Dallas

Chicks on Vic: Female Business Owners Team Up on Victory Avenue

by | Mar 8, 2019
The "Chicks on Vic"—a group of women who own businesses on Victory Avenue in Dallas—have teamed up to support one another in their businesses.
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Education: Amazon’s Future Engineer Program, AECOM’s UTA Hypermobility Class, SMU’s New Cybersecurity Master’s Degree
From higher education projects (TWU, DCCCD) to K-12 initiatives (Dallas County, Trinity Christian Academy), here's your briefing on what's going on in education in North Texas.
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PayNearMe: Mobile-First Payment Platform Has Dallas Roots
by | Mar 6, 2019
The PayNearMe platform facilitates cash, debit, credit, and ACH payments for thousands of businesses and government agencies nationwide. As the company grows, it remains tied to Dallas, with company execs, partners, and customers all headquartered here.
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bitcoin

Zabo Co-Founders Plan Banking Launch, Present This Week at Major Bitcoin Summit

by | Mar 5, 2019
The digital bank's co-founders will be presenting to potential investors and other startups at Venture Summit West 2019, a major Bitcoin event.
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science
Texas’ Booming Life Sciences Sector Draws Financial Advisory Firm to Dallas
by | Mar 1, 2019
Danforth Advisors LLC provides integrated and scalable consulting teams ranging from controller through CFO for life sciences companies, freeing time for innovation.
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Dallas Startup Nickson Living is Making Moving Easy
by | Feb 27, 2019
Gone are the days of rallying your friends to help you pack and move. This Dallas startup does it all—from picking out your new furniture to setting up a move in-ready apartment.
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North Texas Cities Partner with Tech Communities at Open Data Day
by | Feb 27, 2019
Cities around North Texas—including Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Addison, and Frisco—will collaborate with citizens, data scientists, programmers, and public officials to address community issues through open data on March 2 at the daylong hackathon.
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Startup Couples: rewardStyle’s Amber & Baxter Box on Balance and Finding Success—Together

by | Feb 26, 2019
North Texas' entrepreneurial power couples, this time the founders of rewardStyle, talk about life, balance, and finding success in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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UNT Dallas Program Nurtures Aspiring Educators, Opens a ‘Thirdspace’ for Teachers and School Leaders
The university’s Emerging Teacher Institute is creating a space where educator superpowers are cultivated, creating positive well-being in the midst of extraordinary stress so that the best changemakers remain in the profession.
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Photo Recap: Innovate(her) Conference Sparks Innovative Thinking in Middle School Girls
by | Feb 25, 2019
Capital One teamed up with the UT Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to empower students during National Engineering Week.
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Early Adopters: Accenture Survey Puts Dallas Ahead of the Pack in Emerging Tech
by | Feb 22, 2019
When it comes to blockchain, AI, and extended reality, Dallas proves better than most in adopting new, cutting-edge technologies.
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Follow the Money:
ParkHub Buys Competitor, Closes $13M Series B Round; Kibo Makes Acquisition

by | Feb 21, 2019
You’ll also find news about Neighborhood Goods' newest round and upcoming expansion, Peloton Therapeutics, Shop Simplay, Banner Oak Capital, Hyphen Solutions, and Naya Ventures in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity involving people and companies with ties to North Texas.
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Dallas’ Devilish Whiskey Distillery to Expand Nationwide in 2019
by | Feb 20, 2019
Made with iron-free spring water from the Devils River, the "Sinfully Smooth Whiskey" is currently available in 12 states with plans to be in over 30 by the end of the year.
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Texas Healthcare Challenge Recap, StackPath Helps Form Kinetic Edge Alliance, Topgolf Moves Into Esports
by | Feb 16, 2019
From tech bytes (IBM, UTD, Physmodo) to accolades (Masergy, McKinney, and more) to our weekly top 10 (Angie's List parent acquires Fixd Repair), here's your rundown on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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