Investment, collaboration, corporations and access to talent -- not to mention industry-disrupting, entrepreneurial UNT alums -- are driving innovation culture in DFW with impacts in the state and beyond.

Emily Roden rents the quintessential Denton space for her startup ReadyRosie – its headquarters, situated at 207 W. Hickory St., are smack dab on the Square. It’s the perfect location for a local startup, with passersby catching glimpses of ReadyRosie’s signage as they make their way to downtown’s signature businesses, from LSA to Recycled Books, Records & CDs. But there is a catch...

If you’ve read Launch DFW’s feature on them back in February, you’ll know that Stoke Denton is doing big things both in and for the entrepreneurial community in Denton. With many of their recent events, they’re aiming to draw in those from outside Denton for a visit as well.

With about one-third of the 50 finalists from outside the United States, this year’s competition represents the most exciting, innovative and cutting-edge technology in the global startup ecosystem today.

Few cities in the metroplex have the reputation and pride that Denton does when it comes to community. From music and arts, to food and education, this often forgotten corner of the metroplex has also been making quite a name for itself within the DFW startup scene.