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Dallas Digital Real Estate Startup Nada Closes $2.5M Seed Round

by | Jul 29, 2021
After meeting its fundraising goal on investment platform Republic in about a week, Nada has raised an additional round of capital to continue boosting its platform, which allows you to sell your home online and pay nada.
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Calling Female Founders: The $100,000 Investment Challenge at the Women in Tech Summit Could Be Your Fast Track Into Capital Factory
by | Jul 29, 2021
On October 4th, five tech startup finalists will pitch to a panel of advisors and judges featuring top investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. The top winner will walk away with $100K and the Capital Factory fast track. 
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The Man Factor: Dallas-Based Reproductive Solutions Inc. Offers “First At-Home Solution” For Filling The IVF Cup
by | Jul 29, 2021
Dallas- and Lubbock-based Reproductive Services Inc. (RSI) is offering the "first at-home solution" for the in-vitro fertilization process that begins at the beginning—the semen collection.
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Winners Announced for the Children’s Health Innov8 4 Kids Hackathon
by | Jul 28, 2021
High schoolers who focused on the mental, emotional aspects of health care dominated the hackathon. That's especially impressive, considering that of the 14 teams competing, four were high school teams, eight were college teams, and two were professional teams. See the top three winning submissions here.
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Dallas Health Solutions Startup MediBookr Acquired by Plano’s Catalyst Health Network

by | Jul 27, 2021
The parent company of Catalyst Health Network, StratiFi Health, has acquired MediBookr, which streamlines communication between patients and providers with its digital suite of solutions. Catalyst Health Network and MediBookr will now act as one organization dedicated to enabling primary care for everyone.
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RedBird Capital’s Andrew Lauck On Recent Deals, the Firm’s Deep Texas Footprint, and Playing the Long Game
by | Jul 26, 2021
From its recent Dallas-led participation in a $230 million EquipmentShare funding round to splashy investments in the Yankees' YES Network and the Boston Red Sox parent company, RedBird invests with an eye on longterm partnership. We spoke with Dallas-based partner Andrew Lauck about the firm's strategy, Texas investments, and unique way of doing business.
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DI People: Exxon Mobil, Hyosung America, Medecision, Brinks Home, and More Make Moves
by | Jul 23, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Cyber Group, Signify Health, Insala, Jackson Spalding, Learfield IMG College, Ranger Investment Management, Avocados From Mexico, and KDC.
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Amazon Goes Electric in Fort Worth, Delivering With Rivian EVs
by | Jul 22, 2021
Amazon's custom, electric-powered Rivian vans are rolling to homes and businesses in southwest metro Fort Worth. North Texas is one of 16 regions in the U.S. where Amazon is testing the service this year. One reason they chose our area: our summer heat.
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Meet the Entrepreneurs Who Took Home Funding at Impact Ventures’ Startup Showcase

by | Jul 19, 2021
The live virtual event titled “Equity in Motion” hosted finalist entrepreneurs from Impact Ventures' Spring 2021 cohort. See who took home capital from the pool of $50,000.
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Dallas Veteran Launches Laundry On Demand Platform, Raises Funds With SMBX Small Business Bonds 
by | Jul 19, 2021
"Laundry is dumb," James Chandler says. "Nobody should have to do it." His new app aims to make outsourcing your laundry as common as having someone else mow your lawn. Now he's raising money to scale up across Texas—by selling small business bonds through the SMBX marketplace.
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DI People: Lennox International, Hillwood, Fossil Group, and More Make Moves
by | Jul 16, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Nexus Recovery Center, Lennox International, Eyemart Express, Evolve Mortgage Services, Balfour Beatty, West Monroe Partners, Foundry Commercial, and Working Solutions.
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Three Dallas-Area Companies Make the IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld ‘Best Places to Work in IT’ List
by | Jul 15, 2021
The 28th annual ranking revealed 100 U.S. employers that offer top benefits, foster teamwork, and invest in their tech teams. Meet the three local companies named to the list, all in the small organization category.
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The DEC’s Dallas Startup Week to Feature the Third Annual Women of Innovation Summit

by | Jul 15, 2021
The Women of Innovation Summit will take place on Aug. 4 at Southern Methodist University’s McFarlin Auditorium during Dallas Startup Week, powered by Capital One. Women are encouraged to bring their whole work teams and even friends to make the most of a day of growth and development.
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Texas Central Signs Up Spain’s Renfe As Early Operator of High-Speed Dallas-Houston Railway
by | Jul 14, 2021
As the Early Operator of the Dallas-Houston line, Renfe will help Texas Central design and develop commercial aspects of the system and advise and consult on final design, execution, construction, testing, and the commissioning of everything from station and buildings to core systems and O&M tech.
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Here’s How Dallas-Based HealthTech Company VivoDoc Plans to Simplify Healthcare With AI and ML
by | Jul 14, 2021
VivoDoc is striving to reestablish the patient-physician relationship by offering tools that manage the business side of healthcare and aid patients—all in one platform. In cutting out the middle man, the technology provides a “one-stop-shop” that makes healthcare easy, accessible, and affordable. Set to launch in the coming weeks, the platform is already backed by $1 million from physician investors who plan to use it in their own independent practices.
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Urban Air Adventure Park Forms Unleashed Brands, Acquires Snapology, a Creative Play Company
by | Jul 14, 2021
With more than 165 locations in the U.S. and international franchises, Snapology expands Urban Air's offerings to include play-based STEM and STEAM learning. That should add even more momentum to Urban Air, ranked the #2 "Smartest-Growing Brand" in America by the Franchise Times.
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