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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.
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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North Texas Startup Launches Wearable Fitness App for Apple Watch and More
by David Seeley | Aug 23, 2023
VYIT—a Dallas-Fort Worth-based startup founded by four female transformation and wellness coaches—has launched wearable apps to support its online training and mobile apps platform for everyone from beginners to those seeking ultimate body transformation. "Everyone's definition of being fit is different," says Co-Founder Christine Scott.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Aug 22, 2023
Hypergiant Industries, a pioneering AI defense platform, finds a strategic match in its acquisition by Dallas's Trive Capital. Dallas Co-Founder Ben Lamm and CEO Mike Betzer both champion the shared vision of next-gen AI technologies bolstering national defense and critical infrastructure.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 22, 2023
Dallas-based Cost Plus Drugs announced today that it's teaming up with Drexi, a Phoenix-based pharmacy benefit manager that calls itself a "virtual wellness assistant" offering "honest pricing and better benefits, one prescription at a time." Drexi also helps customers track their prescriptions as a "wellness partner." See why teaming up made sense for both disruptive startups.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 21, 2023
Horizn co-founder and CEO Janice Diner, who will become Inbenta's head of marketing, says the acquisition helps set the AI platform apart from the "industry's text-reliant majority." The Horizn deal comes after Inbenta's announcement of its $40 million funding in January led by Tritium Partners and the official announcement of its Calif. to Texas move in March.
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T72 Club's co-founders include CEO Syed Shahanawaz, Snehhal Fulzele, and Rajendra Badadare. [Photos: T72]
Dallas-Based T72 Club Acquires Tampa AdTech Mobility Startup Nickelytics
by Lance Murray | Aug 21, 2023
T72 Club, which reports having successfully led more than 15 startups to profitability, sees strong potential in the "groundbreaking" startup that brings iconic ad campaigns to autonomous delivery robots.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Aug 18, 2023
MassChallenge will assemble human performance and sports tech innovators to redefine the bounds of the human condition in a new six-week, high-intensity program. Target technologies are applications in biotech, defense, healthcare, space, and sports.
Applications for the Dallas-based cohort are open through September 7.
Applications for the Dallas-based cohort are open through September 7.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 17, 2023
Sparkle is bringing its sustainable and plant-based sanitary products from India to the U.S., offering dermatologist-tested and USDA-certified biobased products. Using a fully-automatic Italian production line, Sparkle's 50,000-SF plant in India (above) can make 1 million pads a day. See why Sparkle's co-founders chose Irving for their U.S. HQ—and how their U.S. waste management program could be a game changer.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 17, 2023
Founded in Southern California in 2010, Perspire Sauna Studio combines the ancient respite of saunas with cutting-edge infrared light technology, including red light therapy and full-spectrum chromotherapy. One studio is already open in Fort Worth, with the company's Texas expansion also aimed at three other big metros. See what all the heat is about.
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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.
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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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