Startup

Dallas Invents: 113 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 7

by | Dec 22, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's connection management service, Capital One's AR vehicle search assistance, Toyota's automated crowd sourcing of road environment information, USAA's anonymizing transaction information, Walgreen's window guard for cosmetic products, and more.
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ICYMI 2021: The Q4 Archive
You’ve found Dallas Innovates’ archive of news briefs from October to December 2021.
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Raising the Woof: Plano-Based Halo Completes Series B with $400M Valuation
by | Dec 20, 2021
Co-founded by Cesar Millan and two IoT-pioneering brothers, the startup sells the Halo Collar—a dog collar that stores up to 20 GPS wireless smart fences, with dog-training tech built in. Founded in 2018, the company has raised around $25 million to date, mostly through this latest Series B. According to Millan, "This funding will accelerate our mission of no more lost dogs, while at the same time, allow more dogs to follow, play, and explore every day."
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The Shadow CEO:
What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About the Foundational Documents of a Corporation
by | Dec 19, 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 4: Foundational documents
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Tea-Bag Coffee Innovator Appoints Former Sony CEO and Quantum Leaps Co-CEO as Advisors

by | Dec 19, 2021
Advisor Nobuyuki Idei says NuZee's approach to its "eco-friendly coffee product innovation" is a great opportunity to tap into one of the world's largest coffee markets.
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Higher-Ed Telehealth Startup Grows Leadership Team With 5 Exec Moves
by | Dec 19, 2021
The telehealth startup focused on higher education continues to grow its team as its services are in greater demand than ever.
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Brett Giroir named to the board of Onconano
Dallas-Fort Worth Biotech OncoNano Medicine Adds National Public Health Leader to Board
by | Dec 19, 2021
The former Assistant Secretary of Health and Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service will help advance Onconano's mission to advance the identification and treatment of cancer.
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DI People: Wingstop, CollateralEdge, Meritize, and More Make Moves
by | Dec 17, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Sabre, Trive Capital, Dresner Partners, NuZee, TimelyMD, Meritize, JAMCO Interests, Unleashed Brands, OncoNano Medicatin, EarthxFilm.
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Dallas Invents: 109 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 30

by | Dec 15, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's topview object tracking using a sensor array, AT&T's autonomous vehicle signaling system, Bank of America's multi-tiered digital wallet security, Bell Helicopter Textron's components using mobile robotic inspection systems, and more.
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Dallas Startup Von Perry Is Building a 3D-Printed Home in Collin County
by | Dec 14, 2021
Von Perry's 21-year-old CEO, Treyvon Perry, has been preparing for this since he founded the startup at age 17. He and his co-founder, 27-year-old CTO Sebin Joseph, are pioneering a new way to build concrete 3D-printed homes using regular concrete—and aim to prove the concept for DFW and beyond.
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Dallas-Based Common Dwelling Offers Investment Opportunities in Single-Family-Home Rentals
With an initial target raise of $20 million, Ty Lee's Common Dwelling online platform offers everyday Americans a chance to invest in—and profit from—single-family home rentals.

"I wanted to create a platform where people can invest with however much money they have available to them," Lee said. Even if that's as little as $100 or $1,000.
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Dallas AI-Driven Labor Marketplace for Healthcare Scores $11.5M in Series A Funding
by | Dec 13, 2021
Prolucent Health solves labor challenges in healthcare at a time when the industry is seeing unprecedented shortages magnified by the pandemic. Its smart labor marketplace—the largest for accessing available healthcare jobs—connects healthcare workers and employers.
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McKinney-Based BALANCED Wins Tech Titans Award for Connecting Gamers and COVID Research Through Edge Computing

by | Dec 10, 2021
BALANCED Media | Technology has won the second annual Grand Challenge competition for its edge computing solution. Gamers downloaded a small game. While they played, they were also processing data to help find COVID-fighting compounds. Its HEWMEN crowd-computing platform
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Dallas Invents: 117 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 23
by | Dec 8, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Astrapi's communication devices, systems, software and methods employing symbol waveform hopping; BILT's enhanced information delivery during a customer support session; Digital Seat Media's location-based individualized content and mobile wallet offers; IBM's repetitive stress and compulsive anxiety prevention system; Luraco's massage chair with wireless charger, armrest sliding, hammering devices, and oxygen generation; Nanoscope Technologies' optogenetic modulation by multi-characteristic opsins for vision restoration and other applications; T-Mobile USA's streaming conversion; Tankbots' methods for performing tasks in a tank containing hazardous substances; Sherwin-Williams' method for determining coating requirements; and more.
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Dallas Fintech Zirtue Opens Its Platform to Businesses as a New Alternative Payment Solution
by | Dec 7, 2021
Zirtue's Alternative Payment Solution—operating in stealth mode to Fortune 500 corporate partners since early 2021—is now open to all businesses for consumers to pay their bills. It's a "new level of convenience," CEO and Co-Founder Dennis Cail says: The product gives those who are struggling a way to lean on friends, family, and loved ones to make payments, while providing accountability and trust to the lender.
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TravelSafely App Alerts Arlington Drivers to Potential Road Hazards
by | Dec 7, 2021
Arlington's Cooper Street Smart Mobility Corridor uses "connected vehicle-to-everything" technologies to alert drivers to traffic light changes, nearby pedestrians and cyclists, approaching fire trucks, and more.
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