startups

This Dallas-Based Digital Real Estate Startup Charges ‘Nada’ to Sell Your Home Online

by | Jul 28, 2020
Nada was created to eliminate commissions. By integrating all services into a single digital solution, Nada is able to deliver a full-service listing to homeowners for as low as $0 to sell their home when they also buy their next one with Nada.
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Impact Ventures: Meet Red Plum, a Platform That Makes Building WordPress Sites Easier
by | Jul 28, 2020
Dallas-based Red Plum WP Builder makes the open-source content management system easy for designers and marketers so they can get back to making clients happy.
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DFW’s ‘Clean-Crafted’ Wine Pioneer Launches New MIXABLE Brand
by | Jul 23, 2020
Founder Sarah Shadonix—recently named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist—says 2020 is a "roller-coaster year" loaded with opportunities for e-commerce. The company's latest offering is a light, lower-alcohol option for mixed drinks.
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Managing Madness with a Mentor: Meet Heidi Potthoff, Founder of HMP Mufasa
by | Jul 23, 2020
"Mentoring is not just scheduling a monthly meeting with a checkpoint. Mentoring to me is fully engaging in the brand—to be a champion to the CEO," says Potthoff. The ongoing pandemic has helped Potthoff support the acceleration of entrepreneurs, she says.
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Impact Ventures: Meet HVACIntel, an IoT Platform That Helps Contractors Manage HVAC Installations

by | Jul 21, 2020
HVACIntel hopes to disrupt the legacy industry with its patented IoT platform that monitors HVAC systems, proactively detects operational issues, and prevents failures.
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Pegasus Park: Lyda Hill Philanthropies Unveils Details of 23-Acre Hub for Biotech Innovation, Social Impact in Dallas 
by | Jul 13, 2020
The mixed-use social purpose project—designed to boost local biotech, nonprofit, and corporate innovation—has been in the works for years. Expected to open in early 2021, the future-focused campus is located near the Dallas Medical District.
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DFW CPG to Support the ‘Nation’s First Consumer Products Accelerator’ Coming Soon to Dallas-Fort Worth
by | Jul 13, 2020
SKU DFW is an eight-week program being kicked off this fall by former Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb. Later-stage startups focused on consumer packaged goods can apply now for the chance to receive best-in-class curriculum taught by top CPG leaders.
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Capital Factory Launches $100K Human Performance Challenge for Tech Startups

by | Jun 2, 2020
Five startup finalists will compete in the Human Performance Investment Challenge during the first-ever Fed Supernova virtual conference.
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Two TechFW Clients Receive Awards from NASA and the National Eye Institute
by | Jun 1, 2020
DesignPlex Biomedical was given a royalty-free license by NASA to commercialize a new ventilator for coronavirus patients. Nanoscope Technologies got more than $2 million from the National Eye Institute to advance its gene therapy treatment.
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top 10 most read stories on Dallas Innovates in May 2020
Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in May
by | Jun 1, 2020
From Amazon hiring in Oak Cliff to great places to work in DFW and Texas, here are our 10 most-read stories in May.
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DI People: Comerica, Bank of Texas, Kimberly-Clark, and More Make Executive Moves
by | May 29, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Wingstop, the City of Dallas, Caddis, Access Physicians, Fort Worth Now, and others.
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Dallas Startups Represent at SoGal’s Global Pitch Competition

by | Mar 2, 2020
Following a $1 million seed round last week, Rosy was awarded $25,000 in investment capital from the SoGal Foundation. 60 finalist teams from around the world—including Rosy and Kanna from Dallas—pitched in San Francisco for a piece of $600,000.
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Connect and Unite at DSW20: Registration for Dallas Startup Week 2020 is Now Open
by | Feb 5, 2020
This year's Dallas Startup Week will take place from April 26 through May 1, with its basecamp location at Gilley's Dallas.
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Alcon
The (Alcon) Family Tree: How One Company Seeded a DFW Life Science Legacy
by | Jan 21, 2020
Alcon gave rise to a startup ecosystem in North Texas that is spreading into all parts of how drugs, medical devices, and more are created.
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