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Techstars' first remote accelerator—Techstars Anywhere—began in 2017 with the "belief that good startup ideas can come from everywhere and anywhere." Now North Texas' Trey Bowles is at the helm to grow the program. [Image: Techstars]
North Texas Entrepreneurship Icon Spearheads Techstars ‘Anywhere Remote’ Accelerator; Applications Close Soon
by Quincy Preston | May 2, 2024
Techstars’ "most popular" accelerator has a new leader at the top. Trey Bowles took the reins to steer the March initiative and oversee the application/selection process for the September program. The deadline to apply is May 22.
by Lance Murray |
Dec 19, 2023
Startup Grind calls itself "the world's largest startup community," with 600 chapters from Beijing to London to New York. Now a new chapter is set to launch in Fort Worth with a kickoff event on January 9—joining existing chapters in Dallas and Frisco.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 4, 2023
Techstars' Demo Day at UNT HSC at Fort Worth will feature companies from around the world. They'll be presenting their new physical health technologies in a "Shark Tank"-like pitch-style event. The 10 companies are high-growth, early-stage startup founders who took part in the 13-week program in Fort Worth.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Oct 30, 2023
Situated in a reimagined space shared with Roots Coffeehouse in Near Southside, Create FW is Fort Worth's latest hub for startups and creatives. The City of Fort Worth and The DEC Network are showcasing the new entrepreneurial center on November 8. Take an advance look here.
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Techstars Startup Weekend Dallas Returns: A Dive into Emerging Tech for Diverse Entrepreneurs
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Apr 7, 2023
The DEC Network is excited to host the Dallas return of Techstars Startup Weekend, a three-day program that immerses aspiring entrepreneurs in the world of startups. More seasoned founders can connect with other creators and improve their knowledge.
The program kicks off on Friday, April 21, and runs through Sunday, April 23, at VariSpace Las Colinas....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 14, 2023
Maëlle Gavet is the New York-based CEO of Techstars, which kicked off its inaugural Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator last year. Over the weekend, she took to LinkedIn to address the "nerve-shredding" crisis at Silicon Valley Bank for entrepreneurs in the Techstars network "and far beyond."
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Dec 28, 2022
Meet the 10 promising startups that took the stage to demonstrate their potential to disrupt healthcare.
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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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Gamified Exercise, Medical Devices, and More: 10 Startups Bring Their Ideas to Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator
by Kevin Cummings | Sep 15, 2022
The inaugural Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator is kicking off with 10 startups who come from all over the map—from Dallas to cities across the U.S. as well as Canada, Switzerland, and Germany. They'll be taking up residence in Fort Worth for an "intensive" 13-week mentorship program that makes each eligible for $120,000 in seed funding from the UNT Health Science Center and Goff Capital.
“We believe that Fort Worth can become the physical health innovation capital of the world, and this is an incredible next step to making that vision a reality,” says Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams, president of UNT HSC.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 9, 2022
“Remember, we're just one pitch away from changing the world,” says Wen Zhang. “It's our job as a founder, as a co-founder to show people the world that we are seeing.”
The founder and CEO of the INNW Institute helps leaders hone their pitches when approaching venture capitalists and other investors
The founder and CEO of the INNW Institute helps leaders hone their pitches when approaching venture capitalists and other investors
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by David Seeley |
Jul 20, 2022
Gig Wage has found new ways to help business owners manage cash flow and payment speed. But even more so, it aims to help create "a social safety net for 1099 workers" by offering non-predatory Faster Pay solutions and other features, with a debit card and mobile app offering also in the works.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 3, 2022
The Techstars Physical Health accelerator has an application deadline of May 11 for its 13-week program this fall, where 10 companies will be eligible to receive up to $120,000 in seed funding capital from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and Goff Capital, in addition to mentorship and programming.
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State of Entrepreneurship 2022: More Than $2 Billion Invested in North Texas Entrepreneurs Last Year
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 14, 2022
It's the second year in a row to surpass $1 billion, said Trey Bowles at the Dallas Entrepreneur Center's annual State of Entrepreneurship event.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 14, 2022
At the Dallas Entrepreneur Center’s State of Entrepreneurship event last week, individual innovators and local startups were recognized for their accomplishments over the past year. And, according to the numbers, there was a lot to celebrate....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 25, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from the Richardson Chamber, PICKUP, BPS Technology, the Frontiers of Flight Museum, UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and Giving DNA.
Plus, Governor Abbott appoints three North Texans to the Governor's Commission for Women.
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