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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth

North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
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Finalists Named for 2025 CodeLaunch World Championship at Gilley’s Dallas
by | Nov 5, 2025
Plano-based CodeLaunch has been at the forefront of fostering startup growth by merging seed accelerator competition with a unique approach called “venturetainment”—featuring a blend of live music, comedy, panels, and networking. Here are the six finalists who'll be competing amid that high-energy mix on Nov. 12.
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‘There’s So Much Energy in Our Space’: Innovators, Investors Invigorate Sold-Out 2025 Venture Dallas Conference
by | Nov 5, 2025
From North Texas founders including John Carmack and Ben Lamm to investors like John Redgrave of DTX Ventures and Draper’s Andy Tang, the summit's speakers tackled hot topics from humanoid robots and tech transfer to AI, VC trends and Y’all Street. A call was also heard for more risk-taking by DFW’s innovation ecosystem: ‘We’ve got to be bravery hunters.’
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Patented: Monolithic 3D’s Multilayer Semiconductor Device Production Method and More North Texas Inventive Activity

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 30 with a total of 119 patents granted.
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Dallas Decacorn Colossal Buys Viagen, a Texas Pioneer in Animal Cloning
by | Nov 4, 2025
The de-extinction startup is adding more than two decades of commercial cloning expertise to its portfolio with its first acquisition. Days before the announcement, CEO Ben Lamm laid out his playbook at Venture Dallas 2025: run toward critics, treat promises to middle-America classrooms as seriously as commitments to investors—and spin out businesses worth more than $100 million.
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With U.S. HQ in Dallas, Tel Aviv Cybersecurity Platform Conifers.ai Gets Investment from Washington Harbour Partners
by | Oct 30, 2025
Conifers, which emerged from stealth in January with $25 million in funding, said the new partnership will accelerate its product development and enhance service capabilities for government agencies.
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North Texas’ Delta Black Aerospace Partners With Taqtile to Modernize Maintenance for Military Drones
by | Oct 30, 2025
McKinney-based Delta Black is developing its flagship platform, the RAIDER 330 drone, to be "the mission-ready tactical UAS modern warfighters demand." Now the company is collaborating with Seattle's Taqtile "to redefine how advanced military systems are maintained at the tactical edge."
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