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The Future of AI: Capital Factory Convenes North Texas Leaders to Explore What’s Next in Artificial Intelligence
by Quincy Preston | Aug 17, 2023
At the Bush Center in Dallas on September 5, Capital Factory will host top tech minds to talk AI and AGI. Tech icon John Carmack will take the stage in a rare fireside chat on artificial general intelligence with AI expert Dave Copps.
Here's what you need to know, along with advance insights from Copps.
Here's what you need to know, along with advance insights from Copps.
by Lance Murray |
Aug 16, 2023
Led by new investor RA Capital Management, the new funding is expected to extend Taysha's cash runway into the third quarter of 2025, and aid in its development of a gene therapy treatment targeting Rett Syndrome, a neurological disorder that occurs primarily in girls.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 16, 2023
Aiming to solve pain points for both RV owners and renters, RecNation says it will be operating "a first-of-its-kind business for easy rental management"—providing concierge-style service on everything from listing and marketing the RV rental to customer service, post-trip cleaning, repairs, and more.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 15, 2023
Texas boasts two of the Top 5 on the Inc. 5000, including Coppell's Green Light Distribution. The Dallas region, with 216 standout companies, dominates in total revenue, jobs added, startup companies, and repeat honorees. See who made the list.
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BeautyBio Founder, President, and CEOJamie O’Banion [File photo]
Dallas Skincare Trailblazer, BeautyBio, Acquired by Nu Skin Subsidiary
by Lance Murray | Aug 14, 2023
BeautyBio, known for merging skincare with unique beauty tools, transformed the at-home beauty scene and grew a devoted following. Now the "Truth in Beauty" brand, founded by model and entrepreneur Jamie O'Banion in 2011, is starting a new chapter.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 14, 2023
Dallas-based Spark says its Sparrow Ascent system—which received FDA clearance in July—is a safe, drug-free opioid withdrawal treatment serving patients seeking to decrease or eliminate their reliance on opioids.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 14, 2023
Williams is one of four North Texas entrepreneurs we profiled last week who got funding through The DEC Network from the Small Business Administration's Community Navigator Pilot Program.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 11, 2023
Catalyze Dallas said that Nick Brown is an accomplished executive with investment expertise in the industries where the company works to commercialize new technology with its proven turnkey model.
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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.
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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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