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Only the San Francisco Bay Area topped DFW, where 24 expansion-stage exits yielded $55.9 billion in the first half of 2026, a Deloitte report says.
SemperVirens led the round, UpSmith’s largest yet. The startup plans to add engineers and account executives and launch an AI voice agent for inbound customer calls.
Through demos, webinars and ready-to-use prompts, Retail Ready tackles one real-world retail problem at a time — with no tech expertise required.
The startup, which recently emerged from stealth mode, has leased facilities at Mineral Wells Regional Airport for drone assembly, engineering, maintenance, training and ...
The region’s Q3 haul ranks as its fifth-best quarter since 2016, yet year-to-date funding of $1.73 billion still falls short of 2025’s $1.9 billion pace.

Dallas’ Nanoscope Therapeutics Taps Gene Therapy Veteran to Lead Manufacturing, Supply Chain by Sandra Engelland

Lockheed Martin Invests $300M to Expand Missile Production in Grand Prairie, Plans 2,000 New Texas Jobs by Sandra Engelland

No Wheel, No Pedals, No Mirrors: Tesla’s Autonomous Cybercab Revs Up for Dallas Debut by John Egan

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Oregon’s Pinnacle Acquires Dallas Experiential Design Agency 900lbs, Launches Interactive Studio by Sandra Engelland

Dallas-Based Corgan Wins Sustainability Award for Wells Fargo’s Net-Positive Irving Campus by Hilary Weaver

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Education

SMU Summit to Spotlight the Rise of the Chief Innovation Officer by Lauren Lawley Head

SMU Historian Ariel Ron Wins $800K MacArthur Fellowship ‘Genius Grant’ by John Egan

SMU Gets $19.3M from DOE to Adapt Oil-and-Gas Tech for Critical Minerals Mining by Sandra Engelland

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Invention

Dallas’ Colossal Biosciences Unveils AI Platform to Help Revive the Dodo Bird by Sandra Engelland

Patented: Citi’s AI-Generated Suspicious Activity Reports and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head

Patented: Lennox’s Machine-Learning Thermostat Scheduling and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head

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Startup

Hunt Energy Spinout Watter Puts AI Computing in Hyatt Regency Dallas, Turns Server Heat Into Hot Water by John Egan

SMU and MassChallenge Launch Fintech Coalition and Accelerator by Sandra Engelland

Dallas Biotech Startup Lands $2.6M Grant to Fight Cancer by John Egan

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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 9, 2026

North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."

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Hunt Energy Spinout Watter Puts AI Computing in Hyatt Regency Dallas, Turns Server Heat Into Hot Water

by John Egan | Oct 15, 2026

Watter’s first commercial installation offsets water-heating costs and creates a new revenue stream for the hotel.

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Dallas’ Nanoscope Therapeutics Taps Gene Therapy Veteran to Lead Manufacturing, Supply Chain

by Sandra Engelland | Oct 15, 2026

Troy Short joins Nanoscope as the company prepares for the launch of Mogenry, its gene therapy for severe retinitis pigmentosa, a group of eye diseases that damage the retina.

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Lockheed Martin Invests $300M to Expand Missile Production in Grand Prairie, Plans 2,000 New Texas Jobs

by Sandra Engelland | Oct 15, 2026

The defense contractor is adding 185,000 square feet of new and converted manufacturing space and plans 4,000 more jobs elsewhere in the U.S.

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Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences introduced an AI platform it is using in its efforts to revive the extinct dodo. [Image: Colossal Biosciences]

Dallas’ Colossal Biosciences Unveils AI Platform to Help Revive the Dodo Bird

by Sandra Engelland | Oct 14, 2026

The Dallas-based de-extinction company said its GenoMorph platform continues a series of breakthroughs aimed at reviving extinct and endangered species.

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American Airlines Goes Full Speed Ahead With Starlink Wi-Fi Service

by John Egan | Oct 14, 2026

Gate-to-gate Starlink Wi-Fi service will begin reaching American Airlines’ more than 1,000 mainline jets in 2027. This follows Dallas-based Southwest Airlines’ Starlink debut in June.

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Dallas Cybersecurity Company Elisity Agrees to $1.3B Acquisition by Quantum Computing Company IonQ

by John Egan | Oct 14, 2026

Founded in 2018, Elisity has raised $70.5 million in venture capital and logged 100-plus deployments. Its leadership team will stay in place after the deal closes.

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Patented: Citi’s AI-Generated Suspicious Activity Reports and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas

by Dave Head | Oct 14, 2026

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 nationally with 106 patents the week of Sept. 22. One went to Citibank for a system, developed largely by an Irving team, that uses large language models to draft the reports banks must file when they suspect financial crime.

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