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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.

Business

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

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

DFW Airport Creates New Role to Lead AI Push by John Egan

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Opportunities for North Texas Innovators by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report

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

SMU and MassChallenge Launch Fintech Coalition and Accelerator by Sandra Engelland

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

Dallas Startup AI Hospitality Group Raises $7.5M to Manage Hotels With AI Agents 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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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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DFW Airport Creates New Role to Lead AI Push

by John Egan | Oct 13, 2026

The airport, a founding member of the Airports AI Alliance, wants its new principal AI lead to put up guardrails, launch pilot projects and help drive a cultural shift.

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Lockheed Martin Unveils Next-Gen PAC-3 Edge Missile

by Sandra Engelland | Oct 13, 2026

Lockheed is developing the PAC-3 Edge in Grand Prairie, designing it to reach farther, fly higher and maneuver faster than today’s PAC-3 interceptor missiles. The company plans to begin testing the missile in 2027 and deploy it by 2031.

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