—to grow in ways it could not as part of an academic institution.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 27, 2023
“The dodo is the symbol of man-caused extinction,” Dallas-based Colossal Co-Founder and CEO Ben Lamm said last January. “It’s only fitting that Colossal works to reverse that.” The newly announced partnership with the MWF could help advance Colossal's efforts by restoring the dodo's natural habitat.
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Dallas’ Asset Entities Completes 2 Strategic Acquisitions; Adds New Execs
by Lance Murray | Nov 21, 2023
Dallas-based Asset Entities Inc., a provider of digital marketing and content delivery services across Discord and other social media platforms, has acquired Ternary Inc., a cloud-based subscription management solution for Discord communities and Stripe-verified payment processor, and OptionsSwing Inc., an investment research and analysis education service.
The company said the acquisitions add valuable management team members, including Jason Lee, founder and CEO of both Ternary and OptionsSwing, who is moving to Dallas and will be chief technology officer of Asset Entities....
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 20, 2023
RazHer Collaborative founder and CEO Kristen Standish has been named chief executive officer of Dallas-based VizSense, an AI-driven consumer insights company that focuses on influencer solutions, as part of a partnership with RazHer, a women-owned, full-service marketing agency for BIPOC-founded and mission-driven brands....
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 16, 2023
The nearly quadruple unicorn started with a prescient vision, hit the market at just the right time, and could gallop into the elite ranks of decacorns. But for o9, it's all about the clients. With giants like Walmart, Google, and Samsung, o9 is laser-focused on helping them make better decisions, faster, with its Digital Brain.
As o9 Solutions CEO Chakri Gottemukkala says, the $3.7 billion AI-powered enterprise decision platform has hit its stride. Now his sights are set on ambitious 10x growth.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 16, 2023
A company that accelerates production pipelines beat out a clothes hanger innovator and a sleep apnea innovator to take first-place honors at EOSERA's second annual EmpowHERment Pitch Competition during Global Entrepreneurship Week.
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