Dallas Innovates

Nepris Brings Industry Experts into the Classroom

by | Mar 22, 2016
Headquartered in Plano, Nepris aims to inspire a new generation of leaders for the fields of science, technology, engineering, math, and the arts (STEAM).
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Deep Space Ventures Focused on Dallas Startups
by | Mar 22, 2016
The decline of the oil and gas industry could be a boon to the Dallas startup sector. Just look at Deep Space Ventures, a new venture capital fund that’s already shelled out $1.75 million. Read more about it in the Dallas Business Journal.
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Fan Media Network Adds Crowd-Source Funding
by | Mar 21, 2016
The Dallas startup now gives its “correspondents” the ability to crowd source funding so they can improve their production and even follow the team on the road.
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Roma Boots

Roma Boots Combines Fashion with Philanthropy

by | Mar 21, 2016
It’s due in part to these humble beginnings that Bistrian, founder and CEO of Roma Boots, is driven to help people. He grew up one of 12 siblings in a small town in pre-revolutionary Romania -- and as he puts it, “life was tough.”
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Chad Houser: How Café Momentum Changes Lives
by | Mar 21, 2016
Have a wonderful meal. Help change lives. It’s a simple, but powerful message put forth by Chad Houser, executive director and executive chef at Café Momentum
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Becoming the Impact City in Dallas
by | Mar 18, 2016
What concrete steps do we now take to make Dallas the world’s most important hub for Impact Organizations?
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Using Drones for Search and Rescue Missions

by | Mar 16, 2016
On average, there are more than 11 search and rescue missions for missing persons each day in the U.S. alone.
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Bird Strikes
DFW Airport’s Innovative Plan Prevents Bird Strikes
by | Mar 16, 2016
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport uses both high-tech methods and Mother Nature to control birds at the sprawling facility.
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Keller Company Leads Way in Frack Water Recycling
by | Mar 16, 2016
Armed with $40 million in private equity funding, Fountain Quail Water Management is poised to become the leader in frack water recycling.
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Is the New Business of Board Games a Roll of the Dice?
by | Mar 15, 2016

When Sean McCoy and Alan Gerding met at a game industry conference, their ideas for a new line of board and card games meshed well, so they started working on their first game.

Their creation became Tuesday Knight Games (TKG), and it’s a hit.

In October 2013, TKG announced the development of their Two Rooms and a Boom!...

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Dallas’ VALT Card Finding its Niche

by | Mar 10, 2016
Clad in jet black and made of stainless steel, it’s called the VALT Card. Think of it as a credit card on steroids.
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Ask Mark Cuban a Question at SXSW
by | Mar 10, 2016
Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to ask Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban live questions on Sunday, March 13, via Twitter during a question and answer session at SXSW.
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How Dallas’ Skyline Turned Purple for Innovation
by | Mar 9, 2016
After the Dallas skyline glowed in bright purple on the night of Feb. 25, many people asked, “how did you do that?”
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Put a Fiddler on Your Roof
by | Mar 8, 2016
When you hear the word “fiddler,” chances are you think of a folksy violinist or perhaps even a particular hit musical — not a domestic wind turbine invented by college students. But that’s the name of the device developed by SMU seniors Jonah Kirby, Brendan Celii, Luke Oglesbee, Cameron Buller, and Alec Siems.
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