| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.09.2021 | Houston startup raises $1.75M round with support from local female-focused investor | A Houston-based startup focused on upskilling young professionals has closed its latest round of funding with support from a local investor.
Ampersand Professionals Inc. raised $1.75 million in pre-seed funding led by Curate Capital, a Hous... |
| 10.09.2021 | Houston chemicals company raises $357M, claims unicorn status | Houston-based Solugen, a startup that specializes in combating carbon dioxide emitted during the production of chemicals, has hauled in $357 million in a Series C funding round. That amount eclipses the size of any Houston VC funding round ... |
| 09.09.2021 | University of Houston engineer receives $3.7M to work on seizure-preventing tech | A professor at the University of Houston has received a federal grant aimed at helping stop epileptic seizures before they start.
The BRAIN Initiative at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded the $3.7 million g... |
| 01.09.2021 | Houston artificial intelligence startup raises $6M in seed funding | A computer science professor at Rice University has raised seed funding last month in order to grow his company that's focused on democratizing artificial intelligence tools.
ThirdAI, founded by Anshumali Shrivastava in April, raised $6 mil... |
| 23.08.2021 | AI-backed SaaS company based in Houston secures $30M series B funding | Houston-based Imubit, whose AI-powered technology provides process optimization for refiners' and chemical operators' manufacturing plants, has raised $30 million in venture capital.
Zeev Ventures led the $30 million Series B round alongsid... |
| 03.08.2021 | Houston energy blockchain company announces $7.7M in funding, plans to expand to the Middle East | A Houston-based tech company has announced another round of funding to support its blockchain network growth as well as to establish a presence in the Middle East.
Data Gumbo has closed its series B funding round totaling $7.7 million with ... |
| 09.07.2021 | City of Houston's startup competition takes off with $30,000 up for grabs | The applications for the 2021 Liftoff Houston Startup Business Plan Competition opened this week and local businesses have less than a month to get their submissions in for a chance to be one of three companies to take home seed funds.
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| 24.06.2021 | Cancer-fighting company based in Houston emerges from stealth and snags $74M in its latest round | A Houston-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company has raised millions in its latest round.
Tvardi Therapeutics Inc. closed its $74 million series B funding round led by new investors New York-based Slate Path Capital, Florida-based P... |
| 07.05.2021 | Houston SaaS startup closes $12M series A funding round with support from local VC | A Houston startup with a software-as-a-service platform for the energy transition has announced it closed a funding round with participation from a local venture capital.
Molecule closed its $12 million series A, and Houston-based Mercury F... |
| 05.05.2021 | Houston fitness tech startup launches $1M crowdfunding campaign | Calling all cardio lovers, yogis, and strength trainers alike — a Houston fitness platform is opening up investment opportunities through a new crowdfunding campaign.
Kanthaka, a Houston-based app that connects clients to personal trainers ... |
| 05.04.2021 | University of Houston receives $6.5M to go toward supporting equity, social justice, and more | A recent gift to the University of Houston will provide support to a couple colleges on campus, including an endowed chair, a scholarship, and a lecture series.
Thomas Michael Panos Family Estate donated $4.5 million — and was matched with ... |
| 01.04.2021 | Houston startup with life-saving innovation receives $2M grant | A $2 million federal grant will enable Houston-based PolyVascular to launch human trials of what it hails as the first polymer-based heart valve for children.
In conjunction with the grant, Dr. Will Clifton has joined the medical device com... |
| 23.03.2021 | Houston digital studio closes $2M seed round with local investment | A software startup in Houston has leveled up thanks to new funding. Houston-based digital studio Umbrage has reportedly raised $2 million.
Founded in 2019 by Will Womble, Umbrage creates custom software solutions for companies within digita... |
| 23.03.2021 | Houston Digital Studio Umbrage Closes $2M Seed Round to Deliver Digital Solutions to the Enterprise | HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 23, 2021--
Umbrage, a crafts-based digital studio, has closed a $2 million seed round of funding led by Rice Investment Group. Umbrage creates custom software solutions for oil and gas, healthcare, supply chain... |
| 23.03.2021 | Houston construction staffing startup emerges from stealth with $1.5 pre-seed funding | A Houston startup has been quietly working on a tech solution for construction staffing and has now emerged from stealth mode to announce a recent funding round as well as an acquisition.
Launched in July of 2020, Buildforce is a constructi... |
| 22.03.2021 | Statewide investor and accelerator announces $50,000 Houston startup competition | It's game on for Houston startups looking to win some investment dollars. Texas-based Capital Factory has announced a pitch competition specifically for Houston founders.
Capital Factory is accepting applications now through April 26 for th... |
| 17.02.2021 | Houston space tech company raises $130M series B | Just around a year ago, Houston-based Axiom Space Inc. closed a $100 million series A round. Now, the space tech company has announced even more financing as it grows and scales to support a NASA-commissioned project.
Axiom raised $130 mill... |
| 03.02.2021 | Houston biotech startup announces merger and $10M series A | A Houston company has emerged from stealth mode to announce a merger and a round of financing.
Coya Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech startup that focuses on creating therapeutics for neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases, announce... |
| 11.01.2021 | Houston venture group closes $64M fund and rebrands with new name | A Houston venture investment group has announced today that it has a new name to go along with the recent closing of its second fund.
Cottonwood Venture Partners, a Houston-based firm focused on funding startups with software solutions for ... |
| 21.12.2020 | Houston blockchain startup closes $3 million seed led by local VC | A Houston-based blockchain company that focuses on providing companies with ethical and sustainable practices within the supply chain has closed a $3 million round with support from investors both locally and across the country.
Today, Topl... |
| 13.10.2020 | Houston construction software startup raises $10M in series A round | A growing startup that provides artificial intelligence-enabled verification software to the construction industry has announced the closing of a multimillion-dollar round.
Houston-based SiteAware announced last week that it's closed a $10 ... |
| 05.10.2020 | Houston energy tech startup raises $11M to grow its team locally | An $11 million round of funding will fuel national and international growth at Houston-based Datagration Solutions Inc., whose cloud-based software aggregates data to improve workflows and analytics at upstream oil and gas operators.
Housto... |
| 23.09.2020 | Exclusive: Houston blockchain startup closes $4M series B round led by new investor | An industrial blockchain-as-a-service startup based in Houston has closed a series B funding round thanks to support from both new and returning investors.
Data Gumbo Corp., which uses its blockchain network GumboNet to optimize smart contr... |
| 17.09.2020 | Fast-growing Houston e-commerce startup closes $25M series C | A Houston-based industrial supply chain and analytics company has announced that it has closed its series C round this week.
GoExpedi raised $25 million in series C funding led by San Francisco-based Top Tier Capital Partners with participa... |
| 22.07.2020 | Houston startup raises $30M, plans to be 'next iconic chemical company' with plant-based alternatives | While Forbes recently anointed Houston-based Solugen Inc. as one of the next billion-dollar "unicorns" in the startup world, Dr. Gaurab Chakrabarti shrugs off the unicorn buzz.
Chakrabarti, a physician and scientist who's co-found... |
| 26.05.2020 | Houston startup raises $10M, A&M names TMC campus, and more innovation news | Houston's innovation ecosystem has been booming with news, and it's likely some might have fallen through the cracks. From a Texas university naming its burgeoning new campus to a Houston SaaS startup with fresh funds, here are some short s... |
| 14.05.2020 | Houston software startup closes $17M series B | A fast-growing software-as-a-service company has closed its latest round of funding to the tune of $17 million.
An information technology automation and management company, Liongard's round was led by Updata Partners with contribution by TD... |
| 11.03.2020 | Houston energy tech startup talks growth and national expansion following $5.5M series A | Industrial operations might be a bit behind in technology advances, but that's going to start changing, according to Adam Gilles, CEO and co-founder of Houston-based Hitched Inc.
The software-as-a-service company acts as a digital marketpla... |
| 22.01.2020 | Digital health startup based in Houston closes $5.8 million round | A Houston health technology startup that uses digital solutions and on-demand support to help its users with digestive health has closed a Series A round of funding.
Vivante Health raised $5.8 million in a series A1 round, according to a ne... |
| 21.06.2019 | Houston’s Mercury Raising $125M Fourth Fund | 11 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Houston-based Mercury Fund has raised $82 million for its fourth fund, Mercury Fund Ventures IV, for which it aims to raise a total of $125 million, according to a regulatory filing that PE Hub repo... |
| 30.05.2019 | Houston biotech company closes $120M Series B, Chevron taps local startup for program, and more innovation news | Big things are happening in Houston — from a $120 million close to the U.S. Department of Energy picking a Houston-area company for nuclear energy research. Here are the highlights of Houston innovation news you might have missed.
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| 08.12.2016 | Houston Biotech Vapogenix Raises $8.2M for Phase 2 Trial | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Houston—Vapogenix, a biotech developing a topical non-opioid medication for localized pain, announced Thursday it has raised $8.2 million in a Series C round of funding.
The c... |
| 02.06.2015 | Houston’s Saranas Raises $2.35M for Device to Detect Blood Leaks | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Saranas, a Houston medical device company, expects to announce this week that it has raised $2.35 million to further develop a souped-up sheath that can detect blood leaks cau... |