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Island Co-Founder and CEO Mike Fey on stage at the 2024 Venture Dallas Summit. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography/istockphoto]
The Last Word: $3B Island’s CEO on Recruiting Tech Workers to North Texas
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Nov 6, 2024
Mike Fey—co-founder and CEO of Dallas-based enterprise browser unicorn Island—launched his company in 2020 during the pandemic and has since seen its valuation rocket to $3 billion. Speaking at the Venture Dallas conference last week, he talked about why he decided to found his company in Dallas instead of in Silicon Valley.
by Glenn Hunter |
Sep 21, 2023
During Dallas Startup Week, the entrepreneur and executive—a Highland Park resident who Yahoo employee No. 84 before founding multiple tech companies—said "successes will spawn more successes" in the North Texas startup ecosystem.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 8, 2022
Dallas-based ridesharing company Alto is entering its sixth market, after launching in Dallas and expanding to Houston, L.A., Miami, and Washington, D.C.
With $60 million in funding since its 2018 launch, CEO Will Coleman talks about building a new HQ in the Dallas Design District, aiming to be in 25 metros over the next few years, and planning to be 100% electric by end of 2023.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 29, 2020
The Founder Institute, which bills itself as the largest pre-seed startup accelerator in the world, is adding Dallas to its list of chapters in more than 225 cities. Applications for technology companies are now open, and a few notable local founders and CEOs have already signed on as mentors.
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Clinical-Stage Biotech Expands From Silicon Valley to the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth
by Alex Edwards | Jul 13, 2020
CAGE Bio—currently a resident at Johnson & Johnson Innovation—uses a proprietary platform to develop therapeutic products for dermatology, inflammation, and immunology.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 6, 2019
The self driving vehicle startup, which has an office in Plano, is piloting driverless passenger vans in Arlington's Entertainment District near AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Park.
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by Blair Welch |
Oct 31, 2018
Sally, the world's first fresh-food making robot, can create customized salads in under two minutes. She's now available in Dallas at cafeterias in Lockheed Martin and Alcon Labs.
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by Heather Noel |
Jul 19, 2018
After a successful move into Texas last year with its Austin chapter, Founder Institute plans to expand its presence in the state with chapters in Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston.
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Steve Case, AOL co-founder and current chairman and CEO of investment firm Revolution, addresses local leaders and investors Monday at Old Parkland during the Rise of the Rest tour stop in Dallas. [Photo: Merissa De Falcis]
Revolution Launches Jobs Board for its Portfolio Companies
by Lance Murray | Jun 13, 2018
Steve Case says that 80 percent of the more than 1,000 jobs are posted at companies outside of Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 23, 2017
The report looked at employment data on computer programmers and software developers in metro areas across the U.S.
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by Scott Harper |
Dec 17, 2015
By acknowledging and building on our strengths, we can create an environment of innovation that not only rivals, but surpasses other cities.
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