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Hampr founder Laurel Hess [Photo: hampr]
Dallas-Based Hampr Turns a Household Chore Into a Startup Success
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Mar 4, 2025
Four years and about 600,000 laundry loads later, founder Laurel Hess has scaled to 33 major metros across 19 states.
by Lance Murray |
Sep 13, 2024
The companies—including North Texas' Nerveli and Gale Payments—were chosen from thousands of startups worldwide, representing "the best and brightest" in physical health innovation. Check out all the new participants.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 23, 2024
Premature babies diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) face the risk of rehospitalization, delayed brain development, and respiratory problems throughout childhood. No FDA-approved therapies are available for BPD—which is why the new FDA designation for AyuVis's drug candidate, AVR-48, could lead to game-changing impact.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Aug 22, 2024
At Dallas Startup Week, ENO8 Founder Jeff Francis shared strategies to make it easier for investors to say "yes" to founders with proactive preparation.
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Kanarys, Inc. announces today the appointment of Melonie D. Parker, chief diversity officer at Google, Inc., to its Board of Directors.
Kanarys Inc. Appoints Google’s Chief Diversity Officer to Its Board of Directors
by Lance Murray | Aug 30, 2023
"Since data is crucial for maintaining ongoing DEIB initiatives and dedication, Kanarys leads the way in establishing quantifiable DEIB strategies, thanks to its data-centric methodology aimed at creating a fairer future for all work settings," says Google CDO and Kanary's Board Member Melonie Parker.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 28, 2023
Island, the Dallas-based tech unicorn startup valued at $1.3 billion in 2022 has named Steve Tchejeyan president of the company that is a leader and pioneer in the Enterprise Browser market....
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by Lance Murray |
May 17, 2023
The grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will fund a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of a new generation of immunotherapies. This is the fourth NIH grant AyuVis has received since its founding in 2014, doubling total non-dilutive funding to $4.2 million. Co-Founder and CEO Dr. Suchismita Acharya calls the move to a human trial "a huge milestone for AyuVis."
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![From left: Co-founder and CEO Mike Fey and co-founder and chief technology officer Dan Amiga. [Image: Islands]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Islands-co-founders-Mike-Fey-Dan-Amiga-360x203.jpg)
by Lance Murray |
May 16, 2023
Dallas-based Island, a startup unicorn valued at $1.3 billion in 2022 and a pioneer in the enterprise browser market, said its new offering is the ideal solution for organizations with extremely sensitive data and applications, to ensure safe operation even on devices beyond the organization’s control and traditional protections.
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Keith Wall of SB22 [Courtesy photo]
Betting Platform SB22 Brings in Ex-FanDuel Exec as Strategic Advisor
by Lance Murray | Mar 3, 2023
Dallas-based SB22, the first fully immersive betting and transactional platform that does not rely on any legacy technology, has brought on Keith Wall as a strategic advisor to support its continued expansion.
“As SB22 continues to roll out its sports betting platform and related offerings, Keith’s experience, key relationships, and strategic insight will be instrumental in helping us reach our goals....
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 2, 2023
ScaleWith Inc., an Allen-based SaaS technology company, announced it has appointed Edward L. Dandridge as president, effective immediately.
The startup said its tech transforms social impact from a cost center into a revenue generator by embedding social impact funding into B2B and B2G transactions.
“Ed’s accomplished background in law, deep expertise in corporate affairs, extensive management experience leading global organizations, and demonstrated track record of converting vision into business results ideally qualifies him to serve as our president as we position ScaleWith for significant growth,” ScaleWith founder and CEO Paul Polizzotto said in a statement....
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 1, 2023
Dallas-based enterprise browser unicorn Island has added Keith Weatherford to its executive team as vice president of worldwide channel sales.
Island emerged from stealth in February 2022....
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 1, 2023
Homz, which says it's the first national housing company to develop "wellness-centric" multifamily communities, aims to develop 50 communities over the next five years. The uniformed concept will feature clubhouses, pools, athletic fields, playgrounds, urban farms, Miyawaki forests, and more.
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Part of the Quiltt team. [Photo: Quiltt]
Dallas-Based Quiltt Launches Fintech’s ‘First Easy Button’ to Simplify Financial Data Connections for Businesses
by Lance Murray | Feb 21, 2023
Quiltt Connector launched on Product Hunt this week. The fintech startup, which emerged from stealth in 2022, said that with a single line of code, its Connector helps businesses "go live" with leading account aggregation, transaction enrichment, and other financial APIs — no upfront engineering required.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 23, 2022
Plano-based Fortress Solutions has appointed John Shelnutt as its chief executive officer, replacing Brendon Mills, who resigned to pursue other opportunities.
Fortress Solutions is a global provider of critical infrastructure management and support services for telecommunications carriers, wireless networks, electronic vehicle charging stations, and IoT devices.
“Fortress has an incredibly deep bench of talent that has gained the respect of the largest telecom companies in the world and other providers of critical infrastructure for many years,“ Shelnutt said in a statement....
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Dec 2, 2022
10 startups will make history themselves as part of the world’s first physical health accelerator.
Techstars Demo Day is the culmination of Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator. It signifies more than a year of planning and a lifetime of dreaming, innovating, and disrupting industries for the 10 startups.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 1, 2022
Stellar's platform leverages AI and machine learning to reimagine home maintenance. The startup partners with property managers and contractors to take care of homes and people—with a "mission of delivering hassle-free maintenance done right."
"We have caught lightning in a bottle," Founder and CEO Dustin Marx said of the new raise.
"We have caught lightning in a bottle," Founder and CEO Dustin Marx said of the new raise.
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