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Dallas’ Verily Storyworks To Develop TV Series on Legendary Athlete Jim Thorpe
by David Seeley | Aug 14, 2025
Verily Storyworks has deployed a crowdfunding model to develop "THORPE," a planned 3-season scripted drama series about the life of legendary Native American athlete Jim Thorpe. The studio and IP company's founder is working with Thorpe family members on the project—and is inviting the public to become "capital ambassadors" for the series.
by Lance Murray |
Jan 10, 2023
Harvest Returns, a Fort Worth-based crowdfunding platform, recently helped American Beef Ranch complete a $470,000 raise.
According to Harvest Returns, the Idaho-based ranch aims to raise high-quality grass-fed, grass-finished beef and lamb.
A fifth-generation rancher, owner, and operator, Jesse Nelson has worked the ranch for over 10 years giving him an advantage in understanding how and where certain improvements are to be implemented, Harvest Returns said....
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 8, 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 Kevin Cummings |
Mar 1, 2022
The startup's new digs in Oak Lawn will give it room to grow its workforce from 15 to around 50 by end of year. Enabling people to invest in single-family rental homes and fractionally invest in owner-occupied homes, Nada has attracted over $2 million from investors into its Cityfunds in Dallas, Austin, and Miami. Now it's expanding to Houston and other cities, launching a debit card, and expecting new funding soon.
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A team at Get Shift Done packs boxes for RISD at Cafe Momentum. [Photo: Chad Windham]
Get Shift Done Fund Goes National, Expands Hunger and Unemployment Initiative
by Alex Edwards | Jun 18, 2020
Get Shift Done for North America aligns national partnerships (the likes of Capital One, Sarah and Ross Perot Jr. Foundation, Access Healthcare, and Shiftsmart), seed funding, and technology to offer a program that can be quickly launched in any city.
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by Rachel Linch |
Jun 4, 2018
The nation's largest community day of giving is adding an ambassador program to help spread the word and some new tech allowing personalized crowdfunding.
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by Kerry Curry |
Jan 30, 2018
Chris Rawley and Austin Maness are running one of the nation’s first crowdfunding websites for agricultural investments.
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by Cristin Thomas and Cynthia Nevels |
Jul 18, 2017
There are "real" questions for a small business to ask about capital resources, say Cristin Thomas and Cynthia Nevels. Here are a few to consider, including "Is crowdfunding an option for short-term capital needs?" Read on for resources and tips for success.
sponsored by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
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Q+A: Cynthia Nevels Offers Tips to Settle Entrepreneurs’ Crowdfunding Qualms
by Nicholas Sakelaris | Feb 2, 2017
What platform is best? How should businesses get the word out? The founder of Think.Crowd.Fund! says all decisions should align with campaign objectives.
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by Heather Noel |
Dec 1, 2016
Senthil Natarajan was selected the winner from eight finalists at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards at Southern Methodist University.
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UTD Student Startups Reach Funding Goals
by Maggie Barton | May 25, 2016
Three student startups — Icing Aid, Converse VR, and Travabond — reached their funding goals in early May.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Apr 18, 2016
Doing crowdfunding correctly can spell the difference between failure and success for your business.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 8, 2016
The campaigns will be on the DFW-based SPURstartup platform, and they will help the students launch their businesses and test assumptions about prospective customers.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
