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Andres Ricaurte, ECI Software Solutions’ new Payments Division president, will lead the company’s expanded push into embedded fintech. [Composite illustration: DI Studio; Credits: ECI photo, master1305/istockphoto]
North Texas-Based ECI Software Solutions Rolls Out New Payments Division and Expands Its AI Product Lineup
by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray | Dec 5, 2025
The latest launches—including new AR/AP automation and an embedded ecommerce AI Agent—mark a year of expansion for the Westlake-based software provider, backed by additional investment from Apax Partners and GIC.
by Sandra Engelland |
Nov 28, 2025
Michael Caine and Rocio Palomo, who join the firm from Dickinson Wright in Austin, will co-chair MWM’s new practice group.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Nov 20, 2025
"One of the largest challenges to providing affordable housing is the identification, acquisition, and entitlement of land suitable for developments," said D.R. Horton's Jason Jones. A tool from Oregon-based Prophetic aims to streamline that.
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![Among the leaders of the 2025 Venture Dallas Startup of the Year winners are BILT Inc. President and COO Ahmed Qureshi and Chairman and CEO Nate Henderson; Worlds CEO Dave Copps; and StableCore CEO Alex Treece and COO Nick Elledge. [Composite image: DI Studio]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Venture-Dallas-2025-Startup-of-the-Year-Award-360x203.jpeg)
by Quincy Preston |
Nov 20, 2025
Breakout winners—and a $2B VC year—show how far the region’s ecosystem has come. Here are the 2025 winners and honorees, plus takeaways from a private dinner with Susser Bank and Nasdaq executives at the Petroleum Club.
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Andy Tang (left), a partner at Draper Associates, and Bobby Franklin, CEO of the National Venture Capital Association, speak onstage at Venture Dallas. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography/Venture Dallas]
‘There’s So Much Energy in Our Space’: Innovators, Investors Invigorate Sold-Out 2025 Venture Dallas Conference
by Glenn Hunter | 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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by Lance Murray |
Oct 29, 2025
VerifyID.ai delivers a simple, flexible, and secure digital identity verification platform with built-in fraud prevention, MTX Group said. The acquisition comes just weeks after after MTX launched MTX Ventures, an investment arm focused on backing early- and mid-stage companies in the enterprise AI space.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 24, 2025
Austin-based Flex said its new facility in East Dallas "significantly boosts production capacity and efficiency" for its grid-to-chip data center power infrastructure solutions, including power pods, power distribution units, and low-voltage switchgear.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 22, 2025
A next-generation AI startup with a unique AI/AGI construct and architecture and pioneering reasoning capabilities, Mythworx said the valuation is significantly higher than other seed-stage AI startups.
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Partnering With the Small Business Development Center on AI
by Dallas Regional Chamber | Oct 2, 2025
The Dallas Regional Chamber's AI Office Hours provide a new way for small businesses to leverage this technology, no matter what their level of expertise.
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sponsored by The Organization
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Sep 29, 2025
When her oven broke, Elizabeth McCalley pivoted from pies to platforms. Now her Dallas-based startup, StartStak.ai, is helping founders everywhere turn ideas into companies.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 23, 2025
AmplifAI said the funding and credit facility round, led by CVS Health Ventures, will accelerate its mission to unify human and AI agent performance and deliver "best-in-class" customer experience at scale.
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by Dallas Regional Chamber |
Sep 15, 2025
AI seem overwhelming? Just go to office hours.
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The leadership team for UT Southwestern's new North Texas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center includes principal investigator Dr. Ihab Hajjar (left), O'Donnell Brain Institute director Dr. William Dauer, and neurology chair Dr. Elan Louis. Their work will push the frontier of dementia research, as well as support community outreach and training for caregivers. [Photos: UT Southwestern Medical Center]
NIH Taps UT Southwestern Medical Center for $23M North Texas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Hub
by Quincy Preston | Sep 3, 2025
The new federal Alzheimer's hub joins an elite network of 37 centers nationwide. Scientists from UT Southwestern, UT Arlington, and UT Dallas will decode dementia by exploring hypertension's role, analyzing voice patterns with AI, and creating virtual patient models.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Aug 21, 2025
Data scientist Anmolika Singh put Dallas on the global AI Tinkerers map. At the first meetup, more than 30 pros—founders to Fortune 500 technologists—showed up to trade ideas, projects, and solutions.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 19, 2025
"This investment marks a pivotal moment in our mission to redefine how enterprises harness data and AI," Polestar CEO Chetan Alsisaria said, while welcoming Michel Combes, acting CEO at Brightspeed, as Polestar's new board chair.
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![FieldPulse founder and CEO Gabe Pinchev (center) celebrates with his Dallas team after announcing the company’s $50 million Series C funding round, led by Fulcrum Equity Partners with Catalyst Investors joining as a new backer. [Photo: FieldPulse]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FieldPulse-Series-C-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 15, 2025
Founded in 2015, the company reports fourfold growth in 21 months while rolling out new AI-powered management tools for trade businesses. Fulcrum Equity Partners returns to lead the round, joined by new backer Catalyst Investors.
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