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DFW Startups

Third Quarter Brought Big Investments for DFW Startups

by | Nov 3, 2016
The numbers have been tallied and Dallas-Fort Worth area startups received more than $274 million in funding during the third quarter
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Techweek
Business Leaders Talk Failures, Funding, Finding Success
by | Nov 1, 2016
For Capital One's Karen Stroup, failure doesn't exist. "You see the opportunity for why it won’t work and why it hasn’t worked," she said during Techweek.
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DropShades
CNBC’s ‘Make Me a Millionaire Inventor’ Will Feature TCU Grad
by | Oct 27, 2016
Harrison Herndon, co-founder and CEO of DropShades Eyewear, will discuss his glasses which illuminate a range of colors in response to beats of music.
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OpenKey
Plano-based OpenKey Raises $8M in Series A Funding
by | Oct 21, 2016
The startup will use the cash to fuel its goal of bringing its Bluetooth lock to 16,500 hotel rooms by year’s end.
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Dallas Startup Aims to Make Clothing to Embody Texans

Dallas Startup Aims to Make Clothing to Embody Texans

by | Oct 18, 2016
Dallas residents Drew and Christine Bagot talk about what inspired them to start Texas Standard and how they hope to give back to communities.
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Tixsee
Dallas-based Tixsee Creates New Mavericks App
by | Oct 12, 2016
The app gives panoramic views during ticket purchasing, includes stats and scores, and merges in Google Maps to help fans plan their journey to the game.
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Catherine Cuellar, Suzanne Smith, and Salah Boukadoum
Dallas Entrepreneurs Kick Off White House Young Leaders Program
by | Oct 7, 2016
The Young Leaders program brings together 248 business and social entrepreneurs ages 21-35 from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Home Health Startup Honor Launches in DFW
by | Oct 5, 2016
The Silicon Valley-based startup matches home care professionals with those needing care via an app.
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diseases

3 Things: TWU Gets Neurodegenerative Disease Research Grant

by | Aug 9, 2016
A national grant helps a TWU research team to work toward a cure for diseases like Alzheimer's.
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Garrett Adair and Nik Hall
TCU Grads Find Niche in
Customized Vitamin Startup
by | Aug 3, 2016
Vitafive offers chewable vitamin packs that can be personalized for different health needs and deficiencies.
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mark cuban
Cheri Garcia: 3 Lessons I Learned from Mark Cuban about Growing Your Brand
by | Jul 27, 2016
Cheri Garcia explains why you shouldn't underestimate the value of a "free education."
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incubator
UTD’s Venture Development Center to Launch Incubator Program
by | Jul 6, 2016
Through a new incubator program UTD's Venture Development Center plans to provide a more structured environment for startups to grow their businesses.
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Trey Bowles

Dallas Entrepreneur Center’s Trey Bowles Gives Entrepreneurs Tools For Success

by | Jun 6, 2016
Bowles also co-founded the Dallas Innovation Alliance, or DIA, a public-private partnership that aims to develop and execute on a plan to deploy “smart cities” technologies in Dallas.
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People Behind Tech Wildcatters Startups Share Business Stories
by | May 25, 2016
Tech Wildcatters startups took a moment this week to answer some questions about how their businesses began.
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Maggie Barton
UTD Student Startups Reach Funding Goals
by | May 25, 2016
Three student startups — Icing Aid, Converse VR, and Travabond — reached their funding goals in early May.
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Tech Wildcatters
Initial Batch From Tech Wildcatters’ ‘Gauntlet’ To Make Pitches Thursday
by | May 20, 2016
On Thursday, the first batch of startups who began working through "The Gauntlet," will make pitches at the House of Blues.
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