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| Mar 6, 2024 | Houston cardiology-focused tech platform exits to private equity, plans to scale | A Houston health tech startup founded only last year has exited to a New York private equity firm.
CardioOne, which built a physician enablement platform for independent cardiologists, has been acquired by WindRose Health Investors. The com... |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Is Texas a top state for business? New reports find mixed results | Texas economic development boosters are crowing about a new top-in-the-nation ranking. But they’re probably frowning about a different business ranking that’s mediocre.
First, the good news.
Business Facilities magazine just named Texas the... |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Houston innovator's new book to help business leaders be 'authentically successful,' move past just inclusion | Denise Hamilton says she's been used to looking around and realizing she's the only woman or African American in the room, and for the past nine years, she's been providing resources and education to trailblazing women like her. Now, she wa... |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Freshly funded startups, NASA-backed engine testing top this week's top Houston innovation stories | Editor's note:Welcome back for another roundup of top Houston innovation news from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup articles on InnovationMap included recent startup funding rounds, two new hires, and more.
These 9 Houst... |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Key business marketing tips to take from top social media creators, according to these Houston researchers | Influencer marketing is booming, with companies allocating 10 to 25 percent of their advertising budgets to influencer-led strategies. Between 2016 and 2020, the number of sponsored posts rose from 1.26 million to 6.12 million, and overall ... |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Top funding rounds, events not to miss, and more trending Houston innovation news | Editor's note:It's officially the new year, and the end of the first week of 2024 — it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup articles on InnovationMap included events not to miss this... |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Houston small biz organization expands strategic partnerships | In alliance with their mission of supporting Houston small businesses the Small Business Administration Houston District Office has expanded its partnerships.
The Houston SBA has joined forces with various organizations across a 32-county f... |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Raising the roof: These were the top 5 investment rounds raised by Houston startups in 2023 | Editor's note: As 2023 comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. When it came to the money raised in Houston, these five startups raised the most, according to reporting done by Innovat... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 5 most-read startup feature stories of 2023 | Editor's note: As the year comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. This past year, InnovationMap featured profiles on dozens of these Houston startups — from health tech to drone comp... |
| Dec 21, 2023 | City approves $5.5M investment for Houston flight school | Houston City Council approved Houston Airports to use $5.5 million from its Airport Improvement Fund to build the Texas Southern University Flight Academy at Ellington Airport.
The new facility will add to student learning with TSU’s aviati... |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 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 recently making headlines in Houston across energy and space tech.
Samra Nawaz, CEO and co-founder of WellW... |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Houston startup focused on cultivating the future workforce of the energy industry raises $2.5M seed funding | With $2.5 million in fresh funding, Digital Wildcatters is on its way to keep empowering the evolving energy workforce.
Digital Wildcatters, a Houston company that's providing a community for the next generation of energy professionals, has... |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Proposed Texas high-speed Houston-Dallas rail lands $500K in federal funds | Amtrak and its partners will receive more than $2.1 billion in a federal program to improve existing routes and expand Amtrak service across the U.S.
That includes $500,000 from the Federal Railroad Administration awarded to the long-in-the... |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Space tech unicorn opens new 22-acre HQ in the Houston Spaceport | The Houston Spaceport has officially celebrated the opening of another facility from a fast-growing space tech company.
Axiom Space has opened its new Assembly Integration and Test Building, which will be the new headquarters for the Housto... |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Customizable commercial condo concept expands to The Woodlands | An Austin-based company that provides ownable multi-use space is expanding in the Houston area.
XSpace has announced that it will break ground next year in The Woodlands and open near the intersection of Six Pines Drive and Lake Woodlands D... |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Energy tech expert: Recent report shines light on clean tech progress needed by 2030 | Houston is home to some of the nation's largest oil and gas exploration and production firms, making it one of the world’s most important energy capitals. Growing regional support for pioneering clean tech, such as carbon capture, will help... |
| Dec 6, 2023 | HX revamps, rebrands annual innovation week to attract a wider range of entrepreneurs | For three years, Houston Exponential has hosted a week-long event showcasing and connecting Houston's tech and innovation community, but next year it might look a little different.
Houston Tech Rodeo, which originated in 2020, has been rebr... |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Houston-based NASA exec sees exciting, transformative future for fast-growing space industry | For most people, it might be pretty hard to envision a future where astronauts are living on the moon or even Mars in the next few decades, but Nick Skytland, chief technologist at NASA Johnson Space Center, says he sees that future pretty ... |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 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 space tech to robotics — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Tim Crain, co-founder and ... |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for October | From networking meetups to pitch competitions, October is lined with opportunities for Houston innovators.
Here's a roundup of events you won't want to miss out on so mark your calendars and register accordingly.
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| Aug 21, 2023 | Surprising new documentary explores emerging Texas mega-metro that could rival Houston | It's no secret that Austin and San Antonio are becoming some of the biggest cities in Texas, and that together, they just might rival the likes of Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth one day.
A new documentary called San Antonio-Austin: The Emerg... |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Gene therapy company breaks ground on Houston biomanufacturing facility | China-based and Massachusetts-founded PackGene Biotech Inc. broke ground last week on a new 25,000-square-foot biomanufacturing and processing facility just south of NRG Park.
The full-service operations center is slated to include labs, ma... |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 3 Houston startups join accelerators, PE-backed biz names new execs, and more innovation news | It's been a busy month so far with plenty of Houston startup news, major ecosystem events, and more — and there might be some headlines you may have missed.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston startups and tech, three startups j... |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Why Houston startups should consider a remote workforce | There are myriad reasons why it behooves a startup to hire remote workers. This article takes a look at the benefits of expanding your hiring pool.Remote work by the numbers
According to the State of Remote Work 2017 report, over 60 percent... |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 10 can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for March | It's time to look at what's on the agenda for Houston innovators for the month of March — a busy one, from the end of Tech Rodeo and the start of CERAWeek, plus many more things to add to your calendars.
Note: This post might be updated to ... |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Houston expert: What I've learned about navigating the business world as a Black founder | Entrepreneurship is the process of creating, developing and managing a new business venture with the aim of making a profit. Successful entrepreneurs are known for their creativity, tenacity and willingness to take risks, often disrupting e... |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Houston hospital snags $1M to advance Alzheimer’s research | Thanks to a recent donation, Houston Methodist is setting up an endowment to support research in neurodegenerative diseases.
Susan and William “Dub” Henning, Jr. have committed to a $1 million gift to Houston Methodist to support Alzheimer’... |
| Feb 22, 2023 | How this Houston innovator is tapping into tech to make homeownership more accessible | Real estate and homeownership has been historically exclusionary. Bobby Bryant — the first Black man to create and franchise a real estate brokerage brand — wanted to do something about that.
Considering the history of the real estate indus... |
| Feb 21, 2023 | ESG has moved from sidelines to strategy — here's what that means for Houston companies | The Houston business community has embraced environmental, social, and governance investments, with a majority of deals in the past two years valued at $50 million or more, per PitchBook Data, Inc. In 2022, Houston companies invested just m... |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Houston HR SaaS company acquires remote-first platform | A Houston software startup has made a strategic acquisition to account for the increasingly large number of companies employing a remote-first workforce.
After closing a $15 million series B funding round last year, GoCo.io, an HR solutions... |
| Feb 15, 2023 | University of Houston, Intel team up to prepare workforce for AI revolution | The University of Houston’s C.T. Bauer College of Business has teamed up with semiconductor chip manufacturer Intel Corp. to provide training in artificial intelligence.
The new artificial intelligence program features a standalone business... |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Houston founder shares how he's using tech to make digital media more effective and equitable | After working in both sides of the advertising world, Mark Walker thought he could reimagine a platform that would be more efficient and equitable.
Walker co-founded his company, Direct Digital Holdings, an adtech platform, after serving in... |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Houston space company announces historic flight crew | A Houston-based company is making history with its next commercial flight mission.
Axiom Space announced that Axiom Mission 2, or Ax-2, the second all-private mission to the International Space Station, will have members of the Kingdom of S... |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Houston space co. adds new adviser, startup named SXSW alternate, and more innovation news | Houston startup news is in full swing this year, and there might be some headlines you may have missed.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston startups and tech, Venus Aerospace makes an impressive appointment, a sportstech startup... |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Rice research: Do leaders with distinctive names run distinctive businesses? | You probably know the names Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Bob Johnson. But how about DeShuna Spencer? She's the founder and CEO of the online streaming platform KweliTV. The platform's broad array of movies, news and other programming features... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | Houston real estate expert shares why now's the time for the city's innovation ecosystem to emerge | Rand Stephens has been in Houston since the '80s, and he's seen the city evolve from having an economy heavily dominated by oil and gas to a city focused on diversification of industry.
Now, as a technology and innovation ecosystem is emerg... |
| Oct 9, 2020 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note:Another week is in the book. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included events not to miss, the grand opening of the Downtown Launchpad, and more.
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| Oct 6, 2020 | Houston-area education platform looking for new schools to help teachers with online tools | A Houston-based nonprofit mentorship program that matches underperforming second to fifth graders with college student tutors to provide them targeted support has adapted to the online schooling era, by introducing hybrid learning services ... |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Houston-area space tech startup gets upgraded control center | A space tech startup based in Clear Lake, just outside of Houston, has a new office that's going to help them take their technology out of this world.
Intuitive Machines, an engineering firm specializing in automation and aerospace, has upg... |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Here's what the new SEC accredited investor definition means for potential Houston VCs | This month. the Security and Exchange Commission, or SEC, modified the definition of "accredited investor," with the effect of dramatically increasing the number of people eligible to participate in non-publicly traded investments... |
| Sep 7, 2020 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor'snote: This year has made for some pivotal moments for various Houston companies across industries. For some, the pandemic has meant reevaluating their business plans or increased a need for their product or service. For others, soci... |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Nonprofit arts event in Houston pivots to virtual experience | As summer rolls on and Houston adapts to the new normal of the COVID-19 pandemic, myriad arts organizations are pivoting, morphing their in-person events into virtual experiences.
One such event is the 49-year-old, annual Bayou City Arts Fe... |
| Aug 7, 2020 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor'snote: From a new energy tech incubator and innovators to know to the golden age of software startups and virtual events not to miss, check out the top stories in Houston innovation from this week.
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| Aug 4, 2020 | Houston investor: Is this the golden age for B2B software? | B2B software as a service, or SaaS, founders entered 2020 riding a wave of the longest economic expansion in United States history. Valuations increased to new highs, funding rounds continued getting larger at each stage, and forecasts went... |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Here’s how much house you can buy in Houston for $250,000 | Houston may be in the midst of a pandemic, but that hasn't slowed our real estate market. And a new study shows just how much bang for your buck you can get in the Bayou City versus Texas' other major metro areas.
A study released July 7 by... |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Now is the time to expand machine learning, says Houston researcher | One might not expect the game of checkers to have anything to do with artificial intelligence, but the game really marked the beginning of machine learning in 1959. Pioneered by an MIT professor named Arthur Lee Samuel, it was discovered th... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Overheard: Experts discuss why Houston is the next hub for tech investing | When Joe Alapat, co-founder and CEO of Liongard, was first getting started on his company, he says a few people recommended he go to Austin or one of the coasts to give his software company a better chance.
"For me, the thought process... |
| May 27, 2020 | Personalized service made all the difference when obtaining PPP loans | It's there in their name, but how often does a human resources company actually put emphasis on the "human" part? If it's HR&P, the answer is "especially when it matters most."
Following the COVID-19 pandemic announc... |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Houston needs to overcome its lack of density to continue to develop as an innovation ecosystem, says expert | From the front porch of Houston, Texas, we solve some of humanity's hardest challenges. We're the ones who put humans on the Moon and rovers on Mars, go subsea in search of hydrocarbons, and are discovering a cure for cancer. We solve compl... |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Real estate tech company founded by Houstonian launches locally, looks for office space | A New York-based company that uses technology to optimize the commercial real estate leasing process is expanding into Houston — and it's a bit of a homecoming for the company's CEO.
SquareFoot, which was founded by Houston native Jonathan ... |
| Jan 9, 2020 | New-to-Houston accelerator names program director, opens applications | The second of two top accelerator programs that have taken a bet on Houston has announced its new program director and opened applications for its spring 2020 cohort.
Wisconsin-based gener8tor announced in September that its pre-accelerator... |
| Dec 18, 2019 | Shell commits to $10M carbon initiative with Rice University, Houston startup acquired by Honeywell, and more innovation news | Even toward the end of the year and amid the holiday season, Houston's innovation news can be a lot to keep up with. Here are seven short stories of Houston innovation — from an exit for a Houston startup and a multimillion-dollar clean ene... |
| Nov 21, 2019 | Survey company wants to make collection information in Houston short, sweet, and to the point | In a 2019 report card handed out by Cincinnati-based startup Wyzerr, Houston didn't do too well — It got a C, a 2.5 out of 4. Houston is passing, but just barely.
Wyzerr didn't give the city a bad rating; Houstonians did. In July, Wyzerr se... |
| Nov 20, 2019 | Houston-based medical device companies pitch at TMCx Demo Day | Earlier this month, 16 medical device companies wrapped up their time at the Texas Medical Center's accelerator program and pitched their companies to fellow health professionals, guests, and more. While each made important connections in t... |
| Nov 5, 2019 | Here's what makes a startup stand out, according to University of Houston research | During your pitch, investors will be looking to see what your startup's value proposition is. What can you offer that your competitors cannot?
Imagine if you will, your startup develops a watch that can detect when you're about to have a he... |
| Nov 4, 2019 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | This week, some key Houston innovators to know include the CEO of a tech company that's demystifying Google's SEO, a local entrepreneur who just raised millions in funding, and the newest addition to the Houston innovation ecosystem.
Michae... |
| Sep 23, 2019 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Starting off a new — hopefully drier — week in Houston, these three Houston innovators to know are looking to make an impact. From using tech for good to creating a women's movement in Texas business, these three Houstonians are on a roll.
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| Aug 27, 2019 | How you can encourage wellness in the workplace ahead of self care month | September is self-care awareness month. The purpose of the awareness campaign is to remind Americans that it is necessary to mindfully and purposefully care for yourself. Not only can individuals take steps toward self-care, but employers c... |
| Aug 26, 2019 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | As Houstonians head back to work or school following a fun summer break, we know two things for sure.
The first is that traffic will get back to its headache inducing craziness and that Houston startup news will only get more frequent. This... |
| Aug 22, 2019 | Why women should take a personal finance day from this Houston founder | You've seen the statistics on Americans' financial health. The average American is not in great shape: $6,000 per person in credit card debt, $4,900 per person in student loan debt, and 51 percent of all workers who feel they aren't saving ... |
| Aug 14, 2019 | 4 Houston health startups to look out for | Houston's growing life sciences industry has been a topic of discussion of late — and it's pretty obvious why.
In March, Houston was named the No. 2 top city for an emerging life sciences market, according to CBRE data. Houston was also nam... |
| Aug 5, 2019 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | This week's Houston innovators to keep an eye on are working on technologies that are true testaments to the day and age we live in. From commercial space travel to a product that protects vehicles from floodwaters that are more and more fr... |
| Jul 30, 2019 | When it comes to emergency preparation, Houston buildings need to focus on communication and compliance, says this expert | Like most of us, I remember where I was when I learned that terrorists had crashed hijacked planes into the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.
In addition to the high cost of civilian life, 412 firefighters, EMTs and police officers lost th... |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Houston medical device company closes $30 million round | A clinical-stage medical device company based in Houston has rounded up $30 million for its Series D funding. Procyrion Inc.'s round was lead by Bluebird Ventures — a new funding partner for the company.
Procyrion is developing a blood pump... |
| Jun 26, 2019 | Breaking down Houston's 4 new startup accelerator programs | It's official — 2019 is the year of accelerators in Houston. Four different accelerator programs have announced plans to launch Houston programs this year so far — and they are all bringing something different to the table.
All four of the ... |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Houston sees boom of foreign investment and exports over the past decade | Throughout the past decade, over 500 foreign-owned companies from 36 countries have planned investments in Houston. The investments are spread across more than 600 deals within 63 industries in Houston. Adding up the amount of disclosed val... |
| Jun 10, 2019 | 5 Texas entrepreneurs rank among Forbes' richest self-made women | It's common knowledge Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and Gulf States Toyota owner Dan Friedkin rank among the wealthiest people in Texas. But did you know that five other entrepreneurs — collectively worth more than $4 billion — stan... |
| May 24, 2019 | These are the Houston companies headed to MassChallenge Texas in Austin | It's the second cohort for Boston-based MassChallenge Texas in Austin, and this year's 74 selected finalists are well represented by Houston.
"Coming from an extremely competitive application pool, the startups in our second Austin-bas... |
| May 1, 2019 | Houston nonprofit makerspace seeking donations as it prepares to move into its new home | With grants and public funds secured, Houston-based TXRX Labs as one last round of fundraising to acquire before it's ready to head full-speed ahead into its new location.
TXRX launched a $85,000 fundraising campaign to help get the organiz... |
| Apr 23, 2019 | How technology is disrupting — and improving — the real estate industry in Texas | A recent lawsuit is rocking the residential real estate industry across the country. Home sellers whose properties were listed on one of 20 MLSs claim The National Association of Realtors, Realogy Holdings Corp., HomeServices of America, RE... |
| Apr 23, 2019 | Energy tech company closes round, hospital introduces VR brain tours, Amazon bets on Houston schools, and more innovation news | From virtual reality-enabled brain scans to Amazon selecting Houston schools for its robotics program, the future is now with this latest batch of local innovation news.
Need more news rounded up for you? Subscribe to our daily newsletterth... |
| Apr 10, 2019 | Accelerator program executive to connect the dots within Houston's innovation ecosystem | For Yvette Casares Willis, Houston already has what it takes to be a strong innovation ecosystem. Now, it's about working together to get the city where it needs to be, and MassChallenge hopes to do that with its new chapter in Houston.
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| Apr 9, 2019 | Houston venture fund of funds doles out $5 million in Austin firm in its first investment | After closing its initial round of funding last year, Houston Exponential's fund of funds, called the HX Venture Fund, has closed its first investment on March 29. Austin-based LiveOak Venture Partners received a $5 million investment from ... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Houston-based online fundraising platform launches new turnkey retail space opportunity | Houston-based NextSeed makes it easier for retail and restaurant startups to get funding, and the company is releasing a new line of services to help these startups on the next step after funding: Finding retail space.
NextSeed Space now ex... |
| Feb 20, 2019 | Houston oil and gas software company is increasing downstream productivity while lowering emissions | In the next 30 years, the world will need 30 percent more energy due to population growth. While energy production will increase to keep up with demand, there is an increasing concern with the impact on the environment.
"How do you pro... |
| Feb 19, 2019 | How this Houston company is staying one step ahead of Google | Where's the best place to hide a dead body? According to Alexander De Ridder and other search optimization experts, it's on the second page of Google where no one ever goes.
Jokes aside, search engine optimization has become a serious busin... |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 5 top trending innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: This week was one for news for Houston. Rice University announced its plans for The Ion, MassChallenge picked Houston for its newest program, Station Houston turned three years old, and more. Here are the stories InnovationMa... |
| Jan 17, 2019 | Digital home buying and selling tool expands to Houston market | A Phoenix-based real estate company has expanded to the Houston market and opened a new office in town.
First launched in 2015, Offerpad is a tech-enabled home buying and selling solution. As of October, Offerpad had expanded to 534 cities ... |
| Jan 11, 2019 | 5 Houston startups beginning 2019 with new capital | Finding growing Houston startups is as easy as following the money, and a few local companies are starting 2019 strong with a recent round of funding closed. InnovationMap has rounded up a few recent raises to highlight heading into the new... |
| Dec 27, 2018 | Updated: 10 can't-miss innovation events for January | Houston's innovation community is starting 2019 strong with plenty of business professional events.
If you know of innovation-focused events for February, email me at [email protected] with the details.
1. How to Start a Startup wit... |
| Dec 11, 2018 | Houston electronics manufacturing company gears up for growth | It takes an unnecessarily long time for electronic devices to get from idea to reality — and much of that is due to inefficiency in manufacturing. Just getting a prototype together takes weeks of back and forth between the engineer and the ... |
| Dec 5, 2018 | Leading venture capitalists forecast the future of funding in Houston | Despite Houston being known for its money, venture capital has struggled to hit its stride until recently. Now, as Houston has attracted more money for its startups — even coming close to Austin, according to recent data — the Bayou City fa... |
