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Leading tech companies with a stake in North Texas are helping to shape the future with emerging technologies predicted to transform the world in 2023 and beyond. Clockwise from left: Flytrex and Brinker, Toyota and Google Cloud, Waymo, Texas Instruments, Bell, and Siemens Digital Industries Software. [Courtesy photos]
Emerging Trends: Three Futurists Predict The Tech That Comes Next
by Sandra Engelland | Feb 15, 2023
From AI to human longevity to xTech, North Texas experts George Brody of InfoNet of Things and Anurag Jain of Perot Jain, along with Mike Bechtel of Deloitte, predict a range of emerging technologies set to transform the world in 2023 and beyond.
by David Seeley |
Jul 20, 2022
Gig Wage has found new ways to help business owners manage cash flow and payment speed. But even more so, it aims to help create "a social safety net for 1099 workers" by offering non-predatory Faster Pay solutions and other features, with a debit card and mobile app offering also in the works.
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by Alex Edwards |
Dec 2, 2021
On the tail-end of a landmark year—one that saw Shiftsmart double both staff and revenue—the labor platform has raised funding to fuel growth and continue empowering its 600,000 workers across 50 countries with flexible gigs.
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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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Craig Lewis is the CEO and founder of Gig Wage. [Photo: Michael Samples]
Dallas Fintech Gig Wage Raises $7.5M Series A Led by its New Infrastructure Bank Partner Green Dot
by Alex Edwards | Oct 27, 2020
Gig Wage and Green Dot want to bring modern banking to the gig economy. In leveraging Green Dot's Banking as a Service technology, Gig Wage will be able to design and deploy its own customized banking and money movement solutions, as well as its own debit card.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 15, 2020
Founder and CEO Benjamin Vann says the startup accelerator aims to create more diverse and inclusive ecosystems.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 16, 2020
Dallas Innovates is highlighting startups in Impact Ventures' accelerator program, which aims to assist the underrepresented startup community. First up is Exgratias, a first-of-its-kind financial platform for the entertainment industry that helps contractual workers get paid quickly and effortlessly.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 16, 2020
Founder and CEO Benjamin Vann was motivated by the opportunity gap: "As of 2018, just 2 percent of minorities received venture capital funding and 2 percent of minorities were represented in the tech industry workforce,” he says. A Dallas Innovates series highlights startups in Impact Ventures' first spring program.
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Matchmakers for the Gig Economy: Snag Work Launches in Dallas
by David Kirkpatrick | Nov 6, 2019
Snagajob's Snag Work platform, an on-demand way to connect employers with hourly workers, is now available in Dallas with companies like Which Which, Hotel Indigo, and the Michael Johnson Performance Center.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 12, 2019
MoneyGram announced a strategic partnership that would allow the platform to streamline and simplify the complexities of managing and paying contract workers.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Sep 27, 2018
As companies within the gig economy such as Uber, Airbnb, and Lyft continue to expand, Brian Sullivan and Katherine Vatalaro believe that companies should focus on the onboarding process.
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by Aaron Cook |
May 14, 2018
In advance of his appearance at the Digital Dallas Startup Comedy Roast, Skratch co-founder Scott Bennett talks about his inspiration for the app and its development journey.
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Skratch Expands Gig-Finding App to 4 New ZIP Codes
by D'Anzia Robertson | Nov 13, 2017
The Dallas-based mobile app startup gives teens ages 14 to 19 ways to make extra cash through part-time jobs in their neighborhood.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Sep 7, 2017
Dallas-based mo-de launched a beta version of its app earlier this year on the Apple and Google Play stores. It has 25 companies signed up, so far.
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