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Matic founder and CTO, Dr. Alex Sheppert, with CEO Calvin Carter [Photo: Matic]
Dallas-Based Matic Exits Stealth With AI-Native Clinical Intelligence Platform for Electronic Health Records
by Sandra Engelland | Jun 23, 2026
Bottle Rocket founder and serial entrepreneur Calvin Carter and AI programmer-turned-medical-doctor Alex Sheppert developed Matic's agentic AI to take care of the busywork—"so physicians can focus on the patient and practices can optimize care."
by Sandra Engelland |
Jan 15, 2026
An experienced leader who has built strong client relationships, fostered consistent revenue growth, and led cross-functional teams toward successful business outcomes, Matt Smith takes on the role after eight years of increasing leadership responsibilities at Bottle Rocket, the agency said.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 28, 2025
When electronic health record giant Epic unveiled sweeping AI plans last week, it triggered what Dallas’ Calvin Carter calls a “right now crisis” for the rest of the industry. But Carter—best known for founding Bottle Rocket and exiting to WPP—was already ahead of the curve. Four months ago, he acquired and relocated AI healthcare startup Scribematic. Now, the company has launched Matic Inside: embedded AI built to help smaller EHR vendors compete.
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by Lance Murray |
May 28, 2025
The two innovation firms—both part of WPP’s global network—quietly merged in January, bringing together product design, enterprise engineering, and nearshore delivery to serve clients worldwide.
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North Texas’ Ultimate Coding Championship Levels Up: Streaming Reality Show Renewed for 2025
by Quincy Preston | Oct 17, 2024
Software engineering becomes an exciting spectator sport as top tech talent races against the clock, tackling global issues from agriculture to accessibility, with real-world challenges and big cash prizes at stake. Here's how to watch—or become a contender.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 14, 2023
Addison-based Bottle Rocket—a globally acclaimed digital experience consultancy and part of the Ogilvy worldwide network—has appointed Andrew Sevin as its new president.
The firm said that Sevin will be responsible for Bottle Rocket’s strategic direction, operations management, HR and people functions, and revenue and growth trajectory....
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 29, 2022
Addison-based Bottle Rocket has promoted three execs into the new roles as it eyes continued growth.
The leadership moves come after the experience consultancy and app maker began the year with a new CEO. Founder and former top executive Calvin Carter is working on a new, stealthy venture called Talon Labs.
The leadership moves come after the experience consultancy and app maker began the year with a new CEO. Founder and former top executive Calvin Carter is working on a new, stealthy venture called Talon Labs.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 10, 2021
BALANCED Media | Technology has won the second annual Grand Challenge competition for its edge computing solution. Gamers downloaded a small game. While they played, they were also processing data to help find COVID-fighting compounds.
Its HEWMEN crowd-computing platform
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Meet the Finalists for Tech Titans’ 20th Annual Awards Gala
by Quincy Preston and Alex Edwards | Oct 6, 2020
The Roaring Twenties-themed virtual event will be a live, cinematic experience complete with a "Speakeasy Party To Go" feature for at-home watch parties. See who could take home an award.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 8, 2020
Get an inside look from some of North Texas' female entrepreneurs and C-Suite professionals to see what they consider to be the keys to success.
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by Dave Moore |
Jul 1, 2020
The CEO talks with us about how the company is adapting to the future of work and business in the time of COVID.
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by Sophia Gonzalez |
Jun 15, 2020
The Addison-based digital experience consultancy has also created a starter pack with resources and activities to help other companies join the movement.
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Study: Bottle Rocket Finds Quick Service Restaurants Remain In Demand
by Lauren Hawkins | Apr 27, 2020
Among other findings researched following the COVID-19 outbreak, the Addison-headquartered company found that more than a third of customers will rely heavily on quick service restaurants in the coming weeks.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 21, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies and organizations in North Texas, you'll also find news from Stryve, Transplace, RKD Group, Conifer Health Solutions, Comerica Bank, Tenet Healthcare, and Civitas Capital Group.
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by Dallas Innovates and D CEO |
Jan 17, 2020
This January, Dallas Innovates and D CEO magazine hosted The Innovation Awards 2020, an inaugural event honoring local people and companies in 13 categories.
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by Dave Moore |
Sep 24, 2018
Whether it’s slaying piles of paper receipts at tax time or making shopping an adventure, these Dallas area design thinkers are making their marks in their respective industries. The common thread? Dogged persistence. We talk with four who caught the “experiential wave” early.
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