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The Picklr Is Bringing 6 Indoor Pickleball Clubs to Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin
by David Seeley | Sep 7, 2023
If you live in North Texas and aren't into pickleball, you're in a bit of a pickle—because the hot new sport just keeps on rolling in. Now Utah-based The Picklr, an operator of 7 indoor pickleball facilities in Utah and Colorado, has announced a major national expansion including 80 new facilities and 13 new franchisees—and some of them will be paddling into Dallas-Fort Worth.
by David Seeley |
Sep 7, 2023
The Fund Formation Group—a Dallas-based firm founded by Thomas Haynes in 2020—operates fund structures for registered investment advisors and wealth advisors. It's been acquired by GLASfunds, a turnkey alternative investment platform and alternative asset management firm based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Sep 7, 2023
Dallas-based Lumin Fitness—after four years of R&D focused on hyperpersonalized, gamified workouts—is opening its prototype studio to the public. Now co-founders Brandon Bean and Omeed Shams are eying franchise partnerships to expand their category-opening concept that leverages tech and innovation to 'make fitness fun.'
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 6, 2023
The DEC Networks' eighth Dallas Startup Week, hosted at UNT Frisco from September 10-14, features entrepreneur and Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, AOL's Steve Case, Nextdoor Co-founder Nirav Tolia, rapper-turned-investor Chamillionaire, and BuzzBallz CEO Merrilee Kick among its 200 speakers and 100 events.
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COO Jake Rome (left) and CEO Josh Ernst are co-founders of Backflip. [Photo: Backflip]
Meet Your AI Assistant: Backflip Launches AI-Powered Property Sourcing to Help Real Estate Investors Find the Best Deals
by Lance Murray | Aug 31, 2023
Dallas-based Backflip, an all-in-one real estate and fintech platform for fix-and-flip investors, has launched My Leads, an AI-enabled property sourcing feature that leverages artificial intelligence to act as a deal analysis assistant.
It detects, parses, and comps while alerting users automatically to the most attractive potential investment properties available to them, whether the properties are on-market or off-market....
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 30, 2023
"Since data is crucial for maintaining ongoing DEIB initiatives and dedication, Kanarys leads the way in establishing quantifiable DEIB strategies, thanks to its data-centric methodology aimed at creating a fairer future for all work settings," says Google CDO and Kanary's Board Member Melonie Parker.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 29, 2023
MobileComm, a global telecom engineering firm, was founded in 2002. California-based IT services firm UST said the acquisition and the integration of Mobilecomm's more than 1,300 employees will "significantly strengthen" its telecommunications practice and position it to continue its growth in the sector.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 29, 2023
The firm said that the first version of Dottid AI is designed to seamlessly integrate into the daily operations of CRE teams. The feature will roll out to all Dottid users in the fall.
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AgileThought CEO Manuel Senderos [Photo: File Photo/AgileThought]
North Texas IT Services Firm AgileThought Files Chapter 11, Plans To Go Private
by Lance Murray | Aug 28, 2023
Irving-based AgileThought, which went public in 2021 in a SPAC merger, is a global provider of digital transformation services and next-generation technology solutions. The company said its deal to go private involves roughly $22 million in new-money financing from Blue Torch Finance, subject to court approval.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 28, 2023
Frisco-based Valify announced the appointments of two key C-suite executives to the cost-management technology platform’s leadership team.
The company, which specializes in the classification and benchmarking of non-labor expenditures for healthcare providers, announced that Jessica Burns assumes the role of chief operating officer for Valify and Valify Solutions Group, an innovative group purchasing model tailored exclusively to hospital purchased services....
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 28, 2023
Plano-based fintech Alkami Technology Inc. has launched a first-of-its kind Engagement AI Model via its AI Predictive Modeling solution that combines artificial intelligence, machine learning, and Alkami’s proprietary Key Lifestyle Indicators....
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 27, 2023
The Dallas-based serial entrepreneur and business exec will share his take on the impact of mentorship at the awards event in September. His storied career, which includes a successful turnaround of Kinkos and its sale to FedEx, spans retail and gaming to cosmetics and private equity.
Nominations for mentors opened on August 20.
Nominations for mentors opened on August 20.
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Left to right: Aircon Founder and CEO Chris Condon, Co-Founder and VP of Operations Irl Wakefield, and CTO Dennis Oleksyuk. [Photo: Underscore VC]
North Texas-Based Air Cargo Startup Aircon Raises $3.3M on Heels of $4.5M Funding in June
by David Seeley | Aug 25, 2023
The Flower Mound-headquartered logistics startup says it's "disrupting the $270 billion airfreight market" by consolidating air cargo shipments via AI and machine learning. The $3.3M seed round led by Underscore VC will allow Aircon to invest in "deeper partnerships across the air cargo and freight markets," the company said. See how else Aircon plans to spend the new funding.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 24, 2023
nVenue’s real-time betting and predictive data engine has surpassed over 1 billion predictions delivered across its MLB, NFL, and NBA offerings. Now nVenue is going to rev its engine for NASCAR—aiming for thousands of betting opportunities that can happen before the checkered flag gets waved.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 24, 2023
Today the sports-lifestyle destination—whose content can be viewed 24/7 on Amazon Prime, YouTube TV, Vizio, Sling TV, Philo, and other platforms—launched a Fan Ownership Initiative to enable fans to become "shareholders, owners, and investors" in PlayersTV Digital. If fans go for it, they'll join 50-plus top sports stars who've already invested in the media company.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 24, 2023
Scott and three other women co-founders—all "transformation and wellness coaches"—launched their North Texas-based VYIT LIFE platform in 2022. Aimed at everyone from the healthy-living curious to fitness beginners to those seeking “ultimate body transformation," the brand acknowledges that people have different fitness goals.
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