Startup

Dallas Mobile Vet Startup ReadiVet Raises $2.5M To Bring New Vets and Services to Pets at Home

by | Aug 4, 2021
ReadiVet's veterinarians deliver at-home care so your pet (and you) can relax in familiar surroundings. The startup, which now serves most of Dallas and Collin Counties, estimates that over 80 percent of vet care can be done in the home.
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Lantern Pharma CEO Shares His Four Secrets to Turning a Startup into an IPO
by | Aug 3, 2021
Panna Sharma has had a hand in four IPOs. The latest was finalized during the middle of COVID for his clinical stage biopharmaceutical oncology firm, Lantern Pharma. Now, he shares the phases to transforming a young private company into the next public success story.
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Get a Grip: Two State-of-the-Art Climbing Gyms Are Opening in Dallas
by | Aug 3, 2021
Movement The Hill opens in October with bouldering walls, yoga, weights, and fitness classes at Walnut Hill and I-75. Wanna climb higher? A second Movement gym opens in the Design District next spring—with 50-foot-high walls. (Gulp.)
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Frisco-Based Tijoh Launches Auto Brander, Its Fifth Digital Business Since 2020
by | Aug 3, 2021

Are you drinking generic coffee from a generic mug in a generic T-shirt? If so, your company may not be going anywhere. Branding is the name of the game, baby—and a young Frisco company wants to make it easier than ever....

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Influencer Innovator LTK Launches Self-Serve Marketing Platform

by | Aug 3, 2021
The self-service expansion gives brands of all sizes and budgets hands-on access to LTK’s proprietary retail performance data for influencer campaigns. Dallas-based LTK—formerly known as rewardStyle & LIKEtoKNOW.it—expects to open the platform to its full 5,000 brands this year.
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Why the CEO of HER Texas Believes Improving the State’s Business Ecosystem Starts With Women
by | Aug 2, 2021
Jasmin Brand, the founder and CEO of HER Texas, joined Zero Gap Founder and President Jacqueline Twillie during Dallas Startup Week to discuss creating a new table for women in business. Here's what she had to say.
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Dallas-Based Applied Blockchain Launches Crypto Hosting Business
by | Jul 31, 2021
"This industry is young and evolving rapidly," says Cummins. "It's important that a company can position itself to react quickly to capture opportunities like this one."
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Former Topgolf COO Craig Kessler Named New CEO of Dallas’ Buff City Soap
by | Jul 30, 2021
Kessler helped Topgolf triple in size to nearly $1 billion in revenue, growing its venues from 25 to 70. Now he's bringing his track record of experiential innovation and franchise-building to the world of plant-based personal care.
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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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