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Mobile Security Platform Zimperium Adds Industry Vet as Chief Marketing Officer

by | Jan 30, 2023

Sammie Walker has joined Dallas-based mobile security provider Zimperium as chief marketing officer.

Zimperium, the only mobile security platform purpose-built for enterprise environments, said Walker will be responsible for driving growth and awareness of Zimperium’s mobile security platform as it scales to provide organizations worldwide with protection against the increasing volume and severity of mobile threats....

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Frisco’s Greenwatt Lighting Launches Alert System for Schools with First Install in Southlake
by | Jan 27, 2023
The joint venture with Mark Cuban-backed IoT startup MeshTek has released a Kid-Centric lighting system that can communicate emergency safety protocols to students, teachers, and administrators with instant visual cues and immediate notification alerts. The company says its solution "is the only safety lighting system that utilizes a reliable Bluetooth mesh network." "With school safety being a top concern across the country, this innovation could not have come at a better time," Cuban says.
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Digital Edition: Dallas Innovates Magazine 2023
by | Jan 27, 2023
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AI Innovation: U.S. Patent Office to Hold Public Meeting in Dallas on Emerging Tech, IP Challenges
by | Jan 26, 2023
Innovators across North Texas and entrepreneurs all over the U.S. are racing to launch (and patent) the latest breakthrough AI. That can lead to IP policy issues as emerging tech hits the market. On February 8, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will a public meeting to discuss how to promote innovation in AI and Machine Learning tech, to be held virtually and in person at the Arts District Mansion in Dallas. "The takeaways will shape future work on AI and ET policy," says USPTO Director Kathi Vidal.
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Dallas’ MedCognetics Gets $750K NIH Grant to Research Unbiased AI for Breast Cancer Detection

by | Jan 26, 2023
Last month, we told you about MedCognetics getting FDA clearance for its unbiased AI-enabled software for breast cancer screening. Today, the Dallas-based company announced it has been awarded $750,000 from an NIH program to research unbiased AI for breast cancer detection. The NIH's AIM-AHEAD program—short for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity—awarded the grant. "This NIH grant will play an important role in future product development as well as helping us further expand our global market penetration," said MedCognetics CEO Debasish Nag.
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Dallas Venture Capital Partners with T-Hub, an Innovation Hub and Business Incubator, and Launches the DVC India Fund
by | Jan 24, 2023
Aiming to eliminate borders when it comes to investing in early-stage startups in multiple countries, the VC firm held an event earlier this month in Hyderabad, India, to announce its partnership with T-Hub and the official launch of the DVC India Fund, which has invested in five companies so far. "2023 is going to be a tough macro-economic environment, but global enterprises are at an early stage of the digital transformation journey," Co-Founder Abidali Neemuchwala said at the event.
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The Last Word: Starship Bagel’s Oren Salomon on Dallas’ Bagel City Identity
by | Jan 24, 2023
Salomon is a Brooklyn-born Polish Jew—three ingredients that practically made him destined to be a bagel expert. He proved it by opening Starship Bagel in Lewisville in July 2021, and earlier this month he opened a schmear-ific location at 1520 Elm Street in downtown Dallas, where he also serves coffee made from award-winning Onyx Coffee Lab beans.
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Talkmap Names New EVP/Chief Product Officer, Adds Board Member
by | Jan 24, 2023

Dallas-based Talkmap announced that Myron Prevatt is the new executive vice president and chief product officer of the provider of AI-powered conversational intelligence.

In his role, Prevatt will lead product management, R&D, and operations for the patented Talkdiscovery Platform, the conversational intelligence platform that transforms call center conversations into understanding and engagement....

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Digital Infrastructures Firm Extenet Appoints New Chief Revenue Officer

by | Jan 23, 2023

Extenet, the Frisco-based privately held provider of network infrastructure solutions, has appointed Scott Pomykalski to the role of chief revenue officer, a position in which he will be responsible for leading Extenet’s customer acquisition, outreach, and relations efforts.

The company, which announced its relocation from Illinois to North Texas last summer and rebranded in December, has new headquarters at Frisco Station....

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‘Semi-Private’ San Francisco Jet Service Expands to Dallas Love Field, Offers $1K Flights to Aspen and Los Cabos
by | Jan 23, 2023
Offering what it calls "the future of first class," Aero already flies passengers from private terminals in San Francisco and Los Angeles to destinations in Los Cabos, Aspen, and Sun Valley. Its new service out of a private terminal in Love Field will launch April 21 with introductory $1,000 one-way flights to Los Cabos, featuring contactless check-in, a crowd-free lounge, and "bespoke, white glove services." The company raised $65 million in August to help fuel its U.S. expansion.
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Alto Rideshare’s Apres Hour Art Car Offers Free Espresso Martinis All This Month
by | Jan 20, 2023
Alexis Smith and Nicole Craven, co-founders of the Après Hours line of canned espresso martinis, have become brand partners of Alto. An Après Hours Alto "Art Car" is now riding city streets as part of Alto's local fleet. If it happens to pick you up this month, you'll be served free espresso martini cocktails during the ride to your destination. 
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Kindly Human co-founder and CEO Cole Egger at left with co-founder and President Jason Franzen. [Photo: Kindly Human]

Dallas HR Tech Startup Listeners On Call Rebrands as Kindly Human

by | Jan 18, 2023
Founded in 2019, newly rebranded Kindly Human is a "mental well-being platform" providing 24/7 preclinical call-based support, with trained "peer listeners" helping employees navigate life stressors including financial, relationship, work, and health concerns. "At Kindly Human, it's all about humans helping humans and giving employees the fastest path to support through shared connection." says co-founder and CEO Cole Egger.
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The Last Word: BAL’s Chloe Mervine on Staying Focused on Her Startup’s Growth
by | Jan 18, 2023
Mervine capped off 2022 by celebrating a milestone for her Dallas-based startup Big Ass Luxuries, which she and her husband Trent co-founded in 2021. BAL makes and sells Big Ass Candles—long-lasting and aromatic candles made from natural eco-friendly scents and coconut soy wax. BAL surpassed $1.3M in 2022 sales, 10 times what it made in 2021.
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LG Art Lab Promotes Simple and Secure Digital Artwork Sales Via Hedera Network
by | Jan 18, 2023

Art lovers now have a new simple and secure way to buy curated digital artwork at home with the LG Art Lab on LG Smart TVs with Blade Wallet, the fastest growing wallet on the Richardson-based Hedera Network....

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Here Are the Winners of The Innovation Awards 2023
by | Jan 17, 2023
Dallas Innovates and D CEO celebrated 68 honorees and revealed the winners of our fourth-annual Innovation Awards at an event held at On the Levee in the Dallas Design District. Here's a full list of winners and finalists.
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