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Dallas’ Arctos Partners Launches Platform To Help Investors Become Sports Team Owners
by David Seeley | Sep 30, 2025
Arctos says it's the only private investment firm approved to own equity across all five major North American professional leagues. Now its new business line, Arctos Capital Markets, aims to help high net-worth investors connect directly with professional sports ownership opportunities. "Our goal is simple: be the first call,” said Arctos' Doc O’Connor.
by Quincy Preston |
Jul 16, 2025
The NBA legend invested in BeatBox after reflecting on a call from Cuban, as he told People in a recent interview. Just weeks earlier, Shaq told WFAA he’s “75% gonna move [to Dallas] full time.”
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by Glenn Hunter |
Jan 23, 2025
At its annual meeting at Arlington's Globe Life Field, the Dallas Regional Chamber took a victory lap with Dallas-Fort Worth's multiple No. 1 economic rankings, outlined DRC priorities for the new legislative session, and heard from five leading pro sports executives why North Texas is such a sports business powerhouse.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 19, 2024
The foundation is rolling out the "Total Hoops Approach"—a roadmap of bold solutions for transforming youth basketball to ensure it is accessible, fun, and focused on positive child development.
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nVenue Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer Drew Williams; Chief Technology Officer Mik Stearns; Co-founder and Chief Product Officer Bruce Sears; Co-founder and CEO Kelly Pracht; Chief Marketing Officer Christiana Yebra; and Chief Revenue Officer Jeremy Jones. [Photo: Bri Crow]
NBA Takes Equity Stake in Dallas Micro-Betting Odds Provider nVenue
by David Seeley | Dec 7, 2023
Nine months after being selected by the NBA Launchpad program, nVenue has sold an equity stake to NBA Equity—and gotten a new board observer out of the deal.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 1, 2023
It may not be a courtside seat. But with live NBA, NHL, and U.S. soccer teams' matchups playing on Cosm's immersive, 87-foot diameter LED domes, it may be the next-best thing. Tip-off of the TNT Sports broadcasts is slated to begin in 2024.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 16, 2023
The NFL and NBA icons—Clark Hunt and Dirk Nowitzki—will kick off and wrap up discussions on innovation and investment. They add to an "impressive speaker lineup" including Nextdoor Co-Founder Nirav Tolia and other trailblazing speakers. Here's the full roster.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 6, 2023
With the help of NBA superstar Luka Dončić, Slovenian officials aim to score big at the annual Slovenia Business Conference in Dallas, promoting their export-oriented economy and strengthening business ties with the U.S. market.
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The NBA is one of the organizations partnering with Cosm for immersive presentations of live events. [Image: NBA/Cosm]
The Last Word: Cosm’s Jeb Terry on Bringing 8K LED-Dome Live NBA Games to DFW
by David Seeley | Feb 17, 2023
In November, we told you about something amazing coming to North Texas: Cosm is bringing one of its first two immersive entertainment venues to Grandscape in The Colony, with state-of-the-art "shared reality" that seamlessly bridges the gap between the virtual and the real.
Today Cosm announced a partnership with the NBA that could one day drive lots of Dallas Mavericks fans (and OK, fans of other NBA teams too) to its Grandscape venue. The multi-year partnership will feature a new live game viewing experience unlike anything you've ever seen on your TV or a sports bar near you.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 21, 2022
The next time you see Luka Doncic slam home a dunk at a Dallas Mavericks game, he'll be doing more than helping his team win in the new NBA season. He'll also be scoring $50 to help create opportunities for young adults across Dallas-Fort Worth.
TIAA and the Mavericks are teaming up on Dunks for Equity, a program supporting educational and professional equity for all.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Sep 19, 2022
In this week’s North Texas deal flow, you’ll also find news about Pathway Healthcare’s Texas expansion via Innovation360 acquisition; NEW A.G.E Inc’s $2.5M deal with Healing the Earth; donor software firm NPact's acquisition of products from Blackbaud; and Irving-based Commercial Metal Company’s acquisition of Advanced Steel Recovery among other deals.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 1, 2022
PH Innovation Holdings, operator of fitness gear and training tech platform company POWERHANDZ, has landed a “multimillion-dollar” investment from Vanguard Holdings Group in an all-Frisco deal. In addition, Vanguard Holdings has issued a private tender offer to acquire all issued and outstanding minority shares of PHI.
“This partnership will allow us to reach more athletes and shift mindsets about overall performance, physically and financially,” said POWERHANDZ CEO Danyel Surrency Jones.
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Team left to right: Collin Castellaw of PlayersTV, CJ McCollum, Anthem Sports & Entertainment, CEO Len Asper, Samsung VP of Electronics Sang Kim, Vernon Davis, Deron Guidrey of PlayersTV. [Photo: PlayersTV]
Backed by Big-Name Athletes, PlayersTV Lands ‘Seven-Figure’ Deal to Fuel Expansion
by Kevin Cummings | Feb 2, 2022
PlayersTV, the TV streaming division of Dallas-based sports media and entertainment firm Players Media Group, landed the investment from ReachTV, which has been distributing it since 2020. Now its presence on ReachTV's network could put PlayersTV on 2,500+ airport screens and in 1 million hotel rooms.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 30, 2021
A star-studded lineup of pro athletes is just the beginning for Complexity Stars. The new division from Frisco-based Complexity Gaming plans to add music stars and other celebs to its fold. The goal: Amplify the brand power of top athletes and stars by connecting them with the $2.1 billion esports and game streaming universe.
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by Dave Moore |
Jun 10, 2020
The Mavs organization held a community conversation at the American Airlines Center to discuss the current social environment. Plus, check out 80+ scenes from 'Courageous Conversations' in our photo gallery.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 13, 2017
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said its a "first-of-its-kind partnership between a professional sports team and on-demand delivery."
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