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17.04.2024 | Houston university lands $2.5M grant to expand STEM scholars... | Rice University will expand its Rice Emerging Scholars Program (RESP) over the next two years thanks... | houston.in... |
17.04.2024 | Houston mental health tech startup receives industry validat... | A new tool in the fight against treatment-resistant depression could be on the horizon thanks to a R... | houston.in... |
12.04.2024 | RBPC's big winners, Hello Alice scores funding, and more tre... | Editor's note:Let's roundup the top Houston innovation news from the week. Trending Houston tech and... | houston.in... |
07.04.2024 | Hello Alice Secures Series C Funding to Empower Small Busine... | Hello Alice, a Houston-based fintech platform, has closed a Series C funding round, boosting its val... | parsers.vc... |
04.04.2024 | Hello Alice Raises Series C Funding Round | Hello Alice, a Houston, TX-based fintech platform connecting small businesses to capital, connection... | finsmes.co... |
04.04.2024 | SMB-focused fintech platform Hello Alice closes on Series C ... | Financial technology startup Hello Alice said today it has closed on an undisclosed amount of fundin... | siliconang... |
29.04.2023 | Pitch for the check you want | Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter... | techcrunch... |
26.06.2022 | Backstage Capital cuts majority of staff after pausing net n... | Backstage Capital has downsized its staff from 12 to three people, managing partner and founder Arla... | techcrunch... |
05.05.2022 | 200 investments in, Backstage Capital is pivoting to fund on... | Backstage Capital, founded by Arlan Hamilton in 2015, has officially invested in 200 companies led b... | techcrunch... |
10.12.2021 | The top 15 VCs focused on female founders | Investments into companies started by women exploded in 2021, reaching over $30B for the first time
... | vator.tv/n... |
29.11.2021 | 3 Houston suburbs lead sleigh full of cities with biggest ho... | If you live in The Woodlands, Sugar Land, or League City, you may be making a holiday shopping list ... | houston.in... |
22.11.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three lo... | houston.in... |
17.11.2021 | University of Houston scores $1 million from top Texas found... | One of the most prestigious foundations in Texas has made a generous gift to a local university's fl... | houston.in... |
16.11.2021 | Greater Houston Partnership names former BP exec to lead ene... | Jane Stricker, a longtime Houston-based executive at oil and gas giant BP, has been tapped to lead t... | houston.in... |
10.11.2021 | Houston sportstech startup scales, plans expansion into heal... | When sEATz launched, the startup was looking to provide a way for sports fans to order their beer an... | houston.in... |
09.11.2021 | Representation in research matters, says this Houston expert | Diversifying your human subjects for studies is essential for good research.
"Up to 75 percent ... | houston.in... |
09.11.2021 | Roundup: Houston startups announce new partnerships, crowdfu... | The Houston innovation ecosystem has been bursting at the seams with news from innovative tech compa... | houston.in... |
09.11.2021 | Houston Exponential hires new exec to promote inclusive inno... | Houston's considered one of the most diverse cities in the country, and Houston Exponential is focus... | houston.in... |
08.11.2021 | Houston biotech company raises $15M round led by Chinese hea... | A Houston-based biotech company that was founded by a University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ... | houston.in... |
08.11.2021 | 4 Houston-area businesses rank among Inc.'s best-led compani... | Some Houston-area companies now have some major bragging rights — and perhaps, an influx of resumes ... | houston.in... |
08.11.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three lo... | houston.in... |
05.11.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the ... | houston.in... |
05.11.2021 | Hardworking Houston suburb tops list of biggest boomtowns in... | The Houston suburb of Conroe has come a long way since Civil War veteran Isaac Conroe planted roots ... | houston.in... |
05.11.2021 | Overheard: Energy transition experts weigh in at Houston cli... | This week, world leaders are discussing climate change and the future of our planet at the United Na... | houston.in... |
04.11.2021 | Nuro scores $600M, Houston e-commerce startup launches ESG t... | The Houston innovation ecosystem has been bursting at the seams with news from innovative tech compa... | houston.in... |
04.11.2021 | Houston health tech startup closes $10M series B led by Aust... | A Houston-based tech company that's tackling cognitive health diagnoses with its innovative platform... | houston.in... |
04.11.2021 | Houston expert explains health care's inequity problem | We are currently in the midst of what some have called the "wild west" of AI. Though healt... | houston.in... |
03.11.2021 | Houston entrepreneur is flipping the switch on online dating... | Like most people who are single and looking for a relationship, Erica Sinner is familiar with the da... | houston.in... |
03.11.2021 | E-commerce company focused on car sales revs up for Houston ... | Vroom, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used vehicles, is driving up its presence in th... | houston.in... |
02.11.2021 | University of Houston: 3 problems with the 'covidization' of... | It has been – and for a while, will be – everywhere. The words: COVID-19, coronavirus and pandemic. ... | houston.in... |
02.11.2021 | 3 energy transition companies with Houston ties pitch at int... | It's all hands on deck for pioneering technology to advance the energy transition and climatetech, a... | houston.in... |
02.11.2021 | Newly opened hub to put Houston on the map for sports innova... | Silicon Valley emerged as a consumer tech capital, and Atlanta has carved out a niche for fintech — ... | houston.in... |
01.11.2021 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events in Nov... | This month, Houstonians have yet another good batch of in-person and online innovation events, and y... | houston.in... |
01.11.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three lo... | houston.in... |
29.10.2021 | MassChallenge's 2021 Houston cohort snags cash prizes in 12t... | Nine startups that went through the 2021 Houston cohort for MassChallenge Texas have received cash p... | houston.in... |
29.10.2021 | Houston bioprinting startup to be acquired for up to $400M | Houston-based Volumetric Biotechnologies has gone from startup to nine-figure acquisition in a mere ... | houston.in... |
29.10.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the ... | houston.in... |
28.10.2021 | Houston makes the grade as a top place to live after college... | For many college students, it's tough to imagine life after college when they're cramming for exams ... | houston.in... |
28.10.2021 | New women's health and beauty biz led by Houston entrepreneu... | A Houston health tech entrepreneur who's started six businesses in his career has announced his late... | houston.in... |
28.10.2021 | Houston expert: Prime times for cyber-attacks and how to sta... | October is cybersecurity awareness month. The topic might sound overwhelming, and it certainly can b... | houston.in... |
27.10.2021 | Houston university's MBA program claims coveted top spot of ... | Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business has raked in yet another top spot on an annual l... | houston.in... |
27.10.2021 | Early-stage accelerator announces 5 startups to its fall 202... | An early-stage accelerator has picked its latest cohort of five Houston companies.
The Fall 2020 coh... | houston.in... |
27.10.2021 | Houston entrepreneur amps up support for diverse businesses ... | Carolyn Rodz didn't feel the need to rush into Hello Alice's series B raise. The company, which was ... | houston.in... |
26.10.2021 | Renewables are Houston's next chapter, says this expert | Houston has long been known as an innovative city — from medicine to technology to creative cuisines... | houston.in... |
26.10.2021 | Houston edtech nonprofit grows its technology with $440K gra... | As the learning landscape shifted from in-person to virtual, the ability to provide students with ne... | houston.in... |
26.10.2021 | Greentown Labs hires former Houston sustainability exec | The country's largest climatetech startup incubator has made a strategic new hire.
Lara Cottingham i... | houston.in... |
17.09.2021 | Salesforce com : Are You an Underestimated Founder? Arlan Ha... | Arlan Hamilton supports underestimated founders with her fund, Backstage Capital.
Sep 17, 20216 min ... | marketscre... |
09.08.2021 | Venture Capitalists Can Fund Traditional Small Businesses, T... | 48 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
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Over the past year, we’ve seen small busine... | news.crunc... |
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03.08.2021 | Houston energy blockchain company announces $7.7M in funding... | A Houston-based tech company has announced another round of funding to support its blockchain networ... | houston.in... |
29.07.2021 | Representation Matters: Leaders Share Racial Equality Quotes... | Hear from racial equality leaders and advocates at Representation Matters, our annual racial equalit... | marketscre... |
08.07.2021 | These 10 Houston startups closed funding rounds in Q2 | It's been a banner year for Houston startups raising funds. From an Amazon competitor emerging from ... | houston.in... |
08.07.2021 | Fresh off a $1.4B exit, this Houston innovator is focused on... | Earlier this year, Houston-based serial entrepreneur Larry Lawson celebrated the exit of his medical... | houston.in... |
02.07.2021 | Houston's Johnson Space Center names history-making new dire... | NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has witnessed a universe of history-making moments. There's n... | houston.in... |
02.07.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the ... | houston.in... |
30.06.2021 | Local tech exec expands med device company into oil and gas ... | When asked about founding his company, the first thing Dan Purvis wants to talk about is the culture... | houston.in... |
30.06.2021 | Nominate now: InnovationMap announces inaugural Houston inno... | Calling all Houston innovators — now is your time to shine.
InnovationMap and its partner, Houston-b... | houston.in... |
29.06.2021 | Houston energy exec launches well-plugging fintech | Long-time Houston energy executive Tony Sanchez has launched a new fintech company that aims to help... | houston.in... |
29.06.2021 | Houston-based veterans will lead the energy transition, says... | Many people living in Houston don't realize that the veteran community is taking an increasing leade... | houston.in... |
23.06.2021 | Innovative Houston 'agrihood' grows impact with new land acq... | One of the hottest trends in Houston's scorching real estate market is the rise of the "agrihoo... | houston.in... |
23.06.2021 | Houston university claims spot on top 100 institutions for p... | The University of Houston ranks among the world's top invention factories.
A new list from the Intel... | houston.in... |
23.06.2021 | Houston startup shines bright as cryptocurrency's 'North Sta... | When Spencer Randall and his co-founders dreamt up the idea for CryptoEQ in 2018, they couldn't have... | houston.in... |
22.06.2021 | 3 Houston innovators make Forbes list of up-and-coming entre... | Three Houston entrepreneurs are basking in the national spotlight.
The trio — Vernee Hines, Carolyn ... | houston.in... |
22.06.2021 | Houston expert: Finding your tech talent through analytics | You know the work that needs to get done, and you know the environment that you want to build. How d... | houston.in... |
22.06.2021 | 2 Houston research projects unveil groundbreaking solar and ... | Research, perhaps now more than ever, is crucial to expanding and growing innovation in Houston — an... | houston.in... |
21.06.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three lo... | houston.in... |
21.06.2021 | Houston-Dallas high-speed train still not official but now i... | The high-speed train between Houston and Dallas still needs an official sign-off before it happens, ... | houston.in... |
21.06.2021 | 3 Houston companies named to semifinals of clean energy comp... | Three Houston energy startups are in the running for the $100,000 cash prize in Cleantech.org's GS B... | houston.in... |
17.06.2021 | Houston space tech company reveals details on its new $40M f... | A Houston-based space tech company focused on sending the first American spacecraft to the Moon sinc... | houston.in... |
17.06.2021 | Houston expert: 4 questions to ask when hiring employees in ... | A larger share of employees has found themselves working from home, or at least working remote, than... | houston.in... |
17.06.2021 | Houston EV charging station startup gets ready to roll out s... | A Houston startup is revving up the region's — and the country's — supply of charging stations for e... | houston.in... |
16.06.2021 | Splashy European pool-sharing app dives into Houston just in... | Scorching temps. Baking cars. ERCOT begging locals to set their thermostats to 78 (say what?). Why, ... | houston.in... |
16.06.2021 | New Houston startup development program to help launch corpo... | Brooke Waupsh wanted to change the way people volunteered and help increase access to volunteers for... | houston.in... |
16.06.2021 | Houston researchers snag government funds for net-zero emiss... | Rice University and the University of Houston were two of four national institutions to receive siza... | houston.in... |
15.06.2021 | Autonomous delivery company joins forces with FedEx for new ... | A tech company with self-driving robots deployed across Houston delivering pizza, groceries, and mor... | houston.in... |
15.06.2021 | Houston unicorn fintech company launches new B2B education p... | Houston-based HighRadius — which recently hit $1 billion valuation, reaching unicorn status — has la... | houston.in... |
14.06.2021 | Houston small biz tech platform raises $21M series B | A tech company focused on supporting and growing startups and small businesses has reached its own n... | houston.in... |
11.02.2021 | Which Funds Are Funding Black Founders? (And How Can You Get... | Black founder getting funded.getty | forbes.com... |
05.02.2021 | Two new efforts could widen the pool of people investing dir... | Venture funds have historically counted on several types of limited partners — or LPs — for their ow... | techcrunch... |
28.01.2021 | Hear from Arlan Hamilton on finding the next big opportuniti... | I’m very excited to announce Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, will... | techcrunch... |
07.10.2020 | Crunchbase data shows dismal funding landscape for Black and... | Black and Latinx founders aren’t receiving an equitable share of venture capital funding, according ... | venturebea... |
07.10.2020 | Crunchbase data shows dismal funding landscape for Black and... | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI an... | venturebea... |
08.09.2020 | Trailblazers: Gefen Skolnick, Entrepreneur, Community Organi... | OwnTrail, Gefen Skolnick | forbes.com... |
03.09.2020 | Exhibitors at Disrupt 2020: Register now to meet accelerator... | Disrupt 2020 is all about helping startups find and create ways to drive their business forward in t... | techcrunch... |
20.08.2020 | Sign up to interview with accelerators before Disrupt 2020 | Startup founders, brace yourself for a phenomenal opportunity. TechCrunch, in partnership with cela,... | techcrunch... |
12.08.2020 | “A Responsibility To Their Communities”: Why Companies Shoul... | By many measures, Detroit-based Ellis Island Tea was doing well in 2019. In a decade, owner Nailah E... | forbes.com... |
11.08.2020 | Arlan Hamilton’s Four Tips For How Founders Can Navigate The... | Arlan HamiltonBackstage Capital | forbes.com... |
07.07.2020 | 8 Black investors discuss the intersection of race, tech and... | Since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of four police officers heightened awareness about ra... | techcrunch... |
23.03.2020 | Guidance For Startups/VCs From VCs Around The Globe During C... | Ed Zimmerman | forbes.com... |
21.02.2020 | 5 conferences that help women of color overcome gender inequ... | LinkedIn's TransformHER. LinkedIn's TransformHER This story is available exclusively to Insider subs... | businessin... |
23.12.2019 | Mark Cuban quietly offered to invest $1 million in Backstage... | Most people probably know Mark Cuban as a multi-billionaire and also for his role in the popular ABC... | techstartu... |
20.11.2019 | New European microfund launches; 85% of its investors are wo... | Most startups find it hard to fill their cap tables with an equal split of female and male investors... | sifted.eu/... |
29.10.2019 | The 50 most inspiring, prominent, and influential black voic... | It’s no secret that diversity is a challenge in the tech world, with the tech industry lagging behin... | technation... |
10.09.2019 | 12 Philly resources for technologists and entrepreneurs of c... | Although many of us in the Philly tech and entrepreneurship arena don’t follow the “back to school” ... | technical.... |
16.07.2019 | Accelerators seeking LGBTQ founders | They include StartOut Growth Lab, TechDiversity Accelerator and Backstage Accelerator
For startups, ... | vator.tv/n... |
12.05.2019 | How I Made It: Arlan Hamilton was homeless when she founded ... | Arlan Hamilton wants the cake, not the crumbs. Hamilton, 38, founded Backstage Capital, a seed-stage... | sandiegoun... |
27.03.2019 | 90 career-building resources for Delaware women in tech | Whether you’re a female founder, a coding newbie or somewhere in between, take heart: Technical.ly P... | technical.... |
21.03.2019 | Here’s a list of 75 career-building resources for Philly wom... | You can easily take stock of the tech industry’s gender gap by strolling around the office of a rand... | technical.... |
19.03.2019 | Backstage Capital’s $36 million fund is taking longer to rai... | The tech industry is volatile and Backstage Capital founder and Managing Partner Arlan Hamilton is e... | techcrunch... |
12.03.2019 | 40 советов для стартапа. RocketData, Banuba и Zest Reality M... | Нина Шулякова Cтартап 12 марта 2019, 17:56 40 советов для стартапа. RocketData, Banuba и Zest Realit... | dev.by/new... |