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Dr. Tye and Courtney Caldwell, founders of ShearShare [Photo: Courtesy ShearShare]
Google for Startups Awards $300K to Four Dallas-Area Black Founders
by Alex Edwards | Oct 6, 2020
CourMed, Kanarys, ShearShare, and Zirtue are among the 76 nationwide recipients of the $5 million Google for Startups Black Founders Fund. Each startup will receive non-dilutive cash awards—meaning that the founders aren't giving up any company ownership in exchange for the funding.
by Chantal Canales |
Sep 3, 2020
During this year's event, DSW20's State of Entrepreneurship award winners were announced.
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by Riley Farrell |
Aug 3, 2020
The new accelerator program that's part of a $175 million initiative to support economic opportunities for Black business owners, startup founders, job seekers, and developers.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 12, 2019
Co-founders Mandy Price and Star Carter join 50 other black women in the United States who have raised more than $1 million in funding.
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[Background photo: Joseph Haubert courtesy of Visit Dallas]
‘Why Dallas, Now’: State of Entrepreneurship 2019 Announces Powerhouse Speaker Lineup, Agenda
by Lance Murray | Mar 29, 2019
The event, now in its sixth year, celebrates “the people, places, and passions that keep the DFW startup ecosystem thriving."
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Feb 13, 2019
The funding round supports Kanarys' goal to "break down barriers for underrepresented professionals" and create equitable workplaces where everyone belongs.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
