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2023 RevTech Summit: Driving Innovation, Collaboration, and Community

by | Sep 11, 2023
RevTech announced it will team up with investor Laura Baldwin to launch a dedicated fund supporting female entrepreneurs. Dallas-based brand The Citizenry also revealed its further expansion into brick-and-mortar, with a debut location set for Stonebriar Mall in Frisco this fall.
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Dallas’ Krista Software Announces New Chief Executive Officer
by | Sep 8, 2023
With new CEO Michael Haske at the helm, the company is poised for its next chapter of innovation and expansion, Krista founder John Michelson says. Under his guidance as CEO, the Dallas-based AI firm has grown from "concept to a reality": Today, the company has "five-, six-, and seven-figure annual contract value transactions," according to the founder.
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Autonomous Lawn Mower Startup Graze Adds Two to Its C-Suite
by | Sep 8, 2023

Autonomous commercial lawn mower developer Graze Inc. has appointed Ellen Bruno as chief of staff and Eddie Shaw as chief technology officer of the Santa Monica, California-based startup with ties to North Texas....

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Frisco’s Informativ Adds Veteran SaaS Exec as Chief Operating Officer
by | Sep 8, 2023

Kimberly Lang has joined Frisco-based Informativ as chief operating officer, bringing with her decades of experience promoting technology at SaaS companies.

Informativ is a provider of credit-focused lead generation, credit report, and compliance solutions to automotive dealers, lenders, and other end markets....

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Perimeter Medical Imaging Appoints MedTech Executive as VP of Sales and Marketing

by | Sep 8, 2023

Perimeter Medical Imaging AI Inc. has appointed veteran medtech sales executive Adam Hodges as vice president, sales and marketing. Perimeter is based in both Dallas and Toronto.

Perimeter Medical Imaging AI aims to transform cancer surgery with ultra-high-resolution, real-time, advanced imaging tools to address areas of high unmet medical need.

“I am excited to welcome Adam to the Perimeter team as our senior leader responsible for the strategy and execution of our sales-related goals....

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Pickleball and Golf Simulator Entertainment Venues Are Coming to Frisco Station
by | Sep 8, 2023
Frisco Station is getting its first-ever entertainment venues in a one-two zeitgeist punch. Pickle and Social, a pickleball destination with "world-class" indoor and outdoor courts, will be paired with Fairway Social, a "one-of-a-kind experience" with simulators that feature 130 golf courses and 10 other sports for guests of all ages.
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Three North Texas Early-Stage Companies Make Top 100 List for Shaping Workplace Culture
by | Sep 8, 2023
Dallas-based Will Reed—an executive search firm that exclusively serves seed through Series C startups—is out with its annual Top 100 list of early-stage companies that are shaping the future of workplace culture in 2023. See the three North Texas companies that made the list—by being ""at the forefront of curating thoughtful, caring, and innovative cultures."
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Trintech Announces C-Suite Moves to Fuel Strategic Growth
by | Sep 7, 2023
Following the acquisition of Fiserv's Reconciliation Business, Trintech CEO Darren Heffernan says the company's focus is on scaling. The company's strategic leadership shifts are aimed at bolstering growth and enhancing its approach to financial process innovation
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The Picklr Is Bringing 6 Indoor Pickleball Clubs to Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin

by | 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.
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‘Intelligent, Interactive, Individualized’: Former Gold’s Gym and Kwest App CEOs Unveil AI-Driven Smart Fitness Studio
by | 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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Dallas Startup Week 2023: Where Big Names and Big Ideas Power North Texas Entrepreneurs
by | 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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Meet Your AI Assistant: Backflip Launches AI-Powered Property Sourcing to Help Real Estate Investors Find the Best Deals

by | 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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Kanarys Inc. Appoints Google’s Chief Diversity Officer to Its Board of Directors
by | 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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Dottid AI ‘Assistant’ for Commercial Real Estate Operations to Debut at CREtech
by | 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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