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To the Lake and On the Water: Fetii Partners With GetMyBoat in DFW and Austin
by Quincy Preston and David Seeley | May 3, 2023
Calling itself “the Uber for large groups," Austin-based Fetii expanded to Dallas-Fort Worth late last year. Already popular at universities across North Texas, the 15-passenger ride-sharing service has now teamed up with San Francisco-based GetMyBoat to make partying on the water a breeze. Fetii CEO Matthew Iommi tells Dallas Innovates why the waves beckoned—and how he's planning for national expansion.
by Lance Murray |
May 2, 2023
As telcos around the world make the shift from hardware-based to software-based networks, Richardson-based Mavenir is leading the charge toward this major industry transformation. President and CEO Pardeep Kohli says the new capital “will allow us to accelerate our capabilities in automation, sustainability, and use of AI as we enable our customers to efficiently deploy and operate Open RAN based end-to-end cloud-native networks."
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by Lance Murray |
May 2, 2023
The "blood-brain barrier" acts like a highly selective firewall, preventing an estimated 98% of drugs from entering the brain—making it a major hurdle in the development of brain and central nervous system drugs. Lantern Pharma has recently developed what it calls "highly accurate AI algorithms" to predict the ability of a drug or compound to pass through the barrier.
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by Lance Murray |
May 1, 2023
The AI Bootcamp will target underserved high school students in the ninth through 12th grades and will introduce them to basic AI concepts and skills, the foundation said. Students will learn what AI is and is not, where they already interact with AI in their own lives, and the ethical implications of AI systems including but not limited to TikTok recommendations, smart home assistants, facial recognition, and self-driving cars, among others.
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A Cruise robotaxi in action. [Photo: Cruise]
Cruise Is Operating Robotaxis 24/7 in San Francisco—and Dallas Might Be Its Next Stop
by David Seeley | May 1, 2023
If you haven't seen Martin Scorcese's 1976 film "Taxi Driver," better catch it soon. A robotaxi service in San Francisco may one day make real-live taxi drivers obsolete—and the next showing of this phenomenon just might happen in Dallas. Cruise, a self-driving car startup that launched in 2013 and was acquired by General Motors in 2016, says it began offering "fully driverless service" in its robotaxis to public riders in San Francisco last January. According to IoT News, Cruise may have its eyes on Dallas for its next robotaxi service location.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 1, 2023
Green is the former leader singer of a punk rock band, who toured the world and put out two albums in his early twenties. But now he's taking the stage in a different way—by leading his startup Nada into the $27 trillion home equity market.
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by David Seeley |
May 1, 2023
Slutty Vegan got its start in Atlanta in 2018 when founder and CEO Pinky Cole began selling her signature plant-based burgers over Instagram. Now, after raising a $25 million Series A and opening 10 restaurants in Georgia, New York, and Alabama, she's opening her first Lone Star location right here in North Texas—and aiming to build "a billion-dollar brand."
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 28, 2023
Slemons, an experienced retail real estate developer, spent more than 10 years at Starbucks and Amazon in key retail leadership positions. The position expands the Unleashed leadership team and is intended to help franchisees who have recently signed franchise agreements to find the best real estate, secure leases, and get units opened quickly.
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Access and Opportunity Take Center Stage at Impact Ventures’ Inclusive Capital Summit in Dallas
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Apr 28, 2023
The inaugeral Inclusive Capital Summit will kick off with a VIP event on May 3rd, followed by two days of inspiring keynotes from national leaders, solution-based conversations, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. Check out the lineup.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 27, 2023
Ah, the dreaded group text. It "dings" on your phone with the promise of a one-to-one message—only to reveal that a few, several, or a dozen-plus recipients will now be dinging you to death. To solve that, a new Dallas-based startup called Brodkast has launched a free-to-use private group messaging app. It's like sending a BCC email, except "cooler" and "faster," says Founder Natasha August.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 27, 2023
Dublin, Ireland-based Manna, the world’s first aviation-grade B2B "drone delivery as-a-service" startup, has begun a trial in partnership with Dallas-based real estate development company Hillwood at its AllianceTexas development in Fort Worth. The trial will initially offer drone delivery to a select number of Hillwood’s residential developments.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 26, 2023
BGSF CEO Beth Garvey says the addition of the Nashville-based workforce solutions firm allows the company to offer software development and IT consulting services and solutions using resources located outside of the U.S.
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TPG Raises $3.4B for Second Fund Aimed at Capital Solutions in Tech Industry
by Lance Murray | Apr 26, 2023
Global alternative asset management firm TPG has closed TPG Tech Adjacencies II, the firm’s second fund for its strategy dedicated to providing flexible capital solutions to the technology industry.
TPG, headquartered in Fort Worth and San Francisco, said it secured $3.4 billion of equity commitments for TTAD II and related vehicles, surpassing the fund’s target and doubling the capital raised for the inaugural TTAD fund in 2018....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 26, 2023
Kendra Mack recently relocated to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to lead Kanarys' DEIB consulting practice. The firm said she is a dynamic speaker and expert facilitator committed to ensuring every employee feels valued.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 26, 2023
Last year, Dallas Innovates introduced you to Preston just after the SMU grad had launched Afloat, an app that lets users send curated gifts from local retailers with same or next-day delivery. Just over a year after launching, Afloat now has 10 employees, 12,000 users, and connections to 70 local business in Dallas and Kansas City, the Dallas Morning News reports—and is looking to raise $3 million in growth funding after earlier raising over $1.5 million.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 25, 2023
Gearbox Entertainment Co., an award-winning creator and distributor of transmedia entertainment, has launched Gearbox Gives, a new initiative that organizes and directs the studio’s philanthropic work....
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