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At the Venture Dallas Summit kickoff event at Circle T Ranch, Aaron Pierce, Ross Perot Jr., and Anurag Jain took part in a fireside chat. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography/Venture Dallas]
Venture Dallas 2024 Kickoff Spotlights North Texas as a Thriving Hub for Entrepreneurs: ‘This Is the Best Time and Place To Be’
by Glenn Hunter | Nov 7, 2024
Behind the scenes at an exclusive VIP event at the Perot family's Circle T Ranch in Westlake, where Ross Perot Jr. and Anurag Jain held forth in an annual highlight of the Venture Dallas summit.
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 19, 2024
With heavyweight backers like JPMorgan Chase and Perot Jain returning, the North Texas venture capital summit is gearing up for its fourth edition. Ahead of the event, the board offers insights on the region's tech boom and offers a glimpse of what’s to come.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Jan 9, 2024
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the USA from June 1 to June 29. The first match? USA vs. Canada, right here at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium. Here's a look at how North Texas has suddenly become a global hotbed for cricket—with two U.S. leagues, cricket entertainment venues, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 16, 2023
NYSE President Lynn Martin was in Dallas last week meeting with business leaders of some of the 50-plus DFW companies listed on the NYSE, as well as others that may be looking to go public. She was definitely on business-friendly ground in both the city and the Lone Star State, since more than 200 of the nearly 2,400 companies listed on the NYSE are based in Texas.
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Anurag Jain and Clark Hunt [Image: Grant Miller Photography/Venture Dallas]
Billionaire Blueprint: Chiefs and FC Dallas Owner Clark Hunt on Winning, Leadership, and Taylor Swift
by Quincy Preston | Oct 27, 2023
NFL and MLS titan Clark Hunt shares the playbook for transforming the KC Chiefs into reigning champions. In a wide-ranging conversation, the lifelong Dallasite talks with Anurag Jain about attracting young female "Swifties" to the NFL, his family's 90-year sports and business roots — and how his dad named the Super Bowl and the Lombardi trophy.
Hunt kicked off the first installment of the Venture Dallas "Conversations with Champions" series.
Hunt kicked off the first installment of the Venture Dallas "Conversations with Champions" series.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 26, 2023
Dallas billionaire Clark Hunt, owner of the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, sat down with Anurag Jain at the Venture Dallas Summit on Wednesday. Hunt—the chairman and CEO of both the Chiefs and FC Dallas—was the headliner for the first event at the annual summit for innovators and investors at the Bush Center.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 12, 2023
"Envera's proficiency in patient engagement coupled with our innovative revenue cycle services will elevate the value proposition for our healthcare provider clients," said Access Health Chairman and CEO Anurag Jain.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 13, 2023
The Texas Super Kings are getting ready to swing their bats, bowl their best, and take some wicked wickets. In other words, what North Texans hope will be the top team in Major League Cricket is poised for play on the league's premier cricket venue in Grand Prairie. And now they know their whole 2023 schedule—and the league's as well. See why July 13 will become a famous date in DFW sports history—and why July 30 will make headlines worldwide.
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Grand Prairie Stadium is Major League Cricket's first premier cricket venue. The venue will host MLC league matches starting on July 13. [Rendering: HKS/MLC]
Meet the Texas Super Kings: Major League Cricket Takes the Field in July at Grand Prairie Stadium
by Lance Murray | Mar 21, 2023
Major League Cricket is coming to Grand Prairie Stadium starting in July after the league held its first draft of domestic players for teams including the newly named Texas Super Kings. The team also has a newly named coach: Stephen Fleming, a former captain of the New Zealand national cricket team and head coach of Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Feb 15, 2023
From AI to human longevity to xTech, North Texas experts George Brody of InfoNet of Things and Anurag Jain of Perot Jain, along with Mike Bechtel of Deloitte, predict a range of emerging technologies set to transform the world in 2023 and beyond.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Nov 8, 2022
Anurag Jain and longtime business partner Ross Perot Jr. talked about the region's high growth with a roundup of innovators and investors at Circle T Ranch in Fort Worth's AllianceTexas development. The VIP reception was the prelude to the 2022 Venture Dallas conference—and one of the most coveted invitations in town.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 12, 2022
Aaron Pierce, the co-founder and board chair of Venture Dallas, has a deep investment background and a history of supporting the local entrepreneurial community. As partner at Perot Jain, his role is "all encompassing." One item on his agenda is overseeing the firm's investments in Major League Cricket—along with managing the firm's investment portfolio of more than 60 companies.
“We have the ingredients required to be a major player in the national investment landscape," Pierce says, "especially as the family office and private investment focus grows from funds to direct investments in venture-backed companies.”
“We have the ingredients required to be a major player in the national investment landscape," Pierce says, "especially as the family office and private investment focus grows from funds to direct investments in venture-backed companies.”
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Access Healthcare's Anurag Jain, Shaji Ravi, and Kumar Shwetabh. [Photos: Access Healthcare]
Dallas’ Access Healthcare Doubles Head Count to 25,000 in 15 Months, Plans to Hire 18,000+ in 2022
by David Seeley | Aug 1, 2022
Access Healthcare aims to improve cash flow and revenue realization for its hospital and health systems clients as a third-party revenue cycle services provider. Its success has led to rapid growth, and it's not stopping now—Access plans to hire over 18,000 people in 2022.
Even with multiple headwinds—labor shortages, declining reimbursement, inflationary pressures, and health-related risks—the company has helped clients achieve financial stability, says Kumar Shwetabh, Access' Dallas-based U.S. president.
Even with multiple headwinds—labor shortages, declining reimbursement, inflationary pressures, and health-related risks—the company has helped clients achieve financial stability, says Kumar Shwetabh, Access' Dallas-based U.S. president.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 23, 2022
The investors joined Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and others committing a total of $120 million to the MLC.
Noted sports architect HKS is designing a "world-class" Major League Cricket stadium in Grand Prairie. Upon completion early next year, it's expected to be the leading venue for cricket in the U.S., the MLC says.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 23, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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by Alex Edwards |
Mar 4, 2021
The online marketplace is moving fast to leverage its labor ecosystem that directly connects the right worker to the right job. The moves come on the heels of Shiftsmart co-launching Get Shift Done, a locally based initiative that helped hospitality and service employees displaced by COVID.
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