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‘I’ve Never Been More Bullish on Our Region’: Longtime Dallas Investor Aaron Pierce Joins Perot Jain as Partner

by | Oct 12, 2022
Aaron Pierce, the co-founder and board chair of Venture Dallas, has a deep investment background and a history of supporting the local entrepreneurial community. As partner at Perot Jain, his role is "all encompassing." One item on his agenda is overseeing the firm's investments in Major League Cricket—along with managing the firm's investment portfolio of more than 60 companies.

“We have the ingredients required to be a major player in the national investment landscape," Pierce says, "especially as the family office and private investment focus grows from funds to direct investments in venture-backed companies.”
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SMU Cox Caruth Institute of Entrepreneurship Releases Alphabetical Dallas 100 List
by | Oct 7, 2022
CEOs of the 100 fastest-growing privately held companies in the Dallas region joined the SMU Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship for the kickoff of its annual celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit on Thursday. 

Now the countdown begins for the institute's Nov. 2 reveal of which one is THE fastest-growing privately held company in Dallas-Fort Worth. Here are the contenders.
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Last-Mile Delivery Startup Names New CEO After Being Founder-Led Since 2014
by | Feb 24, 2022
Plano-based PICKUP has named Brian Kava, who joined the company in September of last year, as its new CEO. He takes over from Brenda Stoner, who founded the company and has led it since 2014. One of his goals is to continue to grow PICKUP, which serves 80 U.S. markets with a more than 200-person team.
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PICKUP Closes $15M Series B to Accelerate Growth, Double Team Size
by | Mar 30, 2021
The funding will enable the Dallas-based logistics provider to expand its suite of tech-enabled, last-mile omnichannel delivery services, which includes the transport of small and heavier items.
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10 Inspiring Female Founders in Dallas-Fort Worth

by | Jan 22, 2021
Enjoy living vicariously through these incredible women, writes TechFW's Lauren Acton. Meet 10 female entrepreneurs who share practical advice on launching a company.
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Follow the Money: Swych Sells Majority Stake; PICKUP Nets $5M; Sabre Agrees to $350M Deal for Farelogix
by | Nov 15, 2018
You’ll also find D.R. Horton, Finisar, Mr. Cooper, Mark Cuban, Pacific Union Financial, KAI Texas, Savhera PBC, HIG Holdings, Crestline Capital, Southlake Equity Group, and Texas Pride Impact Funds in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity by investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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Get Plugged into Fort Worth’s Entrepreneurial Community in its First Startup Crawl
by | May 25, 2018
Startup Crawl FW will give attendees a look at coworking spaces, universities, entrepreneurial centers, and startups that are working to foster innovation in Fort Worth — all in one night.
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Digital Dallas Comedy Roast: 5 Startups Walk into a Pitch … Here’s What Happened
by | May 24, 2018
With money, fame, and glory at stake, startup pitches usually are no laughing matter — but not this time.
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Steve Case at Rise of the Rest in Dallas: Investors Should Focus on Why it Will Work

by | May 8, 2018
The AOL co-founder's traveling tour, designed to spur more growth in entrepreneurial ecosystems around the nation, made its first 2018 stop in Dallas Monday. Steve Case encouraged attendees to "seize the moment," and get engaged with helping local startups.
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Meet the Local Startups Vying for $100K in Rise of the Rest Pitch
by | May 2, 2018
Leaders from the competing startups took some time recently to talk to Dallas Innovates about their businesses, what sets them apart, and how a win next week could impact their work. 
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Dallas Finalists Named for Rise of the Rest Pitch
by | Apr 5, 2018
Eight startups with Dallas are ties will be vying for $100,000 in the May 7 contest culminating the Rise of the Rest tour with Steve Case stop in the city.
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Here’s Which North Texans You Should Watch for at SXSW
The South by Southwest Conference and Festivals officially starts Friday, and though all the happenings are in Austin, there’ll be plenty of North Texas presence.
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Local Startups Sharing Their Stories on Facebook Live

by | Jul 11, 2017
Addison TreeHouse will interview six Dallas area startups on Facebook Live about their entrepreneurial paths.
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Wal-Mart Has Towering Answer to Online Pickup
by | Jul 7, 2017
The nation's largest retailer put one of its first vending machines for online orders in The Colony as one of six planned for North Texas in coming months.
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Gozova Revs Up DFW’s
On-Demand Truck Market
by | Feb 1, 2017
It won't be the first on-demand truck startup in the area, but Gozova hopes to expand the market and reach new customers.
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