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The Texas-made Hangio Hanger was one of the three finalists in EOSERA's annual EmpowHERment Pitch Competition. [Photos: Hangio]
Trio of Women-Owned Startups Will Face Off in Fort Worth Pitch Contest
by Lance Murray | Oct 18, 2023
EOSERA's second annual pitch competition will be held in November during Global Entrepreneurship Week. The competition focuses on female founders—or women who own the highest percentage of their business—whose companies are located in Texas.
by David Seeley |
Oct 17, 2023
Bean, a former CEO of Dallas-based Gold’s Gym, and Omeed Shams, previously chief executive at Coppell’s gaming app Kwest, founded Lumin Fitness in 2019. Last month we told you the story behind their pioneering fitness studio and franchise concept, which debuted to the public on Sept. 9 at a 2,600-square-foot space in Las Colinas.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 17, 2023
Gardenuity—a high-tech gardening platform with a wellness mission—has harvested new capital to fuel growth, according to an Axios report. And its visibility is blooming nationwide thanks to recent inclusion in major media gift guides.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 16, 2023
The NFL and NBA icons—Clark Hunt and Dirk Nowitzki—will kick off and wrap up discussions on innovation and investment. They add to an "impressive speaker lineup" including Nextdoor Co-Founder Nirav Tolia and other trailblazing speakers. Here's the full roster.
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Chris Gay, co-founder and CEO of Evry Health [DI artwork; photo Evry Health]
Globe Life Acquires Dallas-Based ‘Mobile-First’ Insurance Startup Evry Health
by David Seeley | Oct 16, 2023
Dallas-based Evry Health launched out of stealth in December 2021 to make signing up for healthcare or paying a doctor’s bill "as easy as ordering a pizza." Less than two years later, it's becoming part of the Globe Life family of brands.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 13, 2023
Dallas Innovates and D CEO are proud to announce the finalists for its fifth annual Innovation Awards. The program honors companies, CEOs, CIOS, CTOs, entrepreneurs, and other leaders who are helping to make Dallas-Fort Worth an innovation hub....
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 12, 2023
McKinney-based StatLab Medical Products, a developer and maker of medical diagnostic supplies and equipment, has agreed to buy Germany-based Waldemar Knittel Glasbearbeitungs GmbH, a leading manufacturer of microscope slides and cover glass and a provider of engineering consulting services to the broader glass manufacturing industry....
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by Glenn Hunter |
Oct 12, 2023
Entrepreneurs say being a franchisor or a franchisee is a good way to scale their businesses and build generational wealth.
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Andrew Schaap holds two 2023 Tech Titans trophies, one for winning the Corporate CEO award and the other for his company Aligned Data Centers being named the Corporate Innovation Award recipient. [Source Photo: Tech Titans; Background: DI Studio]
Tech Titans’ 2023 ‘Fast Tech’ Rankings and Award Winners Take the Stage
by David Seeley | Oct 11, 2023
Check out the fastest-growing technology companies in North Texas—and more than a dozen other award winners, from Community Hero to Hall of Famer—who were honored at the 2023 Tech Titans Awards Gala.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 10, 2023
Meeting Protocol Worldwide, a Dallas-based family of market life science brands, announced the addition of four C-suite executives: Kuno van der Post as chief revenue officer; Casey Bankord as chief financial officer; Moisha Platto as chief operating officer; and John Fontenault as executive vice president, scout operations....
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 9, 2023
The invitation-only UP.Summit at the Perot family's Circle T Ranch in Westlake brought together minds, money, and mobility tech from around the world last week. UP.Partners' "moving world" ecosystem also includes a VC arm investing in transportation tech companies "that make you say, 'Hell yes!'" and a venture lab ranked No. 7 in Fast Company.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 7, 2023
A web portal for the Texas Small Business Credit Initiative goes live on Oct. 9. Small business owners, it's time to engage with your lenders to explore this new avenue for financial support.
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[Photo: GoodWheat]
Celeb Mom Camila Alves McConaughey Touts High-Fiber GoodWheat Pasta for Picky Eaters
by Lance Murray | Oct 6, 2023
It's national pasta month. The Texas mother, author, and philanthropist—married to Matthew McConaughey—has partnered with the Dallas-connected "better-for-you" pasta brand launched by Arcadia Biosciences. To entice families, it offers a "clean-plate guarantee."
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 6, 2023
Trey Bowles, managing director of Techstars' Physical Health Accelerator in Fort Worth, has been appointed as a new board member of the Washington, D.C., organization alongside two other national innovation leaders. The group is committed to educating policymakers on fostering entrepreneurship.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 6, 2023
Irving-based LineLeader by ChildcareCRM has appointed Brett Nellar as chief executive officer of the provider of SaaS software and digital payment solutions for the early childcare education market.
“We’re thrilled to have Brett in the CEO role,” Bill Hurley, a board member at LineLeader, said in a statement. “He is a proven leader with the experience, passion, and vision to lead LineLeader through its next phase of growth and innovation.”...
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 6, 2023
Veteran technology leader Dave Moore has been named chief technology officer of Plano-based QuickFee, an accounts receivable accelerator for professional service firms.
Moore is an experienced technology leader in strategy and product development, cloud computing, big data, and machine learning....
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