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Dallas’ Prebiotic Pop Brand Raises $13M From CAVU Ventures and Celebs Like Halsey, Russell Westbrook, and More
by Alex Edwards | Aug 30, 2021
Poppi continues to get the Hollywood treatment after signing a deal with Rohan Oza on "Shark Tank" in 2018. Some big pop culture names—The Chainsmokers, 24kGoldn, Kygo, Kevin Love, Ellie Goulding, Olivia Munn, and Nicole Scherzinger—are joining in the beverage brand's latest funding round, along with Oza's CAVU Ventures and a group of social media influencers.
by Alexa Vickaryous |
Apr 21, 2021
Capital Factory and Brand Foundry Venture Partners are among You Go Natural's investors. The startup produces headwraps, headbands, and turbans to help make hair care both functional and beautiful.
"We are building the go-to source for innovation in natural beauty," Founder Monique Little told us. She was named to the inaugural Forbes Next 1000 list earlier this year.
"We are building the go-to source for innovation in natural beauty," Founder Monique Little told us. She was named to the inaugural Forbes Next 1000 list earlier this year.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 18, 2021
From improving software tools and opening global data centers to acquiring three companies, OutMatch had a busy 2020 and is poised for more growth in 2021.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 26, 2021
In under six months, Taysha Gene Therapies rocketed from the unveiling of its UTSW spinout to a $157 million initial public offering. We talk with Founder and CEO R.A. Session II about the biotech with big plans.
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Craig Lewis [Photo: Jae Oates]
Gig Wage Raises $2.5M Follow-On to Its Recent $7.5M Series A Round
by Alex Edwards | Jan 19, 2021
The latest round brings the Dallas-based fintech's total Series A funding to approximately $10 million, the startup told us. Founder and CEO Craig J. Lewis plans to quadruple his team by the end of 2021.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 19, 2021
The co-founders behind Dallas-based Allie + Bess have announced their first collaboration with a fellow Texas-based female entrepreneur, despite operating mainly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland |
Jan 12, 2021
CEO Kyle Waldrep's fast-growth startup is using technology to streamline commercial real estate deals and give a birds-eye view of portfolios. It gained ground with the development of the first digital asset and lease management tool for the industrial sector.
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by Capital One |
Jan 7, 2021
In this final installment of the series, Capital One shines a spotlight on nonprofit leaders addressing the best ways to support small businesses right now.
sponsored by Capital One
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Bestow CEO and Co-founder Melbourne O'Banion [Image: Courtesy Fort Lion Studio]
Dallas-Based Life Insurance Startup Bestow Lands $70 Million Series C
by Quincy Preston | Dec 16, 2020
The insurance innovator has raised $145 million in total funding to date as it readies for expansion. In 2020, Bestow has closed a $50M Series B round, launched a nonprofit, and acquired Centurion Life Insurance Company.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Dec 16, 2020
Past Investment Challenge winners include McKinney-based ShearShare, Houston-based GroupRaise, and Austin-based Journey Foods. Applications are open now until Jan. 22.
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by Michael Wood |
Dec 11, 2020
During Eric Johnson’s term as Mayor of Dallas, he's had to respond to two major crises so far: the ongoing pandemic and an increase in violent crime. Mayor Johnson addressed these issues in The Year-End Conversation and also touched on initiatives to develop Dallas’ workforce and transform the city into a destination for startup companies.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Dec 8, 2020
Dallas life science startups are invited to apply to ThinkLab's winter cohort, which will begin in late January 2021.
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MyndVR to Distribute the ‘Most Powerful Biblical Adaption in VR Ever Created’ to Senior Living Communities
by Alex Edwards | Nov 30, 2020
The Dallas startup is expanding its partnership with virtual reality platform HTC VIVE to exclusively offer an immersive VR adaptation of the seven miracles of Jesus Christ to senior communities and older adults isolated at home.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Nov 24, 2020
The Dallas-based startup's tech is set to prevent medication non-adherence, which accounts for avoidable healthcare spending in the range of $100 to $300 billion.
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by Chantal Canales |
Nov 23, 2020
In the ongoing pandemic, Skyllful co-founder and CEO Justin Lake is working to bridge the gap between new apps and rates of adoption by frontline workers due to poor training and rapid change.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 17, 2020
New York-based Wardrobe, which has backers that include the founders of Airbnb, Coinbase, and Vine, has acquired Rent My Wardrobe, an app that allows users to wear stylish clothes from local closets. RMW will be fully merged with Wardrobe’s existing operations and Dallas Founder Rachel Sipperley will become Wardrobe's VP of Brand & Partnerships.
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