Startup

Surf’s Up in Deep Ellum! (But Wax Your Board for Next Year)

by | Jun 12, 2023
The neighborhood just east of downtown will be the home of Goodsurf Dallas, a new entertainment concept that combines surfing with a bar, restaurant, and beer garden experience. It will deploy "standing wave" technology from Germany-based citywave—from which Goodsurf's parent company just made a major acquisition.
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Almaden Genomics Names New VP/Head of Business Development
by | Jun 9, 2023
Ellen Gordon has worked for more than two decades on behalf of pharmaceutical and biotech companies to deliver insights and much-needed solutions. "Her experience supporting the swift development of novel medicines makes her ideal for helping our clients leverage g.nome to accelerate drug discovery," CEO David Gascogine said.
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HSC’s Sparkyard Amps Up Support for Fort Worth Entrepreneurs with Innovative Features and Inclusive Approach
by | Jun 7, 2023

The UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Sparkyard platform recently completed an online economic dashboard of Tarrant County entrepreneurial activity and two other website updates funded by a U.S....

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Software Developer Deep Cognition Looks To Bolster Its B2B Sales After Snagging $1.25 Million for AI Platform
by | Jun 7, 2023
The Dallas company’s PaperEntry product targets customers wanting to save time and money by automating their data-entry process with artificial intelligence.
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Immersive Entertainment: Cosm to Break Ground Wednesday in Grandscape

by | Jun 5, 2023
Founded in 2020 by Dallas-based Mirasol Capital, led by billionaire RealPage Founder and CEO Steven Winn, Cosm will offer "shared reality" experiences from live sports to concerts to experiential art and more. Guests will be plunged into each experience through Cosm's proprietary tech on an immersive 87-foot diameter LED dome.
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Air-Dried Meat Snack Maker Stryve Names SVP/GM, Chief Customer Officer
by | Jun 2, 2023
The moves follow a recent infusion of $4.1 million in strategic financing as Stryve looks to fuel its growth in the consumer packaged goods sector.
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The Last Word: StaffDNA’s Sheldon Arora on Filing 26 Patents To Safeguard New Platform Tech
by | Jun 2, 2023
Plano-based StaffDNA—whose staffing platform helps healthcare workers manage their careers by finding temporary and full-time positions—has announced the launch of new integrated platform technology. The company says its new tech "transforms the staffing ecosystem for candidates, agencies, and clients" in the healthcare industry. And beyond it, as well, for "global use cases across all employment verticals."
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Biote Names Healthcare Veteran Chief Commercial Officer
by | May 31, 2023
Mary J. Puncochar will lead Biote’s commercial initiatives to expand its presence in the growing market for hormone replacement therapy. She brings more than 30 years' experience in sales, tech-enabled marketing, and management roles at leading healthcare, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies.
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Mindzie Launches Generative AI-Powered Business Process Mining Platform
by | May 30, 2023
Southlake-based mindize says that by training AI to think like a "process analyst," it can enable organizations to accelerate their process improvement initiatives and achieve rapid digital transformation. "Our unique approach will allow customers to leverage the power of AI chat to discover process insights, while never exposing their data," says CEO James Henderson.
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Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Has a New Address: A Prison in Texas

by | May 30, 2023
Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison last November for fraudulently misleading investors in the Theranos blood-testing device hoax. Today she moved into her new minimum-security home in Bryan along with 650 other women inmates—including “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jennifer Shah.
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Carta Platform Sees Texas VC Activity More Than Double in Q1, as California Slips
by | May 25, 2023
"It’s beginning to look like the recent growth of Texas could have a lasting impact on the VC ecosystem," Carta says in its Q1 2023 report, noting that Texas now ranks No. 4 among all states in capital raised on its platform. "In the recent past, California, Massachusetts, and New York formed an unofficial Big Three states for startup investors. Thanks to Texas, it’s now looking more like a Big Four."
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The Last Word: OptiMIND Founder on Winning a $40,000 Award for Research Innovation at UTD’s Big Idea Competition
Associate Professor Chandramallika Basak entered UTD's recent Big Idea Competition in the alumni research commercialization category with OptiMIND, a series of brain training games designed to enhance brain and cognition across the lifespan. The games are designed to ensure that people stay sharp and focused at any age. After winning $40,000 in the competition, she recently tweeted that she's ready to start her startup.
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