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The AI-native data company, which closed a $17 million Series A last year, says the new funding will accelerate development of its “agentic data control plane” for en...
The first of four episodes of Next Founder Up dropped Aug. 5. The series will follow the six startups competing for CodeLaunch’s U.S. championship, including Frisco-bas...
The Spears Institute’s new global ambassador told founders that infrastructure is what lets creativity scale. The event continues through Thursday with more than 40 ses...
By combining Flytrex’s drone fleet with Nash’s orchestration system, the companies can route customer orders to the fastest, most reliable way to fill them. Drones ta...
The Dallas-based insurance innovator has created ‘a sandbox to experiment’ with AI-native product development separate from the regulated infrastructure on which top ...

Ben Lamm is co-founder of Astromech. [Photo: Astromech]

Astromech Raises $20M for Next Phase of Bringing AI to Evolutionary Biology

by Lauren Lawley Head | Aug 20, 2026

The Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences spinout, now valued at $3.8 billion, is preparing forecasting pilots in health and biosecurity as it scales the model behind its predictions.

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Fort Worth-Based Ranchbot Closes $15M Series B, Establishes U.S. Holding Company to Advance ‘The Technology Layer for the Modern Ranch’

by Sandra Engelland | Aug 19, 2026

Ranchbot, a provider of real-time, satellite-based technology for water monitoring for livestock producers, plans to use some of the funding to grow its agtech portfolio.

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

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 19, 2026

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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Opportunities for North Texas Innovators

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 19, 2026

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

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Bestow Co-Founders Melbourne O’Banion, CEO, left, and Jonathan Abelmann, president, sit in their Dallas office. [Photo: Bestow]

Bestow Launches Lab Team as Carriers Push to Modernize

by Lauren Lawley Head | Aug 6, 2026

The Dallas-based insurance innovator has created ‘a sandbox to experiment’ with AI-native product development separate from the regulated infrastructure on which top carriers depend.

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CodeLaunch Debuts Reality-Style Show for Its U.S. Startup Competition

by Kim Lyons | Aug 5, 2026

The first of four episodes of Next Founder Up dropped Aug. 5. The series will follow the six startups competing for CodeLaunch’s U.S. championship, including Frisco-based Drip Inventory.

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‘If You Feel Ready, You’re Late’: Megha Tolia Shares Advice for Entrepreneurs at DFW Startup Week

by Lauren Lawley Head | Aug 4, 2026

The Spears Institute’s new global ambassador told founders that infrastructure is what lets creativity scale. The event continues through Thursday with more than 40 sessions and a closing keynote from Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm.

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DataBahn Raises $40M Series B Led by Insight Partners

by Lauren Lawley Head | Aug 4, 2026

The AI-native data company, which closed a $17 million Series A last year, says the new funding will accelerate development of its “agentic data control plane” for enterprise data and AI systems.

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