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The NBA is one of the organizations partnering with Cosm for immersive presentations of live events. [Image: NBA/Cosm]
Immersive Entertainment: Cosm to Break Ground Wednesday in Grandscape
by David Seeley | 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.
by Lance Murray |
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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by David Seeley |
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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by Lance Murray |
Jun 2, 2023
Harry Kane becomes the latest pro athlete—and first soccer star— to join the OxeFit investor team alongside Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, professional golfers Dustin Johnson and Talor Gooch, and Miami Dolphins star Jalen Ramsey, among others.
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Photo: Daniel Scott Photography; DI Studio
Highway to Innovation: Startups Put the Pedal to the Metal in Business Bootcamp
by Capital One | Jun 1, 2023
These mavericks are not just shifting gears, they're changing the road rules in the automotive ecosystem. The Capital One Accelerator program, now in its second year, helps founders develop their business plans and pitches en route to becoming capital ready.
Meet the 13 startups selected for 2023, set to drive innovation and change in the automotive ecosystem.
Meet the 13 startups selected for 2023, set to drive innovation and change in the automotive ecosystem.
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by Lance Murray |
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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by David Seeley |
May 30, 2023
Dallas-based Rosy aims "to smash taboos around women's sexual health" by using technology to bridge gaps in care. In a Q&A with Dallas Innovates, Founder and CEO Dr. Lyndsey Harper talks about raising $4.2 million to date as a femtech startup; her plans for Rosy's growth; AI's place in women's sexual health; and more.
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by Lance Murray |
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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Federal women's prison camp in Bryan, Texas. [Photo: Federal Bureau of Prisons]
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Has a New Address: A Prison in Texas
by David Seeley | 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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by Lance Murray |
May 25, 2023
Plano-based G.O.A.T. Fuel raised its "first-ever institutional round of funding in a space that’s becoming increasingly more competitive and despite growing market challenges."
The energy drink co-founded by NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice in 2020 is powered by natural caffeine, cordyceps mushrooms, green tea, electrolytes, BCAAs, and 10 essential vitamins.
The energy drink co-founded by NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice in 2020 is powered by natural caffeine, cordyceps mushrooms, green tea, electrolytes, BCAAs, and 10 essential vitamins.
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by David Seeley |
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 25, 2023
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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Rendering of a Picklemall interior [Image: Picklemall]
A High-Tech ‘Picklemall’ Is Coming to Dallas to Serve Pickleball Addicts All Year Long
by David Seeley | May 24, 2023
Picklemall is led by Dallas-based CEO West Shaw and backed by billionaire Austin financier Steve Kuhn, who founded Major League Pickleball in 2021. "The future of pickleball is indoors," Kuhn says—and it will be high-tech too, with in-court cameras capturing gameplay in real time.
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by Glenn Hunter |
May 24, 2023
Lyda Hill Philanthropies and TAMEST, the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science, and Technology, have launched the Hill Prizes. The new program will provide $2.5 million in funding to support the research of Texas scientists.
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by Lance Murray |
May 23, 2023
Frisco-based Netwrix announced it has received a strategic investment from Centerbridge Partners LP, a global multi-strategy private equity firm.
Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor, said that TA Associates, a leading global private equity firm, remains the majority shareholder, with members of Netwrix’s senior management team and Updata Partners retaining minority positions in the business....
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by Lance Murray |
May 23, 2023
SmartAction, a Fort Worth-based AI platform provider specializing in advanced Intelligent Virtual Agents and conversational AI solutions, has closed a new round of funding that brings the current strategic growth capital amount to $38 million....
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