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NuBrakes Lands $9M Series A to Deliver Mobile Auto Care—and Dallas Is Its Largest Market
by David Seeley | Dec 1, 2021
Based in Austin with a strong Dallas presence, NuBrakes will use the funding to expand nationwide, more than double its team, and offer a wider array of auto repair services. It will also expand its services for mobile fleet operators and offer a "predictive telematics platform" that automates the auto repair process.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 1, 2021
Here's a roundup of recent funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas.
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 1, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's image-based action detection using contour dilation, Anantak Robotics' autonomously moving machine and method for operating an autonomously moving machine, AT&T's movable smart device for appliances, Capital One's overlay of 3D augmented reality content on real-world objects using image segmentation, Dogness Group's drinking cup for pets, Lennox's carbon dioxide cooling system with subcooling, Raytheon's railored contact plan generation, Storelli Bra's adjustable athletic bra, Streamline Innovations' removing sulphur-based contaminants and nitrogen-based contaminants from water streams, Toyota's increasing consumer confidence in autonomous vehicles, USAA's self-charging unmanned vehicle, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 30, 2021
After 10 years of working toward a more sustainable future worldwide, EarthX is doubling down on its move into television. The Dallas-based environmental organization is ramping up its EarthxTV streaming service with a new leadership team of TV veterans—with plans to eventually announce traditional and digital 24x7 linear distribution deals.
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U.S. Patent No. D935194, Toothbrush head, was assigned to Soniclean Technology Ltd.
Dallas Invents: 119 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 9
by Quincy Preston | Nov 24, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Allied Bioscience wet wipes comprising antimicrobial coating compositions, Amazon Technologies' repository service using encrypted configuration data, Bank of America's information security using blockchains, Blacktop Plus' therapeutic elastic sports tape, Capital One's identity and electronic signature verification in blockchain, Dallas Limetree's system for classifying content using scoring for identifying psychological factors employed by consumers to take action, Dell's system that implements a software tool for data leak prevention, PACCAR's tire tread with reduced rolling resistance, Seals Gresham Group's location-based social media for events, Soniclean's toothbrush head, and Toyota's active noise control for vehicle with a single open window.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 23, 2021
The 8th annual Game Awards—called "the Oscars for the gaming world" by the New York Times, with over 83 million livestreams in 2020—will be shown live at select Cinemark theaters across the U.S. along with an advance screening of "The King's Man," an origin story for Matthew Vaughn's "Kingsmen" film series.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 22, 2021
Collectively, the 100 privately held companies contributed $8.5 billion to the Dallas-Fort Worth economy over three years—and 10,000 jobs. Frisco-based MTX Group, whose founders were honored last week with EY's 2021 Entrepreneur Of The Year award, took the top spot in the annual rankings. Here's the complete list.
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by Dennis Cagan |
Nov 21, 2021
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 series. Part 3: Why use equity as an incentive?
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MTX Group Co-Founders Das Nobel and Nipa Nobel. [Photos: EY]
Co-Founders of Frisco-Based MTX Group Chosen as EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 National Award Winners
by Alex Edwards | Nov 18, 2021
MTX Group, the global technology consulting firm that modernizes technology for the public sector, was the only company from North Texas, and the state, to be recognized.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 18, 2021
McKinney-Based Autix Automotive was the big winner at Wednesday's CodeLaunch DFW event held at Comerica Center in Frisco. The startup is an online app platform for automotive enthusiasts, enabling them to create, share, and explore custom vehicle profiles. One of six startups that competed at the event, Autix is now looking to raise $1.5 million for marketing, product development, and execution of its social media strategy.
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by Alexandra Colman |
Nov 18, 2021
Although it may seem that going public is the finish line and the end of late-night phone calls and closed-door meetings, it also appears this is just the beginning.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 17, 2021
In all, 26 Texas companies made the list. Austin's Shipwell was near the top of the list at No. 4 with 32,670% revenue growth.
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LifeScience Logistics CEO Richard Beeny. [Photo: LifeScience Logistics]
Blackstone Invests in Dallas-based LifeScience Logistics as the 3PL Leader Ramps Up in Pharma and Medical Device Market
by Quincy Preston | Nov 16, 2021
LifeScience Logistics founder Richard Beeny calls the demand for FDA-compliant healthcare supply chain solutions “unrelenting.” The third-party healthcare logistics provider, which has more than 4-million-square feet of space in locations across nine states, has seen exponential growth since launch in 2006. LSL is in the sweet spot of Blackstone's "highest-conviction, firmwide investment themes": life sciences innovation and next-gen logistics.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 16, 2021
$550 billion in new infrastructure spending is coming to projects nationwide—and a big slice is bound for Texas. From new electric buses to rail projects to improved power infrastructure to lead water service line removal and more, Texas' environment may be one of the biggest beneficiaries of all.
AECOM CEO Troy Rudd says the bill will help support critically needed innovation and sustainable solutions projects.
AECOM CEO Troy Rudd says the bill will help support critically needed innovation and sustainable solutions projects.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 15, 2021
Perot Jain-backed Booster was founded in 2014 out of Fort Worth's AllianceTexas, before moving its HQ to San Mateo, California. Booster has raised over $108M in funding, and now operates in California, Texas, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C. By partnering with REG, it aims to help fleets switch to renewables, cutting carbon emissions in the fight against climate change.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 13, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Allied Bioscience’s infection control, Allstate Insurance’s accident re-creation using augmented reality, Avegant Corp.’s steerable high-resolution display, Brink’s self-service modular drop safes CommScope Technologies’ wrap around antenna, Corvus Robotics’ warehouse inventory management using drones, IBM’s identifying objects of interest in augmented reality, Linear Labs’ magnetic motor and method of use, Lintec of America’s applying micron diameter yarns, and Reliant Immune Diagnostics’ initiating telemedicine conference using self-diagnostic test.
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