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Dallas-Based 3D Solar Tower Developer Janta Power Raises $5.5M Seed Round

by | Oct 21, 2025
Janta's patented, high-density 3D photovoltaic towers are engineered to generate around 50% more energy while using one-third of the land area of traditional flat-panel solar systems. "Our 3D solar towers were built for exactly this moment," Founder and CEO Mohammed Njies said.
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North Texas-Based MTX Group Launches Venture Arm to Back Next-Gen Enterprise AI Startups
by | Oct 20, 2025
MTX Ventures will back early-stage founders building AI-native tools for business, government, and social impact—aligned with MTX Group’s public- and private-sector work.
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ENO8 Founder on Why Abe Lincoln Had the Best AI Advice
The Last Word: ENO8 Founder on Why Abe Lincoln Had the Best AI Advice
Dallas tech studio founder Jeff Francis says one of the best quotes about artificial intelligence comes from the 19th century. And it captures exactly what's wrong with how companies rush into AI coding.
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Plano-Based, HR-Focused Aragorn AI Raises $4.3M Seed Round

by | Oct 15, 2025
“We’re rethinking the entire HR stack by starting with how HR and People Ops teams actually work—messy data, evolving orgs, real-world workflows—and building backward from there," says Co-Founder and CEO Ed Adjei.
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‘Science-Backed’ Oral Care Brand ToothScience Launches Out of Dallas
by | Oct 15, 2025
Founded by Sulman Ahmed, the founder and CEO of Dallas-based DECA Dental Group, ToothScience aims to be "the first shot across the bow of a dentist-led revolution in whole mouth health." Its toothpaste products are "naturally flavored, dye-free, alcohol-free, gluten-free, paraben-free, cruelty-free, and non-GMO."
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Patented: USAA’s Dynamic Go-Bag Service for Emergencies and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 9 with a total of 118 patents granted.
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Nerveli Raises $540K to Tackle Chronic Pain With AI and CBT
by | Oct 9, 2025
DFW Angels—a group formed by investors from TiE Dallas Angels—led the Dallas startup’s pre-seed round. Backed by Techstars and former execs from Facebook, Fujitsu, and Samsung, Nerveli is using AI and gamified cognitive behavioral therapy to tackle chronic pain.
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Patented: Nike’s Sole Structure for ‘Forward Momentum’ and More North Texas Inventive Activity

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 2 with a total of 125 patents granted.
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Base Power Expanded to Dallas in August. Now the Texas Energy Startup Has Landed $1B to Build a Factory, Take Its Battery Model National
by | Oct 8, 2025
The Austin-based energy startup—co-founded and led by Zach Dell—offers fixed-rate energy plans with home battery backup. Its $1 billion Series C will fund national expansion and a new factory at a former newspaper press site.
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Business Meets Purpose: Inaugural Global Summit Puts the ‘Mission Movement’ in Dallas
by | Oct 7, 2025
At the Global Mission Summit on Oct. 8–10, leaders and innovators are rethinking business—where purpose is infrastructure, profit fuels impact, and legacy means leaving more than returns behind. Behind it are investor Michael Moe and Dallas developer Mike Hoque, and their newly formed Global Mission Institute.
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The Last Word: On the Inspiration Behind Dallas-Based Show Tote
by | Oct 7, 2025
Kane co-founded Dallas-based Show Tote with Deborah Bowles, after both of them ran into trouble getting their handbags past security and into concert events. Now their new company offers bags that "follow the rules and turn heads," including the Clear Envelope design seen above.
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Dallas-Based WashMetrix Acquired by Industry Giant to Advance Data Platform Behind ‘The CarWash Factory’

by | Oct 6, 2025
Dallas-based WashMetrix, founded in 2022 to keep data on track for operators in the $15 billion car-wash industry, has been acquired by Florida-based manufacturer Sonny’s as “an accelerant" to the company's strategy.
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Led by Dallas Entrepreneur, Givelify Reports $300 Million in North Texas Giving, $6 Billion Globally
by | Oct 1, 2025

Could passing the offering basket become a thing of the past in places of worship? Can nonprofits rely on a third-party app to handle fundraising with one click?...

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Former PayPal, Intuit CEO Launches Evergreen Wealth With Office in North Texas
by | Oct 1, 2025
Fintech pioneer Bill Harris has launched a new Miami-based registered investment advisory with a sales office in Plano. Offering a "high-touch meets high-tech" platform, Evergreen provides tax-aware investment management and AI-powered financial advice to affluent and high-net-worth clients seeking to build long-term wealth.
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Dallas-based Worlds' technology can continuously process massive amounts of video data across different environments, creating an “index of everything” for organizations in real time. The physical AI startup has received a newly granted patent (USPTO #12400442) for a system that automatically identifies and labels objects in video by building a searchable index. The technology—invented by and Worlds CTO and co-founder Ross Bates and Sr. Director of Machine Learning Paul Aarseth—can analyze footage from different locations, compare what it sees, and match similar items to streamline real-time monitoring and data labeling. [Image: Worlds video screenshot]
Patented: Physical AI Startup’s System for Automatically Identifying, Labeling Objects and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of August 26 with a total of 103 patents granted.
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