Dallas, United States: innovation profile

Dallas is number 10 in the 311 Innovation Cities Index, with an innovation score of 377. It is home to 6 R&D labs, 31 startups, 137 investors and 33 of the world's largest companies in the 311 Institute directories.

Part of the 311 Innovation Cities Index (311institute.com). Last updated 7 October 2026.

Largest companies

• AT&T (#50)
• Energy Transfer (#87)
• Southwest Airlines Co. (#286)
• HF Sinclair Corporation (#301)
• Sunoco LP (#320)
• SunocoCorp LLC (#321)
• Tenet Healthcare Corp (#387)
• Texas Instruments Inc (#448)
• Aecom (#490)
• Jacobs Engineering Group (#644)
• Primoris Services Corporation (#922)
• Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (#1022)
• Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (#1130)
• Brinker International, Inc. (#1150)
• Atmos Energy Corp (#1339)
• Copart (#1348)
• ATI Inc. (#1355)
• Matador Resources Co. (#1552)
• Match Group (#1604)
• Arcosa, Inc. (#1815)
• AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (#1869)
• Invitation Homes Inc. (#1871)
• Forward Air Corp. (#1973)
• Eagle Materials (#2039)
• Trinity Industries (#2118)
• Dave & Buster's (#2129)
• Valhi Inc. (#2162)
• Kronos Worldwide Inc. (#2282)
• Kosmos Energy Ltd (#2760)
• Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (#2918)
• CSW Industrials, Inc. (#3006)
• Cbre Group, Inc. (#F43)
• Texas Capital Bank (#F299)

Startups

• 4mindsai
• ACTion Battery Technologies
• AVID Group
• Cariloop
• Cessation Therapeutics
• Colors4kids (01-45)
• Colossal Biosciences
• Conflixis
• Curiosities
• DataBahn
• EtiraRX
• GenrAb
• Gladiate Technologies
• IvyBee
• Janta Power
• Kindly Human
• Lhotse Medical
• Mediphant
• Monument Software
• Mythworx
• OptMyCare
• Phare Labs
• Project Monitor
• Secure Tomorrow (01-45)
• Snaps Clothing
• Sonara Health
• Stipfi RP
• Stipfi WG
• Vrgl
• WoodHouse Management
• Xnuup

Investors

• Aethon Energy
• Allied Strategic Partners
• Arenova Capital
• Aspect Acquisition
• Balerion Space Ventures
• Barrow Hanley Global Investors
• Basa Advisors
• Bbam Us
• Bluescape Energy Partners
• BP Capital Energy
• Braemont Capital
• Brazos Investment Partners
• Broadwing Capital
• BSV Special Entity
• Canyon Capital
• Carrollton Mineral Partners
• Carson Management
• Cartess Investment Partners
• Centeroak Adviser
• Cic Partners
• Citation
• Civitas Capital
• Commerce Street Investment
• Coronado Resources
• Covemark Investment
• Cpmg
• Cresta Fund Management
• Crockett Capital
• Crossplane Capital
• Crux Capital
• Curative Ventures
• Cypress Growth Capital
• Cypress Point Wealth
• D2 Asset
• Dalfort Capital Partners
• DTX VC
• Edge Natural Resources
• Endurance Investment Partners
• Entourage Effect Capital
• Eqv Capital
• Esp Investment
• Eta Equity
• FG1 Partners
• Fifth Partners
• Froger Management
• Goldcrest Advisory
• Goldcrest Advisory
• Greenwood and Cavalier
• Grey Helm Capital
• Grey Rock Energy
• Grey Rock Management Partners
• GSV Asset
• Hall Capital
• Havencrest Capital
• Haywood Lane
• HBK Capital
• HC2 Capital
• High River Resources
• Hudson Advisors
• Icp Group Investment

And 77 more.

R&D labs

AT&T, Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute, International Craniofacial Institute, Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Neiman Marcus, Texas Instruments.