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From IPOs to M&As: A Year of Notable Exits in North Texas
by Lance Murray | Feb 13, 2023
North Texas had its share of big exits in 2022 with UPS acquiring Delivery Solutions, Netflix buying Boss Fight Entertainment, Monster acquiring Deep Ellum Brewing Company, and CVS Health winning the bidding war to acquire Signify Health.
by Lance Murray |
Feb 10, 2023
Seven new members of the Dallas Entrepreneur Center’s fiduciary board were announced by The DEC Network Board Chair Tim Hill.
The nonprofit said that the new members bring a wealth of experience and knowledge in various industries and will be instrumental in helping it achieve its mission of helping entrepreneurs start, build, and grow their businesses....
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by David Seeley |
Feb 10, 2023
Leafy greens is a multibillion-dollar industry. But before lettuce can get into salads across the U.S., it has to navigate coast-to-coast supply chain and distribution issues, says Eden Green Technology CEO Eddy Badrina, whose Cleburne-based ag-tech startup opened a new, two-acre vertical greenhouse in September as part of a planned $47 million vertical farm. Those issues have led to what Badrina calls "the 3,000-mile salad."
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by David Seeley |
Feb 8, 2023
We caught up with Batiz, one of Forbes’ richest self-made women, who has a new course on how to “master the game of life”—AliveOS.
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Ascent Ventures Makes Pre-Seed Investment in Canadian AI-Development Pioneer
by Lance Murray | Feb 7, 2023
OVA is a pioneer in AI-enabled immersive software technology development. It works with industry leaders from around the world who are looking to transform their business with spatial and immersive computing, AI, augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Feb 7, 2023
Jim Lake and Amanda Moreno are turning 40,000 square feet of real estate in downtown Cedar Hill into a mixed-use development with offices, restaurants, residential, and retail space.
The $14 million project, which has yet to be named, builds on Jim Lake Companies' Bishop Arts success.
The $14 million project, which has yet to be named, builds on Jim Lake Companies' Bishop Arts success.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 6, 2023
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has put state agencies on the clock to implement policies that would prohibit the downloading or use of apps such as TikTok on state-owned devices.
Abbott announced the statewide model security plan Monday for Texas state agencies to address vulnerabilities presented by the use of TikTok and other software on personal and state-issued devices. Each state agency will have until February 15 to implement its own policy to enforce this statewide plan. “The security risks associated with the use of TikTok on devices used to conduct the important business of our state must not be underestimated or ignored,” Abbott said.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 6, 2023
North Texas continues to flex its strengths as companies big and small flock to the region for tech talent and growth opportunities.
New research shows Dallas-Fort Worth leads the nation in the growth of high-tech jobs.
New research shows Dallas-Fort Worth leads the nation in the growth of high-tech jobs.
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Exclusive Q&A: John Carmack’s ‘Different Path’ to Artificial General Intelligence
by Glenn Hunter | Feb 2, 2023
John Carmack, the iconic Dallas game developer, rocket engineer, and VR pioneer, is taking aim now at solving AGI. If successful, his moonshot effort would be a ‘change-the-world-level’ event.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 1, 2023
The DEC Network wants to help women take their tech game to the next level in a male-dominated industry. The 2023 WomenXTech Summit, a one-day, in-person summit for women, will be held Feb....
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by David Seeley |
Feb 1, 2023
Bear Robotics makes table bussing, food running, and drink-serving hospitality robots that have wheeled meals to tables in Chili's restaurants and other eateries across the country. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, with a second office in Addison, Bear was one of more than 20 restaurant tech companies that vied for entry in US Foods' incubator program. Bear's successful demos and operator interest led US Foods to add the company to its nationwide Business Tools program.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 31, 2023
Colossal says its efforts could help boost "the U.S. high-tech advantage." Its gene editing technologies "will make waves across sectors—in agriculture with new biofuels and preserving biodiversity, as well as in human health through improved gene therapy and vaccine development," the company said.
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Dallas-Based Enterprise Browser Unicorn Adds SVP of Strategic Partnerships
by Lance Murray | Jan 31, 2023
Richard Greene has joined the executive team at Dallas-based tech unicorn Island as senior vice president of strategic partnerships.
Island, a leader and pioneer in the enterprise browser market, said that Greene has decades of experience building and leading multimillion-dollar, fast-paced companies driving strategy, directing high-performance sales teams, scaling startups, and maximizing revenue....
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by David Seeley |
Jan 30, 2023
Life sciences industry veteran David Gascoigne will lead the new startup, which was launched in October by Catalyze Dallas Holdings.
Almaden's g.nome cloud-native platform offers "an advanced visual drag-and-drop workflow builder" and curated library of toolkits that can speed bioinformatic pipeline building "from what previously has taken months to mere hours," the company says.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 30, 2023
EarthX is seeking innovators and investors to participate in its 2023 EarthX E-Capital Summit April 19-22 at Fair Park in Dallas.
At the summit, early-stage climate tech companies will be able to make pitches for a chance at a cash prize. There will also be discussions on investment and industry trends by leading industry professionals, investors, startups, and policymakers, EarthX said, along with curated and self-selected one-on-one networking meetings between investors, dealmakers, and innovators.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 30, 2023
The partnership enables customers of Richardson-based InfoVision to gain access to the Qualys Cloud Platform, offering continuous assessment of global IT, security, and compliance posture plus 2-second visibility across all IT assets.
“Managed security systems are critical for addressing the vulnerability challenges that businesses face due to the increased adoption of cloud, application modernization, industrial internet of things, and data proliferation," says InfoVision President Sean Yalamanchi.
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