Date | Title | Description |
11.07.2024 | Barn2Door Secures Growth Funding From Decathlon Capital Partners | Barn2Door, a rapidly growing software company focused on helping farmers sell directly to the market, announced it has landed a significant investment from Decathlon Capital Partners. The details of the revenue-based funding transaction wer... |
01.07.2024 | Barn2Door Receives Growth Funding From Decathlon Capital Partners | Barn2Door, a Nashville, TN-based software company focused on helping farmers sell direct to market, received a revenue-based funding from Decathlon Capital Partners.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The company intends to use the f... |
21.02.2023 | Seattle-Based Dué Cucina Secures $2.5M to Open Three Locations in Texas | Co-Founders of Seattle-based Dué Cucina, Executive Chef, Filippo Fiori (L) and CEO, Davide Macchi (R)
Due Cucina Italian Feast
Fast casual Italian dining chain to begin national expansion through partnership with Mac Haik Restaurant Group
W... |
17.06.2021 | Houston EV charging station startup gets ready to roll out services across the country | A Houston startup is revving up the region's — and the country's — supply of charging stations for electric vehicles.
The company, Refuel Electric Vehicle Solutions (REVS), recently installed its first two charging stations. They're at two ... |
17.06.2021 | Houston space tech company reveals details on its new $40M facility | A Houston-based space tech company focused on sending the first American spacecraft to the Moon since NASA's Apollo program is planning on expanding its presence here on Earth too.
Intuitive Machines announced its plans to move from its cur... |
17.06.2021 | Houston expert: 4 questions to ask when hiring employees in other states | A larger share of employees has found themselves working from home, or at least working remote, than ever before and many continue to do so permanently. As employers actively take steps to ensure a strong showing throughout the economic rec... |
15.06.2021 | Autonomous delivery company joins forces with FedEx for new pilot in Houston | A tech company with self-driving robots deployed across Houston delivering pizza, groceries, and more has yet again launched a new pilot program — this time focused on parcel delivery.
Nuro and FedEx announced a new partnership to deploy Nu... |
15.06.2021 | Houston unicorn fintech company launches new B2B education platform | Houston-based HighRadius — which recently hit $1 billion valuation, reaching unicorn status — has launched a new learning platform.
Highako Academy by HighRadius, launched the platform to help credit and collections teams build certain skil... |
15.06.2021 | Lessons in prototyping: Figuring out the best type of prototype | As you continue your journey of developing and bringing a new product to the market, you have a series of decisions to make when it comes to prototyping — whether you're going to launch a hardware or a software product, or the combination o... |
04.05.2021 | Houston hospital reveals renderings of Austin outpost ahead of groundbreaking | Texas Children's Hospital is working on its first freestanding location in Austin — and the hospital system just released a first look at what the state-of-the-art building will look like.
The new Texas Children's Austin campus — to be loca... |
03.05.2021 | These are Houston's 4 best high schools in 2021, says recent report | t's report card time, and four Houston high schools have made the grade, earning top 100 spots in this year's prestigious U.S. News & World Report rankings of the Best U.S. High Schools. One even merited a special distinction.
Houston's... |
21.04.2021 | ExxonMobil announces $100B carbon-capture hub for Houston area | In a move that would be a gamechanger for Houston, oil and gas giant ExxonMobil envisions creating a $100 billion carbon-capture hub along the Houston Ship Channel.
ExxonMobil foresees the Houston Ship Channel being the site of an "inn... |
21.04.2021 | Houston researchers tap into tech to provide new brain-related health care solutions | Research, perhaps now more than ever, is crucial to expanding and growing innovation in Houston — and it's happening across the city right under our noses.
In InnovationMap's latest roundup of research news, three Houston institutions are w... |
21.04.2021 | Newly appointed innovation leader calls for more health care collaboration in Houston | Allison Post is a professional dot connector for the Texas Heart Institute. Located in the Texas Medical Center and founded in 1962, THI has long had a history of innovation — from Denton Cooley, THI's founder, performing the first artifici... |
20.04.2021 | Web page or app? Houston expert shares his tips for launching your online platform | One of the biggest decisions you'll have to make as an entrepreneur is whether you should host your product or service on the web, via an app, or through a webapp. In this quick guide, I'll go over a few tips to help you narrow down the opt... |
20.04.2021 | New Houston accelerator supporting BIPOC in aerospace announces inaugural cohort | A new accelerator program that is focused on aerospace innovation and supporting entrepreneurs who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color has announced its first cohort.
The Ion's Aerospace Innovation Accelerator for Minority Business E... |
19.04.2021 | 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 local innovators across industries — energy venture, sports tech, and communications — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Barbar... |
19.04.2021 | Houston supercar dealer now accepting Dogecoin as payment | Post Oak Motor Cars is now accepting dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that recently gained new heights of popularity following support from Tesla founder Elon Musk, as a form of payment. New Bugatti, Bentley, Karma, and Rolls-Royce vehicles are s... |
19.04.2021 | Houston startup rolls out blockchain-as-a-service model | A Houston blockchain startup has launched a new service that allows companies to enroll in the platform in just a few clicks.
Houston-based blockchain network developer Topl has announced the new platform, which is in its public beta stage.... |
31.03.2021 | Longtime Houston tech entrepreneur prioritizes giving back to ecosystem | When Chris Howard founded his technology consulting firm in 1997, there wasn't a tech scene in town. But as the company grew over the past 20-plus years, so did Houston's innovation ecosystem — and Howard had a front-row seat for it all.
No... |
31.03.2021 | Houston fintech unicorn raises $300M in series C | Houston's first "unicorn," fintech company HighRadius, is growing up fast.
On March 30, HighRadius, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, reported it raised a $300 million Series C round of funding that values the company at $3... |
30.03.2021 | Greentown Houston announces grand opening, clean energy accelerators open apps, and more innovation news | It's been a crazy start to 2021 with the innovation ecosystem being especially busy. For this reason, Houston innovation news may have fallen through some of the cracks.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation, Greentown ... |
30.03.2021 | Houston expert: Now is the time to diversify your workforce in the name of innovation | Pop quiz: What's the best way to introduce and nurture a culture of innovation in your organization?
Give all employees a VR headset
Mandate every team leader offer one new idea per quarter
Add the word "innovate" to the organizat... |
26.03.2021 | Houston named a top city for women in STEM fields | If you're a woman in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and you call Houston home, according to a new report, you're doing it right.
In honor of Women's History Month, CommercialCafe updated its 2020 ranking of the top U.S. ci... |
26.03.2021 | 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 past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a guest column about the importance of d... |
26.03.2021 | Amazon ramps up delivery service in Houston with 4 new outposts | Houstonians who anxiously watch their Amazon order status when it's "out for delivery" can take heart that the process may now be speedier.
Jeff Bezos' global juggernaut of all things shopping has just announced four new delivery ... |
25.03.2021 | Texas named a best state for remote work | Economic development boosters regularly tout Texas as a business-friendly state. Now, they can add another positive attribute: Texas ranks as one of the top remote-work-friendly states in the U.S.
A new list from the CareerCloud career plat... |
24.03.2021 | Houston accelerator announces third cohort focused on sustainability | The Ion Smart and Resilient Cities Accelerator has named the five companies participating in its latest cohort, which starts next week.
Launched in 2019, the programing for the accelerator and its member companies focus on addressing the ne... |
22.03.2021 | Houston METRO partnership receives $1.5M federal grant to bring electric buses to the Third Ward | Get ready to ride a new fleet of zero emission shuttles from Houston METRO. Global consulting firm AECOM and METRO partnered on new electric bus initiative and have recently been granted $1.5 million from the Federal Transit Administration ... |
22.03.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In the week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — data science, consumer tech, and medical device innovation — recently making headlines.
Angela Holmes, chi... |
16.03.2021 | Houston medtech company helping to get health care innovations from idea to exit | Founding a health tech company is a process unlike any other startup. From the regulatory phase to clinical trials, health tech innovators face a long runway from idea to market, but a Houston-based organization has been working for over 20... |
16.03.2021 | Overheard: Houston innovators discuss ESG, energy transition, cleantech and more at SXSW | The first day of SXSW 2021 — a virtual edition of the Austin-based conference — is on the books, and Houston innovators were no strangers to attendees' screens thanks to Houston House put on by the Greater Houston Partnership.
Day one of th... |
16.03.2021 | Panel: The role of corporate innovation and the future of energy security | Editor's note: For SXSW 2021, the Greater Houston Partnership produced two days of interviews and panels hosted by me — Natalie Harms, editor of InnovationMap — and focused on Houston innovation. One focused on how Houston is leading the en... |
15.03.2021 | Houston data science company expands pandemic-inspired research tool | Last fall, Houston-based Mercury Data Science released an AI-driven app designed to help researchers unlock COVID-19-related information tucked into biomedical literature. The app simplified access to data about subjects like genes, protein... |
15.03.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In the week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three innovators across industries — plastics manufacturing, software, blockchain — recently making headlines.
Henal Patel, CEO of DocJuris
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12.03.2021 | Houston organization embraces digital in a time of immediate need | It started with a Zoom class. Shelby Saylor remembers shutting the doors to the YMCA of Greater Houston on March 17, 2020, as the threat of the coronavirus pandemic surged across the city. Like the rest of the world, the executive director ... |
10.03.2021 | Houston B2B software company raises $3.2M in seed funding to grow team and product | A Houston-based software-as-a-service company that is revolutionizing the contract process has closed a round of funding this week.
DocJuris, founded in 2018, raised $3.2 million in seed funding led by New York-based RTP Seed with additiona... |
05.03.2021 | Texas winery taps Houston tech company for innovative AR experience | The Lone Star State is home to a vibrant and innovative wine scene, but, just like most hospitality businesses, winemakers missed the opportunity to engage with their patrons amid the pandemic. With a new idea of how to engage its customers... |
05.03.2021 | 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 past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a guest column about pitching to venture... |
04.03.2021 | Unique Houston-based venture studio looks to double portfolio in 2021 | Lauren Bahorich is in the business of supporting businesses. In February 2020, she launched Cloudbreak Enterprises — B-to-B SaaS-focused, early-stage venture studio — with plans to onboard, invest in, and support around three new scalable c... |
04.03.2021 | Expert: Texas must grow its solar infrastructure to prevent more weather-related power outages | As Texans begin to recover from last month's once-in-a-century winter storm, many wonder how the state — an icon of the oil and gas industry and home to Houston, "the energy capital of the world" — was thrust into darkness for day... |
03.03.2021 | Rice Alliance event identifies 4 most-promising energy tech companies at CERAWeek | Wondering what energy tech companies you should keep an eye on? Wonder no more.
As a part of 2021 CERAWeek by IHS Markit, the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship hosted a virtual pitch competition today featuring 20 companies ... |
02.03.2021 | Rice Business Plan Competition names 2021 startups to compete for over $1M in prizes | After receiving applications from over 440 startups from around the world, the Rice Business Plan Competition has named 54 startups to compete in the 2021 event.
Touted as the world's largest and richest student startup competition, RBPC, w... |
02.03.2021 | Deloitte names new Houston-based O&G leader with focus on innovation and inclusion | Amy Chronis has had a big year. First, she took over as the Greater Houston Partnership's 2021 chair. And on February 25 she was named a vice chairman of Deloitte LLP and leader of its oil, gas, and chemicals sector.
In her new role, Chroni... |
01.03.2021 | Here's when Houston can expect the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine | Texas can expect to receive the first 200,000 doses of the coveted Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week. The company announced that it has started the rollout process on March 1 — after the FDA approved its Emergency Use Authori... |
26.02.2021 | 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 past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a guest column responding to Winter Stor... |
25.02.2021 | Chevron's Houston-based venture arm launches $300M fund focusing on low-carbon tech | Chevron Corp.'s investment arm has launched a $300 million fund that will focus on low-carbon technology.
Chevron Technology Ventures LLC's Future Energy Fund II builds on the success of the first Future Energy Fund, which kicked off in 201... |
23.02.2021 | This Texas company is on a mission to the moon with $93 million NASA contract | A local aerospace company is over the moon about its latest endeavor: a NASA-funded project to deliver scientific payloads to the lunar surface.
NASA recently awarded rocket-maker Firefly Aerospace $93.3 million to deliver a suite of scienc... |
22.02.2021 | Farm-to-Phone Apps Have Surged During the Pandemic. Will They Stay Once It's Safe to Return to the Grocery Store? | Sarah Hernandez is a full-time farmer, though she doesn't own a huge farm.
She grows microgreens, among other vegetables and herbs, in her yard in La Mirada. Microgreens, bite-sized version of larger veggies, don't require much space; Herna... |
22.02.2021 | SBA launches Virtual Business Recovery Center to assist Texas loan applicants after winter storm | Texas small businesses impacted by Winter Storm Uri are now eligible for up to $2 million in low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration as a result of President Joe Biden's major disaster declaration last week.
"Get... |
22.02.2021 | Two female founders create a PR solution for startups and small businesses in Houston and beyond | Public relations can feel elusive and overwhelming to small business owners. Carla Nikitaidis and Kathryn Worsham Humphries, two seasoned communications consultants, are used to hearing clients ask if they need PR — and more often than not,... |
19.02.2021 | 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 past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, why a tech company chose Houston for its... |
19.02.2021 | Tech company to grant funds to Houston-area BIPOC small business owners | Comcast, the telecom, media, and entertainment conglomerate, is awarding $1 million in grants to small businesses in Houston owned by entrepreneurs who are Black, indigenous or people of color (BIPOC).
In all, 100 grants of $10,000 each wil... |
18.02.2021 | NASA and Johnson Space Center celebrate unprecedented Mars Perseverance landing | While Houston is in the depths of a historic freeze, some spacey locals are celebrating a major cosmic milestone. NASA — and Johnson Space Center, locally — are toasting the landing of Perseverance, the amiable roving vehicle, on Mars.
The ... |
18.02.2021 | Unleashing innovation for resilience is more urgent than ever, says Houston expert | Greater Houston and all of Texas have faced enough persistent challenges over the past seven years that communities and businesses are at a breaking point. Not just financially and economically, but at societal and emotional levels expected... |
18.02.2021 | University of Houston engineers recognized, TMCx company raises funds, and more local innovation news | It's been a horrific week for both the city of Houston and the state of Texas. Millions of residents have lost power and/or water due to a winter storm that brought low temps. For this reason, Houston innovation news may have fallen through... |
17.02.2021 | The Ion's accelerators are working to bring out the best in Houston — from resiliency to diversity | When you look at the business accelerator programs offered at The Ion, a rising innovation hub in Midtown, you see Houston represented. From energy and space tech to resiliency and diversity, the four accelerators intentionally cover what H... |
17.02.2021 | Pivotal new waterfront science lab set to cast off in The Medical Center | The first step of a pivotal new Medical Center district has been revealed. International real estate firm Hines and partner 2ML Real Estate Interests have unveiled the first look at the initial building at Levit Green.
This new, 53-acre lif... |
16.02.2021 | Houston expert: 4 misconceptions of university tech transfer offices | Beyond their education and research missions, universities across the nation have turned research discoveries into big business. In addition to protecting intellectual property from faculty discoveries, universities build and support startu... |
16.02.2021 | Early-stage accelerator names new Houston leader, opens applications for next cohort | Houston's gBETA accelerator announced new leadership in conjunction with opening enrollment for its latest cohort this week.
The early-stage program, which is a part of Wisconsin-based gener8tor, has named Anu Pansare as its new director.
P... |
11.02.2021 | Houston startup nonprofit partners with local initiative to bolster Black entrepreneurs | Impact Hub Houston has partnered with the Black Marketing Initiative to offer a new training, mentoring, and networking program for local black entrepreneurs in honor of Black History Month.
Dubbed MarketBlack, the program will provide part... |
03.02.2021 | Houston expert: 2020 was 'hugely disruptive — but hugely beneficial' for the energy transition | In 2020, the economy was hit with a double whammy of sorts — from a devastating pandemic to an unprecedented drop in oil prices — and that has meant that the energy transition is happening at a faster pace than ever.
Deeana Zhang, director ... |
18.01.2021 | Houston earns top spot on list of top regions for minority-owned startups | Both Houston and the state of Texas earned high rankings on a recent study by Self Financial that looked at the percentage of minority-owned startups in regions across the U.S.
"Today there are nearly 170 thousand minority-owned startu... |
15.01.2021 | 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 past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included top a female-founded startup that helps busy families manage... |
12.01.2021 | Female-founded Houston startup helps busy families do it all | So much to do and so little time? We feel you. In a 2018 Pew Research Center survey, 60 percent of U.S. adults said they sometimes felt too busy to enjoy life. Bevy, an organization company serving greater Houston, is helping the overwhelme... |
12.01.2021 | Now is the time to bring venture capital to Houston | For so many, COVID has changed the game, and venture capitalists, startups, and corporations are in a flurry to learn the new rules. Investors and entrepreneurs now more than ever are seizing the opportunity to engage with tech ecosystems i... |
29.12.2020 | Seattle-based Madrona raises $320M for its eighth fund | Madrona Venture Group has been a mainstay of the Seattle and northwest United States startup ecosystem for years now, and it looks like it is going to continue that legacy going forward.
In a filing with the SEC, the firm announced its eigh... |
21.12.2020 | Here are Houston's top 5 health innovation stories of the year | Editor's note: As 2020 comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. The medical world has had a busy year amid the pandemic, and health tech innovation has never been more important. Innov... |
21.12.2020 | Houston blockchain startup closes $3 million seed led by local VC | A Houston-based blockchain company that focuses on providing companies with ethical and sustainable practices within the supply chain has closed a $3 million round with support from investors both locally and across the country.
Today, Topl... |
03.12.2020 | Innovative Houston urban farm scores national award for green work | A Houston urban farm has earned national recognition for its innovative approach to water conservation. Moonflower Farms won the American Heart Association's Foodscape Innovation Excellence Award, which recognizes positive changes in the fo... |
02.11.2020 | University of Houston roars with massive $1.2 billion raised in new campaign | The University of Houston Cougars have a reason to roar this fall. The school has announced a massive fundraising feat of $1.2 billion for scholarships, professorships, facilities, and programs as part of the "Here, We Go" initiat... |
13.10.2020 | Houston construction software startup raises $10M in series A round | A growing startup that provides artificial intelligence-enabled verification software to the construction industry has announced the closing of a multimillion-dollar round.
Houston-based SiteAware announced last week that it's closed a $10 ... |
05.10.2020 | Houston energy tech startup raises $11M to grow its team locally | An $11 million round of funding will fuel national and international growth at Houston-based Datagration Solutions Inc., whose cloud-based software aggregates data to improve workflows and analytics at upstream oil and gas operators.
Housto... |
29.09.2020 | This is how an IPO affects a community, according to Houston researcher | A massive company announces plans to bring its headquarters to town, and the locals can't stop grumbling. The added traffic. The noise. The shifts in neighborhood routine as a giant new facility gets up and running.
Then the company files f... |
17.09.2020 | Fast-growing Houston e-commerce startup closes $25M series C | A Houston-based industrial supply chain and analytics company has announced that it has closed its series C round this week.
GoExpedi raised $25 million in series C funding led by San Francisco-based Top Tier Capital Partners with participa... |
26.08.2020 | Barn2Door raises $6M as demand rises for its software used by farmers to sell food online | Barn2Door CEO Janelle Maiocco. (Barn2Door Photo)
The pandemic is increasing demand for grocery and food delivery. Seattle startup Barn2Door is riding this trend and just raised $6 million to support its growth.
Barn2Door serves thousands of... |
29.05.2020 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Houston innovation news has geared up with headlines of major personnel changes, research projects — COVID-19 and otherwise, and more. See below for this week's top five stories of innovation news in Houston.
3 Houston innova... |
17.04.2020 | Rice University launches online programming for entrepreneurs dealing with COVID-19 closures | Houston small businesses and startups have a long road of recovery ahead of them, and Rice University and some of its partners want to help local entrepreneurs prepare for it.
Rice University's Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Stud... |
05.02.2020 | Here's what 6 Houston startups have raised millions of dollars this year so far | This year is starting strong when it comes to Houston startups receiving funding. From a $125 million raise from Houston's first unicorn to a local fund gathering up $50 million to deploy in mobility startups, Houston funding news has been ... |
27.01.2020 | Houston-based energy logistics software prepares to hire, raise funds as it scales up | Many startups turn to offshore outsourcing to fuel their growth. The Now Network, a Houston-based energy tech startup, is doing just the opposite — relying on stateside in-sourcing.
The SaaS company is in the midst of building out its in-ho... |
06.10.2019 | BRIEF: Barn2Door raises $3.4m Series A to connect farmers to customers | Seattle-based Barn2Door has just closed a $3.4 million Series A, led by Lead Edge Capital, with participation from Global Founders Capital and other investors. The round builds on the $1.2 million it raised in equity funding in May, accordi... |
04.10.2019 | Software for the farm: Barn2Door raises $3.4M to help farmers connect directly with customers | The Barn2Door team. (Barn2Door Photo)
Janelle Maiocco has been around farming, in one way or another, for much of her life. Her grandfather was a dairy farmer in Lynden, Wash., just a few miles south of the Canadian border, and she grew up ... |
31.05.2019 | Seattle VC Watch: EndoGastric, Dolly, MDmetrix, SeekOut & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Let’s catch up on some of the notable funding rounds raised by Seattle-area tech and life sciences companies in May:
—EndoGastric Solutions, a Redmond-based business developin... |
22.01.2019 | Expert answers 5 common questions about change management | The times they are a changin' and with that comes managing everything from introducing new technology to hiring new senior-level leaders with innovation on the mind. Whether your company is introducing the former, the latter, or a combinati... |
11.12.2018 | Houston creatives relaunch nonprofit's brand through a 3-day collaboration | What if you could harness the power of a city's top creative professionals to create a brand identity for a nonprofit that otherwise couldn't afford it? Alex Anderson posed that question to some of his colleagues, and Good Measure was born.... |
16.11.2018 | Seattle-Based Shyft Raises $6.5 Million To Improve The Lives Of Shift Workers | Seattle-based mobile workforce management tool company Shyft has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding led by Ignition Partners and Madrona Venture Group. Shyft’s mission is to improve the lives of shift workers around the world. The Shyf... |
22.10.2018 | Seattle-Based Pulumi Raises $15 Million To Grow Its Cloud Native Platform | Pulumi, a Seattle-based cloud-native platform company, announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Madrona Venture Group. Tola Capital also participated in this round of funding. |
- | Seattle-Based Madrona Raises $690 Million Across Oversubscribed Rounds | Seattle-based venture firm Madrona announced it raised $690 million across two oversubscribed funds. These are the details.
Seattle-based venture firm Madrona announced it raised $690 million across two oversubscribed funds for technology s... |