2025 Innovation Award winners represent the cutting edge of North Texas innovation across industries. From left: Ben Lamm, Colossal Biosciences; Aurora; Bell; and Dave Copps, Worlds.
D CEO and Dallas Innovates' Innovation Award winners are working to resurrect extinct species, launching autonomous trucks, reinventing military aircraft, and bringing AI into the physical world—and that's just the beginning. The 2025 awards showcase game-changing achievements—including Texas' first newly minted decacorn—across 17 categories of innovation. Here’s a look at the innovators leading the way.
Dallas nonprofit Behind Every Door Ministries purchased a faded, 50-year-old community center from the Salvation Army in partnership with Veritex Community Bank, the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL Foundation, local pro golfers Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler, and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw. A $15 million capital campaign has led to a revitalized community hub for Southern Dallas.
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
The $20.5 million project, developed by the Resource Center of Dallas and Volunteers of America, will provide LGBTQ older adults (62+) with affordable rental housing. An artist's rendering by architecture firm Perkins & Will shows the current concept for the apartments that will be located near Maple Avenue and Mockingbird Lane in Dallas.
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. We scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
Dallas-Fort Worth is charting its own path in artificial intelligence. From applied AI to research and engineering advances, our region leads in advancing real-world solutions. Behind every breakthrough and solution are the people making it happen....
North Texas Innovation Alliance (NTXIA), a nonprofit regional consortium of over 50 municipalities, agencies, corporations, and academic institutions across North Texas, has announced Omniflow as the winner of the 2025 Smart Cities Global Startup Challenge alongside Texas cities Frisco and McKinney, Plug and Play, and Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners....
Dallas-based Hammar Lift Inc. is partnering with Houston-based CraneWorks to bring Hammar’s advanced “smart and simple” container‑handling and heavy lift solutions to a wider U.S. market.
On May 12, 1977, the world didn’t know about The Force. Or a boy named Luke and a deep-breathing villain named Darth. Or X-Wing Fighters, Obi-Wan Kenobi, R2D2, and a whole universe of “Star Wars” storytelling....
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. We scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
Dallas-Fort Worth is charting its own path in artificial intelligence. From applied AI to research and engineering advances, our region leads in advancing real-world solutions. Behind every breakthrough and solution are the people making it happen....
North Texas Innovation Alliance (NTXIA), a nonprofit regional consortium of over 50 municipalities, agencies, corporations, and academic institutions across North Texas, has announced Omniflow as the winner of the 2025 Smart Cities Global Startup Challenge alongside Texas cities Frisco and McKinney, Plug and Play, and Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners....
Dallas-based Hammar Lift Inc. is partnering with Houston-based CraneWorks to bring Hammar’s advanced “smart and simple” container‑handling and heavy lift solutions to a wider U.S. market.
On May 12, 1977, the world didn’t know about The Force. Or a boy named Luke and a deep-breathing villain named Darth. Or X-Wing Fighters, Obi-Wan Kenobi, R2D2, and a whole universe of “Star Wars” storytelling....