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Riley Demaree, founder of Frisco-based Drip Inventory, is one of six startup founders featured in Next Founder Up. [Image: YouTube Screengrab/CodeLaunch]
CodeLaunch Debuts Reality-Style Show for Its U.S. Startup Competition
by Kim Lyons | Aug 5, 2026
The first of four episodes of Next Founder Up dropped Aug. 5. The series will follow the six startups competing for CodeLaunch’s U.S. championship, including Frisco-based Drip Inventory.
by David Seeley |
Nov 22, 2024
Materia Bioworks, a Toronto-based biomaterials startup, raised the 2024 CodeLaunch World Championship belt Wednesday and took home $25K in allocated capital. Houston-based Endora—whose app turns personal memories into interactive games—snagged $25K by winning the judges and investors awards.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 4, 2024
The event is the culmination of four previous CodeLaunch competitions held earlier this year across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Winners from the previous competitions will pitch and compete for $50,000 in funding in front of a live audience, judges, and angel investors—amid a "venturetainment" blend of live music, comedy, panels, and networking.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 2, 2023
Meet the six finalists of CodeLaunch DFW 2023, including a North Texas company using AI to streamline manufacturer-supplier communications. The event, which started in 2013 as a unique spin on the seed accelerator concept, fuels startups with the tools for "liftoff." But at the raucous main event where founders are rockstars, it's showtime.
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Jake Hamann, CEO of Autix Automotive, wins CodeLaunch DFW 2021 [Photo: CodeLaunch]
McKinney-Based Autix Wins CodeLaunch DFW Competition with Auto Enthusiasts Platform
by David Seeley | Nov 18, 2021
McKinney-Based Autix Automotive was the big winner at Wednesday's CodeLaunch DFW event held at Comerica Center in Frisco. The startup is an online app platform for automotive enthusiasts, enabling them to create, share, and explore custom vehicle profiles. One of six startups that competed at the event, Autix is now looking to raise $1.5 million for marketing, product development, and execution of its social media strategy.
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