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Dallas Innovates and D CEO Announce ‘The Innovation Awards 2023’
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 18, 2022
Are you or your company a leader in innovation? The Innovation Awards celebrates trailblazers and innovators in North Texas.
Nominate your organization, a colleague, peer, or yourself—by September 22.
Nominate your organization, a colleague, peer, or yourself—by September 22.
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 17, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AITAX's tax planning using video-based graphical user interface and AI, Alcon's dissolvable polymeric eye inserts with a biodegradable polymer, Amgen's electronic drug delivery device, Frito-Lay's vending machine for foodstuffs, Ironwood Cyber's generating upsampled signal from gyroscope data, OmniMax USA's smart desk and chair, Pavestone's random linear paving slab, SanDisk's vertical mapping and computing for deep neural networks in non-volatile memory, and Toyota's ramp merging assistance.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 17, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros.
Patents granted include:
• 7-Eleven's vector-based object re-identification during image tracking
• Amazon's multi-factor message-based authentication for network resources
• Blue Yonder Group's sentient optimization for continuous supply chain management
• BMIC's methods of forming an adhesive composition from asphalt shingle waste powder
• Cali-Curl's hair curling system
• Gradalis' methods for treating cancers
• McAfee's methods and apparatus to deconflict malware or content remediation
• NCH Corporation's system method and composition for incubating spores for use in aquaculture agriculture wastewater and environmental remediation applications
• vSpatial's devices and methods for creating a collaborative virtual session
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by David Seeley |
Aug 16, 2022
Colossal is already working to "de-extinct" the woolly mammoth via a mammoth-elephant hybrid project. Now the Tasmanian tiger—which went extinct nearly 100 years ago due to human hunting—is the second species Colossal is seeking to bring back.
"We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Andrew Pask and the University of Melbourne to restore this amazing animal to Earth," said Ben Lamm, Colossal's co-founder and CEO.
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Second place winner Jarrett Wright of Higher Rewards, left; Rick Tett of HoboLoco, center; and first place-winning Autix founder and CEO Jake Hamann at far right. [Photo: Michael Samples]
McKinney Auto Enthusiast App Autix Wins Capital One Pitch Competition at Dallas Startup Week
by Kevin Cummings | Aug 15, 2022
The last day of Dallas Startup Week offered a competitive edge—the Capital One Accelerator Pitch Competition. Eight startups from across the U.S. who'd completed the accelerator program took part. The big winner: Autix, which won the CodeLaunch DFW pitch competition just last November.
Taking second place was California-based nonprofit-branded credit card startup Higher Rewards, while the Crowd Favorite prize went to Atlanta's Simple Money Academy.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 12, 2022
Hundreds packed the Granada theater to watch the gloves-off "fights" to cap off Dallas Startup Week. Tech types duked it out verbally amid cheering, hooting, and generally raucous reactions from the audience.
Check out what you missed—or relive it here.
Check out what you missed—or relive it here.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 12, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from UNT Dallas, 49 Financial, Daseke, Rogers Healy Commercial, CrossFirst Bank, and more.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 12, 2022
Ten local founders and innovators sparred in gloves-off debates, "fighting" to win each round.
The fight card included challenges like: Should brands be transparent? Should the government be involved in building the metaverse? And is ESG important? Here are the knockout rounds.
The fight card included challenges like: Should brands be transparent? Should the government be involved in building the metaverse? And is ESG important? Here are the knockout rounds.
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Wired Editor at Large Steven Levy
The Last Word: Wired’s Steven Levy on How Tech Is Changing Us, and Why There’s No Stopping Innovation
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 11, 2022
Levy has been writing about technology for more than 30 years. A founding writer at Wired, he's widely considered to be the premier tech journalist in the U.S. He’s covered the digital revolution since the early 1980s, reporting every major trend and profiling its key figures.
Today, as a keynote speaker on the closing day of Dallas Startup Week, he took stock of how we got here—and what's next.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 11, 2022
At Dallas Startup Week today, three leading early-stage investors offered tips on how founders should pivot in today's shifting economy. Perkins Coie's Valeska Pederson Hintz, LiveOak Venture Partners’ Mike Marcantonio, and S3 Ventures' Eric Engineer shared insights and advice.
Despite the downturn, "If you've got a capital-efficient, growing business that has strong unit economics, at the end of the day that business is fundable, and that's what we're looking for," Marcantonio said.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 10, 2022
Mark Cuban has some hot takes on the metaverse, and he doesn't stop there. He made a recent virtual appearance on the YouTube channel Altcoin Daily to share his thoughts on Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Cardano, cryptocurrency in general, and more.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 10, 2022
Rakesh Apte, Dell's director of product management and innovation strategy, lays out the emerging trends driving the future of innovation in the technology space that companies big and small should have their eyes on.
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U.S. Patent No. 11,389,269 (Portable medical grade air purification system) was assigned to AtmenBio, LLC
Dallas Invents: 127 Patents Granted for Week of July 19
by Quincy Preston | Aug 10, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: State Farm's Autonomous Vehicle Insurance Based Upon Usage, Oracle's Detection Of Malware In Documents, Amazon's Flexible Container Chutes For Sortation Systems, Samsung's Mesh Compression, Polte's Network Architecture And Methods For Location Services, and more.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 9, 2022
“Remember, we're just one pitch away from changing the world,” says Wen Zhang. “It's our job as a founder, as a co-founder to show people the world that we are seeing.”
The founder and CEO of the INNW Institute helps leaders hone their pitches when approaching venture capitalists and other investors
The founder and CEO of the INNW Institute helps leaders hone their pitches when approaching venture capitalists and other investors
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 9, 2022
“Opioids are diabolical, because they actually change the structure and function of your brain; they change the way your reward system works,” said Daniel Powell, CEO at Spark Biomedical.
Meet Powell and six other startup leaders.
Meet Powell and six other startup leaders.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 9, 2022
Thirteen Dallas-Fort Worth startups are among the 250 companies named to the MassChallenge 2022 U.S. Early-Stage Accelerator. One of the most acclaimed startup accelerators in the U.S., MassChallenge has supported founders in 20 countries worldwide.
Meet the 13 DFW startups who'll get "unparalleled" mentorship and partnership, free workspace in MassChallenge's Dallas office, and the chance to win equity-free cash prizes in the accelerator's up to $1 million annual competition.
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