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The "fighters" lineup for the 2022 Digital Fight Club during Dallas Startup Week. [Photos: Digital Fight Club]
Digital Fight Club Is Coming Back IRL to the Granada for Dallas Startup Week
by David Seeley | Jul 22, 2022
A night of tech founder battles, raucous crowd roars, and BS-calling corporate refs will hit the Granada Theater on August 11. That's when Digital Fight Club returns to its in-person, party-fueled finest during Dallas Startup Week 2022. Ten top local tech leaders will go 1-on-1, fighting with their wits on five disruptive tech topics.
"We plan on breaking molds again," says Michael Pratt, the event's founder and host.
by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 20, 2022
The Disrupt Dallas summit will highlight "champions who are disrupting the entrepreneurial ecosystem and talent pipeline,” says The DEC Network.
The summit on August 8—part of Dallas Startup Week's multi-day event—offers education and programming from local entrepreneurs of color on how to help support and grow a business.
Dear Fathers, a media platform for Black fatherhood, was co-founded by Jesse Alex and Lamar Johnson Jr., who "turned their pain of not having real father experiences growing up" into a positive mission. [Image: Dear Fathers]
Dear Fathers is a platform “dedicated to telling stories of black fathers from all angles while also empowering our community with tangible resources that inspire, heal, and strengthen the Black man.”
Odell Beckham, Sr.
Lamar Quinn
Dessie Brown, Jr.
LaDarius Campbell
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 20, 2022
UT Dallas-based Qualia Oto is developing the next generation of cochlear implants, and has announced closing a Series A preferred round of around $1.64 million.
Unlike typical cochlear implants that use bundles of wires attached to a receiver to stimulate the auditory nerve, Qualia Oto’s implant uses thin-film electrode arrays embedded in a polymer, allowing for more contact with the inner ear. That translates to a higher quality and range of sounds that are able to be transmitted.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 20, 2022
Gig Wage has found new ways to help business owners manage cash flow and payment speed. But even more so, it aims to help create "a social safety net for 1099 workers" by offering non-predatory Faster Pay solutions and other features, with a debit card and mobile app offering also in the works.
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OpTic Gaming CEO Adam Rymer [Photo: OpTic Gaming]
Frisco’s OpTic Gaming Acquires Dallas Streamer Tool Startup Botisimo
by Kevin Cummings | Jul 19, 2022
Frisco-based OpTic Gaming—which rebranded from Envy Gaming last month following its November merger with OpTic—has acquired Dallas streamer tool startup Botisimo.
Botisimo's tools reach more than 36 million unique viewers each month for 30,000+ streamers including Snoop Dogg, Monstercat, and Dude Perfect. OpTic believes it's "one of the most powerful tools a creator can use to engage with their audience," said OpTic CEO Adam Rymer, who joined the startup's board last year.
Botisimo's tools reach more than 36 million unique viewers each month for 30,000+ streamers including Snoop Dogg, Monstercat, and Dude Perfect. OpTic believes it's "one of the most powerful tools a creator can use to engage with their audience," said OpTic CEO Adam Rymer, who joined the startup's board last year.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 19, 2022
Sensors and autonomous tech have made cars and trucks safer for years. Now Grapevine-based AllOY aims to do that for boats—by building its own line of electric-powered, autonomously enhanced boats complete with sensors and backup cameras.
“Sitting on the back of the boat with a glass of wine, it just became clear that those same things were going to have a radical impact on marine,” CEO Brandon Cotter told Dallas Innovates.
“Sitting on the back of the boat with a glass of wine, it just became clear that those same things were going to have a radical impact on marine,” CEO Brandon Cotter told Dallas Innovates.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 15, 2022
Walmart has ordered 4,500 all-electric Lifestyle Delivery Vehicles from Canoo, with the first pre-production test models to roll in Dallas-Fort Worth “in the coming weeks.” Aquila, the former CEO of Westlake's Solera Holdings, says Walmart has the assets to really leverage Canoo's EVs.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 15, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Exela Technologies, Newmark, OrangeGrid, RailPros, Aimbridge Hospitality, Integrity Marketing Group, Smoothie King, Bank of Texas, MD7, Salvation Army, and more.
Plus, you'll find board appointments including Texas Mutual Insurance, Zimperium, and the Ebby Halliday Foundation.
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New Age Capital Co-Founders and Managing Partners Ivan Alo and LaDante McMillon. [Photo: New Age Capital]
New Age Capital Raises $25M for Debut Fund to Invest in ‘Historically Underfunded Founders’
by Kevin Cummings | Jul 14, 2022
Co-founded by Dallasite LaDante McMillon and Brooklyn-based Ivan Alo, New Age Capital has raised $25 million for its debut fund. Formed in 2016, New Age focuses on seed-stage rounds for startups with Black and Hispanic founders.
Looking ahead, New Age wants to be the “go-to institutional VC firm” in their space.
Looking ahead, New Age wants to be the “go-to institutional VC firm” in their space.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 13, 2022
The Women's Innovation Summit during Dallas Startup Week celebrates women who transform their ideas and ambitions into a reality.
The summit, powered by Toyota Financial Services, features a dynamic group of leading visionaries to give all women in business greater insights and knowledge into the trends and possibilities of the future. The goal? To set women leaders up for success, says Toyota's Stacey Gee-Miller. Here's what you can look forward to on August 10.
The summit, powered by Toyota Financial Services, features a dynamic group of leading visionaries to give all women in business greater insights and knowledge into the trends and possibilities of the future. The goal? To set women leaders up for success, says Toyota's Stacey Gee-Miller. Here's what you can look forward to on August 10.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 13, 2022
Dallas Invents is a weekly look at U.S. patents granted with a connection to the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. Listings include patents granted to local assignees and/or those with a North Texas inventor.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 13, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros.
Patents granted include:
• Knomadix's dynamic number board game for adaptive learning
• Pro Star Energy Solutions' energy-reducing retrofit apparatus for a constant volume HVAC system
• Texas Scientific Products' analytical nebulizer
• 7-Eleven's network-enabled fuel dispensing system
• AT&T's aggregation of application and systems for services for 6G or other next-generation network
• Easybaby Products' safety gate
• Honeywell International's worker monitoring system
• Red River Tea Company's still beverage brewing method
• Toyota's adaptive headlights
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The Horned Frog Investment Network leadership team includes Daniel Pullin, Rodney D'Souza, Andrew Hicks, and Joe Dickerson.
Horned Frog Investment Network Aims to Boost Deal Flow in Fort Worth and Beyond
by Kevin Cummings | Jul 12, 2022
The Horned Frog Investment Network—which launched earlier this year through TCU's Neeley School of Business—aims to fund startups across the country and lift up Fort Worth's entire venture funding ecosystem.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 12, 2022
Bitewell—which has already served about 5,000 subscribers in a months-long pilot—is officially launching its personalized meal planning app in the Dallas area. The platform helps users make healthy eating decisions when eating out or dining in. After launching in Dallas with backing from several seed funders, it plans to expand to cities like Chicago in the future.
“Our mission as a business is to make healthy eating simple and accessible for all,” says Bitewell co-founder and CMO Samantha Citro Alexander.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 11, 2022
Quiltt, a low-code financial tech platform that "lowers technical barriers for innovators," announced its beta launch for other startups and small businesses. The company closed a $4 million seed funding round earlier this year.
“Quiltt's vision is to make fintech development more accessible so that more growing businesses and startups can create seamless experiences for their customers,” says Ruben Izmailyan, Quiltt co-founder and CEO.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 11, 2022
Want to map your innovation-to-market commercialization path or apply for federal money through the $4 billion America's Seed Fund program? Or maybe you're an entrepreneur seeking to validate your customer's needs. The Texas SBDC Technology Commercialization Center wants to help.
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