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From left: Abidali Neemuchwala and Dayakar Puskoor [Photo: Dallas Venture Capital]

‘Cross-Border VC’: Dallas Venture Capital Raises $80M to Invest Alongside Its $50M India Fund

by | May 25, 2022
Dallas Venture Capital is "poised to bootstrap two large start-up ecosystems in the U.S. and India," says co-founder Dayakar Puskoor.

The venture firm—which has an office in Irving and another in Hyperabad, India—plans a combined deployment of the funds over four to five years.
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With $4M in Funding, Dallas Startup Aims to Streamline the Hiring Process
by | May 11, 2022
Dallas-based software startup HireLogic aims to improve the job interview process with its AI- and machine learning-powered platform, designed to help automate the screening process. Its CEO says he wants to help companies "gain insights from interview data to make faster, better hiring decisions."
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Dallas Construction Giant Is Bringing AI to the Jobsite to See What the Crane Hook Sees
by | Apr 19, 2022
Dallas-based construction giant Austin Commercial is partnering with Versatile, a California construction tech startup, on the use of CraneView. The hardware connects to cranes "below the hook," measuring key data points to help reduce construction time while increasing the number of loads picked up. Austin Commercial says it's the first in Texas to use the technology.
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Retail, Tech, and Innovation Leaders Join North Texas AR Startup’s New Advisory Board
by | Apr 6, 2022
Spacee, a computer vision- and AI-powered augmented reality company, has unveiled a new three-person advisory board in a moment that founder and CEO Skip Howard calls “critical.”
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Arlington’s First Rate Ventures Makes Second Investment from $25M Fintech-Focused Fund

by | Mar 10, 2022
Arlington-based First Rate, which provides technology and services to wealth management companies, launched its corporate venture arm First Rate Ventures in December. Now it's made its second investment—in New York-based RegAlytics, a regulatory data analytics company.
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Dallas Automation Startup Eyes International Growth with $15M investment
by | Feb 2, 2022
Krista Software, a Dallas-based business automation platform, landed the $15 million in a funding round led by Denver’s Grotech Ventures. The company describes its software as a “conversation” among people, IT assets, and apps.
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Richardson’s Skyven Raises $6.5M in Oversubscribed Seed Round and Grants for Its Clean Tech
by | Jan 11, 2022
The energy-as-a-service company aims to reduce industrial emissions through AI and an IoT platform that identifies areas to lower fuel consumption.
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$11.5M NVIDIA Collaboration Will Put SMU ‘in the Fast Lane for Artificial Intelligence’
by | Nov 11, 2021
SMU is investing $11.5 million into a powerful new supercomputing research system featuring an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD. Connected with the NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand networking platform in SMU's data center, it will produce a theoretical 100 petaflops of computing power—enabling the university's network to perform "a blistering 100 quadrillion operations per second." The new capability will supercharge SMU's AI and supercomputing exploration, boosting North Texas' growth as a technology hub.
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This ‘Blue Collar Analytics Company’ Delivers AI and ML Solutions For ‘People Who Work Hard’

by | Jul 15, 2021
Parasanti Co-founders James Hancock and veteran Joshua Seagroves both had roots in ranching and farming, making the defense and ag solutions innovator a natural fit. Now the company is ready to continue growing, adding employees and customers, gaining traction in defense innovation, and launching new projects with the Air Force and oil and gas companies.
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Co-CEO Sivakumar Lakshmanan [Image via Antuit.AI]
Antuit.ai Launches Studio to Enable Consumer Product and Retail Companies With Production-Ready AI Models
by | Jul 7, 2021
Frisco-based Antuit.ai's industry-first AI Demand Modeling Studio will enable companies with production-ready AI models, pipelines, and workflows for demand forecasting, shaping, and fulfillment. It should help consumer product and retail companies better understand their consumer demand, according to the team.
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$10M Dallas VC Fund for AI Companies Closes First Round of Funding
by | Mar 25, 2021
Sentiero Ventures is seeking out companies that sit at the "intersection of utility and capability." The VC invests in SaaS companies that use AI—process automation, cognitive insights, cognitive engagement, and data collection—to power their key solutions
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14 Emerging Tech Trends for 2021—and Dallas-Area Companies That Are Innovating for the Future
From ABIA to Zyvex, Dallas-Fort Worth companies are at the forefront of innovations in AI, 5G, quantum computing, genomics, and more.
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Plano-Based Fintech Uses Voice Authentication as Quick Means to Prove Identities

by | Jan 10, 2021
With an increase in call volumes during the pandemic, Illuma Labs' flagship product offers credit unions real-time voice authentication powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Hypergiant Industries Adds Former WiPro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala to its Executive Advisory Board
by | Dec 21, 2020
Neemuchwala will be joining an all-star advisory team that includes Bill Nye, a former astronaut, and a retired four star general among its ranks.
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Dallas’ Lantern Pharma Hits Major Milestone on its AI Platform to Advance its Oncology Drug Research and Development
by | Nov 18, 2020
Lantern Pharma amassed 1 billion data points on its proprietary artificial intelligence platform, which it believes is the most of any company in biotech. Now, the company is able to reduce cost, time, and risk to establish a more sustainable route in oncology drug development.
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The Art of Climate Tech: Fort Worth Museum Showcases Hypergiant’s AI-Powered, Carbon-Capturing Eos Bioreactor
by | Nov 10, 2020
The Eos Bioreactor, which also has been featured in Popular Mechanics, uses algae to "eat" CO2.
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