Ali Diab, CEO and co-founder of Collective Health, said the company plans to hire and scale. [Image Sources: Collective Health/Ali Diab; City of Plano; DI Studio]
Collective Health is an employee health benefits platform with more than 500,000 members. The company's corporate clients include H-E-B, Daikin, and Academy Sports + Outdoors.
Awarded to 101 community-based organizations across the state—including many in North Texas—the Blue Impact grants focus on health care access and target impacts of socio-economic and social determinants of health.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is accepting applications for a new $2.93 million grant program as part of a refreshed community investment strategy focused on social determinants of health....
Something's buzzing atop the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas headquarters in Richardson—and it's offering a sustainable touch to the surrounding community. Earlier in the fall, BCBSTX installed two bee hives on the north side of its HQ building as part of the company's sustainability efforts. The hives are home to nearly 100,000 Italian honeybees.
The Austin-based accelerator and investor plans to launch its Center for Health Innovation at Pegasus Park in Dallas by end of 2023. Its goal: connecting startups locally and across the state with each other, as well as other corporate and research players in the space.
“We're in the business of erasing boundaries in Texas—full stop,” President and Co-Founder Bryan Chambers told Dallas Innovates.
The Healthy Kids, Healthy Families grant was awarded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Plano-based My Possibilities will use the funding to support its Healthy Lifestyles curriculum, integrating health and fitness activities into daily practice for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Dallas' C1 Innovation Lab, operated by Health Care Services Corporation (which owns Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas), has entered into a collaboration with early-stage investor Capital Factory to help Texas entrepreneurs explore, address, and pilot solutions that serve BCBSTX members. The end goal is to engage with new technologies and local entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of healthcare innovation.
Jennifer Abernathy is the director of Innovation Research and Design at Health Care Services Corp. She brings experience in product development, design thinking, brand strategy, and user and trend research to her new role.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas recently granted $150,000 to United Way to connect North Texans to healthcare resources and support Dallas nonprofits.
A mentor in a wide variety of industries and disciplines, Tessa Hoskin uses her educational and business experiences to help startup founders. She's even found time to be a published author.
This Earth Month, and every day, Deloitte is committed to progressing a better future for all through a commitment to sustainability. We are focused on helping combat climate change, which also can create challenges and disruptions that can deepen existing societal inequities....
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. So, we scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
Something like a “Shark Tank with a Heart” is coming to the Toyota Music Factory in Irving on May 2—with five social innovators from local start-up nonprofits competing live on stage for funding that we could all end up benefiting from....
“We know we have to roll up our sleeves and operate alongside our founders to help them hit next milestones.”
Lindsay Lightman
Principal
RevTech Ventures
…on operating with impact as a boutique firm
At the first Texas Venture Gala & Forum last weekend in Austin, RevTech Principal Lindsay Lightman took the stage with partners from EisnerAmper—Trae Nickelson and Ryan Keating—to discuss one of her “favorite topics”: VC value-add beyond capital....
Beginning Thursday, more than 20,000 students from all 50 states and more than 60 countries will be competing in high-energy, timed matches with their custom-built robots at the 2024 VEX Robotics World Championship....
This Earth Month, and every day, Deloitte is committed to progressing a better future for all through a commitment to sustainability. We are focused on helping combat climate change, which also can create challenges and disruptions that can deepen existing societal inequities....
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. So, we scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
Something like a “Shark Tank with a Heart” is coming to the Toyota Music Factory in Irving on May 2—with five social innovators from local start-up nonprofits competing live on stage for funding that we could all end up benefiting from....
“We know we have to roll up our sleeves and operate alongside our founders to help them hit next milestones.”
Lindsay Lightman
Principal
RevTech Ventures
…on operating with impact as a boutique firm
At the first Texas Venture Gala & Forum last weekend in Austin, RevTech Principal Lindsay Lightman took the stage with partners from EisnerAmper—Trae Nickelson and Ryan Keating—to discuss one of her “favorite topics”: VC value-add beyond capital....
Beginning Thursday, more than 20,000 students from all 50 states and more than 60 countries will be competing in high-energy, timed matches with their custom-built robots at the 2024 VEX Robotics World Championship....