| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.09.2024 | Houston's Bold Leap into Space and Health: A Tale of Innovation and Hope | Houston is a city of dreams, where the sky is not the limit but just the beginning. Recently, two significant developments have emerged from this vibrant metropolis, showcasing its commitment to innovation in both space technology and healt... |
| 04.09.2024 | Energy co. makes $100,000 donation to Houston hospital | Where do energy transition and life-saving medicine meet? In Texas, of course.
Energy Transfer, a Dallas-based midstream energy company, just donated $100,000 to Houston Methodist. The grant is part of a $200,000 gift that has spanned the p... |
| 04.09.2024 | Houston space tech co. teams up with Nokia to upgrade lunar communications | Houston-based Axiom Space and Nokia are partnering to incorporate high-speed cellular-network capabilities in Axiom's technology.
Nokia will integrate advanced 4G/LTE communication capabilities in the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or ... |
| 29.08.2024 | Houston's Innovation Landscape: A Tapestry of Progress and Challenges | Houston is a city of contrasts. It’s a bustling hub of innovation, yet it grapples with significant challenges. The recent spotlight on local startups and technological advancements reveals a vibrant ecosystem. However, beneath the surface,... |
| 28.08.2024 | Houston climatetech startup selected for inaugural global entrepreneur competition | Aglobal natural gas, LNG, hydrogen, low-carbon solutions, and climate technology convention is coming to Houston next month — but only one Houston startup is geared up for the event's new startup competition.
Gastech invited 20 promising co... |
| 28.08.2024 | All bets are on: Houston innovator expands sports betting platform for enhanced fan engagement | All though career technologist Kelly Pracht began her entrepreneurial journey with her favorite sport, baseball, she's recently expanded the data-backed, fan-engaging sports betting platform to new sports.
Pract, who spent nearly 20 years d... |
| 16.08.2024 | Houston's Cancer Research Breakthrough: A New Hope in Tumor Surgery | In the heart of Houston, a groundbreaking cancer research initiative is gaining momentum. The Biden-Harris administration has earmarked $150 million for its Cancer Moonshot initiative, and a significant portion is flowing to Rice University... |
| 15.08.2024 | Texas tumbles to No. 36 in new 2024 ranking of best states to live | Texas is being ruled out as one of the top states to live in the country, according to a new livability study by WalletHub. The Lone Star State ranked No. 36 out of all 50 states.
WalletHub ranked every state based on 51 metrics in five maj... |
| 31.07.2024 | Texas flunks out in new ranking of America's best school systems | Texans may think everything here is bigger and better, but the Lone Star State has fallen behind many other states in America when it comes to ensuring the academic success of its children, according to a new report by personal finance webs... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Housing Market's Tightrope: New Home Sales and Economic Uncertainty**
** | ** The housing market is a delicate dance, teetering on the edge of uncertainty. As new home sales struggle to gain momentum, the question looms: will the Federal Reserve step in to save the day? The latest data paints a picture of stagnati... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Housing Market's Tug-of-War: Inventory Rises as Sales Decline**
** | ** The U.S. housing market is in a state of flux. Picture a seesaw, one side weighed down by soaring prices and the other by dwindling sales. This imbalance is causing ripples across the nation, as buyers and sellers navigate a landscape fr... |
| 23.07.2024 | Tech disruptions sparked by Texas co.'s update highlight the fragility of globally connected technology | Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data breaches.
But all it took was one faulty CrowdStrike software up... |
| 22.07.2024 | Houston engineers develop breakthrough device to advance spinal cord treatment | A team of Rice University engineers has developed an implantable probe over a hundred times smaller than the width of a hair that aims to help develop better treatments for spinal cord disease and injury.
Detailed in a recent study publishe... |
| 19.07.2024 | Houston neighbor ranks as one of America's most livable small cities | Some Houston suburbs stick out from the rest thanks to their affluent residents, and now Missouri City is getting time in the spotlight, thanks to its new ranking as the No. 77 most livable small city in the country.
The tiny but mighty Hou... |
| 17.07.2024 | Elon Musk says he's moving SpaceX, X headquarters from California to Texas | Billionaire Elon Musk says he's moving the headquarters of SpaceX and social media company X to Texas from California.
Musk posted on X Tuesday that he plans on moving SpaceX from Hawthorne, California, to the company's rocket launch site d... |
| 17.07.2024 | Play it back: This Houston innovator is on a mission to develop tech for the moon | Editor's note: This week on the Houston Innovators Podcast, we’re revisiting a conversation with Tim Crain, the co-founder and CTO at Intuitive Machines, that originally ran in October of 2023.
If you haven't noticed, the moon is having a b... |
| 16.07.2024 | Houston is the most stressed out city in Texas, report finds | Stress is an unavoidable part of life, but a new report by WalletHub shows Houston residents are far more stressed out than any other city in Texas.
Houston ranked No. 18 out of 182 of the largest U.S. cities based on work, financial, famil... |
| 16.07.2024 | Energy giant announces deal retail company to bring EV tech to Houston malls | Two Houston-area malls will be getting bp's electric vehicle charging technology thanks to a new global collaboration.
The global energy company will be bringing its global EV charging business, bp pulse, to 75 shopping facilities across th... |
| 16.07.2024 | Houston space tech company reaches major milestone for engine technology | A Houston company that's creating the next generation of space exploration technology is celebrating a new milestone of one of its technologies.
Intuitive Machines reports that its VR900 completed a full-duration hot-fire test, qualifying i... |
| 15.07.2024 | Houston cardiac health startup raises $43 million series B to grow AI-backed platform | A Houston-based tech company that has a product line of software solutions for cardiac health has raised funding.
Octagos Health, the parent company of Atlas AI — a software platform for cardiac devices like pacemakers, defibrillators, ambu... |
| 12.07.2024 | Report: Amid difficult market, Houston sees uptick in VC funding | Houston-area startups saw a healthy increase in venture capital funding during the first half of 2024 compared with the same period last year, new data shows.
In the first six months of this year, Houston-area startups attracted $760.55 mil... |
| 12.07.2024 | Health tech startups make moves, Houston named top city, and more top stories | Editor's note:Let's roundup the most-read Houston innovation news from the week. Trending Houston tech and startup articles from InnovationMap and its daily newsletter included news from innovative health tech companies, high-tech firetruck... |
| 12.07.2024 | High-tech Formula 1 cars rev engines toward Houston for unique event | Houstonians with a passion for Formula 1 racing have to drive to Austin — and spend a lot of money — to get up close to the innovative cars that reach speeds over 200 miles per hour. That’s all going to change in September.
The Bayou City w... |
| 08.07.2024 | Houston triumphs in new list of America's top 10 best cities | Houston is earning high praise for its prosperity, lovability, and livability in a prestigious new report by Canada-based real estate and tourism marketing advisors Resonance Consultancy.
The annual "America's Best Cities" report ... |
| 08.07.2024 | Life-saving vaccine developed at University of Houston heads to human clinical trials | Fentanyl kills nearly 200 Americans each day, but Houston researchers have developed a vaccine to prevent users from succumbing to an overdose.
Last week, a New York-based startup, OVAX Incorporated, announced that it has licensed that inte... |
| 26.06.2024 | Houston startup designs new platform for better navigating health care | Taking control of your health can be a difficult path to walk on your own. A new startup, created by eight female Rice University students, is aimed at wading through the health care system.
The Healthcare Navigator is a platform that helps... |
| 25.06.2024 | Education equity-focused nonprofit taps into robotics, AI to better serve Houston children | Generally, when children are under the age of five, educators believe that they are best suited for and interested in learning, because those are the years in which there is the strongest opportunity to build a broad and solid foundation fo... |
| 25.06.2024 | Houston med school develops revolutionary mRNA vaccine for elephants | An innovative team from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital has worked with the Houston Zoo to develop a first-of-its-kind treatment for elephants, which has been administered to its first patient.
Tess, the beloved, 40... |
| 11.06.2024 | Texas organization grants over $40M to cancer-fighting research in Houston and beyond | Two local professors are among the newly announced recipients of funding from the Houston-based Welch Foundation, which finances chemical research projects.
The two professors are:
Jacinta Conrad, the Frank M. Tiller Professor in the Chemic... |
| 11.06.2024 | Houston suburb clocks in among best job markets in America | In a surprising turn of events, it's not Houston proper that's earning recognition for its job market, but The Woodlands. The north Houston suburb boasts the No. 24 best job market in the nation, according to a new report by SmartAsset.
The... |
| 28.05.2024 | Rice University inks strategic partnership with French research institution | Rice University and Université Paris Sciences & Lettres signed a strategic partnership agreement last week that states that the two institutions will work together on research on some of today's most pressing subject matters.
According ... |
| 28.05.2024 | Houston jumps significantly on annual list of best places to live in 2024 | Things are looking a little brighter for Houston as the city was recently named among the top 100 best places to live in U.S. News and World Report's "Best Places to Live" list for 2024-2025.
Previously, H-Town had shockingly plum... |
| 24.05.2024 | Tech companies contribute to recovery fund for those affected by Houston storm | The past month in Houston has been marked by severe flooding and a sudden storm that left nearly a million residents without power. The Houston Disaster Alliance has established the Severe Weather and Derecho Recovery Fund to help those imp... |
| 24.05.2024 | Houston investors back new platform for retail traders looking to follow financial influencers | As anyone who witnessed the impact Gamestop's meme stock had on the country already realizes, influential investors can drive momentum within the financial sector. And one company with fresh funding from a Houston firm is betting on that ex... |
| 16.05.2024 | Breaking news: 2 media startups expand to Texas | Houston is already a media-rich town, with multiple newspapers, magazines, and online sites. But it's about to get richer in 2024, with two newcomers arriving and setting up shop.
Here's two new media startups coming to Texas in 2024:
Amaré... |
| 13.05.2024 | Texas fest flies overseas for new London conference in 2025 | Get ready to see triple in 2025: South by Southwest (SXSW) is heading across the pond for its first-ever conference in London in June 2025.
According to a press release, the new European festival and conference will aim to showcase London's... |
| 13.05.2024 | Houston university breaks ground on $54.5M project to expand business school | Rice University broke ground last week on an innovative $54.5 million building for the Jones Graduate School of Business that is designed to be built around the current structure and also integrate with McNair Hall.
The 112,000-square-foot ... |
| 10.05.2024 | $1.5B fund closes, Houston's EY finalists, The Cannon opens new location, and more trending innovation news | Editor's note:Let's roundup the most-read Houston innovation news from the week. Trending Houston tech and startup articles from InnovationMap and its daily newsletter included an energy transition company securing its second fund, news of ... |
| 10.05.2024 | Here's what it takes to be a middle class earner in Houston in 2024 | No one wants to hear that they aren't making enough money to be considered "middle class," but those income ceilings are getting more difficult to maintain year after year across the Houston area. And a new report has revealed The... |
| 09.05.2024 | Houston students develop underwater robot with energy-efficient buoyancy control | A team of Rice University engineering students has developed a new way for underwater robots to move around, save power and work more efficiently and quietly.
The robot uses reversible hydrogen fuel cell-based buoyancy control devices that ... |
| 09.05.2024 | Houston expert on why companies across industries are investing in sustainable energy | In a modern business landscape characterized by increasing uncertainty and volatility, energy resilience has emerged as a cornerstone of strategic decision-making.
Let's delve deeper into why executives should view energy resilience as one ... |
| 09.05.2024 | How this community-focused coworking concept plans to continue growth around Houston and beyond | For the past five years as CEO, Jon Lambert has faced some challenges leading The Cannon — from navigating a global pandemic to the subsequent evolved real estate market. But now, the coworking and community building company is poised for e... |
| 08.05.2024 | Houston Airports lines up $30 million for restroom renovations, including tech upgrades | Houston Airports is making a major investment in helping travelers take care of one of their most basic needs. Over the next two years, the agency will invest $30 million in upgrading the bathrooms at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (I... |
| 08.05.2024 | Houston investment firm closes $1.5B fund to fuel energy transition | A Houston-based energy transition-focused growth capital firm announced the close of its second fund to the tune of $1.5 billion.
EnCap Energy Transition's Fund II, or EETF II, was created to invest in solutions to decarbonize the power ind... |
| 07.05.2024 | Photos: The Cannon announces opening of newest location in Memorial | The Cannon is gearing up to open its latest location featuring coworking and community events and programming.
The coworking concept, which announced The Cannon Memorial earlier this year, will officially open the new location on Monday, Ma... |
| 07.05.2024 | 3 Houston cancer-focused research projects receive seed grants from new innovative initiative | Three groundbreaking projects have just received seed grants from a new Houston-based source.
This spring, Rice University launched its Synthesis X Center with the goal of fostering the growth of cancer technologies and medications. Now, th... |
| 03.05.2024 | Energy leader named CEO of startup, May events, and more top Houston innovation news | Editor's note:Let's roundup the most-read Houston innovation news from the week. Trending Houston tech and startup articles from InnovationMap and its daily newsletter included a roundup of events not to miss, a new CEO for an innovative en... |
| 30.04.2024 | Rice University's student startup competition names 2024 winners, awards $100,000 in prizes | A group of Rice University student-founded companies shared $100,000 of cash prizes at an annual startup competition.
Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship's H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge, hosted by Rice earlier this mon... |
| 30.04.2024 | 2 Houston high schools rank among America's top 100 in 2024, says U.S. News | Two Houston high schools are dominating U.S. News and World Report's prestigious annual list of the country's best public high schools.
The 2024 rankings from U.S. News, released April 23, put Houston ISD’s Carnegie Vanguard High School at ... |
| 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... |
| 17.04.2024 | Houston university lands $2.5M grant to expand STEM scholarship program for underserved communities | Rice University will expand its Rice Emerging Scholars Program (RESP) over the next two years thanks to a recent grant from the National Science Foundation.
The $2.5 million in NSF funding will allow Rice to increase the number of scholars ... |
| 17.04.2024 | Houston mental health tech startup receives industry validation for bioelectronic device | A new tool in the fight against treatment-resistant depression could be on the horizon thanks to a Rice University professor.
Jacob Robinson, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering is also co-founder and CE... |
| 12.04.2024 | RBPC's big winners, Hello Alice scores funding, and more trending Houston innovation news | Editor's note:Let's roundup the top Houston innovation news from the week. Trending Houston tech and startup articles on InnovationMap included the results from the 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition, recent funding from a Houston startup,... |
| 12.04.2024 | Here's what Houston startups have raised in funding so far in 2024 | Five Houston startups have started the new year strong with over $320 million in venture funding — most of which from one mega deal for a geothermal company.
According to InnovationMap reporting, Houston's VC activity in the first quarter o... |
| 11.04.2024 | How to evaluate an IPO, according to Houston researchers | Many investors assume they can judge the strength of an IPO based on the reputation of the underwriter supporting it.
However, a recent study by Rice Business professors Anthea Zhang and Haiyang Li, along with Jin Chen (Nottingham Universit... |
| 11.04.2024 | Texas lands in top 10 most-expensive cities for running a new business | Everything is bigger in Texas — or at least somewhat bigger — and that appears to include the cost of running a new business.
A new ranking from business consulting firm Venture Smarterputs Texas at No. 9 among the states with the highest e... |
| 10.04.2024 | Houston energy innovation leader calls for collaboration to tackle the industry's biggest hurdles | When Barbara Burger moved to Houston a little over a decade ago to lead Chevron Technology Ventures, she wondered why the corporate venture group didn't have much representation from the so-called energy capital of the world.
“I had no comp... |
| 09.04.2024 | Early-stage accelerator names 9th Houston cohort | For the ninth time, gBETA is incubating five early-stage Houston startups providing innovative solutions across skincare, human resources, and more.
Global organization gener8tor, along with Downtown Launchpad, started its ninth gBETA Houst... |
| 28.03.2024 | Texas has the 5th highest health care costs in the nation, Forbes says | A new Forbes Advisor study shedding light on Americans' top financial worries has revealed Texas has the fifth highest health care costs in the nation.
Forbes Advisor's annual report compared all 50 states and Washington, D.C. across nine d... |
| 25.03.2024 | Texas' Whole Foods Market chain introduces new innovative concept for urban areas | Texas-based Whole Foods Market is shaking up the grocery game with a new concept tailored for urban neighborhoods. The Whole Foods Market Daily Shop is a smaller, quicker version of the traditional store, designed for convenience and effici... |
| 22.03.2024 | Texas' Whole Foods Market chain introduces new innovative concept for urban areas | Texas-based Whole Foods Market is unrolling a new kind of store for urban neighborhoods that'll be smaller and quicker than its current mega-model.
Called Whole Food Market Daily Shop, it'll be designed as a quick, convenient shopping exper... |
| 22.03.2024 | 2 Houston cleantech companies named to top 10 ranking of innovative energy | A pair of Houston energy startups have been named among the 10 most innovative energy companies for 2024.
Fast Company magazine just placed Fervo Energy and Syzygy Plasmonics on its energy innovation list. In all, 606 companies and organiza... |
| 21.03.2024 | Houston clean tech startup pitch competition names winners at annual CERAWeek event | For the third year, the Greater Houston Partnership's Houston Energy Transition Institute hosted its startup pitch competition at CERAWeek by S&P Global. A dozen startups walked away with recognition — and three some with cash prizes.
H... |
| 20.03.2024 | Here's how much money Houstonians need in case of emergency | With nearly 40 percent of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, many Texans are scrambling to afford their basic needs. A new study on how much money you need in your emergency fund should be a wake-up call.
The report, from personal finan... |
| 07.02.2024 | Houston Methodist signs on at new TMC Helix Park building | Texas medical giant Houston Methodist is the latest to join the Dynamic One building within TMC Helix Park.
The hospital announced that it has signed a 75,800-square-foot lease in the building and will take over two floors of biomedical res... |
| 07.02.2024 | Report: Houston earns top-10 rank among best U.S. cities for workers making $100K | In Houston, $100,000 per year goes much farther than many other Texas cities. A new study by personal finance website GOBankingRates.com ranked Houston No. 7 on its list of the best cities for six-figure earners in the U.S.
The annual net p... |
| 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 ... |
| 24.01.2024 | Rice University medical device spinout secures nearly $19M series A | A health tech startup based out of a newly formed accelerator program at Rice University has raised venture funding.
Motif Neurotech closed its series A round with an oversubscribed $18.75 million. The company, which develops minimally inva... |
| 23.01.2024 | Houstonians hit with among the highest inflation rate in the U.S., study says | Inflation has certainly rattled the national economy, but some cities are feeling that sting harder than others — especially Houston.
According to new study by personal finance experts WalletHub, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land has been sa... |
| 23.01.2024 | How to navigate toxic lab workplaces, according to UH research | There are many types of toxic bosses. The Micromanager. The Narcissist. The Incompetent Boss. The list goes on. But labs led by toxic PIs not only make for an abysmal workplace they can actually encourage research misconduct.
According to C... |
| 19.01.2024 | 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... |
| 18.01.2024 | New leadership team named to organization advancing climate tech innovation from Texas college students | A collaborative initiative between several colleges and Greentown Labs has named its inaugural executive director.
David Pruner will lead the Texas Entrepreneurship Exchange for Energy, known as TEX-E, which is comprised of partners includi... |
| 18.01.2024 | 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... |
| 17.01.2024 | Houston startup with next-gen farming tech calls for crowdfunding as it plans to grow | Whether it’s on Mars or at the kitchen table, entrepreneur Bart Womack wants to change what and how you eat.
But the CEO and founder of next-generation farming startup Eden Grow Systems is seeking crowdfunders to help feed the venture.
The ... |
| 16.01.2024 | Texas ranks as 2nd best state for racial progress in 2024, study finds | In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, personal finance website WalletHub is revisiting its annual report "States with the Most Racial Progress." Texas comes out near the top for 2024, but has room for improvement in several area... |
| 12.01.2024 | Driverless semi-truck tech to launch between Houston and Dallas later this year | Kodiak Robotics is scaling up its driverless semi truck, which will initially carry cargo on a Houston-to-Dallas route that’s set to formally launch this year.
The most recent version of Kodiak’s truck debuted in Las Vegas at the recent 202... |
| 12.01.2024 | Houston innovation leader named to new role to drive strategy, programming | A longtime Houston innovation leader has added a new title to his role at Rice University.
Brad Burke, who has served as executive director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship for 20 years, has been named associate vice... |
| 12.01.2024 | 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... |
| 11.01.2024 | 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 ... |
| 10.01.2024 | NASA postpones historic crew landing until 2026 | Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and another few years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by NASA on Tuesday.
The space agency had planned to send four astronauts around th... |
| 10.01.2024 | PE firm acquires Houston renewables fuels infrastructure company | Fresh off its $3 billion fund closure, a Houston private equity firm has made its latest acquisition.
Ara Partners announced this week that it has acquired a majority interest in Houston-based USD Clean Fuels, a developer of logistics infra... |
| 10.01.2024 | 10 Houston scientists named to fellowship for turning research into businesses | Rice University has announced its latest cohort of fellows who aim to translate research into real-world startups.
The 2024 cohort of Rice Innovation Fellows is the third of its kind since the university's Office of Innovation and The Liu I... |
| 09.01.2024 | Houston rocket tech company partners with NASA on critical testing | A Houston-headquartered space tech company that's working on technology to enable hypersonic travel has announced a partnership with NASA to test its tech.
Venus Aerospace has partnered with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville... |
| 09.01.2024 | Houston innovator: Why we need to protect the individual inventor | In 2011, Congress passed The America Invents Act, which created an administrative pathway for challenging the validity of patents. This allowed an opportunity to bypass our courts and get non-judges to determine whether an already issued pa... |
| 09.01.2024 | How this Houston innovator plans on revolutionizing AI on a global scale | It’s taken people some time, but most of society is finally doing a collective 180-degree flip on its once guarded view of artificial intelligence in favor of being open to the idea that it can help humankind in a myriad of positive ways.
T... |
| 08.01.2024 | Houston med device company names new CEO | Houston-based medical device company BiVACOR has brought aboard a new CEO.
Jim Dillon, a longtime executive in the medical device sector, has been hired to lead BiVACOR and join its board of directors. Dillon succeeds former heart surgeon D... |
| 05.01.2024 | 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... |
| 05.01.2024 | Chicago life science innovation firm names Houston leader | After announcing its expansion into Houston last summer and opening its office in a new Texas Medical Center building, Portal Innovations has named its Houston leader.
Portal Innovations announced that Monique Knighten as an executive direc... |
| 04.01.2024 | 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... |
| 03.01.2024 | 5+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for January | Ring in the new year with fellow Houston innovators at everything from networking meetups to startup showcases.
Here's a roundup of events you won't want to miss out on so mark your calendars and register accordingly.
Note: This post may be... |
| 02.01.2024 | Houston sustainability startup secures million-dollar prize after global competition | A Houston sustainability startup has secured a major win on a global scale.
Revterra, which produces novel batteries made from recycled steel, has been awarded a million-dollar piloting opportunity by ADNOC following a global competition.
T... |
| 02.01.2024 | Houston expert: Analyzing the impact of generative AI on research | Researchers have to write extremely specific papers that require higher-order thinking — will an intuitive AI program like OpenAI’s ChatGPT be able to imitate the vocabulary, grammar and most importantly, content, that a scientist or resear... |
| 29.12.2023 | 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... |
| 29.12.2023 | Houston soars as a small biz hub, innovators to know, and more trending news | 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 articles on InnovationMap included a roundups of 2023's top stories, Houston recognized as a... |
| 28.12.2023 | Money moves: Most-read Houston innovation grant and gift news 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. Money means a lot to startups and other innovative entities, and while startups are usually scouting venture capital... |
| 28.12.2023 | Houston HR tech platform plans to grow team, expand internationally with recent $21M raise | With a recent $21 million series B funding round set to fuel more growth and expand an impressive client roster, Kahuna Workforce Solutions is riding a big wave into 2024.
CEO Jai Shah tells InnovationMap that the Houston skills management ... |
| 28.12.2023 | Texas company lines up hundreds electric-hybrid planes for takeoff | Hop-on jet service JSX is soaring into a more eco-friendly future with plans to acquire more than 300 hybrid-electric airplanes.
The Dallas-based air carrier revealed in a release that they'll add up to 332 small hybrid planes in 2028, allo... |
| 27.12.2023 | Editor's Picks: 7 favorite Houston Innovator Podcast episodes of 2023 | Editor's note: In 2023, I recorded 50 episodes of the Houston Innovators Podcast — a weekly discussion with a Houston innovator, startup founder, investor, and more. I've rounded up seven podcast episodes that stood out for me looking back ... |
| 27.12.2023 | Houston startup's AI-driven networking and education platform to soft launch in TMC | Connecting medical professionals is about to get easier thanks to a new Houston company, Flourishing Nexus.
Next month, their digital platform, The Nexus, will debut to in a soft launch to a curated group of TMC employees.
“Think of it as a... |