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Boozy Bites Wins EOSERA’s Inaugural EmpowHERment Pitch Competition

Boozy Bites—the world’s “first premium edible cocktail” featuring a proprietary vegan and wine-based gel in a patented push-up cup—took home the top prize of $10,000 at EOSERA’s inaugural EmpowHERment Pitch Competition in Fort Worth Thursday.

The three finalists—narrowed down from 10 semifinalists—took the stage at the UNT Health Science Center Next Offices in Fort Worth....

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Tech Company Pathlock Appoints New Chief Revenue Officer
by | Nov 18, 2022
Pathlock's recent mergers, acquisitions, and capital raises have enabled the company to address the increasing risk in application security while establishing its leadership position as the industry's most complete 360-degree platform for application security and controls automation.
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Ispira Enterprise Hires 3 Executives for Leadership Team
by | Nov 18, 2022
The new hires are Munish Gupta as president and cybersecurity advisory head, Divya Acharya as chief human resources officer, and Kumar Mynampati as chief delivery and growth officer.
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Pro Volleyball Federation Launches Out of Frisco and Ohio, Takes Court in 2024
by | Nov 18, 2022
Women's pro sports in North America just got a new attraction to cheer for with the launch of the Pro Volleyball Federation. The indoor women's volleyball league is based locally out of Frisco as well as Columbus, Ohio, and will feature eight to 10 initial teams playing in "volleyball hotbeds" across the U.S. But the dinks, spikes, digs, and sets are still more than a year away from happening.  Slated to take the court in February 2024, the federation has founding partners including former Baltimore Ravens quarterback and Super Bowl champion Trent Dilfer, with involvement from volleyball legends Dr. Cecile Reynaud and Laurie Corbelli and Team USA veteran Jenna Rosenthal.
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Fort Worth’s Aero Design Labs Aims to Help Delta Air Lines Save Fuel, Reduce Carbon Emissions with ‘Drag Reduction Kits’

by | Nov 17, 2022
Using computational fluid dynamics modeling, Aero Design Labs creates a 'high-definition map" of Boeing 737 aircraft. Then it works with partners to develop a drag reduction kit that can save fuel costs and reduce carbon emissions. "Each part of the kit plays a part in capturing and redirecting the airflow, providing a holistic solution to reduce drag," ADL's Chief Commercial Officer Chris Jones told Dallas Innovates.
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Rebranding from WorkSuites to Lucid Private Offices, This Coworking Company is Looking to Grow Beyond its Texas Footprint
by | Nov 16, 2022

As it looks to open its first locations outside of Texas, a local coworking space operator is rebranding ahead of a broader expansion effort.

Formerly WorkSuites, the Dallas-based private office-focused coworking operator is looking to build on its growth locally and nationally, now as Lucid Private Offices....

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Dallas Invents: 109 Patents Granted for Week of November 1
by | Nov 16, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: About Better Life Experiences' system for sanitizing fluids, Bank of America's automated control of software permissions and access to network resources, Bombardier's temperature monitoring unit for aircraft wing structure and associated installation method, Concat Systems' machine learning AI system for producing 360 virtual representation of an object, Covalent Group's skin toning device, Mavenir Networks' RCS authentication, Toyota's bicycle saddle with vibration isolators, USAA's method for inferring GPS location, and Vertical Solar Systems' utility pole solar energy collector system.
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7 Dallas-Area Companies Make Deloitte’s 2022 Technology Fast 500 List
by | Nov 16, 2022
In its 28th year, the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 honors the most innovative, fastest-growing public and private companies from all over North America. Here's a look at the seven North Texas companies that made the cut.
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Co-Warehousing Innovator Opens 2nd Location in DFW With New Outpost in Carrollton

by | Nov 16, 2022
Georgia-based Saltbox—acclaimed by Fast Company in its list of 2022 Most Innovative Companies—opened a new 128K-SF co-warehousing location Tuesday in Carrollton. On tap: 169 flexible warehouse suites, 10 office suites, flex office space, access to loading docks, and a "top-of-the-line photo studio for entrepreneurs." "Our end-to-end solutions power the logistics journey of small businesses from startup to scale," said Saltbox Co-Founder and CEO Tyler Scriven.
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Plano Multifamily Investment Firm BKE Capital Rebrands as APTVEST
by | Nov 15, 2022
The newly rebranded APTVEST says it evaluates, buys, renovates, and manages North Texas multifamily properties in-house. Its online platform enables investors to place funds in multifamily properties with "the click of a button," with historical investment minimums of $25K to $100K per investor. “As we surveyed the multifamily investment industry trajectory, we felt it necessary to brand up and think about the future," said Kevin Parrish, APTVEST founder and co-managing partner.
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South Korean EV Charging Company Picks Plano for Its First U.S. Manufacturing Facility
by | Nov 15, 2022
Seoul-based SK Signet said its new Plano facility will produce a range of fast-charging solutions, including providing the first U.S.-manufactured ultra-fast chargers and power cabinets that offer more than 350kW of power. Expected to reach full capacity by July 2023, the facility will bring up to 183 highly skilled jobs and produce more than 10,000 fast chargers per year.
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Island Co-founder & CEO Mike Fey
Dallas-Based Island Extends Series B Funding With $60M Investment for Its Desktop Disruptor—a Browser Built for Enterprise
by | Nov 14, 2022
Island, a Dallas-based unicorn that emerged from stealth last February, was valued at $1.3 billion in March. It continues to attract big investments for its Enterprise Browser, which protects companies' SaaS tools and internal web apps from data leaks with a long list of security features. "Being able to further validate our valuation, even with the headwinds facing the broader market, is an honor,” Island CEO and co-founder Mike Fey said.
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The Shadow CEO:
Entrepreneurs, Don’t Be Left Behind

by | Nov 12, 2022
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in The Shadow CEO startup series. Part 12, the final segment, takes a founder-friendly look at additional equity grants.
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Tech Titans Adds 6 Industry Veterans to Its Board of Directors
by | Nov 12, 2022

Richardson-based Tech Titans has announced the newest additions to its board of directors.

Tech Titans is the largest technology trade association in Texas, representing a quarter million employees through its 300 member companies....

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Black Girl Magic Takes Top Prize at Pitch Competition

From experiences for people to products for bulldogs, six founders in The DEC’s “Your Level Up” cohort competed for the top three spots, which came with cash prizes—and a chance to make an impression on other founders and potential investors....

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Arlan Hamilton talks with Mark Cuban at the 2022 Venture Dallas conference.
Mark Cuban Talks About Pickleball, Pharmaceuticals, and His ‘Addiction to Helping Entrepreneurs’
by | Nov 10, 2022
Whether he's buying a pro pickleball team or disrupting big pharma with his cost-plus drug company, Mark Cuban says he's a "ready, fire, aim" businessman. So he surrounds himself with "ready, aim, fire" perfectionists to keep him from "screwing everything up." That's just one insight the billionaire shared in a fireside chat with Backstage Capital founder Arlan Hamilton at the Venture Dallas conference last week. “There's always going to be somebody smarter, there's always going to be somebody faster, better," Cuban added. "I just try to work a little harder.”
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