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Left: Aragorn AI Co-Founder and CEO Eric Adjei; Right: Co-Founder and Head of product Gladys Adjei [Photos: LinkedIn]
Plano-Based, HR-Focused Aragorn AI Raises $4.3M Seed Round
by Lance Murray | 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.
by David Seeley |
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 15, 2025
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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by Quincy Preston |
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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Nike has received a newly granted patent for a sole design aimed at boosting forward momentum. Invented by Joseph L. Helseth of Plano, the footwear structure features an arched midsole profile with downwardly extending protrusions under the midfoot and heel to help propel the wearer and reduce strain. [Composite illustration: Sources, USPTO Patent #12402692, Fig. 2; DI Studio]
Patented: Nike’s Sole Structure for ‘Forward Momentum’ and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 8, 2025
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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by Quincy Preston |
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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by Quincy Preston |
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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by David Seeley |
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 Quincy Preston | 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 David Seeley |
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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by David Seeley |
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]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Worlds-videoWorldsNewsReleaseVideoScreenshot02-2024-360x203.jpg)
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 1, 2025
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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James Lee, chairman and CEO of the TXSE Group [Image: James Lee; domi8nic, flags istock; DI Studio]
SEC Greenlights Texas Stock Exchange; TXSE Set to Launch in 2026
by Quincy Preston | Sep 30, 2025
Dallas‑based TXSE has earned SEC approval to operate as a national exchange, aiming to begin trading by 2026. “Real competition for corporate listings in the United States has finally arrived,” said founder and CEO James H. Lee—and it’s coming from Y’all Street.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 30, 2025
The Hunt Energy Enterprises spinout—which closed a $7.5 million Pre-Series A funding round in February—said the new plant will commercialize its technology for "a cleaner and more economical battery future" for EV's and energy storage.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Sep 29, 2025
When her oven broke, Elizabeth McCalley pivoted from pies to platforms. Now her Dallas-based startup, StartStak.ai, is helping founders everywhere turn ideas into companies.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 29, 2025
Fresh out of stealth, Histoury launched its cinematic AR app for tourists in Rome—and beat its launch-day goals. Now the Dallas startup is targeting a $2B heritage travel market, one landmark and tour operator at a time.
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