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Humancore Co-Founder and CEO Mike Dolen (left) and Chief Product Officer Dr. Ken Lahti [Photos: LinkedIn]
With $4M Pre-Seed Funding, North Texas’ Humancore Launches ‘Multiplayer AI Advisor’ Platform
by David Seeley | Jul 30, 2025
Plano-based Humancore describes its Multiplayer platform as an AI advisor that goes beyond traditional coaching and generic prompts by understanding not just the manager, but also their team.
by Lance Murray |
Jul 30, 2025
This year, the annual pitch competition is open to women entrepreneurs from around the United States who have been in business for three years or less.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 30, 2025
Backed by "significant committed capital" and led by CEO Max Katzenstein, Greylane partners with management teams to scale and strengthen specialized component businesses, including AirCare, a leading provider of components for cleanroom control and monitoring.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 24, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth is the second metro to receive investment from the new $10M fund, as Flock and Homegrown bet on local entrepreneurs to grow jobs, storefronts, and economic momentum with flexible, non-dilutive capital.
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John Watters, CEO and managing partner of iCOUNTER [Photo: iCOUNTER]
Dallas Cyber Risk Intelligence Firm iCOUNTER Emerges From Stealth With $30M Series A
by Lance Murray | Jul 16, 2025
Backed by SYN Ventures and five years of development, the Dallas-based cybersecurity company is led by threat intelligence pioneer John Watters. iCOUNTER aims to help organizations detect and deflect highly targeted, AI-enabled attacks—before they become “Patient Zero.”
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by David Seeley |
Jul 16, 2025
The hands-on adventure park debuted in a Houston suburb and gained national franchise buzz on “Shark Tank.” Its Grapevine Mills location—opening in early 2026—will feature trick-shot stations and interactive challenges designed with Dude Perfect.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 16, 2025
The NBA legend invested in BeatBox after reflecting on a call from Cuban, as he told People in a recent interview. Just weeks earlier, Shaq told WFAA he’s “75% gonna move [to Dallas] full time.”
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Dallas’ Billee Technologies Snags $9M+ to Fix Utility Billing for Multifamily With AI and Automation
by David Seeley |
Jul 16, 2025
Led by Modern Message founder John Hinckley, Billee aims to eliminate one of property management’s biggest pain points. With backing from RET Ventures, the startup says its AI-driven platform is already unlocking major savings for multifamily owners and operators.
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Emergent Connext CEO Mike Roudi [Photo: Emergent]
Aiming To Be America’s ‘Rural IoT Network,’ Plano’s Emergent Connext Closes $5M Seed Round
by Lance Murray | Jul 15, 2025
Emergent said its seed round attracted a group of more than 20 agriculture and telecom investors who share its vision to digitally connect underserved industries of rural America and unlock "a new era of profitability, sustainability, and operational efficiency across agriculture, climate, energy, utilities, municipalities, and the broader rural economy."
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by David Seeley |
Jul 15, 2025
The California-based clinical-stage biotech startup is developing therapies to treat serious immunological diseases like atopic dermatitis and vitiligo.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 15, 2025
The 2025 conference, backed by J.P. Morgan and Perot Jain, has become an established annual event for connecting capital to companies built in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 14, 2025
TCU’s CREATE cross-campus accelerator program helped seed student startups in AI education, food technology, and lab automation after a year-long development process.
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TestFit Co-Founder and CEO Clifton Harness [Photo: LinkedIn]
The Last Word: TestFit CEO on What’s Different About Founders
by David Seeley | Jul 9, 2025
Eight years after his first day at TestFit—a Dallas-based real estate development feasibility platform that's helped clients speed up site planning by as much as 10 times—Harness took to LinkedIn to share "8 things about founders." His insights include "We will work 80 hours a week for fun"; "We will not accept defeat, even at a 97% casualty rate"; and "Motivation is our own. No carrot. No stick. Just manic intent."
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by David Seeley |
Jul 9, 2025
With 500-plus founder applications flowing in each year, Dallas-based seed accelerator Health Wildcatters needed more room to help startups grow. On Thursday, it will cut the ribbon on its newly expanded headquarters— and launch its new HW Venture Center—before a busily networking crowd of startup founders and investors.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 8, 2025
The Arlington-based autonomous shuttle startup is plugging its electric, AI-powered fleet into Dallas’ “carrier’s carrier” to help tackle first-mile, last-mile headaches in city centers. 46 Labs’ platform could even help its shuttles double as roaming mobile hotspots.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 8, 2025
Just months after Dallas' Spark Biomedical announced a $15 million Series A round, the company has launched OhmBody, its "science-forward" women's wellness division. OhmBody's newly released device is said to help reduce cramps, reduce unhealthy amounts of menstrual blood loss, and provide support for other disruptive effects of periods.
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