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  • Picklemall is led by Dallas-based CEO West Shaw and backed by billionaire Austin financier Steve Kuhn, who founded Major League Pickleball in 2021. "The future of pickl...

  • Plano-based G.O.A.T. Fuel raised its "first-ever institutional round of funding in a space that’s becoming increasingly more competitive and despite growing market chal...

  • "It’s beginning to look like the recent growth of Texas could have a lasting impact on the VC ecosystem," Carta says in its Q1 2023 report, noting that Texas now ranks ...

  • Associate Professor Chandramallika Basak entered UTD's recent Big Idea Competition in the alumni research commercialization category with OptiMIND, a series of brain tra...

  • Like a flock returning to a favorite haunt, electric rental scooters and e-bikes from Bird, Lime, and Superpedestrian will begin appearing on Dallas streets Wednesday. Th...

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24 Opportunities for North Texas Innovators

You'll find deadlines coming up for a new accelerator program; and many more opportunities.

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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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Touchdown for G.O.A.T. Fuel: NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice’s Energy Drink Raises $5M in Funding
by | May 25, 2023
Plano-based G.O.A.T. Fuel raised its "first-ever institutional round of funding in a space that’s becoming increasingly more competitive and despite growing market challenges." 

The energy drink co-founded by NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice in 2020 is powered by natural caffeine, cordyceps mushrooms, green tea, electrolytes, BCAAs, and 10 essential vitamins.
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Carta Platform Sees Texas VC Activity More Than Double in Q1, as California Slips
by | May 25, 2023
"It’s beginning to look like the recent growth of Texas could have a lasting impact on the VC ecosystem," Carta says in its Q1 2023 report, noting that Texas now ranks No. 4 among all states in capital raised on its platform. "In the recent past, California, Massachusetts, and New York formed an unofficial Big Three states for startup investors. Thanks to Texas, it’s now looking more like a Big Four."
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RecNation Snags $500M Debt Facility To Scale Nationwide RV & Boat Storage, Rental Service

by | May 24, 2023
Founder and "Chief Camper" Gary Wojtaszek plans to use the facility to scale his fast-growing company, a leading owner, operator, and developer of RV and marine storage facilities. RecNation now has 47 facilities across six states, and is expanding to offer rental, sales, and repair support as well.
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A High-Tech ‘Picklemall’ Is Coming to Dallas to Serve Pickleball Addicts All Year Long
by | May 24, 2023
Picklemall is led by Dallas-based CEO West Shaw and backed by billionaire Austin financier Steve Kuhn, who founded Major League Pickleball in 2021. "The future of pickleball is indoors," Kuhn says—and it will be high-tech too, with in-court cameras capturing gameplay in real time.
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New $500K Prizes Funded by Lyda Hill Will Promote Scientific Research and Innovation
by | May 24, 2023
Lyda Hill Philanthropies and TAMEST, the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science, and Technology, have launched the Hill Prizes. The new program will provide $2.5 million in funding to support the research of Texas scientists.
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Frisco Cybersecurity Firm Netwrix Gets Strategic Investment from Centerbridge Partners
by | May 23, 2023

Frisco-based Netwrix announced it has received a strategic investment from Centerbridge Partners LP, a global multi-strategy private equity firm.

Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor, said that TA Associates, a leading global private equity firm, remains the majority shareholder, with members of Netwrix’s senior management team and Updata Partners retaining minority positions in the business....

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