MORE►
Startup
Immerss Raises $1.1M in Seed Funding to Accelerate Its Live Video ecommerce Platform
by Alex Edwards | Sep 8, 2021
Immerss aims to redefine the at-home shopping experience with its real-time video conferencing tool for brands and retailers.
by David Seeley |
Sep 8, 2021
Grand Prairie-based beverage distributor RNDC has partnered with LibDib to launch LibDib@RNDC Texas—giving craft spirits makers access to restaurants, bars, and shops across the state. "The 'little guys' now have a chance," LibDib says. "It's time to distribute differently."
MORE►
by Quincy Preston |
Sep 8, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's virtual store shelf that emulates a physical store shelf, Air Distribution Technologies' HVAC scrubber unit with building management system integration methods, ProBiora Health use of hydrogen peroxide-producing bacteria for tooth whitening, Recognition Concepts' digital signage and content manager, Rovi Guides' methods for content rights portability, Salesforce.com's object detection and image classification-based OCR recognition, Toyota Motor North America's use of sensors to detect hazard from another vehicle while driving, Varidesk's motorized adjustable height table, and Zixcorp System's harvesting and distributing a certificate based on a DNS name.
MORE►
by David Seeley |
Sep 7, 2021
Galaxy plans to acquire general veterinary practices across Dallas-Fort Worth, build a new surgical and emergency specialty hospital with its own reference lab, and help fight "vet burnout" by addressing why almost half of vets are considering leaving the profession. U.S. expansion is next.
MORE►
Jonathan Morris [Photo: courtesy of Magnolia Network]
Fort Worth TV Star and Hotelier Jonathan Morris Is an Entrepreneur’s Entrepreneur
by Sandra Engelland | Sep 2, 2021
The charismatic host of "Self-Employed" on Chip and Joanna Gaines' new TV network didn't set out to be a celeb. But with new episodes streaming and the opening of his boutique Hotel Dryce, the spotlight is on the business owner of Fort Worth Barber Shop and The Lathery.
He says interest in starting businesses has never been stronger.
Morris talks about his opportunity with Magnolia Network, and how representation matters, in both business and media.
MORE►
by Maddie Preston |
Sep 2, 2021
Officeable.com tech pairs underutilized office space with clients looking for remote work options.
MORE►
by Alex Edwards |
Sep 1, 2021
Established by an anonymous alumnus to encourage UT Arlington students to explore their business ideas, the Maverick Entrepreneur Program and Award Fund is one of the few student-focused entrepreneurship programs in the country that awards these levels of cash funding to assist emerging startups.
MORE►
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 31, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Textron Innovations' autonomous package delivery aircraft, Siemens Industry Software's chain testing and diagnosis using two-dimensional scan architecture, Bank of America's IoT versatile nodes, Wilson Electronics' multiple antenna repeater architecture, IBM's prioritizing workload, Speedgrocers' method for order fulfillment. Bell Textron's VTOL aircraft with tilting rotors and tilting ducted fans, and Capital One's vehicle purchasing tools.
MORE►
Puttery's Illusion course at its location north of Dallas [Photo: Puttery]
First Look: Drive Shack Opens Its Debut Puttery Location Friday at Grandscape in The Colony
by David Seeley | Aug 31, 2021
Puttery's "modern spin" on putting features 20,700 square feet of entertainment—with four wildly creative 9-hole "golf courses" on two floors, three bars, an outdoor terrace, and multiple lounges and seating areas.
MORE►
by David Seeley |
Aug 31, 2021
Gatik's new autonomous trucking facility at the "MIZ" in Fort Worth's AllianceTexas will serve as a hub for its middle-mile operations in Texas. The company's $85 million Series B funding will scale its fleet of Class 3-6 autonomous box trucks across new North American markets.
MORE►
by Alex Edwards |
Aug 30, 2021
Led by the founder of Teladoc, Recuro Health aims to disrupt the traditional healthcare delivery system with its population health outcomes approach.
MORE►
by Alex Edwards |
Aug 30, 2021
Poppi continues to get the Hollywood treatment after signing a deal with Rohan Oza on "Shark Tank" in 2018. Some big pop culture names—The Chainsmokers, 24kGoldn, Kygo, Kevin Love, Ellie Goulding, Olivia Munn, and Nicole Scherzinger—are joining in the beverage brand's latest funding round, along with Oza's CAVU Ventures and a group of social media influencers.
MORE►
[Photo: metamorworks/iStock]
DI People: Kimberly-Clark, Cyber Defense Labs, Signify Health, and More Make Moves
by Alex Edwards | Aug 27, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Hilltop Securities, RealFoundations, Mohr Capital, Aimbridge Hospitality, HOYA Vision Care, GlobalStep, Instant Power, and eIVF.
MORE►
by David Seeley |
Aug 27, 2021
Dallas-based MyndVR, a leading provider of virtual reality solutions for seniors and “active agers,” has partnered with Healing HealthCare Systems to offer Continuous Ambient Relaxation Environment VRx (C.A.R.E.) to residents who use the MyndVR system at senior and memory care communities, assisted living centers, hospice care, and in the home.
Using gaze-based navigation with VR headsets, users can interact with the immersive C.A.R.E. VRx app, which blends voice-based, guided imagery with 360-degree visuals of forests, lakes, beaches, and more.
Using gaze-based navigation with VR headsets, users can interact with the immersive C.A.R.E. VRx app, which blends voice-based, guided imagery with 360-degree visuals of forests, lakes, beaches, and more.
MORE►
by David Seeley |
Aug 26, 2021
Skeeter Hawk's Brandon Roach has never met a mosquito he liked. So he's out to zap, fry, swat, sizzle, repel, electrify, and dehydrate all he can. Here's how you can too— in a all-natural, chemical-free, patent-pending, relentlessly mosquito-destroying way.
MORE►
by Alex Edwards |
Aug 25, 2021
The newly launched cybersecurity firm is taking a re-engineered approach to incident response and recovery. With big-name backers, BreachQuest is developing a proprietary platform to solve security issues quicker and at a lower cost.
MORE►
