AI

7 DFW Companies Land on Fast Company’s 2026 Most Innovative List as Texas Scores 26 Honorees

by | Mar 26, 2026
HKS made the top 50 from Dallas, while North Texas companies from Coppell to Frisco showed up across architecture, AI, healthcare, restaurants, media, and travel. Statewide, Austin led the way, with Houston, Midland, San Antonio, and others also earning spots.
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North Texas’ Topaz Labs Teams With NVIDIA to Cut the Cloud Out of Pro-Grade AI Image and Video Processing
by | Mar 5, 2026
Designed as foundational technology, the Emmy-winning company's new NeuroStream slashes computing demands by up to 95%, bringing large models to everyday desktops and Macs.
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Dallas’ Mynd Immersive To Expand Its VR-Powered ‘Great American Elderverse’ Across Texas
by | Dec 18, 2025
"Our residents are thrilled to travel the world, revisit childhood memories, and improve their mental and physical health, all from the safety of their chair," said Angie McWhirter, program director at Umphress Terrace in Southeast Dallas.  "This is more than technology—it's hope, healing, and connection."  
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North Texas-Based ECI Software Solutions Rolls Out New Payments Division and Expands Its AI Product Lineup
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.
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D.R. Horton Taps AI Startup to Bring Affordable Housing Online Faster Through New Site ID Tool

by | 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]
Three North Texas Companies Top the 2025 Venture Dallas Startup Awards
by | 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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BILT Inc. Taps New CTO to Accelerate AI and 3D Instruction Tech
by | Nov 16, 2025
The North Texas company is scaling its intelligent instruction platform across manufacturing, defense, and field service, backed by a new Air Force contract and rising enterprise adoption.
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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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Flex Opens Dallas Manufacturing Plant for Its Grid-to-Chip Data Center Power Solutions

by | 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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Dallas’ 5IR Funds Leads $6.5M Series A Raise for Virginia-Based Insurance Processing AI Startup HOOTL
by | Oct 14, 2025
The combination of AI and regulatory intelligence makes HOOTL "uniquely equipped" to solve the insurance bottlenecks that have plagued providers for many years, the Dallas-based VC firm said.
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Partnering With the Small Business Development Center on AI
by | 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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Plano-Based Contact Center Analytics Platform AmplifAI Raises $33.7M Series B

by | 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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Dallas Regional Chamber Offering Human Help to Talk to Machines 
by | Sep 15, 2025
AI seem overwhelming? Just go to office hours. 
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mindZvue Names Salesforce MVP Hall of Famer as Its New CEO
by | Sep 10, 2025
Vinay Chaturvedi co-founded and scaled a Salesforce consulting firm into a global player before its acquisition, then led the acquiring company's Salesforce business unit. His appointment underscores mindZvue's convergence of artificial intelligence and Salesforce, the Plano-based company said.
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NIH Taps UT Southwestern Medical Center for $23M North Texas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Hub
by | 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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