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Jason Derulo, right, shown with fellow Omaha PVF franchise co-owner Danny White. [Photo: PFV]
Pop Star Jason Derulo Increases His Stake in Pro Volleyball Federation with ‘Major Equity Investment’
by Lance Murray | Sep 27, 2023
Seven months after joining the ownership group of the PVF's Omaha Supernovas, Derulo has spiked in another investment in the league itself. Based in Frisco and Columbus, Ohio, the Pro Volleyball Federation is slated to begin play next February—with a Dallas team joining on in 2025.
by David Seeley |
Sep 27, 2023
San Francisco-based Prologis—whose venture arm invested in a $20 million Series A round for TestFit along with Parkway Venture Capital and Perot Jain last year—has now deployed TestFit’s real-time AI platform to help the company "better judge the feasibility of new warehouse sites."
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 27, 2023
The rebrand "marks the start of our next chapter of growth," says Venture Dallas Chair Aaron Pierce. The nonprofit's 2023 summit, backed by JPMorgan Chase and Perot Jain, is set for October 25.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 26, 2023
Carmack—whose Dallas-based, AGI-focused startup raised $20 million in August 2022—is partnering with Dr. Richard Sutton, chief scientific advisor at the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute in Canada. Their focus: developing a genuine AI prototype by 2030 that will show "AGI signs of life."
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Unoma Okorafor, a computer engineering Ph.D. and West African native, founded Dallas-based Herbal Goodness in 2013 while on a personal journey to find papaya leaf products to support her pregnancy.
How Selling in Amazon’s Store Fuels Local Businesses and Personal Passions
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Sep 24, 2023
Amazon's "Sellers in Your Community" program lets entrepreneurs and small businesses share their stories with local leaders, creating more awareness and opportunity. Meet two Dallas-area founders who have big visions and philanthropic purpose.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 24, 2023
Fort Worth's Rupa Iyer is expanding Tarleton State University's research and innovation impact in the region and beyond. The Stephenville university new "GRANTED" initiative picks up momentum following the recent approval of Tarleton's new Biotechnology Institute in downtown Fort Worth.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 22, 2023
Arjun Malhotra has been a prominent figure in the Indian IT entrepreneurial scene and is widely known for his instrumental role in co-founding the HCL Group in 1975.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 22, 2023
Riz Karim will lead customer-facing teams, collaborating across divisions including manufacturing, residential construction, field service management, building supply, office technology, and wholesale/retail distribution industries.
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The Last Word: Nirav Tolia on Going from Yahoo! Employee No. 84 to Founding His Own Game-Changing Companies
by Quincy Preston | Sep 22, 2023
The tech entrepreneur and investor, who moved from the West Coast to the Dallas region in 2021, went on to found Epinions and Nextdoor after leaving Yahoo! during its meteoric rise in the late '90s. Seeing the success of the Web juggernaut firsthand—despite a blunt warning from its co-founder—gave Tolia the courage to branch out on his own.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Sep 21, 2023
During Dallas Startup Week, the entrepreneur and executive—a Highland Park resident who Yahoo employee No. 84 before founding multiple tech companies—said "successes will spawn more successes" in the North Texas startup ecosystem.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 21, 2023
MEL (Messianu/Edelman/Lerma) said it will provide expertise in earned-centric media, creative, and digital solutions, through a distinct Latino lens that enables it to develop creative campaigns that represent the cultural traditions and modern lifestyle experiences of bilingual and bicultural Latinos.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 21, 2023
Osteal Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, says it's developing "a new category" of combination therapies for orthopedic infections. The new funding round, led by Asteroid Partners, will help Osteal accelerate preparation for commercial launch of VT-X7, its lead therapy for the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection, the company said.
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Dr. Aasim Saeed ,founder and CEO of Amenities Health [Photo: Amenities Health]
Dallas-Based Amenities Health Closes Series A for Total Raise of $10M
by Lance Murray | Sep 20, 2023
Founded in 2021, Amenities Health secured $6.25 million in a Series A raise led by MemorialCare Innovation Fund. The startup, which provides "digital front doors" for healthcare systems, plans to use the funding to expand and speed adoption of its platform.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 19, 2023
Vietnam's largest private technology company, Rikkeisoft, established U.S. subsidiary RKTech in Dallas earlier this year. The U.S. investment is designed to develop a tech workforce, expand infrastructure, and execute well-planned mergers and acquisitions.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Sep 19, 2023
With only two known living female northern white rhinos left, Colossal Biosciences and BioRescue have joined forces to fend off a looming extinction of the species. At the cutting edge of science, they're harnessing genetic technologies to rewrite the rhino's fate.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Sep 18, 2023
Part seed accelerator competition, part tech tradeshow, and part startup conference with a rock 'n' roll vibe, CodeLaunch DFW takes place November 15 at Gilley's South Side Ballroom in Dallas. Plus, for the first time, semifinalists will be eligible for up to $150K in investments from Cyrannus, a network of experts aiming to help founders connect with the VC market.
Apply for the accelerator by September 24.
Apply for the accelerator by September 24.
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