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Imagine Peace pottery is available at Michaels' new online MakerPlace. [Photo: Michaels]

Irving-Based Michaels Launches ‘MakerPlace’ Online Marketplace

by Lance Murray | Nov 1, 2023

U.S. customers visiting MakerPlace can browse dozens of categories of handmade goods—including jewelry, home décor, art, accessories, crafting arts, bath and beauty, and clothing. Michaels says they can also learn or refine skills to bring their own creative ideas to life via maker-led classes and how-to’s.

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Happy Campers: Plano’s Wallabing Seeks To Connect RV Owners with RV Renters

by Lance Murray | Apr 25, 2023

Plano-based Wallabing launched its peer-to-peer RV rental platform in 2021 with a simple but powerful concept: "Owners make more, renters pay less." That's the core idea behind its RV rental marketplace, which connects RV owners, renters, travelers, and wandering adventurers alike.

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Dallas PropTech Startup Stellar Reports $20M Series B Funding Round

by Lance Murray | Dec 1, 2022

Stellar's platform leverages AI and machine learning to reimagine home maintenance. The startup partners with property managers and contractors to take care of homes and people—with a "mission of delivering hassle-free maintenance done right."

"We have caught lightning in a bottle," Founder and CEO Dustin Marx said of the new raise.

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Top Dallas Bedding CEO Taps Into His Roots, Connecting Indian Artisans to U.S. Shelves with New Platform

by Kevin Cummings | Feb 17, 2022

Arun Agarwal, the Dallas-based CEO of Nextt, one of America's largest home textile companies, is about to launch Expo Bazaar USA. The B2B marketplace—a joint venture between Nextt and exporter India Exposition Mart Ltd.—will connect artisans and craftspeople in India to specialty stores and designers across the U.S.

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[Photo: Courtesy Mapillary]

Dallas is One of Three Cities With a New Live Image-Capturing Project

by Natalie Le | Jun 5, 2019

Mapillary uses computer vision to automate and scale mapping. Via its newly launched marketplace for street-level images and map data, organizations can collaborate with drivers to capture the street-level images they need.

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