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DFW Ranked No. 4 Among ‘Most Entrepreneurial Cities of 2018’

by | Feb 16, 2018
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington was the most tax friendly out of the 15 metro areas on Fit Small Business' list.
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HollerDoc
Q+A: HollerDoc Wants to ‘Put Health Care Back into the Patients’ Hands’
by | Feb 16, 2018
Nick Qureshi and co-founder Emad Siddiqui created the HollerDoc app to take advantage of the telemedicine trend as well as offer patients and physicians a way to connect virtually or even by in-person house calls.
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VC fund
Chicago VC Fund Deepening Its Roots in Dallas, Planning First Texas Investment
by | Feb 15, 2018
Founder Equity is expanding its fee-free venture capital model to Dallas with plans to close its first area investment in the next month.
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On Tap: Mad Scientist Ball, Citymakers & IoT Business Expo
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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Steve Case

Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest Tour Making its First Stop in Dallas

by | Feb 14, 2018
The Dallas event will involve a celebration of innovators in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and culminate with a pitch competition where Case, and his investment firm Revolution, will invest $100,000 in the winning company.
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Syntilla Medical's newly patented surgical method for implantable head mounted neurostimulation system for head pain. [Images: USPTO]
Dallas Invents: 58 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 6
Newly granted patents include Syntilla Medical’s neurostimulation system for head pain and Baylor Research Institute’s methods to treat or prevent hepatitis C.
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On Tap: BionorthTX Event, Cocktails + Conversation & Foodies for Philanthropy
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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WeWork Creator Awards 2018 Applications Now Open
by | Feb 13, 2018
Winners could receive up to $360,000 in funding. The deadline to apply is April 10.
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jobs

UTD Professor Says He Has an Easier Way to Find Out What Jobs Are Where

by | Feb 13, 2018
Evan Stair’s data technology gives lay people access to numbers on occupations in metro areas nationwide.
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cowork
DFW GlobalCoWork Offers Multicultural, Collaborative Office Spaces
by | Feb 12, 2018
DFW Global CoWork will launch this week as Dallas's latest workspace dedicated to furthering the skills and opportunities for developing businesses in the community.
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Festival of Ideas
UTA Festival of Ideas: There’s ‘No One Path’ to Becoming an Entrepreneur
by | Feb 12, 2018
The annual event hosted by UTA empowered youth to take that leap of faith to become their own boss no matter what they’re passionate about.
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mayors
Deadline Nears to Enter Mayors Matchup Pitch at SXSW
by | Feb 12, 2018
The pitches will be made before a panel of industry experts and mayors including Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, as entrepreneurs compete for up to $10,000 in prize money.
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OCC

Booming Demand for Clearing Options, Futures Contracts Fuels OCC’s Growth

by | Feb 9, 2018
The world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, which has offices in Dallas and Chicago, has doubled its staff in four years. In December, OCC was the first U.S. clearing organization to clear bitcoin futures launched by Cboe Global Markets.
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charging
Need a Power Boost? Dallas Startup to Install Charging Stations for Smart Devices
by | Feb 8, 2018
Juice-BX is part of the first batch of startups to be bred out of a partnership between West Coast-based Invention Science Fund Incubator and Utah-based Technetium.
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funding
Follow the Money: Exxon Leads $13.7M Yoshi Raise, Agrinos Nets $14.7M Equity Investment
by | Feb 8, 2018
From agricultural biotech to medical innovation and software makers, here are some of the latest capital raises and acquisitions with North Texas ties.
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CruiseBe's Marina and Alex Shumaiev at TechCrunch Disrupt.
From Trip Itineraries To Navigable Maps, Dallas Startup Puts Cruise Planning In One Platform
by | Feb 7, 2018
What started as a trip aggregator has evolved into everything someone needs to take a cruise.
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