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| Nov 11, 2023 | Veteran to visionary: What I learned in the marines about being a fintech founder | Lamine Zarrad Contributor
Lamine Zarrad is CEO and founder of StellarFi, a credit-building tool helping Americans boost their credit scores and overall financial health.
My journey from being a humble immigrant to becoming a marine and, sub... |
| Jul 14, 2023 | South Fulton Systems Bunker Labs Cohort Kicks Things into High Gear | Development of Music Based Software Accelerates While in Cohort SOUTH FULTON, TN, UNITED STATES, July 14, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- South Fulton Systems is a week into its Bunker Labs Cohort and product development has accelerated. The Sout... |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Meet Discover, Qualcomm, Wonder Women Tech and more at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 | We’re slightly less than three months away from kicking off TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. It’s shaping up to be our biggest and best show ever. No hyperbole. Facts are facts, Jack.
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| Dec 29, 2022 | Stephen G. Barr Accepted As Veteran In Residence At Bunker Labs | Bunker Labs Logo
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TAOS, NM, USA, December 29, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- El Lodge Taos founder Stephen G. Barr and Bunker Labs announce that Barr has been f... |
| Nov 11, 2022 | How Your Dollars Can Support Veterans | Frank Goins holds his military decorations earned for bravery in combat in Vietnam. The medals, from ... [+] left to right, are: the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart. Goins served in the 1st Infantry Division, C Company, o... |
| Jul 6, 2022 | Bunker Labs Veteran in Residence Program Selects 322 Participants | The 2022 Bravo cohort continues to grow due to high demand, receiving over 800 applications NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, July 6, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Bunker Labs Veterans in Residence Program announces 322 members for the 2022 Bravo ... |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Veterans ASCEND wins at Bunker Labs Summit 2022 | AI Talent Sourcing wins Impact Award at Bunker Labs Veterans in Residence Summit 2022 SIMPSONVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Robyn Grable, founder and CEO of Veterans ASCEND, won the inaugural Bunke... |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Bunker Labs Leads the Way and Rallies Forces for Military Entrepreneur Week in Austin | Business leaders dedicated to Veterans and military spouses join forces to build connections and access capital
Bunker Labs is rallying America’s top business leaders to build the next greatest generation of Veteran and military spouse entr... |
| May 4, 2022 | Summary Medical hopes it is the next wave in InsurTech | By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller
Cint Laskowski’s lifelong career in technology was launched by a childhood trip to Adler Planetarium in Chicago. His fascination with the planets created a longing to explore every aspect of the night ... |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Deloitte launches first-of-its-kind clean energy lab in Houston | Houston will become home to professional services giant Deloitte's largest and most technologically advanced immersive, interactive innovation hub dubbed the Deloitte Greenhouse, Powered by Energy & Industrials.
Co-located with the comp... |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Research: 5 mistakes Houston entrepreneurs should be making | We all have heard "you learn from your mistakes," so, why do a lot of startup blogs warn entrepreneurs of the mistakes they shouldn't make when starting a business, but not very many tell them what mistakes they should be making? ... |
| Sep 28, 2021 | High-tech virtual reality experience blasts into the Space City | From the earliest days of our circling the planet in a tiny NASA capsule — to Elon Musk's SpaceX current commercial journeys — Houston and space travel will be forever and inexorably linked.
Fitting, then, that an unprecedented new immersiv... |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Real estate giant to open another downtown Houston coworking hub | A new downtown Houston skyscraper that's on the rise and expected to be completed by the end of the year will offer flexible office space.
Texas Tower will feature The Square, Hines' flexible office product, the international real estate fi... |
| Sep 27, 2021 | University of Houston scores national award for championing diversity | Fresh off news of a new free health clinic for the homeless, the University of Houston is once again making headlines for its commitment to empowering the community. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has announced UH and the University of Hou... |
| Aug 10, 2021 | Houston businessman sells online gaming casino in $1.56B deal with fantasy sports tech company | DraftKings, the nationally renown fantasy sports and online sportsbook company (Nasdaq: DKNG), announced it will acquire Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta's Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNOG) in an all-stock transaction valu... |
| Aug 10, 2021 | How Houston companies can best learn and navigate startup etiquette | We often rely on frameworks, skillsets, and mindsets – many of which we can acquire in the classroom – to prepare us for a successful career. Even at Lilie, we emphasize the importance of entrepreneurial thinking and design processes. Yet w... |
| Aug 9, 2021 | City of Houston launches pilot program to promote stormwater infrastructure growth | The City of Houston has launched a pilot project that will speed up the permitting process for environmentally friendly stormwater projects.
The Green Stormwater Infrastructure Expedited Permitting Pilot Program, announced August 4, will ap... |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Rice University bioengineers create insulin-producing medical device | A team of bioengineers at Houston's own Rice University have created an implant that can produce insulin for Type 1 diabetics. The device is being created by using 3D printing and smart biomaterials.
Omid Veiseh, an assistant professor of b... |
| Aug 2, 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 — from energy to health care — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Will Womble, CEO of Umbrage... |
| Jul 29, 2021 | These 10 Houston companies rank among best U.S. employers for young professionals | Ten businesses in the Greater Houston area are clocking in among the country's best employers for millennials, according to a new report.
The Best Workplaces for Millennials list is published annually by Fortune magazine and compiled by Gre... |
| Jul 20, 2021 | The way a workplace is structured can make or break business, Rice University research finds | It's a paradox of power: research shows that hierarchies often undermine the very structures they are designed to uphold. Within organizations, conflicts between members can erode entire systems. In a groundbreaking paper, Rice Business Pro... |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Exclusive: New accelerator launches to prepare Houston's future civic leaders | A new nonprofit program dedicated to preparing the future leaders of the city of Houston's is launching with the city's burgeoning innovation ecosystem in mind.
HTXelerator is a three-month program that trains its group of aspiring politici... |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Free virtual event helps healthtech companies go global | In the growing healthtech sector, two is better than one — two partners, that is. If you've ever been curious what collaborating with an international company would be like, HealthTech Beyond Borders can provide answers.
The free virtual ev... |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Innovative brain injury rehabilitation center breaks ground in Southeast Houston | The Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute broke ground July 14 on a 64,000-square-foot research and rehabilitation center at Nassau Bay's Space Park, near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
The Nassau Bay City Council granted a permit last year for... |
| Jul 14, 2021 | ERCOT announces plan to improve Texas power grid reliability | Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently demanded aggressive action from state utility regulators to shore up the power grid.
Now, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, is revealing its plan to address improvements.
On Tuesday, July 1... |
| Jul 12, 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 — from medical device development to fintech — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Stephanie C... |
| Jul 8, 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 stealth and snagging a $25 million series A to a $74 million series B for a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, Houston's innovative c... |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Fresh off a $1.4B exit, this Houston innovator is focused on funding medical device tech | Earlier this year, Houston-based serial entrepreneur Larry Lawson celebrated the exit of his medical device company, Preventice Solutions, which he sold to Boston ScientificBoston Scientific in a $1.4 billion deal.
Nowadays, Lawson is laser... |
| Jul 5, 2021 | Comcast gives 50 community centers in the Houston area an upgrade with free Wi-Fi | Comcast is giving a technology lift to thousands of people throughout the Houston metro area.
The media and tech giant says it has started 50 WiFi-equipped "Lift Zones" at community centers across the region. These zones enable lo... |
| Jul 5, 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 — from medical device development to fintech — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Dan Purvis,... |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Houston's Johnson Space Center names history-making new director | NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has witnessed a universe of history-making moments. There's now another milestone to add to the list.
On June 30, Vanessa Wyche was named director of Johnson Space Center, becoming the first Black woma... |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Houston clean energy lab names 4 new companies to program | Halliburton Labs has doubled the number of clean energy companies that are operating out of its facilities with the addition of its second cohort.
Four companies have been selected for the program, joining four existing member companies of ... |
| Jul 2, 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 on how veterans are leadi... |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Beloved Houston children's hospital once again named top in nation by prestigious report | Innovative and pioneering, Texas Children's Hospital has landed on many a best-of list. The latest is a ranking of the best pediatric hospitals in the nation by the prestigious U.S. News & World Report.
Texas Children's ranks an impress... |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Houston expert looks into behavioral analytics in private equity, growth equity, and venture capital | Study after study puts the failure rate of mergers and acquisitions somewhere between 70 percent and 90 percent (2011, HBR). One KPMG study narrowed the band of M&A failures to 75 percent to 83 percent (2015, KPMG). One constant in the ... |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Local tech exec expands med device company into oil and gas in a 'uniquely Houston' way | When asked about founding his company, the first thing Dan Purvis wants to talk about is the culture.
"The technology of today and the technology of 24 months from now will be very different," Purvis, CEO and founder of Houston-ba... |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Amazon yet again expands its presence in Houston | Jeff Bezos' global powerhouse is showing no signs of slowing; indeed, its Houston-area footprint is growing. Amazon Logistics has announced plans to open a new 180,000-square-foot delivery station located in League City.
This new outpost pr... |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Nominate now: InnovationMap announces inaugural Houston innovation awards | Calling all Houston innovators — now is your time to shine.
InnovationMap and its partner, Houston-based Techwave, a global IT services and solutions provider, are pleased to present an inaugural set of awards honoring Houston's innovators ... |
| Jun 29, 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 oil and gas exploration and production operators decommission orphaned wells and cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.
The company, OneNexu... |
| Jun 29, 2021 | MassChallenge Texas names the 71 startups that make up its latest Houston cohort | Five Houston-based startups have been accepted into MassChallenge's 50th startup accelerator.
Three of the local startups are part of the program's Houston cohort, and two are part of the Austin cohort. In all, 71 startups from around the w... |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Houston-based veterans will lead the energy transition, says this expert | Many people living in Houston don't realize that the veteran community is taking an increasing leadership role in the energy transition. The Greater Houston area is the second largest veteran community in America with over 5,500 new veteran... |
| Jun 28, 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 — from software to cryptocurrency — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Spencer Randall, co-fo... |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Houston-based research grant program doles out $23M to Texas scientists | One of the nation's largest private funders for health care research has announced $23 million in fresh funds — and about a third of that is going into the hands of Houstonians.
The Welch Foundation, based in Houston, announced its 2021 res... |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Applications Now Open For Veterans In Residence Incubator Cohort Launching July 2021 | |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Bunker Labs Announces New Veterans In Residence Cohort | |
| Nov 18, 2020 | How do I support employee side hustles? | Nearly half of Americans under 35 report having a side hustle.
Depending on your perspective, that’s either a remarkable feat of ingenuity, or a foreboding sign of the breakdown of the social contract. Beyond philosophy, the sheer range of ... |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Bunker Labs Announces Inaugural Winners Circle Members | |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Veteran Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners Adapt and Overcome Unprecedented Challenges | |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Bunker Labs launches Pittsburgh chapter to aid veteran startups | Allegheny County has the highest number of employed veterans in Pennsylvania.
The county is also home to several organizations dedicated to offering these veterans resources: Pittsburgh Hires Veterans, Wounded Warrior Project, Veterans Lead... |
| May 22, 2020 | 5 Tips for Military Vets Transitioning Into a Remote Workforce or Business | May 22, 2020 5 min read
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
Leaving service is enough of a sea change on its own, but combine that with a worldwide economic downturn, and vets now have to think more carefully abou... |
| Apr 25, 2020 | Startup incubator aims to help veterans, military members chart own course | It’s never easy starting your own business, to say nothing of trying it in the middle of a global pandemic. But a program that helps members of the military and veterans pursue their entrepreneurial dreams is moving ahead with its next sess... |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Charlotte Shows Up for First-Ever Innovation Week | Last week, entrepreneurs across the country gathered in Charlotte to celebrate the city's first-ever Charlotte Innovation Week.
The 5-day event was packed with panels, parties, awards ceremonies, networking opportunities and coffee meetings... |
| Jan 25, 2019 | This invisible skin stamp lets you know when it’s time to put on more sunscreen | SunFly’s invisible ink stamp notifies you when it’s time to put on more sunscreen. (SunFly Photo)
Researchers say we don’t put on enough sunscreen. A Seattle startup has come up with a potential fix: an invisible ink stamp that notifies you... |
| Nov 27, 2018 | Philly tech: Get your checkbook out for #GivingTuesday | From equity in tech to veteran entrepreneurship or the preservation of science history, local tech nonprofits are looking to rally financial support around their causes for Giving Tuesday.
Held on the Tuesday after every Thanksgiving, #Givi... |
| Nov 12, 2018 | Company founded by U.S. Army vet develops cannabis-based products to help people struggling with pain | Mike Lui (left) spent a year in Iraq as a civil affairs team sergeant. (Photo courtesy of Mike Lui)
As the founder of G&G Laboratories, Mike Lui wants to help people who struggle with pain, such as veterans and aging populations. A U.S.... |
| Jul 3, 2018 | Here’s the Chicago Tech Companies That Raised Money In June | This is our round up of Chicago tech and startup companies and organizations that received venture capital investments during the month of June. If we missed one, let us know at [email protected].
To get funding updates in your inbox eac... |
| Jun 15, 2018 | A health tech accelerator takes root in Amish country to support clinical validation | The Lab’s first cohort includes two companies — Philadelphia-based behavioral health startup NeuroFlow and Emovi, a Canadian medical device company that developed a knee pain assessment device geared for primary care settings. NeuroFlow pre... |
| Jun 9, 2018 | A guide to Minnesota’s startup community | Minnesotans don’t like talking about themselves, so you probably haven’t heard much about the startup scene here in the North. Fortunately, it’s my adopted home (I’m originally from Florida) and I have no problem shining a light on a hidden... |
| Jun 9, 2018 | A guide to Minnesota’s startup community | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Minnesotans don’t like talking about themselves, ... |
| Nov 8, 2017 | 10 things in tech startup you need to know today | Tianhao Zhang trains a robot to manipulate wires using VR tele-operation. Credit: University of California – Berkeley
Good morning! Here is the startup news you need to know this Wednesday.
A unicorn startup, Compass, is now valued at $2 B... |
| Oct 10, 2017 | 5 Twin Cities Veteran-Led Startups to Watch | Bunker Labs, a local nonprofit group promoting veteran entrepreneurship, held its first "Muster" event Tuesday as part of Twin Cities Startup Week. Muster featured both local business leaders and veteran-led startups from across t... |
| Sep 7, 2017 | Every Major DC Accelerator, Listed | Accelerators are to startups as spinach is to Popeye. And for those located in the DC area, it's important to stay updated on the biggest and brightest accelerators available.
It's tough to stay on top of the constantly shifting mass of inc... |
| Aug 3, 2017 | An Inside Look into the Madison, WI Entrepreneurial Hub | Madison, Wisconsin is the home to Badger football and some of the best ice cream and cheese in the country. It's also has a booming entrepreneurial ecosystem that is seeing some significant growth in the last few years.
Scott Resnick, Entre... |
| May 12, 2017 | J.D. Vance on Hillbilly Complexities and Startup Cities | In his book, Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance gives the world insight to his upbringing in Middletown, Ohio where people faced extensive socioeconomic barriers in a poverty-stricken town. From his mother’s multiple marriages and growing opioid a... |
| Apr 3, 2017 | Austin Entrepreneur Joseph Kopser Considers Run for Congress | By LAURA LOREK
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| Jan 18, 2017 | A New Startup Incubator In Phoenix Helps Veterans Become Entrepreneurs | Derick Carver at a Rush Club competition. "These are guys who want to be warriors, but they can't... [+] actually be warriors," says Rush Club founder AJ Richards. (Photo courtesy of Rush Club) |
| Nov 10, 2016 | How a Quadriplegic Navy Veteran Overcame the Struggle of Starting a Business | When Kaney O’Neill started her business, it was out of frustration more than anything else. The Navy veteran had a master’s degree from Northwestern University, but was struggling to find work.
“My resume got me job interviews, but it seems... |
| May 31, 2016 | Bunker Labs announces final 5 in #BunkerBattle | A battle has been raging across D.C. for several weeks now — the #BunkerBattle.
Alexandria-based Bunker Labs has thus far hosted two rounds of its pitch-off focused on veteran- and spouse-founded startups. And now the date and lineup for th... |
| Apr 4, 2016 | Bunker Labs pitch competition kicks off at 1776 this week | The Alexandria-based branch of Bunker Labs, an incubator for veteran-owned tech startups, is hosting a three-round, bracket-style pitch competition this spring. On the line is $25,000 — the first round takes place this Wednesday at 1776 dow... |
| Mar 30, 2016 | Bunker Labs DC Announces First Ten Companies for Bunker Battle | There are a lot of pitch competitions these days. I wouldn't be surprised if there was one a week in the DC metro area alone. But there aren't many that are specifically for startups founded by veterans.
Bunker Labs DC, a non-equity veteran... |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Chicago has one of the country’s biggest business communities. Will tech follow? | As the ranking of emerging entrepreneurship communities goes, Chicago makes a good case that the game is rigged.
Consider those places that are often cited as U.S. leaders. There’s Silicon Valley, the truest and clearest global innovation p... |
| Jan 12, 2016 | Virginia-Based Bunker Labs Accelerates Veteran Entrepreneurs | Starting a business always comes with a unique set of challenges, but fortunately there are quite a few accelerators and incubators to overcome them. For veterans however, there are only a few programs designed from the ground up that embra... |
| Dec 14, 2015 | Bunker Labs’ RTP Base Charts Entrepreneurial Course for Veterans | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Military veterans may not realize it, but skills they learned in the armed forces are not much different from skills that entrepreneurs use to succeed in business.
So says Dea... |
| Dec 2, 2015 | Announcing This Year's 50 on Fire Winners | Tonight, we unveiled the 50 on Fire, a collection of companies, CEOs, startups, and entrepreneurs that are driving the city's innovation economy forward.
From Avant, one of Chicago's four Unicorns, to Todd Connor, Executive Director of the ... |
| Subscribe to our newsletter to catch every headline. | Match has settled a lawsuit brought forward by Tinder co-founders who claimed the company cheated them out of billions of dollars' worth of stock options. Tinder's former CEO and dot.LA investor Sean Rad, former CMO Justin Mateen, and other... |
| A health tech accelerator takes root in Amish country to support clinical validation | Smart Health Innovation Lab
This month the Smart Health Innovation Lab, a late-stage accelerator in Lancaster, Pennsylvania backed by a $300 million fund managed by Aspire Ventures, officially opened. The program’s goal is to help healthcar... |