Startup

Talent, Innovation Spur North Texas Expansion of Ultra-High-Net-Worth Wealth Manager EPIQ Capital

by | Nov 9, 2023
Christine Leong Connors, a former leader at J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank in Northern California, says EPIQ now has more people in Dallas than at its San Francisco headquarters.
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10 North Texas Companies Make 2023 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 List
by | Nov 8, 2023
Deloitte's annual ranking tracks the fastest-growing North American companies in the technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech sectors. See which 10 local companies made the Tech Fast 500 list—including two that cracked the Top 50.
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Venture Dallas Names Three Winners in Inaugural ‘Startup of the Year’ Awards
by | Nov 6, 2023
The winning companies were selected from 100+ nominees and eight semifinalists. They reflect "strong themes" in the Dallas-Fort Worth ecosystem: FinTech, DefenseTech, and PropTech, says steering committee member David Evans.
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Dallas’ Articulate Labs, Military Consortium Awarded $1.3M to Test Knee Injury Wearable Tech

by | Nov 5, 2023
MTEC’s mission to facilitate prototype advancement of technologies that protect, treat, and optimize the health and performance of U.S. military service personnel.
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Dallas Unicorn Island Adds CMO, Names First CCO to Its C-Suite Team
by | Nov 3, 2023

Dallas-based enterprise browser developer Island has added Matt Fairbanks as chief marketing officer and appointed Ellen Roeckl, Island’s former head of marketing, as the company’s first chief communications officer....

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The Dallas 100: SMU Cox Unveils Its 2023 Ranking of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in DFW
by | Nov 3, 2023
Collectively, the 100 privately held companies generated more than $11 billion from 2020 to 2022, creating nearly 14,000 jobs while growing average sales by 146%. Plano-based healthcare staffing platform StaffDNA took the top spot in the annual rankings. Here's the complete list of winners.
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Apply Now: American Cancer Society’s BrightEdge Entrepreneurs Program Aims to Propel Cancer Innovations

In a boost for bioentrepreneurs, the American Cancer Society’s BrightEdge has unveiled its new BrightEdge Entrepreneurs program. Aimed at accelerating the transition of cancer-focused innovations from research labs to the healthcare market, the program is set to begin on February 5, 2024.

The 10-month initiative will support a cohort of 6 to 8 entrepreneurs, providing them with essential training, mentorship, and funding....

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IKS Health Acquires AQuity Solutions in $200M Deal

by | Nov 1, 2023
Global healthcare tech company IKS Health, which has offices in Coppell, Los Angeles, and India, said that N.C.-based AQuity delivers "excellent clinical and financial results to healthcare provider clients" via outsourced services.
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Aurora Opens Driverless Truck Terminal in Houston to Bookend Its I-45 South Dallas Terminal
by | Nov 1, 2023
Aurora Innovation—which aims to begin rolling totally human-free trucks between Dallas and Houston by late 2024—said nearly half of all truck freight in Texas moves along I-45 between Dallas and Houston, making the corridor an ideal route for Aurora’s commercial launch.
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TNT Sports and Cosm To Deliver Live Sports at ‘Shared Reality’ Grandscape Venue
by | Nov 1, 2023
It may not be a courtside seat. But with live NBA, NHL, and U.S. soccer teams' matchups playing on Cosm's immersive, 87-foot diameter LED domes, it may be the next-best thing. Tip-off of the TNT Sports broadcasts is slated to begin in 2024.
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Dallas-Based RecNation Launches Two New Service Businesses
by | Oct 31, 2023
RecExec offers marketing, sales, and operational expertise to other RV and boat storage property owners and developers across the country. RecResale is RecNation’s officially licensed RV dealership for its RV storage customers who are interested in selling their RVs.
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Create FW: Fort Worth’s Fresh New Entrepreneurial Hub Set for Grand Opening

by | Oct 30, 2023
Situated in a reimagined space shared with Roots Coffeehouse in Near Southside, Create FW is Fort Worth's latest hub for startups and creatives. The City of Fort Worth and The DEC Network are showcasing the new entrepreneurial center on November 8. Take an advance look here.
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Plano’s Bluechip Insights Announces New Chief Executive Officer
by | Oct 27, 2023

TJ Person has been appointed chief executive officer of Bluechip Insights, a Plano-based data platform for the commercial real estate sector.

The company said that Person is an accomplished serial entrepreneur and technology product leader known for founding and successfully exiting three venture-backed startups: Mango Mobile, Koupon Media, and Openkey.

“Joining Bluechip Insights is a thrilling opportunity to leverage the potential of data and analytics in addressing crucial challenges within the commercial real estate sector,” Person said in a statement....

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Spectral AI Names EVP to Spearhead UK Subsidiary, Global Expansion of Imaging Tech
by | Oct 27, 2023
Spectral AI has recently secured its largest contract to date from the U.S. government, an award exceeding $149 million, boosting its total U.S. government awards accrued since 2019 to more than $246 million, as it aims to revolutionize wound care. The company's DeepView SnapShot Wound Imaging System, has received UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking for use in the United Kingdom and has been classified as a Class 1 medical device by U.S. FDA.
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Nanoscope Therapeutics Names VP of Global Research and Development
by | Oct 27, 2023

Najam Sharif, Ph.D., DSc, has been appointed as vice president of global research and development by Dallas-based Nanoscope Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases.

Sharif is a veteran in drug/device discovery and development, the company said.

“We are delighted to welcome Naj to the Nanoscope team,” Sulagna Bhattacharya, co-founder and CEO of Nanoscope, said in a statement....

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