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nVenue Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer Drew Williams; Chief Technology Officer Mik Stearns; Co-founder and Chief Product Officer Bruce Sears; Co-founder and CEO Kelly Pracht; Chief Marketing Officer Christiana Yebra; and Chief Revenue Officer Jeremy Jones. [Photo: Bri Crow]
NBA Takes Equity Stake in Dallas Micro-Betting Odds Provider nVenue
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.
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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by Lance Murray |
Dec 4, 2023
Rad is blazing a trail in the Web3 world—collaborating with industry giants like Google, Sony, Disney, Viacom, and NBCUniversal and making blockchain technology effortlessly accessible for creators and viewers alike. With its strategic integration with HandCash, Rad is redefining digital transactions, streamlining payments in the world of apps, games, and online content.
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Spectral AI Appoints Chairman of Board’s Executive Committee
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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by Lance Murray |
Nov 28, 2023
PlantSwitch, founded by two SMU students in 2020, has a carbon-negative production process that upcycles agricultural waste to produce biodegradable and compostable resins for single-use products. The NexPoint investment is part of a new $7.7 million early fundraising round.
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G8RSkin Ice. [Image: G8RTech, Inc.]
Dallas’ G8RTech Launches G8RSkin Ice To Protect Hockey Players
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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by Sandra Engelland |
Nov 22, 2023
Southlake-based Logile, a leading retail labor planning and inventory management SaaS platform, has named Brett Friedman as chief revenue officer.
Friedman will take the lead in revenue generation and marketing operations, helping position Logile as the top provider of store-level planning, scheduling, and task performance, the company said....
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Kristen Standish, founder and CEO of RazHer, has been named the new CEO of VizSense. [Photo: razher.com]
Dallas’ VizSense Announces CEO Transition Following Partnership
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.
“This is truly a game changer for RazHer’s clients and influencer marketing as a whole,” Standish said....
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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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by David Seeley |
Nov 15, 2023
The Association of Volleyball Professionals, the premier U.S. pro beach volleyball league, has announced the launch of the AVP League. Dallas will be one of the eight founding home markets for the league, which will field a men's team and women's team in each city.
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