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 has become one of the fastest-growing business ecosystems in the United States. Major corporations continue relocating headquarters to North Texas, venture-backed startups are scaling, and entrepreneurs from across the country are increasingly choosing Dallas as the place to build....
Southern Methodist University has announced the formation of The Dallas Office at SMU. The university describes it as its “front door to the city and region,” aimed at deepening collaboration with Dallas-based corporations, civic organizations, and community partners while expanding access to its talent, research, and expertise....
Balerion Space Ventures, a Dallas-based venture capital fund investing in next-gen space, defense, and deep technology companies, has announced the appointment of Beau Spradling as chief financial officer and the establishment of the firm’s headquarters at the Old Parkland campus....
Nextdoor, the popular online neighborhood network, has announced the opening of its Dallas office, in a city that’s already home to the company’s co-founder and CEO, Nirav Tolia. Also based in Dallas is Indrajit Ponnambalam, the company’s chief financial officer....
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 has become one of the fastest-growing business ecosystems in the United States. Major corporations continue relocating headquarters to North Texas, venture-backed startups are scaling, and entrepreneurs from across the country are increasingly choosing Dallas as the place to build....
Southern Methodist University has announced the formation of The Dallas Office at SMU. The university describes it as its “front door to the city and region,” aimed at deepening collaboration with Dallas-based corporations, civic organizations, and community partners while expanding access to its talent, research, and expertise....
Balerion Space Ventures, a Dallas-based venture capital fund investing in next-gen space, defense, and deep technology companies, has announced the appointment of Beau Spradling as chief financial officer and the establishment of the firm’s headquarters at the Old Parkland campus....
Nextdoor, the popular online neighborhood network, has announced the opening of its Dallas office, in a city that’s already home to the company’s co-founder and CEO, Nirav Tolia. Also based in Dallas is Indrajit Ponnambalam, the company’s chief financial officer....