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23.04.2024 | 4 Houston universities earn top spots for graduate programs in Texas | Houston's top-tier universities have done it again. U.S. News and World Report has four Houston-area universities among the best grad schools in the state, with some departments landing among the top 100 in the country.
U.S. News publishes ... |
23.04.2024 | Report: Houston secures spot on list of top 50 startup cities | A new ranking signals great promise for the growth of Houston’s startup network.
Houston ranks among the world’s top 50 startup cities on a new list from PitchBook, a provider of data and research about capital markets. In fact, Houston com... |
09.04.2024 | Houston initiative selected for DOE program developing hubs for clean energy innovation | Houston has been selected as one of the hubs backed by a new program from the United States Department of Energy that's developing communities for clean energy innovation.
The DOE's Office of Technology Transitions announced the the first p... |
21.02.2024 | Meet the Houston innovator who's creating a new market for decarbonizing energy storage | If the energy transition is going to be successful, the energy storage space needs to be equipped to support both the increased volume of energy needed and new energies. And Emma Konet and her software company, Tierra Climate, are targeting... |
06.02.2024 | Houston expert shares 3 business trend predictions for 2024 | Last year was a dynamic year for businesses across all sectors. Artificial intelligence went from a novel technology to a more widely utilized business productivity tool. Many companies invested additional resources in sustainable business ... |
31.01.2024 | Houston innovator plays the long game of life science innovation with optimized capital efficiency | Commercializing a life science innovation that has the potential to enhance or even save the lives of millions of patients is a marathon, not a sprint. That's how Atul Varadhachary thinks of it, and he's leading an organization that's activ... |
03.02.2021 | Greentown Houston shares progress on Midtown building and adds new corporate partners | Construction is underway on the Bayou City's first-ever clean tech incubator known as Greentown Houston.
Via a virtual ceremony on Feb 2, Mayor Sylvester Turner and a team from Massachusetts-based Greentown Labs revealed what the massive sp... |
02.02.2021 | Houston health tech startup launches COVID-19 vaccine management tool | Houston-based health care software startup Luminare Inc. is arming soldiers in the coronavirus vaccination campaign with technology to help smooth the inoculation process.
Luminare, which launched with the mission of combating sepsis, switc... |
22.01.2021 | 2 Houston startups win national technology award from SBA | A couple of Houston startups have something to celebrate. The United States Small Business Administration announced the winners of its Tibbetts Award, which honors small businesses that are at the forefront of technology, and two Houston st... |
22.01.2021 | 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 innovators to know, marketing and PR tips for startups, where... |
08.01.2021 | Houston-area medical device engineering firm acquires Texas company | A engineering firm based in Katy has made a strategic acquisition of a Magnolia, Texas-based company to start of the new year.
Velentium, which specializes in the design and manufacturing of medical devices announced that it has acquired Oa... |
06.01.2021 | New app gives Houston hospital a better shot at giving COVID-19 vaccinations to employees | Across the country, millions of people eagerly await their COVID-19 vaccinations. But many of them are encountering a big roadblock on the path toward eradicating the pandemic: scheduling their shots.
To overcome that hurdle, some organizat... |
04.01.2021 | Houston-based startup shoots for affordability and convenience with new photo biz | Houston-based photographers Chris Bailey and Joseph West have brought automated technology and innovative efficiencies to the often cumbersome task of taking professional headshots.
Bailey and West first met as wedding and corporate photogr... |
09.12.2020 | Innovation hub exec wants to ensure Houston's diversity is well represented | The Ion is in its home stretch. Expected to open in early 2021, the rising innovation hub is inches away from its exciting entrance into the Houston market. Yet despite the physical location's ongoing construction, Deanea LeFlore and her te... |
02.12.2020 | With fresh funds, Houston startup plans to represent the future of fireproofing | A few years ago, Mike Francis caught a video of a man's hand coated in some sort of material and placed over a fire. Nothing was happening to the man's hand — the coating completely protected it — but something was happening in Francis's br... |
23.11.2020 | University of Houston launches new institute to promote drug discovery research | The University of Houston has introduced a new institute to its campus. The multi-disciplinary program includes both on-campus and citywide collaboration.
UH has established the Drug Discovery Institute in order to streamline and modernize ... |
19.11.2020 | Houston company partners with General Motors, others to boost country’s ventilator supply | Houston-based Velentium played a key role in mobilizing thousands of ventilators in the United States at a time when the pandemic and the uncertainty around it was surmounting around the country.
The medical technology company primarily wor... |
13.11.2020 | Here's what events to attend each day during The Houston Innovation Summit | Back for its fourth year, The Houston Innovation Summit has tons of online, interactive events lined up — starting today.
THIS, just like last year, runs on the same week of Global Entrepreneurship Week, which is focused on education, ecosy... |
22.10.2020 | If Silicon Valley is experiencing a tech exodus, what does that mean for growing startup hubs like Houston? | It started with prunes. Long before Silicon Valley was the innovation capital of the world, it was a giant valley of fruit trees and verdant hills. The primary crop in the then called Santa Clara Valley was the French plum, which was sun-dr... |
16.10.2020 | New-to-Houston cleantech incubator names inaugural members | A Somerville, Massachusetts-based cleantech accelerator has announced the 16 startups that will be a part of its new Houston incubator program.
Greentown Labs named the companies in the cohort this week just a few weeks after announcing the... |
08.10.2020 | Prolific University of Houston professor wins prestigious $650,000 'genius' grant | A prolific fiction writer and award-winning University of Houston academic has just received a major accolade. Distinguished professor Cristina Rivera Garza has been awarded a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship — dubbed more casually as a "geni... |
06.10.2020 | Houston venture capital group leads Austin-based energy tech company's $5M series A | Houston-based Cottonwood Venture Partners has announced the closing of an Austin-based software solutions round that it led.
Founded in 2014, HUVRdata Inc. is a data analytics company focusing on the energy industry. The startup announced t... |
23.09.2020 | New innovation leader at Rice University plans to take campus innovations to the world | When Kyle Judah accepted his position as executive director at Rice University's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, he had spent less than 48 hours in the city of Houston. In fact, his first two months in the role have been... |
22.09.2020 | Innovative Texas-based ride-share rolls into Houston with new cars and delivery service | Houstonians who are interested in an alternative to Uber — and don't mind giving a Dallas-based company a shot — can now look for a new ride. Alto, the ride-share and delivery company based in Big D, has announced its expansion plans to Hou... |
14.09.2020 | NASA names new female exec to human spaceflight program | NASA is preparing to return to the moon by 2024 — and the organization just tapped the woman who will lead the program.
Catherine Koerner was announced last week as the manager of NASA's Orion Program, the spacecraft that will be used for t... |
03.09.2020 | Education company launches innovative virtual platform at Houston school | The coronavirus pandemic has spawned an array of digital innovations in education, and one of those innovations has been hatched right here in Houston.
Kïdo, an international network of preschools, recently introduced its first-ever virtual... |
01.09.2020 | Houston primed for opportunity within the tech inversion caused by the pandemic | For has long as I can remember, I had to live near water. That's why I moved to Houston. Recently, new neighbors moved next door from the downtown Galleria area. They loved it there until coronavirus turned shopping habits into stay-at-home... |
28.08.2020 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: While Houston missed a major hurricane this week, preparations sidetracked the city a bit with virtual events — like Houston Climate Week — being canceled or postponed. However, major innovation news showed up in full force a... |
26.08.2020 | Houstonian fosters collaboration and mentorship for women in venture capital | When Sandy Guitar saw that Austin had a group of women in venture capital group that promoted collaboration and networking, she knew Houston had to have one too.
Guitar, who is the managing director of the HX Venture Fund, connected with th... |
21.08.2020 | Texas A&M University approves $60.3M for military innovation project | Texas A&M University is in the process of building a $200 million, multi-building facility just off its main campus in College Station and Bryan, Texas. As of this week, the project has fresh funds from the A&M Board of Regents to c... |
20.08.2020 | Houston Angel Network sees membership growth amid pandemic | While the COVID-19 pandemic caused some investors to hit pause on some deals, the Houston Angel Network, which has doubled its membership over the past couple years, has maintained its deal flow and investment, while taking every opportunit... |
11.08.2020 | Chevron's Houston-based venture group taps two companies for its startup-focused program | Chevron's corporate venture arm that invests into energy tech innovation and supports startups within the industry has tapped two companies for its Chevron Technology Ventures Catalyst Program.
Entech Solutions and mIQroTech have both recen... |
06.08.2020 | Statewide accelerator hires new Houston staffer and embraces 'virtual first' approach amid COVID-19 | For years, Capital Factory has existed to promote innovation and grow startups across Texas and has expanded from its headquarters in Austin to Dallas, Houston, and beyond. In light of COVID-19, the organization has pivoted to make sure it ... |
03.08.2020 | New locally owned food delivery app rolls into Houston area | A new delivery app aims to give diners a locally owned alternative to the big national names. Meet OrangeCrate, an app that does things a little differently.
Unlike the national brands, each OrangeCrate affiliate is locally owned and has a ... |
30.07.2020 | Houston hospital taps new tech to provide more accurate COVID-19 diagnostics and treatment | With such a dynamic virus like COVID-19 that affects patients with different levels of severity, the first challenge doctors face when treating infected patients is assessing the situation. CHI St. Luke's Health has been implementing a new ... |
29.07.2020 | Autonomous vehicle delivery service is driving access to food in Houston’s vulnerable communities | When Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence and robotics company Nuro was looking for a city to roll out its autonomous vehicle delivery technology, Houston checked off all the boxes.
From being located in a state open to rolling out ... |
23.07.2020 | Tesla taps Texas for new factory with construction already underway | Tesla CEO Elon Musk is putting an end to months of speculation of if the Lone Star State is to be considered for Tesla's next U.S. factory. Multiple cities including Tulsa, Oklahoma, were attempting to woo the electric car manufacturer.
But... |
23.07.2020 | YMCA of Greater Houston announces equity-focused innovation center backed by Reliant | Houston is the most diverse city in the nation, and the YMCA of Greater Houston is looking to do its part to promote equity innovation by opening a new center.
The Equity Innovation Center Powered by Reliant will be the first of its kind in... |
21.07.2020 | Houston coworking company launches online portal to connect members working from home | As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to enforce working from home and social distancing earlier this summer, a Houston coworking company knew they needed to find a way to reach professionals and entrepreneurs digitally.
Sesh Coworking launche... |
14.07.2020 | Startup aims for goal of connecting Houston sports community | In virtually no time at all, Sportlo has built its reputation on the simplest of foundations: community.
Thilo Borgmann and Sebastian Henke founded the local hub for sports parents earlier this year as a tool for sports moms and dads to sta... |
14.07.2020 | Rice University physicists granted $1.3 million to continue study on dark matter | Two Rice University physicists and professors have received a federal grant to continue research on dark matter in the universe.
Paul Padley and Karl Ecklund, professors of physics and astronomy at Rice, have received a $1.3 million grant f... |
08.07.2020 | University of Houston researchers studying COVID-19 prevention and treatment | Researchers across the country are focusing on all things COVID-19 — from biotherapies and treatment to vaccines and prevention. A handful of researchers based out of the University of Houston are doing their best to move the needle on a cu... |
06.07.2020 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | It's a new month and Houston's innovation ecosystem is continuing to grow amid the coronavirus pandemic. This week's Houston innovators to know roundup reflects that growth with a new-to-town incubator's newly names leader — plus an entrepr... |
18.06.2020 | 3 ways the tech industry can focus on thriving, not just recovering | The continuing COVID-19 crisis is creating enormous uncertainty and change — and questions with no obvious answers: Which changes will persist? What will the new world look like? How will people and organizations adapt?
Even as U.S. technol... |
16.06.2020 | Houston expert: How to make the most out of your virtual meeting | Even in the pre-pandemic world, more employees were working remotely in America than ever before. Participating in virtual meetings is the norm, at least for now. The shift came rather abruptly. Millions of Americans had only a few days to ... |
15.06.2020 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | This week's Houston innovators to know have all grown or started a company during the COVID-19 pandemic — a bold choice. From an esports software entrepreneur to two serial founders looking to invest in the next generation of Houston tech s... |
05.06.2020 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor'snote: Summertime, and the Houston innovation news comes easy. Top stories of the week include recently acquired startup's technology is being used to screen temperatures, virtual events not to miss, innovators to know, an acquisitio... |
28.05.2020 | Early-stage accelerator announces inaugural Houston cohort | Even amid a pandemic, a Houston startup accelerator focused on local, early-stage companies has announced its new cohort and is operating its program virtually.
International accelerator gener8tor announced last fall that its early-stage pr... |
22.04.2020 | Houston health tech startup launches game-changing, at-home coronavirus testing | Politicians, scientists, public health officials, and others continue to stress the need for widespread testing to tame the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Houston-based startup Imaware, an at-home health testing platform, recently rolled ... |
21.04.2020 | New program in Houston is training future forensic scientists and digitizing DNA evidence | Houston-area's first-privately held forensic sequencing laboratory has partnered with The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center to create an academic program that will provide forensic training to genome scientists that will help ... |
02.04.2020 | Houston oil and gas companies have been hit by more than just COVID-19 — here's what this expert has observed on the industry | In the matter of a few weeks, COVID-19 disrupted life across the globe, but the oil and gas industry was hit especially hard with the triple impact.
First, there was the direct impact of COVID-19 on the workforce. Next, there was a dramatic... |
01.04.2020 | Houston tech company launches digital logistics platform to help coronavirus supply chain disruptions | Houston-based ChaiOne recently announced the soft launch of Velostics, the "slack" for logistics that solve wait times and cash flow challenges in the supply chain and logistics industry. The digital logistics platform is set to a... |
16.03.2020 | Houston startup hopes to revolutionize the chatbot business | It seems like every other webpage nowadays has a virtual assistant that pops up via a chat box. A Houston startups is hoping to ride the wave of this digital marketing initiative.
Houston-based alive5 has created a platform that allows smal... |
24.02.2020 | 3 Houston employers clock in among Fortune's 100 best companies to work | Hunting for a job in Houston? A new ranking from Fortune magazine suggests you might consider three local companies.
Camden Property Trust, David Weekley Homes, and Hilcorp Energy Co. all rank on Fortune's 2020 list of the 100 Best Companie... |
18.02.2020 | Houston fitness entrepreneur launches health-focused app for women | Sticking to a fitness routine can be challenging — what with the myriad exercises, personal trainers, gyms, and apps. Creating a personalized program to fit specific goals, gain confidence, and take control of health concerns is what drove ... |
12.02.2020 | Growing Houston startup is gamifying professional sales with management tools for sellers | Actor Alec Baldwin's "always be closing" monologue is not only the most popular scene in David Mamet's 1992 film, "Glengarry Glen Ross," it has become the unofficial mantra for sales professionals worldwide.
While that A... |
13.01.2020 | Houston health tech startup moves into new office amid major growth | Following a series A round of fundraising, a Houston digital health startup is on a bit of a hiring spree, leading to new office space the company has room to grow into.
BrainCheck, which was founded in 2015 by neuroscientist David Eagleman... |
24.12.2019 | Texas needs to stay innovative, says this nonprofit leader | It's no accident that Texas has one of the strongest economies in the world. Generations of leaders have built and sustained a business climate that welcomes investment and innovation without allowing burdensome regulations and high taxes t... |
22.11.2019 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: As The Houston Innovation Summit comes to a close this weekend, so does a busy week of Houston innovation. Trending stories on InnovationMap included campus robots, innovators to know, venture capital advice, and more.
3 Hous... |
06.11.2019 | E-commerce growth is sparking some changes in Houston's industrial real estate market | With retail e-commerce sales in the U.S. projected to soar from $501 billion in 2018 to $740 billion in 2023, it's no wonder that Houston's industrial market is expanding faster than Santa's bag of toys.
E-commerce is one of the main driver... |
04.11.2019 | From robots to immunotherapy, TMC talks innovation at its annual address | In the Greater Houston Partnership's annual State of the Texas Medical Center address, TMC CEO Bill McKeon shared a status update of sorts for all the goings on at the largest medical center in the world.
McKeon ran down the list of member ... |
31.10.2019 | Rice University research finds that office socializing can be a pathway to innovation and creativity | Innovation is a team sport. We know that creative workplaces represent a series of social networks, each brimming with useful ideas and expertise. And there is clearly a link between innovation within a firm and the colleagues and friends w... |
30.10.2019 | Meet the innovators working out of The Cannon Houston's brand new space | Last week, The Cannon Houston premiered its new digs in West Houston with a grand opening event attended by an incredible group of innovators, entrepreneurs, friends, family, and even puppies.
InnovationMap and the Houston Innovators Podcas... |
02.10.2019 | Houston investor group leads $2.6 million Series A round for Austin-based chemical sensor startup | A Houston-based investment group has announced funding for a startup out of Austin that has the potential to disrupt multiple industries with its chemical sensor device.
GOOSE Society of Texas, a group of investors that invest over $50 mill... |
02.10.2019 | Overheard: Ted Cruz, experts weigh in on why 5G is a game changer for Houston | Last year, Houstonians Clayton and Emily Harris became the first commercial 5G customers. Now, a full year later, the Houston has a major seat at the table that's discussing the advancement of 5G technology.
At a forum on Tuesday, October 1... |
27.09.2019 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: As September comes to a close, Houston innovation is closing out on a high note. Station Houston opened its new accelerator space, flood innovations prepare the city for future storms, out-of-town investors observe the Bayou ... |
17.09.2019 | 3 startup lessons you can learn from this Texas Olympian turned entrepreneur | I've hit rock bottom more times than I can count. As a gymnast, I overcame injuries that would have ended many other athletes' careers — only to watch my Olympic dreams slip out of reach. As a businessman, I built a successful startup — and... |
27.08.2019 | Now you can hear Dave Ward's life story from the Houston legend himself | As America and, indeed, the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, focus in Houston turns to legendary local news anchor Dave Ward.
"I was blessed to cover launches from Gemini Titan 3 all the way through ... |
16.08.2019 | Houston inventor receives national recognition for leading innovation | A Houston inventor is being recognized for her leadership within cardiovascular regenerative medicine. Doris A. Taylor from the Texas Heart Institute has been named among the National Academy of Inventors' 54 academic inventors to the sprin... |
07.08.2019 | Houston researchers receive $3.2 million grant to enhance fetal monitoring technology | Thousands of cases of fetal growth restriction occur annually that can lead to complications at birth. In order to get a better idea of condition and to develop better monitoring technology, the National Institutes of Health has granted $3.... |
02.08.2019 | New ranking of America's smartest cities puts Houston near back of the class | Houston sits toward the back of the class when it comes to the smartest metro areas in the U.S., according to a new study.
In the study, published by personal finance website WalletHub, the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area ranks 90th a... |
22.07.2019 | Houston home builder stays ahead of the competition by incorporating new technologies | For Frankel Building Group, the evolution of technology in the real estate and construction world was the next logical step in creating a sustainable and viable company. By incorporating technology into its client-based custom design and bu... |
15.07.2019 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Another week, another set of Houston innovators to keep your eye on. This week's edition crosses retail technology with higher education — both on this planet and beyond.
From tech that's orbiting the planet to tech that's in your very home... |
10.07.2019 | Houston flourishes as one of the nation's top hubs for freelancers | It's no wonder coworking is taking off in Houston. A new study shows the community of skilled freelance workers in Houston ranks as one of the biggest in Texas — and the United States.
The study, commissioned by freelance marketplace Fiverr... |
01.07.2019 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | This group of innovators to know this week are passionate people. From starting companies to making acquisitions, here's what they are up to and why you need to know their names.
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28.06.2019 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Innovation is everywhere — from inside a massive urban park to the robots sorting cat food. This week's top stories are as diverse as they come, but they all represent Houston tech and innovation.
How Amazon's Houston fulfill... |
27.06.2019 | Houston university creates program to fill the need for cyber engineering professionals | A few years ago, Houston Baptist University realized there was a huge need for more engineering programs within Houston higher education in one area particularly: Cybersecurity.
The school brought in Stan Napper from Louisiana Tech Universi... |
25.06.2019 | Rising star chef delivers new 'virtual restaurant' concept to Houston | Gabe Medina is back. The chef, who earned raves for his work at restaurants such as Kata Robata, Soma, and Aqui, will launch a new project this week in partnership with beverage expert Steven Salazar (The Kirby Group).
Under the banner of C... |
24.06.2019 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | From venture capital funding to nap research, these Houston innovators are leading the way in their industries. This week's innovators to know are a finance expert, LGBT leader and productivity expert, and a Houston expat making big moves i... |
18.06.2019 | How this Houston Realtor uses technology to interact with an increasingly younger clientele | According to a 2018 AdWeek article by Dario Cardile, the millennial population accounts for 66 percent of the first-time homebuyer's market, and industry research suggests the millennial generation chooses Instagram as its top social media ... |
13.06.2019 | When is it time to move? How Houston's small companies can find their next office space | There are a number of ways to measure the stage of growth a company is enjoying: funding, headcount, acquisitions, exit strategy, and more. But one telling indicator that often goes overlooked is the office space they call home.
In the earl... |
11.06.2019 | Natural disaster relief technology records a successful pilot program just outside of Houston | Nearly two years after Hurricane Harvey battered the Houston area, a flock of electronic "rubber ducks" flew above homes in Katy in a broader endeavor to keep first responders and victims connected during natural disasters.
Develo... |
29.05.2019 | Houston researchers are commercializing their human tissue-printing technology | There may come a time when you or someone you love is in need of a new pair of lungs. Or perhaps it's a liver. It's not a scenario anyone dreams of, but thanks to Houston company Volumetric, you may never end up on a waiting list. Instead, ... |
28.05.2019 | Houston companies take home big prizes from a Texas A&M startup competition | Earlier this month, 16 startups competed in the 2019 Texas A&M New Ventures Competition for more than $350,000 in cash and in-kind services — the largest pool of prizes in the contest's history.
Houston had a huge presence at TNVC this ... |
22.05.2019 | Texas Children's exec to help transform the hospital's approach to innovation | A few months ago, Myra Davis got a whole other slew of responsibilities with the addition of just one word to her title: Innovation. The senior vice president and chief information and innovation officer of Texas Children's Hospital oversee... |
22.05.2019 | The Cannon and Capital Factory announce new Houston-based partnership | Two major players in the Texas innovation ecosystem are teaming up for a partnership in Houston.
The Cannon, which is expected to open its 120,000-square-foot space later this summer, announced a partnership with Austin-based Capital Factor... |
22.05.2019 | Massive mixed-use project to bring creative office and coworking space to the Houston Heights | On a stroll or a spin down the Heights Hike and Bike Trail, you might not notice a complete transformation is eminent. The MKT — a mixed-use renovation and build out project — is getting ready to break ground.
The five-building, 200,000-squ... |
21.05.2019 | Here's how a government shutdown affects university research, according to UH experts | As the partial government shutdown loomed, academic institutions explored ways this might affect their research operations. Although we expect delays in processing proposals and award payouts, the impact on the institution may have been muc... |
14.05.2019 | Two companies expand into the Houston market by way of UH's Technology Bridge | A few years ago, the University of Houston renamed its Energy Research Park to the Technology Bridge. They wanted to create a program and workspace for companies inside the university to enter into the Houston innovation ecosystem. Turns ou... |
06.05.2019 | Houston-based tech subsidiary moves its headquarters to new space | A major technology solutions company announced its relocating it's Houston-based subsidiary to a bigger space. Fortune 100 company Honeywell has executed a long-term lease at CityWestPlace for Honeywell Process Solutions.
The company is rel... |
06.05.2019 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | May in Houston is starting off right with the Offshore Technology conference making its home in NRG Park all this week. There's thousands of business men and women in town for the events — if you're among them, check out these can't miss in... |
03.05.2019 | WeWork announces its Houston-area third location in The Woodlands as the company expands locally | In 2018, WeWork more than doubled its presence in Houston in terms of desks available. The company went from one location in the Galleria area with 1,100 desks to adding a second location in downtown with 1,500 desks. In 2019, WeWork is exp... |
02.05.2019 | Houston OTC chairman sees an increasing effect of digital tech ahead of the 50th anniversary | Wafik Beydoun has been on the board of the Houston Offshore Technology Conference — and has served as chairman for the past two years. As he prepares to pass the baton after this year's event, he's reflected on how much the conference has c... |
30.04.2019 | Houston small business introduces state-of-the-art technology for electronics recycling | Currently, there are more than 135 million cell phones, 23 million televisions, and 31 million computers in landfills in the United States that don't have to be.
"Eighty percent of electronics are still landfilled in the United States,... |
29.04.2019 | Houston to host inaugural ESPN collegiate esports competition | For the first time ever, ESPN is hosting the Collegiate Esports Championship, and it's chosen Houston's 11th annual Comicpalooza to host it on May 10 to May 12 at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
"We are honored ESPN has chosen H... |
25.04.2019 | How software salaries measure up across tech-savvy Texas cities | Texas may not have the tech reputation of Silicon Valley or Seattle, but it's definitely making strides. Houston, Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio are rapidly growing into tech hubs, and the Lone Star State should absolutely make the shortli... |
18.04.2019 | Houston startup has created a less intrusive video advertising experience | Steven Jones knows people dislike ads. Actually, he reasons, it's less that they dislike ads, but more that they don't like having those ads interrupt what they're doing.
"They want to be in control of their experience," he says. ... |
15.04.2019 | Houston has the No. 7 most startups owned by women | While there's still a gap between men and women when it comes to, well, a lot of things in business, Houston is among the top 10 cities in the United States for women-owned startups.
In an effort to find the metropolitan areas with the most... |
11.04.2019 | How tech boot camps can help solve the Houston innovation equation | It's been a little over a year since Houston lost out on the Amazon HQ2 bid and left the city pondering its approach to innovation. Houston is known for taking risks and bouncing back from adversity. We're known for growth and entrepreneurs... |
10.04.2019 | Texas A&M team wins second round of Boeing-backed flight device competition | A team from Texas A&M University has advanced in a global Boeing-sponsored competition called GoFly. The competition asks teams to create a personal flying device aircraft that is smaller, lighter, and quieter than any currently existin... |