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From left, Blake Harvey and Matthew Rial. [Courtesy photos]
Dallas Startup Studio Launches Latest Company With Plans to Form Multiple Impact-Focused Ventures Annually
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 21, 2022
Dallas-based Novel Ventures announced the launch of Myte, a “one-stop donation platform” connecting nonprofits across the country with donors. Novel plans to launch two or three impact-focused startups annually, managing director Blake Harvey told Dallas Innovates.
by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 15, 2022
Orma, a new app from Dallas-based fashion tech platform MakersValley, lets businesses bring the kind of content found on a social media feed or online shopping experience into brick-and-mortar retail.
We talked with the team about helping both luxury Italian brands and smaller U.S. brands to connect with their customers, as they gear up for growth and a $1 million seed funding round.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 11, 2022
The nonprofit that helped create UT Southwestern Medical Center has added to its lineup of trustees with a mix of philanthropic and business leaders.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 9, 2022
The personalized meal planning startup, bitewell, is launching soon in Dallas with an app that offers "menu transparency" on around 600 local restaurants to help users find meals that meet their needs. It also offers a wide range of recipes for making personalized meals at home.
“Our mission as a business is to make healthy eating simple and accessible for all,” says co-founder and CMO Samantha Citro Alexander. Next up: Chicago, and then the world, the team says.
“Our mission as a business is to make healthy eating simple and accessible for all,” says co-founder and CMO Samantha Citro Alexander. Next up: Chicago, and then the world, the team says.
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Alto employee-based rideshare expands to Silicon Valley with electrification vision. [Photo: Alto]
Alto Expands Service to Silicon Valley as It Builds a New Dallas HQ and Aims to Go All‑Electric
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 8, 2022
Dallas-based ridesharing company Alto is entering its sixth market, after launching in Dallas and expanding to Houston, L.A., Miami, and Washington, D.C.
With $60 million in funding since its 2018 launch, CEO Will Coleman talks about building a new HQ in the Dallas Design District, aiming to be in 25 metros over the next few years, and planning to be 100% electric by end of 2023.
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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 7, 2022
The Dallas region added nearly 3,800 new tech job postings last month, bringing its total postings to around 18,600 and ranking it No. 3 among metro areas with the highest amount of job openings in the sector, according to CompTIA. Dallas has held the No. 3 spot since August 2021.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 7, 2022
Dallas-based Invitation Homes is teaming up with Boston property investment firm Rockpoint Group to buy and renovate expensive single-family homes for rental. Their plan: targeting homes in “premium neighborhoods" across the U.S. to serve "renters by choice." With expected debt, the total venture commitment is $750 million.
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Nada co-founder and CEO John Green [Photo: Nada]
Real Estate Tech Startup Nada Relocates Dallas HQ as it Looks to Quadruple Headcount
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 25, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from the Richardson Chamber, PICKUP, BPS Technology, the Frontiers of Flight Museum, UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and Giving DNA.
Plus, Governor Abbott appoints three North Texans to the Governor's Commission for Women.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 23, 2022
Emerging from stealth this quarter, Deposits.com, a platform that Co-Founder and CEO Joseph Akintolayo describes as the “Shopify of banking," is looking to add financial literacy and wellness tools to its technology. It plans to do that in a partnership with Utah-based MX, a financial data platform valued at $1.9 billion.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 23, 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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Dallas Bill Payments Platform Emerges From Stealth With $4.5 Million in Funding
by Kevin Cummings | Feb 9, 2022
Highline's platform reimages "the broken bill payment system." To avoid customers' overdrafts and build their credit, the fintech links bill payments directly to their payroll platforms, rather than their bank accounts.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 2, 2022
Krista Software, a Dallas-based business automation platform, landed the $15 million in a funding round led by Denver’s Grotech Ventures. The company describes its software as a “conversation” among people, IT assets, and apps.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 1, 2022
Island, an enterprise browser platform company, has landed nearly $100 million in funding from early-stage investors Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, and Stripes. Its goal: to be "where today’s hybrid workforce lives."
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by David Seeley |
Jan 27, 2022
Last week, Freakonomics Radio host Stephen Dubner asked "Why Is Everyone Moving to Dallas?" In part two of his podcast this week, he looks north to Frisco, learns why it's Dallas' "frenemy," and asks a big question: Is Frisco the future of the American city?
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