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Help a Local Panel Get Picked for SXSW 2024 with the SXSW Panel Picker
by David Seeley | Aug 11, 2023
Innovators across North Texas have come up with great ideas for panels at the 2024 SXSW Conference and SXSW Edu Conference. But with thousands of ideas being submitted, only the best will go live in Austin next March. Luckily, your "Panel Picker" vote could be just the thing to help a local panel snag a spot.
by David Seeley |
Aug 10, 2023
GOTRAX announced today that it's launched its latest scooters, the GX1 and GX2. The first can reach speeds up to 32 MPH, while the GX2 tops out at a wind-whipping 36 MPH. But if you want one, better get zippy—the scooters are "almost sold out already" due to pre-orders, GOTRAX said.
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Fire Meets Ice: Solo Stove Family of Brands Brings Portable Air Conditioning Into Its Outdoor Lineup
by Lance Murray |
Aug 10, 2023
Solo Brands, with its hallmark commitment to consumer passion and community engagement, is adding IcyBreeze Cooling to its outdoor lifestyle product portfolio. The deal was finalized on July 1, as announced by Generational Equity, a Richardson-based mergers and acquisitions adviser for privately held businesses....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 10, 2023
Dallas has proven to be an ideal home base for Cypress Growth Capital, Quincy Preston wrote last week in Dallas Innovates. The firm's unique model is defying norms in the funding landscape by fostering rapid growth without diluting entrepreneurial control.
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SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman and stage partner SBA Associate Administrator Mark Madrid spoke at the Bill J. Priest Institute in Dallas on July 26. [Photos: The DEC Network]
SBA Chief in Dallas: ‘We Are Becoming the Startup Nation’
by Quincy Preston | Aug 9, 2023
Since January 2021, a record 12.2 million new business applications have been filed nationwide—with Texas alone contributing 1.1 million. Speaking at a Dallas event, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman emphasized ongoing efforts to support Americans in realizing their entrepreneurial dreams.
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![From left: Ezi Negus, Okigwe Creations; Greer Christian, PureNRG Cycle; Awah Chai, Offworld Coffee; Kimberly Matthews, Holy Rollie Pastry Shop; and moderator Tarsha Hearns, The DEC Network. [Photo: The DEC Network]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Panel-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 9, 2023
At the recent Entrepreneur Showcase in Dallas, four emerging startups were spotlighted alongside Biden Cabinet Member Isabella Casillas Guzman, who leads the Small Business Administration, and Mark Madrid, the driving force behind SBA's Office of Entrepreneurial Development. “I feel like I’ve just been to a TED talk with these entrepreneurs' words of wisdom,” Madrid said at the event powered by Dallas College and The DEC Network.
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by Dallas Next Media |
Aug 9, 2023
Peruse Dallas Innovates' special once-a-year magazines. Each edition is a keeper.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 8, 2023
Hospitality and travel software provider RateGain, which is headquartered in India with an office in Irving, has appointed veteran hospitality executive Peter Strebel as president for the Americas region and tasked him with leading the company’s expansion in the Americas....
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Dallas Lending App Debuts Unique Loan Insurance: A ‘Safety Net’ for P2P Lenders
by Lance Murray | Aug 8, 2023
Zirtue, the Dallas-based relationship lending platform known for its tech-driven innovation, is teaming up with TruStage to introduce the financial services group’s new Payment Guard Insurance.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 7, 2023
The Dallas-based healthcare PE firm enhanced its mental health footprint by integrating Dallas Counseling into its Deep Eddy platform. It's set to become one of the largest outpatient mental health platforms in Texas with in-person and telehealth services.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 4, 2023
"No matter where you are in your startup journey, the City of Fort Worth's "Guide to Starting a Small Business" webpage directs small business owners to local resources—all in an easy-to-understand, step-by-step guide," the post reads.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 4, 2023
ATM machines changed banking by putting access to money in places where banks weren't. Phoenix-based MedAvail aims to do the same for prescription drugs with its robotic pharmacy dispensing kiosks—and Dallas' Oak Lawn Pharmacy has signed on to deploy 10 of the kiosks across Texas. Here's how the kiosk works.
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Retisio, Inc. has announced the addition of Phil Newmoyer as its new President. [Photo: Retisio]
Retail, Digital Commerce Veteran Joins RETISIO as New President
by Lance Murray | Aug 4, 2023
Retail and digital commerce veteran Phil Newmoyer has joined Frisco-based RETISIO Inc. as its new president, bringing with him years of corporate leadership experience.
RETISIO, a leading provider of eCommerce solutions, said Newmoyer comes to the company after having served in roles such as CEO of Provoso Software, chief information officer for Toys R Us and Serta Simmons Bedding, and chief technology officer of Money Mart Financial Inc....
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 3, 2023
Dallas-based Cypress Growth Capital is defying norms in the funding landscape. Not your traditional venture capitalist, this trailblazing firm hit a landmark with its 50th portfolio investment—and fourth major play this year—a $4 million stake in medical records disruptor, ChartSquad. Managing Director Vik Thapar peels back the curtain on the firm's unique model, which fosters rapid growth without diluting entrepreneurial control.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 3, 2023
CyberlinkASP, known for its versatile Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) solutions, will expand New York-based Seaport Capital's tech-enabled services portfolio.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 3, 2023
Dallas-based Secretome Therapeutics announced that Deepa Prasad has been appointed chief financial officer of the biotechnology company, which develops first-in-class therapeutics derived from neonatal mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of underserved diseases.
“Deepa brings a wealth of knowledge through her combination of investment banking, operations, and venture capital experience in the life science industry,” Vinny Jindal, president and chief executive officer of Secretome Therapeutics, said in a statement....
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