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Power couple Megha and NIrav Tolia, hailing from the worlds of television and tech, have found a welcoming home in Dallas-Fort Worth. [Photo: SMU]
Decoding the Attraction: Why These Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs Make Dallas-Fort Worth Home
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Jan 9, 2024
Nextdoor.com co-founder and recent Dallas-Fort Worth transplant Nirav Tolia puts it simply: “It’s a great place to live.” Here's why Tolia and other dynamic newcomers believe the fast-growing region is a land of opportunity and community for 21st-century pioneers.
by Lance Murray |
Jan 8, 2024
Dublin, Ohio-based ADVOCATE RCM—a provider of premium technology-enabled revenue cycle management services for radiology and other facility-based physician specialties—will operate as a division of Ventra.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 8, 2024
“I think DFW represents such a strong market for Plug and Play,” Saadawi told Dallas Innovates. “it’s kind of remarkable that we haven’t been there this whole time.”
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by David Seeley |
Jan 8, 2024
In partnership with Continental—which is based in Germany with a U.S. HQ in Auburn Hills, Michigan—Aurora says the two companies have finalized the design and architecture of the future fallback system and hardware of the Aurora Driver. Aurora aims to begin rolling totally human-free trucks on I-45 between Dallas and Houston in late 2024.
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'Worlds of Possibility,' hosted by Worlds AI Co-Founder and CEO Dave Copps, center, offers a timely look into AI's impact on business. The podcast features smart discussions with leaders at the forefront of technological innovation. [Graphic: Worlds of Possibility Podcast]
FedEx’s Ken Spangler on AI: ‘We’re Only in the Beginning of What’s Possible’
by Glenn Hunter | Dec 21, 2023
In a new podcast hosted by Dave Copps of Dallas-based Worlds, the FedEx executive vice president talks change management, AI’s role in infrastructure, and the importance of a people-first culture.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 21, 2023
Cameron Cushman, Assistant VP of Innovation Ecosystems at HSC Fort Worth, is host of the "Innovate Fort Worth" podcast, Powered by UNT Health Science Center, the podcast shares the stories of the city’s leading innovators, entrepreneurs and investors—and highlights the resources available to bring ideas to market.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Dec 21, 2023
Sherif Saadawi, VP of partnerships at Plug and Play, calls his platform "the most active VC in the world by volume of deals"—and that's just one of three pillars it's bringing to Frisco and McKinney, along with corporate-startup matchmaking and sector-focused accelerators.
"In almost every metric that we look for that makes a good ecosystem, DFW really ticks all the boxes," he tells Dallas Innovates.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 21, 2023
During simulations at NASA’s FutureFlight Central, air taxi operations were simulated buzzing around the busy, complex Dallas-Fort Worth airspace. Joby and NASA's goal: evaluating how this next-gen traffic can be integrated into today’s airspace using existing air traffic control tools and procedures.
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Illustration of a Tasmania Thylacine. [Image: Colossal]
Dallas-Based Colossal Introduces the Tasmania Thylacine Advisory Committee
by David Seeley | Dec 20, 2023
The committee will provide a "crucial public body" for the discussion, development, and dissemination of plans related to Colossal's planned "de-extinction" and rewilding of the Tasmanian tiger—a slim, striped keystone species that was native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea before being hunted to extinction some 100 years ago.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 19, 2023
When you get married, divorced, or simply want to change what you sign on the dotted line, NewlyNamed can streamline your name-change process. MPK's investment in the startup is its eighth in a founder-owned business since the firm's 2015 founding.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 19, 2023
Startup Grind calls itself "the world's largest startup community," with 600 chapters from Beijing to London to New York. Now a new chapter is set to launch in Fort Worth with a kickoff event on January 9—joining existing chapters in Dallas and Frisco.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 18, 2023
“The currency of our mission is still job creation in parts of the city that really need jobs," Bill Chinn, CEO of DEC Network, told Dallas Innovates.
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Randy Weaver, President, COO and CFO of NuZee, Inc. [Photo: NuZee, Inc.]
Richardson’s NuZee Appoints New President/Chief Operating Officer
by Lance Murray | Dec 14, 2023
Randell Weaver will be responsible for all U.S. operations. He joined the company in August as chief financial officer and will also continue to serve in that role, the coffee co-packing and tech company said.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 14, 2023
Dallas-based conversational AI platform Inbenta has appointed Merlin Bise as chief technology officer, effective Jan. 1, the company announced.
Inbenta’s platform is designed to optimize customer experience....
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 14, 2023
Irving-based RollKall, marking its 10th anniversary this year, announced the appointment of Brad Duea as its new chief executive officer.
A leading provider of innovative law enforcement technology solutions, RollKall said Duea’s appointment is a significant milestone for the company that works to improve law enforcement’s on-duty and off-duty community support....
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Dec 13, 2023
The audience was spirited, cheering from their seats and giving each entrepreneur a standing ovation as they approached the stage. This was no “TED talk” … it was the Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth pitch and demo night—a showcase of innovation and demonstration of lessons learned in the accelerator. ...
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