Digital Fight Club

Founder Jason W. Taylor (far left) and CodeLaunch are known for big, exciting productions. [Photo: CodeLaunch]

CodeLaunch DFW is Bringing its Seed Accelerator Competition Finals to Dallas for the First Time

by Kevin Cummings | Nov 2, 2022

After years of holding its annual event in Frisco, CodeLaunch DFW is coming to Southside Music Hall at Gilley’s in Dallas on November 16. Six companies will face off for the top prize in an event that comprises a tech tradeshow, a startup conference, and a “raucous networking event.” And this year it's modeling itself after local favorite Digital Fight Club. “CodeLaunch is a startup and rock-n-roll show like nothing you've ever seen before,” promises President and Founder Jason Taylor.

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Gallery: Scenes From Digital Fight Club 2022

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 12, 2022

Hundreds packed the Granada theater to watch the gloves-off "fights" to cap off Dallas Startup Week. Tech types duked it out verbally amid cheering, hooting, and generally raucous reactions from the audience.

Check out what you missed—or relive it here.

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Local Tech Founders Duke it Out at Digital Fight Club, Capping Off Dallas Startup Week

by Kevin Cummings | Aug 12, 2022

Ten local founders and innovators sparred in gloves-off debates, "fighting" to win each round.

The fight card included challenges like: Should brands be transparent? Should the government be involved in building the metaverse? And is ESG important? Here are the knockout rounds.

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Digital Fight Club Is Coming Back IRL to the Granada for Dallas Startup Week

by David Seeley | Jul 22, 2022

A night of tech founder battles, raucous crowd roars, and BS-calling corporate refs will hit the Granada Theater on August 11. That's when Digital Fight Club returns to its in-person, party-fueled finest during Dallas Startup Week 2022. Ten top local tech leaders will go 1-on-1, fighting with their wits on five disruptive tech topics. "We plan on breaking molds again," says Michael Pratt, the event's founder and host.

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TheMap.net founder Robert Mundinger takes the stage for Fight 1 at the 2019 Digital Fight Club.

Digital Fight Club: Here’s Who Left the Ring a Champion

by Alex Edwards | Aug 29, 2019

This year's Digital Fight Club put Dallas' top tech talent head-to-head in a debate on the most current hot topics. See what they had to say, and who came out on top.

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Photo Gallery: See What Went Down at This Year’s Digital Fight Club

by Michael Samples | Aug 29, 2019

Once the lights went out and the mics were hot, competitors went head-to-head in a semi-friendly battle on hot topics in tech.

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Get to Know Me: Data, Personalization, and Privacy

by Michael Pratt | Aug 26, 2019

Fight #5 of Digital Fight Club puts Andy Chen, SVP of +1 Labs at Match Group, and Mike Orren, chief product officer at The Dallas Morning News and president at Belo Business Intelligence, against each other.

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Synthetic Reality: Does Real Even Matter?

by Michael Pratt | Aug 22, 2019

For Fight #4 of Digital Fight Club, Farrukh Malik, CEO of Roomored, will go up against Steve Nix, CEO of ForwardXP.

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[Photo: Courtesy Digital Fight Club]

Secure Me: Digital Safety Across the Ecosystem

by Michael Pratt | Aug 16, 2019

The Fighters for Digital Fight Club's second Fight are Lee Harrison, CEO of Thru, versus Stephen Ellis, CTO of Plymouth AI.

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Public Transport Technology: Taming the Wild West

by Michael Pratt | Aug 13, 2019

Digital Fight Club's Fight #1 will feature Robert Mundinger, founder of TheMap.io, versus Steven Duong, associate vice president of AECOM's Design + Planning and Economics, as the Fighters.

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The Untold Story of How Digital Fight Club Came to Be

by Payton Potter | Aug 9, 2019

Now in its fourth year, Digital Fight Club is returning later this month to the Granada Theater in Dallas. Take a look inside the upcoming fight night and the events that led to its creation.

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Digital Fight Club Expanding its Bouts to Boston & Beyond

by Nicholas Sakelaris | Aug 27, 2018

Digital Fight Club has partnered with the Consumer Technology Association — parent of the annual Consumer Electronics Show — to take the concept nationwide.

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Knock your blockchain off: In "Fight No. 4," it's Big Company vs. Nimble Startup, says Digital Dallas Founder Michael Pratt. Jaime Chambron of NTT Data will go up against Mark Hopkins of Roger Wilco. [Courtesy: Digital Dallas]