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Athlete-Driven Media Co. Tidal League Expands to Frisco With New Studio at The Star
by Lance Murray | Nov 4, 2025
Canada-based Tidal League said its new studio in Frisco represents "a transformative step" in its U.S. expansion. The media company's content includes the popular YouTube talk show "To the Baha," which is hosted by three former Dallas Mavericks.
by Lance Murray |
May 20, 2025
The city said that Origin—which has been under development since 2020—stemmed from Frisco leaders' vision to create "an open collaboration space for residents to scale their businesses, as well as a networking space for venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, fintech, sportstech, AI, cybersecurity, and other startups."
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Apr 3, 2025
Startup culture, higher ed, advanced tech, and quality of life drew them in—but what kept them here is more personal. Meet the 10 transplants who now call North Texas home. As one newcomer put it: “We’re living our best life in Texas.”
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 13, 2024
Boosting its Innovation Fund grant program, McKinney EDC is now offering non-diluted capital of up to $200K for qualifying early-stage startups—and up to half a million dollars in support for established or relocating later-stage startups who set up their HQs in the city.
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Plug and Play Launches Fintech Startup Accelerator in Frisco and McKinney
by Lance Murray | Feb 7, 2024
The global innovation platform opened offices in the two North Texas cities late last year, announcing accelerators for Sportstech and Enterprise & AI. Now Plug and Play is banking on a new way to make Frisco and McKinney key players in another disruptive industry.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 8, 2024
“I think DFW represents such a strong market for Plug and Play,” Saadawi told Dallas Innovates. “it’s kind of remarkable that we haven’t been there this whole time.”
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Dec 21, 2023
Sherif Saadawi, VP of partnerships at Plug and Play, calls his platform "the most active VC in the world by volume of deals"—and that's just one of three pillars it's bringing to Frisco and McKinney, along with corporate-startup matchmaking and sector-focused accelerators.
"In almost every metric that we look for that makes a good ecosystem, DFW really ticks all the boxes," he tells Dallas Innovates.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 28, 2023
Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play will bring a series of startup business accelerator programs specific to Frisco's innovation ecosystem—starting with a Sportstech accelerator program focused on human potential and performance.
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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)
