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| Nov 9, 2021 | Roundup: Houston startups announce new partnerships, crowdfunding campaigns, and more | The Houston innovation ecosystem has been bursting at the seams with news from innovative tech companies and disruptive Houston startups as we fly through the final quarter of 2021.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation... |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Houston Exponential hires new exec to promote inclusive innovation | Houston's considered one of the most diverse cities in the country, and Houston Exponential is focused on building an innovation ecosystem that's reflective of that.
The nonprofit organization announced a new hire that will lead this initia... |
| Nov 8, 2021 | 4 Houston-area businesses rank among Inc.'s best-led companies in the country | Some Houston-area companies now have some major bragging rights — and perhaps, an influx of resumes on the way. Inc. magazine has released its new list of the country's 250 best-led midsize companies, and four Greater-Houston firms are in t... |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Houston biotech company raises $15M round led by Chinese health care investor | A Houston-based biotech company that was founded by a University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center doctor has closed a fresh round of funding.
Cellenkos closed its $15 million series A round led by BVCF Management, based in Shanghai, China... |
| Nov 8, 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 dating tech to investment — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Erica Sinner, founder o... |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Hardworking Houston suburb tops list of biggest boomtowns in Texas | The Houston suburb of Conroe has come a long way since Civil War veteran Isaac Conroe planted roots there in October 1881 with the purchase of a tract of land and the establishment of a sawmill.
Fast forward 140 years, and Conroe now reigns... |
| Nov 5, 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, , and more.
3 Houston innovators to know... |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Overheard: Energy transition experts weigh in at Houston climatetech conference | This week, world leaders are discussing climate change and the future of our planet at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, but local leaders were also discussing much closer to home.
Greentown Labs hosted its ... |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Nuro scores $600M, Houston e-commerce startup launches ESG tool, and more local innovation news | The Houston innovation ecosystem has been bursting at the seams with news from innovative tech companies and disruptive Houston startups as we fly through the final quarter of 2021.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation... |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Houston expert explains health care's inequity problem | We are currently in the midst of what some have called the "wild west" of AI. Though healthcare is one of the most heavily regulated sectors, the regulation of AI in this space is still in its infancy. The rules are being written ... |
| Nov 2, 2021 | 3 energy transition companies with Houston ties pitch at international conference | It's all hands on deck for pioneering technology to advance the energy transition and climatetech, and three companies with a Houston presence just took the national stage to showcase their climate change solutions.
The United Nations' 2021... |
| Nov 2, 2021 | University of Houston: 3 problems with the 'covidization' of science and research | It has been – and for a while, will be – everywhere. The words: COVID-19, coronavirus and pandemic. According to an article by Holly Else in Nature, "coined in April by Madhukar Pai, a tuberculosis researcher at McGill University in Mo... |
| Nov 1, 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 health tech to clean energy — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Carolyn Rodz, CEO and... |
| Oct 29, 2021 | MassChallenge's 2021 Houston cohort snags cash prizes in 12th annual showcase | Nine startups that went through the 2021 Houston cohort for MassChallenge Texas have received cash prizes from the global accelerator.
Now in its 12th year, Boston-based MassChallenge awarded 39 equity-free cash and investment prizes to 36 ... |
| Oct 29, 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 new partnership between The Ion and Ca... |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Houston makes the grade as a top place to live after college, says new report | For many college students, it's tough to imagine life after college when they're cramming for exams and cranking out research papers. Yet the time does come when they'll venture into the "real world" with their degrees.
Before gra... |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Houston expert: Prime times for cyber-attacks and how to stay protected | October is cybersecurity awareness month. The topic might sound overwhelming, and it certainly can be, but there are a few easy ways we can educate and protect ourselves and our loved ones.
Be mindful of timing
Cyber actors target certain t... |
| Oct 27, 2021 | Houston university's MBA program claims coveted top spot of annual ranking | Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business has raked in yet another top spot on an annual list of top MBA programs.
A new ranking from Poets & Quants, which covers news about business schools, puts Rice at No. 3 among the world... |
| Oct 26, 2021 | Greentown Labs hires former Houston sustainability exec | The country's largest climatetech startup incubator has made a strategic new hire.
Lara Cottingham is the new chief of staff for Greentown Labs, a Boston-area company that opened in Houston earlier this year. Cottingham previously served as... |
| Oct 26, 2021 | Renewables are Houston's next chapter, says this expert | Houston has long been known as an innovative city — from medicine to technology to creative cuisines (see Viet-Cajun). I am always proud to see how cultures, education, and change come together to build the fabric of our city. As we look fo... |
| Oct 1, 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 new innovators to know, a new energy innovation lab, a guest... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Texas billionaire and family reign as the world’s richest clan | It's hardly a surprise that America's Walton family, including Fort Worth billionaire Alice Walton, remains the world's richest family. What's truly stunning is how much their wealth has grown in the past year — by more than $23 billion.
In... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Houston rise in the ranks of the top emerging ecosystems in the world | If you need evidence that Houston's startup ecosystem is flourishing, look no further than a new report from Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network.
This year's Global Startup Ecosystem Report, released September 22, places ... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Houston female-founded startup takes on national expansion | Houston-based Work & Mother Services LLC is embarking on a nationwide expansion of its network of lactation suites.
Work & Mother already operates two locations in downtown Houston (The Jones on Main and Three Allen Center) and is p... |
| 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 29, 2021 | Health tech executive leads Houston startup into its next generation following $12.8M series B | When James Reinstein took the helm of Houston-based Saranas in March 2020, he was tasked with taking the medical device company through its series B funding round and into larger clinical trials. Navigating these tasks during a global pande... |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Houston health tech startup using AI in palliative care scores $256,000 grant to test its product | A new Houston-based digital advanced care planning company is streamlining some of the most difficult conversations in the health care industry around palliative care.
Founded by Tatiana Fafanova, Dr. Desh Mohan, and Katelin Cherry, Koda He... |
| 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 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 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... |
| Sep 27, 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 space health to virtual collaboration — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
James Hury,... |
| 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 24, 2021 | Rice University rises with massive $100M gift for innovative new student center | Rice University's Owls are soaring of late, with the school just being named the top in Texas and No. 7 in the U.S. Now, the institution known as the "Ivy League of the South" is the recipient of a mammoth gift aimed at a game-cha... |
| Sep 24, 2021 | City launches public dashboard for tracking COVID-19 in Houston's wastewater | In 2020, a group of researchers began testing Houston's wastewater to collect data to help identify trends at the community level. Now, the team's work has been rounded up to use as an online resource.
The Houston Health Department and Rice... |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Exclusive: Houston startup is creating a unique digital network to connect innovative communities | About 10 years ago, Andrew Ramirez was working internally with a corporate team at a Fortune 500 company to build a digital platform that would connect employees to work collaboratively.
"What we really realized is that once you put a ... |
| Sep 22, 2021 | Houston innovator talks space health and the future of the commercial sector | Only about 500 humans have made it to space, which, from a research perspective, isn't a large data set. Yet as commercial space exploration continues and more people make it up into space, new opportunities for space health research are be... |
| Sep 17, 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 new hires at Houston startups, photos from the InnovationMap... |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Overheard: Experts share how Houston can lead commercial space exploration | Is the Space City poised to continue its reign as an innovative hub for space exploration? All signs point to yes, according to a group of experts.
The Greater Houston Partnership hosted its annual State of Space this week. The virtual even... |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Energy software company with Houston presence snags $6M in funding | CruxOCM, a Canadian tech startup that is establishing a Houston outpost, has collected $6 million in venture capital.
Bullpen Capital led the "seed extension" funding round, with participation from Angular Ventures, Root Ventures,... |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Houston expert: Texas energy customers deserve transparency | As Texas continues to grapple with fallout from Winter Storm Uri and state regulators determine the next steps forward to strengthen the electricity grid, protecting consumers and providing transparency regarding their energy bills must be ... |
| Sep 15, 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... |
| Sep 15, 2021 | Houston startup with AI-optimized surgical scheduling technology is ready to scale | With so many moving parts in the health care industry, Pamela Singh says patients can go through all the pre-operation steps up to literally arriving to the hospital, only to find out their surgery has been canceled due to an admin error.
S... |
| Sep 13, 2021 | Photos: InnovationMap shares scenes from its inaugural awards celebration | Last week, the inaugural InnovationMap Awards presented by Techwave honored 28 companies across eight categories.
The hybrid event, which took place on September 8, was hosted at The Cannon West Houston as well as streamed online. The in-pe... |
| Sep 13, 2021 | University of Houston prescribes homeless relief with new free clinic | Houston is no stranger to the plague of homelessness and now, a major university has a prescription for some relief.
The University of Houston College of Nursing will open its new Nursing Health Clinic in Midtown on September 13, the school... |
| Sep 10, 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 overwhelmingly included coverage of the inaigural InnovationMap Award... |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Editor's note: Celebrating 100 episodes of the Houston Innovators Podcast and the InnovationMap Awards | Editor's note: It's been a big week for InnovationMap. Not only did we celebrate our inaugural awards program on Wednesday, September 8, but, coincidentally, this week marked the 100th episode of the Houston Innovators Podcast.
The podcast,... |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Digital pharmacy launches in Houston to address access with same-day delivery | A new Houston company has officially launched to serve as a digital pharmacy platform. The company is aiming to simplify the process for customers.
Houston-based Capsule has officially launched to address access-challenged pharmacy deserts ... |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Watch the InnovationMap Awards livestream honoring Houston tech and innovation | Who are Houston's rising stars across energy transition, sports tech, health, and more? Watch the livestream to find out. Click play on the video above, or join the conversation on YouTube by clicking here.
We are also honoring our 2021 Tra... |
| Sep 8, 2021 | InnovationMap reveals the winners of our inaugural awards | The votes are in — and it's time to announce the winners of the inaugural InnovationMap Awards, presented by Techwave.
The event, held September 8 at The Cannon, honored all 28 finalists, spanning innovative Houston companies and founders, ... |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Rice University named one of the greatest schools in U.S. in prestigious new report | Just mere weeks after being named the No. 7 university in the nation, a local hall of higher learning has just landed on yet another prestigious list.
Rice University has scored high marks in the Princeton Review's annual survey on the nati... |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Houston founders share the challenges they've had to overcome as women in tech | Even in 2021, women face discrimination in the workplace — whether it's running their own businesses or climbing the corporate ladder.
The five female finalists of the Female-Founded Business category for the InnovationMap Awards presented ... |
| Sep 2, 2021 | University of Houston: Tips for balancing faculty and founder life | Finding balance in your professional life and your dreams can be hard for anyone. Faculty in academia, hoping to become entrepreneur and start their own companies, find this especially difficult. Finding this balance is essential to having ... |
| Sep 2, 2021 | New Houston-based app tips the scales in favor of musicians and fans | Like so many business owners, Jeff James' inspiration for his innovative new music app PickleJar, came out of sheer necessity. Sitting in a bar in the buzzy Broadway district in Nashville, Tennessee, James, a serial entrepreneur, realized t... |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Serial entrepreneur sees logistics innovation as a 'massive opportunity' for Houston | For over a decade, Gaurav Khandewal has been working with clients to provide software solutions to industrial problems with his company, ChaiOne. Now, in his latest venture, he's addressing a market within logistics that can be run a whole ... |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Houston expert: Corporations can help level the playing field for BIPOC-owned businesses | There were times when I wasn't sure what to do next.
When I started Connect the Dots PR in 2012, I wrote out detailed business plans, saved startup dollars, and leaned heavily on people in the PR industry to guide me in terms of pricing and... |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Overheard: 4 Houston BIPOC startup founders share their advice ahead of InnovationMap Awards | Houston is often lauded as one of the most diverse cities in America, and that diversity is seen across its business communities as well, which includes its innovation ecosystem.
The InnovationMap Awards presented by Techwave announced its ... |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Collaborative organization launches to support minority and female founders | A group of organizations — consisting of entrepreneurs, investors, chambers of commerce, business support organizations, and small business advocates — have teamed up to bridge the gap in resources for women- and minority-owned businesses.
... |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Houston startup addresses gaps in the gig economy with new app | Two Houstonians are making student side hustles on college campuses a whole lot safer and easier.
When Madison Long and Simone May were undergraduate students at Purdue University, their only option for scoping out basic services — like get... |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Here's which of the InnovationMap Awards finalists are hiring | After scouring Houston for the best of the Houston innovation ecosystem and evaluating dozens of companies, InnovationMap has announced the finalists in its inaugural awards. But which of these companies are growing their teams?
Turns out, ... |
| Aug 27, 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, 28 companies being named as finalists in... |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Innovative Houston-based pharmacy debuts new $55M facility | Adding heft to Houston's health care economy, Empower Pharmacy on August 26 publicly debuted what the company bills as North America's most technologically advanced compounding pharmacy.
Highlights of the new $55 million, 86,000-square-foot... |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Report: Venture capital funding, tech jobs up in Houston | In just a five-year span, Houston's annual haul of venture capital has skyrocketed by nearly 200 percent.
Startups in the region raised $283.8 million in 2016, according to Pitchbook data cited in the Greater Houston Partnership's newly rel... |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Halliburton company raises $10M, gBETA opens apps, Houston coworking space expands, and more innovation news | It's been a busy summer for the Houston innovation ecosystem, and for this reason, local startup and tech news may have fallen through some of the cracks.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation, a Halliburton Labs member... |
| Aug 25, 2021 | InnovationMap names 28 Houston startup finalists for inaugural awards | Who are Houston's rising stars across energy transition, sports tech, health, and more? InnovationMap set out on a quest to discover that for its inaugural awards. Ahead of the September 8 event, we're revealing the finalists across all cat... |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Houston logistics SaaS company makes strategic acquisition | A Houston company that has created software to automate logistics at terminals, plants, and warehouses has announced the acquisition of a California-based startup.
Houston-based Velostics Inc. has acquired Terusama, a logistics tech company... |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Houston expert: Blockchain is the key to unlocking transparency in the energy industry | Houston has earned its title as the Energy Transition Capital of the world, and now it has an opportunity to be a global leader of technology innovation when it comes to carbon emissions reporting. The oil and gas industry has set ambitious... |
| Aug 23, 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... |
| Aug 23, 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 fintech — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Barbara Burger, vice president ... |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Houston health tech company raises $7.85M series A led by local VC | A Houston-based health tech company has scored fresh funds from a Houston venture group to fuel its growth and to expand nationally.
KARE Technologies, a digital labor marketplace for health care workers, raised a $7.85 million series A inv... |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Rice Alliance announces 4 most promising energy tech companies at OTC | Fourteen companies pitched at the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship's Energy Venture Day at the 2021 Offshore Technology Conference, and virtual attendees voted on the companies they think are the most promising.
The compani... |
| Aug 20, 2021 | New app maps out hot Heights development's shopping and restaurants | Bustling mixed-use Heights development M-K-T (600 N Shepherd Dr.) has been all the buzz lately, with new hip fashion shops such as Nollege and TAFT strolling in and Homestead Breakfast, Lunch & Later serving up breakfast to hungry shopp... |
| Aug 19, 2021 | InnovationMap names inaugural Trailblazer Award recipient | The inaugural InnovationMap Awards event, which is about three weeks away, was created to honor the best of Houston innovation. The Trailblazer Award in particular was established to honor a Houston innovation leader and advocate who's maki... |
| Aug 19, 2021 | Houston e-commerce company ranks as one of fastest-growing business in Texas, says Inc. | A Houston-based company is among the 100 fastest growing businesses in the nation.
Homestead Brands, an e-commerce business comprised of the Lori Wall Beds and Organic Swings brands, grew 3,916 percent from 2017 to 2020, according to the ne... |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Impact-driven Houston fintech startup officially launches after successful beta | Today is National Nonprofit Day, and there are a lot of ways to celebrate it — sign up to volunteer, donate to your favorite organization, and more. But Andrea Young is celebrating by officially launching her fintech startup.
After going th... |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Annual report ranks Houston university as the best in Texas | There's something to be said for consistency. In a new report card from Niche.com, Rice University retains its No. 7 ranking among the best colleges in the U.S. and its No. 1 ranking among the best colleges in Texas.
Niche.com, which helps ... |
| Aug 16, 2021 | University of Houston spinout's smartphone COVID-19 test to head to market | A Silicon Valley startup with Houston roots is helping tackle the COVID-19 pandemic with its smartphone-based coronavirus test.
Milpitas, California-based Luminostics, a University of Houston spinout, is producing millions of its Clip COVID... |
| Aug 16, 2021 | 3 Houston innovators with fresh funds 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 — who each recently announced new funding — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Omair Tariq, C... |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Houston construction tech company raises $4M round | A locally founded company that's focusing on changing the construction labor game has raised a round of institutional funding.
Buildforce, which splits its headquarters between Houston and Austin, closed its latest round of funding at $4 mi... |
| Aug 13, 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, startups raising millions in venture cap... |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Rapidly scaling Houston e-commerce software startup raises $98M series B | After closing a sizable series A round in April, a Houston tech startup has closed another round of funding — this time a near $100 million one.
Cart.com, an end-to-end e-commerce software startup and Amazon competitor, closed its series B ... |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Software co. leader shares why he bet on Houston's tech talent with HQ move | A couple years ago, Raj Gummadapu and his executive team moved the Techwave headquarters to Houston from the Northeast in order to access a diverse workforce in a city with a developing tech scene. He's never looked back.
Gummadapu joined t... |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Houston-based carbon negative biotech startup closes series A round | A promising Houston startup using biotechnology to reduce carbon emissions is celebrating the initial closing of its series A fundraising round.
Cemvita Factory announced the news of its round closing, but didn't disclose the amount raised.... |
| 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 10, 2021 | Startup taps UH-licensed technology to better optimize rig analytics | A Houston startup has tapped into the know-how of three University of Houston professors to help improve oil and gas drilling operations.
The startup, DrillDocs, has licensed software developed by UH professors Jiefu Chen, Xuqing (Jason) Wu... |
| Aug 9, 2021 | Houston business leaders join forces to create innovative apprenticeship program | Much of the business world has operated under the belief that to enter the workforce, one must have a four-year degree. While this belief might be evolving naturally over recent years, two corporations have teamed up to move the needle even... |
| Aug 9, 2021 | Final call for virtual global healthtech summit — and it's free to attend | It's nearly time: The online international summit HealthTech Beyond Borders is about to explore the future and impact of new technologies in the healthcare sector. A special focus on medical and healthcare developments and opportunities in ... |
| 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 6, 2021 | Houston esports software company says game on to untapped market | A joint venture between a Houston-based esports tournament software and management company and a Dallas-based college multimedia rights company has expanded into a new market.
Launch Esports, formed by Mainline and Steel Planet Esports, ann... |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Amazon delivers upgrade to Houston shoppers | Whether it's for fear of shopping in public or just plain convenience, using Amazon Prime just makes life easier. Now, Houstonians can enjoy even speedier service, thanks to a Jeff Bezos rocket-sized boost.
Amazon has announced that Prime m... |
| Aug 4, 2021 | Coworking company targets downtown for latest Houston location | A Dallas-based coworking company is expanding its Houston presence into downtown.
WorkSuites plans to open its fourth Houston-area location on September 1 at 1000 Main, a 36-story, 837,161-square-foot office tower formerly known as Reliant ... |
| Aug 4, 2021 | Houston's post-pandemic economy slowly creeping back, new study says | While COVID-19 cases are alarmingly surging in Texas, here in Houston, businesses are slowly returning to a new normal (for now). So, just how well is the Bayou City recovering economically from the pandemic, compared to other big-city coun... |
| Aug 4, 2021 | Houston founder using tech to disrupt the legacy planning industry eyes expansion | Anyone who's ever lost a loved one knows how stressful the process can be. Not only are you navigating your own grief, but you're bombarded with decisions you have to make. And if that loved one wasn't prepared — as most aren't — then the p... |
| Aug 3, 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 ... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Houston cancer-fighting institution names 10 innovative fellows | A Houston institution has identified 10 researchers moving the needle on curing cancer.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center named 10 "early career" faculty members to its 2021 class of Andrew Sabin Family Fellows. Th... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Houston-based startup expands hangover product line with new beverage launch | Houston-based startup Cheers first got a wave of brand devotees after it was passed over by investors on Shark Tank in 2018. In the years since, Cheers secured an impressive investment, launched new products, and became a staple hangover cu... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Get a glimpse at the schedule and speakers for global healthtech event | HealthTech Beyond Borders is coming up August 10-13, 2021, where American healthtech companies can find their perfect match with Chilean collaborators. But what exactly can you expect from the free, virtual event?
Besides answering the ques... |