Startups, investors, and corporate innovators will gather for the free two-day event at Pegasus Park in Dallas on September 24-25. As MassChallenge celebrates its 15th anniversary, expect a live $25K pitch competition, behind-the-scenes "founder diaries," and a special "I am an innovator" installation highlighting 15 years of startup impact.
In Michelle Williams' previous role as executive director for The Dallas Entrepreneur Center's southern sector initiative, she helped build and launch The DEC @ Redbird. She brings more than 15 years of thought leadership in social impact and innovation to her new role at MassChallenge.
The coalition—dedicated to hiring, promoting, and retaining more Black professionals in fintech—has doubled its number of partners and participating firms and served more than 250 students from four cities just a year after forming. Executive Director Michelle Williams leads the coalition from Dallas.
Fintech in Action will advance the hiring and promoting of more Black employees in finance and financial technology. Founded by Dallas-based Apex Clearing and its parent company, PEAK6, the coalition will be helmed by local Executive Director Michelle Williams, who previously led The DEC Network's efforts in Southern Dallas.
Left to right: Steve Wanta, Michelle Williams, Sara Vassar, Salah Boukadoum, Kate Knight, Matt Myers (front), Benjamin Vann (back), Michael Thomas [Photo: Michael Samples]
Roundtable | Our panel talks about what we can do better, right now. In the final installment of the latest Dallas Innovates roundtable series, we look at systemic issues that still need to be addressed, and the areas ripe for innovation. The discussion closes with a look into the future.
What makes North Texas a place—or a potential place—for social innovation? In part two of our roundtable series, eight experts discuss how Dallas-Fort Worth may be a unique breeding ground for social good, what attracts (and keeps) talent in the nonprofit sector, and more.
ROUNDTABLE | In this three-part series, a panel of experts explores Dallas-Fort Worth as a destination for global impact work.
Part one kicks off with eight thought leaders who explore what social innovation looks like from their unique perspectives — nonprofit, corporate, and startup — and how that is impacting the region.
To keep pace with modern media consumption, Dallas-based AT&T, the NBA and WNBA are launching the fourth-generation High-Speed Arena Network (HSAN). The new technology is designed to move live game content, highlights, replays, stats and in-arena programming more quickly and reliably for fans and business partners....
Irving-based 7-Eleven added to its intellectual property with a pair of patents the week of Sept. 29. The patents relate to its ongoing work on inventory tracking and computer-vision item recognition....
Dallas-based fintech startup Zippy, a lender and loan servicer for manufactured homes, raised $20 million in a Series C round.
Zippy said the money, all from New York-based alternative investment firm Saluda Grade, will enable it to broaden its national presence, improve its technology and build its network of partnerships....
To keep pace with modern media consumption, Dallas-based AT&T, the NBA and WNBA are launching the fourth-generation High-Speed Arena Network (HSAN). The new technology is designed to move live game content, highlights, replays, stats and in-arena programming more quickly and reliably for fans and business partners....
Irving-based 7-Eleven added to its intellectual property with a pair of patents the week of Sept. 29. The patents relate to its ongoing work on inventory tracking and computer-vision item recognition....
Dallas-based fintech startup Zippy, a lender and loan servicer for manufactured homes, raised $20 million in a Series C round.
Zippy said the money, all from New York-based alternative investment firm Saluda Grade, will enable it to broaden its national presence, improve its technology and build its network of partnerships....