Startup

Local Hospitality Platform Craftable Gets Strategic Investment from Southlake’s Gauge Capital

by | Jul 27, 2023
Farmers Branch-based Craftable said the strategic investment further enhances its position "at the forefront of cutting-edge technology shaping the hospitality industry." Craftable founder Samuel Zats launched the startup in 2014 after watching his friends in restaurant management struggle to keep up with their businesses "by constantly taking important notes on pen and paper."
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McKinney, L.A. Companies Team Up to Test Robotic Lawn Mowers at DFW Airport
by | Jul 27, 2023
Think your lawn's big? DFW Airport has a whole 14,000 acres of grass to trim. McKinney-based Robin Autopilot and L.A.'s Graze launched an initiative in June to snip some of that acreage with robotic mowing and landscaping technology. No pushing required.
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The Last Word: Hue’s Fahad Khawaja on the Importance of Community-Building in Innovation
During a keynote discussion at MassChallenge's recent MC | Innovate 2023, event at Pegasus Park, Khawaja stressed the importance of trust and community-building in the innovation process.
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Super Connectors: Where the ‘Power of One’ Meets ‘Always Be Networking’

by | Jul 26, 2023
Drawing from his own powerful lesson after losing a multimillion-dollar deal, TransPharMed CEO Kirk Barnes helps founders and leaders to be primed and ready to connect when opportunity knocks. Will Magruder, VP of partnerships at MassChallenge, lends his expertise to crafting a "handshake pitch" in nine words or less. Here's how.

Plus, the votes are in. MassChallenge announced its Handshake Pitch Winners at Pegasus Park: “We're the Tesla of jet skis,” “Net-zero concrete by 2050 by 2022," "We personalize treatment down to your genes," and more.
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No Sugar-Coating: Vertex Pharma Founder Shares 8 ‘Rules’ for Startup Success
by | Jul 26, 2023
From an old car parts garage, Vertex Founder Joshua Boger launched the Boston-based biotech giant in 1989, running it for two decades as CEO. Boger "unretired" in June to join fast-moving Alkeus Pharmaceuticals as executive chairman.

In Dallas, he shared the "mistakes" that led to his success with innovators at Pegasus Park. Here's his no-holds-barred dose of truth for all entrepreneurs.
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MassChallenge U.S. Early Stage Accelerator Cohort Unveiled: 186 Startups Primed to Make an Impact
by | Jul 26, 2023
The U.S. Early Stage Accelerator cohort kicked off its program in July at Dallas' Pegasus Park. For the first time, the flagship program split into two categories: Growth and Foundations.
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MassChallenge Aims To Help the North Texas Innovation Community Achieve ‘Iconic’ Status
by | Jul 26, 2023
The Boston-based nonprofit accelerator prepares to launch Human Potential Program with a Demo Day in Dallas, seeks North Texas corporate partners.
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UWorld expands with the aim of making leaning easier

UWorld Launches Digital SAT Prep Course to Address Test’s New Format

by | Jul 25, 2023
Coppell-based UWorld's new Digital SAT preparation course will prepare students for the new digital format of the SAT exam—which is being offered this year for international students and starting in 2024 for U.S. students. See what's different about the new SAT test—and how UWorld aims to prepare students for it.
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Boss Women Media’s Black Girl Magic Summit Will Return to Dallas, Stream on Amazon Live
by | Jul 25, 2023
Returning for its fifth straight year, the Black Girl Magic Summit will be held September 30-October 1 at Dallas' AT&T Performing Arts Center. Speakers will include actress-singer Keke Palmer, Pinky Cole of Slutty Vegan, and many more. A pitch competition with $100,000 in grants will be sponsored by Capital One Business.
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EOSERA Announces 2nd Annual EmpowHERment Pitch Competition
Designed for female-led, Texas-based startups, this year's competition will be held in Fort Worth on November 14 during Global Entrepreneurship Week. Three finalists will pitch live for a chance to win a total of $25,000.
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Madewell Spaces Is Bringing ‘Co‑Warehousing for Entrepreneurs’ to Carrollton

by | Jul 24, 2023
Sited in the extensively redeveloped former Venetian Movie Bar & Grill, Madewell Spaces will offer office, storefront retail, and coworking options along with warehouse spaces from 200 to 3,000 SF. The team behind it aims to help the "missing middle" of small businesses take the next leap in their entrepreneurial journeys.
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How UTDesign Established Itself as a ‘Secret Weapon’ Turning Tech Hurdles Into Business Game-Changers
From vacuum cleaners that can climb stairs, to robots built for firefighting, students in UT Dallas's UTDesign Capstone program are solving modern tech challenges. Companies in need? They're tapping into this pool of innovation, getting fresh solutions in AI, AR, robotics, bioengineering, and more.
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Global Accelerator MassChallenge Teams Up With Dallas-Based Lyda Hill Philanthropies to Boost Innovation, Health Tech
by | Jul 23, 2023

MassChallenge, a nonprofit connector of startups, founders, entrepreneurs, corporations, and communities, kicked off a partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies at the MC | Innovate 2023 Conference July 11-13 at Pegasus Park in Dallas....

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Curantis Solutions Adds Industry Veteran as Chief Revenue Officer
by | Jul 21, 2023

Curantis Solutions, an Addison-based innovator in hospice and palliative care electronic health records software, has appointed Vicki Goodman as chief revenue officer.

She will be responsible for leading the company’s sales and marketing teams and go-to-market strategies and will report to CEO John Carreker.

“Vicki brings over 30 years of experience in the hospice and home care industry,” Carreker said in a statement....

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