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| Jun 22, 2021 | 3 Houston innovators make Forbes list of up-and-coming entrepreneurs | Three Houston entrepreneurs are basking in the national spotlight.
The trio — Vernee Hines, Carolyn Rodz, and Siddhartha Sachdeva — were just named to Forbes' Next 1000 list of the country's up-and-coming entrepreneurs. They're among the 25... |
| Jun 18, 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 autonomous delivery pilot, an Euro... |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Houston shopping center opts for buzzy new environmental project | Bees are glorious creatures, tasked with pollination and the no-big-deal duty of balancing our planet's ecosystem and keeping the circle of life moving. Oh, and the honey!
No surprise, then, that beekeeping is all the buzz. With that in min... |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Houston expert: 4 questions to ask when hiring employees in other states | A larger share of employees has found themselves working from home, or at least working remote, than ever before and many continue to do so permanently. As employers actively take steps to ensure a strong showing throughout the economic rec... |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Houston space tech company reveals details on its new $40M facility | A Houston-based space tech company focused on sending the first American spacecraft to the Moon since NASA's Apollo program is planning on expanding its presence here on Earth too.
Intuitive Machines announced its plans to move from its cur... |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Houston EV charging station startup gets ready to roll out services across the country | A Houston startup is revving up the region's — and the country's — supply of charging stations for electric vehicles.
The company, Refuel Electric Vehicle Solutions (REVS), recently installed its first two charging stations. They're at two ... |
| May 13, 2021 | To expand or not to expand? Houston researcher weighs in on global growth | You built your business from the ground up, patiently finding techniques and products that work, carefully crafting solid bonds with your clients. Then one day a new project, opportunity or simple request poses a question: Is it time to bra... |
| May 10, 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 — tech, health care, and more — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Emily Cisek, founder of Th... |
| May 10, 2021 | Houston ranks among fastest growing tech hubs amid the pandemic, report finds | When Americans think of tech hubs, Silicon Valley or even Austin may initially come to mind. However, Houston appears to be making a play for tech-hub status.
Citing data from career platform LinkedIn, the Axios news website reports that Ho... |
| May 7, 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, events not to miss this month, big winne... |
| May 7, 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... |
| May 6, 2021 | Houston school recognized as among the top institutions in the nation | Houston's Rice University continues to burnish its reputation in higher education.
A ranking released May 5 by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a British company that specializes in higher education data, puts Rice at No. 23 among the top colleges ... |
| May 5, 2021 | University of Houston power couple prescribes major gift for college of medicine | University of Houston medical students and staff will receive a gift that's just what the doctor ordered.
A prestigious and longtime UH power couple has bequeathed two major gifts a major gift to the school's burgeoning College of Medicine.... |
| May 5, 2021 | Houston health tech company bounces back from COVID-19 in a big way | The pandemic hit life science innovation hard. And no one knows that better than Kevin Coker, co-founder and CEO of Proxima Clinical Research, a Houston-based contract research organization focused on supporting life science startups as the... |
| May 4, 2021 | Houston hospital reveals renderings of Austin outpost ahead of groundbreaking | Texas Children's Hospital is working on its first freestanding location in Austin — and the hospital system just released a first look at what the state-of-the-art building will look like.
The new Texas Children's Austin campus — to be loca... |
| May 4, 2021 | Expert shares advice for Houstonians experiencing a pandemic-sparked career change | I've had so many pivots in my professional career; moving across the country, internal promotions, leaving a corporate job to launch my own company, and repositioning myself and my brand in new markets. But I'm one of those people who enjoy... |
| May 4, 2021 | Report: Houston ranks among the worst cities for unnecessary medical treatments | Houston boasts of being home to the Texas Medical Center, the world's biggest medical complex. Yet Houston's medical community also holds a distinction that's hardly boast-worthy: It's the worst major metro area in Texas for unnecessary hea... |
| May 3, 2021 | These are Houston's 4 best high schools in 2021, says recent report | t's report card time, and four Houston high schools have made the grade, earning top 100 spots in this year's prestigious U.S. News & World Report rankings of the Best U.S. High Schools. One even merited a special distinction.
Houston's... |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Houston med-tech companies partner on wearable device for opioid withdrawal | Houston-based Spark Biomedical has created a revolutionary wearable device that provides unprecedented levels of opioid withdrawal relief.
The device known as the Sparrow Therapy System is worn over the ear for five to seven days and sends ... |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Comcast to dole out $1M in grants to BIPOC-owned small businesses in Houston | Grants totaling $1 million are being given to 100 BIPOC-owned small businesses in the Houston area through the Comcast RISE program.
In addition, more than 150 BIPOC-owned small businesses in the region will receive technology and marketing... |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Houston expert: Telework in research might be here to stay | How many of the research administrator's duties can be done from home? COVID-19 is showing us emphatically that the answer is many.
There are some aspects that take a little bit of inventive scheduling to make happen, but overall, the telew... |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Houston investor goes all in on funding female founders | Carrie Colbert wasn't planning on becoming a venture capital investor — it just happened organically.
"This has been kind of a backwards process. Our fund was driven by demand," Colbert, founder and general partner of Houston-base... |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Houston startup selected for international carbontech accelerator | A new international accelerator focused on the commercialization of carbontech has announced its new cohort — and one Houston-based company has made the cut.
Cemvita Factory has been accepted into the Carbon to Value Initiative, a recently ... |
| Apr 27, 2021 | EY makes the case for people and culture amid historical oil and gas disruption | When considering the future of energy, you might see a world powered by cleaner energy sources and guided by bots and algorithms in the workplace. But digitalization and decarbonization are complex transitions. The road ahead will mix human... |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 3 reasons why you should add podcasting to your marketing plan, according to this Texas expert | As business leaders or marketers, we're always on the lookout for strategic opportunities to reach our target audiences in meaningful ways and move them to action: To like a post, ask for more information, make a purchase and more. When we ... |
| Apr 27, 2021 | New COVID-19 variant potentially resistant to antibodies discovered at Texas A&M | Scientists at the Texas A&M University Global Health Complex identified a new variant of the COVID-19 virus that could present a new challenge to public health, according to a statement.
So far, the new variant, "BV-1," was fo... |
| Apr 27, 2021 | New innovation hub grows with the addition of 6 Houston startups | The East End Maker Hub in Houston's East End District is growing with the recent addition of six startups.
"All of these companies cite the East End Maker Hub's physical innovation infrastructure, customizable spaces, strategic locatio... |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Houston tech-turned-hospitality entrepreneur launches global health passport | The pandemic brought Houston hospitality entrepreneur Carson Hager — a self-described "recovering programmer" — back to his roots in an attempt to help people gather together once more.
After 20 years in the tech world — he sold h... |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Texas expert: Energy reliability and climate sustainability are not mutually exclusive | It's no secret that Texas has long been a leader in energy production, but it may surprise you to learn that Texas leads the nation in wind-powered generation, producing 28 percent of all US wind-powered electricity in 2019.
We're not just ... |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Houston startup grows C-suite, Deloitte opens awards apps, SDO names leader, and more innovation news | The Houston innovation ecosystem has been especially busy this year, 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, local organization... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Houston researchers tap into tech to provide new brain-related health care solutions | Research, perhaps now more than ever, is crucial to expanding and growing innovation in Houston — and it's happening across the city right under our noses.
In InnovationMap's latest roundup of research news, three Houston institutions are w... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | ExxonMobil announces $100B carbon-capture hub for Houston area | In a move that would be a gamechanger for Houston, oil and gas giant ExxonMobil envisions creating a $100 billion carbon-capture hub along the Houston Ship Channel.
ExxonMobil foresees the Houston Ship Channel being the site of an "inn... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Newly appointed innovation leader calls for more health care collaboration in Houston | Allison Post is a professional dot connector for the Texas Heart Institute. Located in the Texas Medical Center and founded in 1962, THI has long had a history of innovation — from Denton Cooley, THI's founder, performing the first artifici... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | New Houston accelerator supporting BIPOC in aerospace announces inaugural cohort | A new accelerator program that is focused on aerospace innovation and supporting entrepreneurs who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color has announced its first cohort.
The Ion's Aerospace Innovation Accelerator for Minority Business E... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Web page or app? Houston expert shares his tips for launching your online platform | One of the biggest decisions you'll have to make as an entrepreneur is whether you should host your product or service on the web, via an app, or through a webapp. In this quick guide, I'll go over a few tips to help you narrow down the opt... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Houston again anointed the most diverse city in the U.S. by new report | Diversity is currently at the forefront of the U.S. conversation, as anti-Asian hate crimes have spiked nearly 150 percent in 2021 and the Derek Chauvin trial currently broils in Minneapolis.
But now, a new study sheds some good news on the... |
| Apr 19, 2021 | Houston startup rolls out blockchain-as-a-service model | A Houston blockchain startup has launched a new service that allows companies to enroll in the platform in just a few clicks.
Houston-based blockchain network developer Topl has announced the new platform, which is in its public beta stage.... |
| Apr 19, 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 — energy venture, sports tech, and communications — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Barbar... |
| Apr 19, 2021 | Houston supercar dealer now accepting Dogecoin as payment | Post Oak Motor Cars is now accepting dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that recently gained new heights of popularity following support from Tesla founder Elon Musk, as a form of payment. New Bugatti, Bentley, Karma, and Rolls-Royce vehicles are s... |
| Apr 16, 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, self-driving pizza deliveries launching,... |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Houston is poised to lead 5G growth in Texas, according to a new report | Based on one key measure, Houston sits at the forefront of a telecom revolution that could spark a regional economic impact of more than $30 billion.
Data published recently by the Texas Comptroller's Office points out that as of last Novem... |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Houston lands on list of nation's top spots for millennials on the move | The Bayou City is shining as an attractive destination for young people on the move.
According to the fifth-annual study from SmartAsset, millennials are fleeing cities like Los Angeles and Chicago and migrating to other areas in search of ... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Houston-based corporate venture group makes 2 investments from new $300M fund | The venture arm of Chevron has made two recent investments as a part of a new fund. Both of the companies are creating solutions within alternative energy innovation.
Chevron Technology Ventures announced its $300 million Future Energy Fund... |
| Apr 14, 2021 | Texans among the most stressed-out people in America, says new study | No wonder nearly 40 percent of Texans have packed on the pounds during the coronavirus pandemic. It turns out Texas ranks as the 10th most stressed-out state in the country.
A new study by personal finance website WalletHub indicates Texas'... |
| Apr 14, 2021 | Diversity-focused nonprofit leader announces new VC partner, calls for Houston to be sports tech hub | For 15 years, Ashley DeWalt has been working within the sports and entertainment industry — particularly within branding and consulting. Now, as managing director for DivInc, he's taking his business acumen and relationship-focused style to... |
| Apr 14, 2021 | Growing Italian company with U.S. HQ in Houston launches new industrial-scale 3D printing | An Italian-American manufacturer of 3D parts and printers with its U.S. headquarters in Houston is touting what's billed as a first-of-its-kind innovation — an innovation that's helping drive the need for more local workers.
Roboze recently... |
| Apr 13, 2021 | Houston Climathon winning microgrid solution is more important now than ever | More than 6,000 participants in 145 cities around the world gathered virtually for last year's Climathon, a global event put on by Impact Hub Houston to unite innovators and collaborate on climate solutions. When Winter Storm Uri left the T... |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Over $1.4M in prizes awarded at Rice University's student startup competition | In its 21st year, the Rice Business Plan Competition hosted 54 student-founded startups from all over the world — its largest batch of companies to date — and doled out over $1.4 million in cash and investment prizes at the week-long virtua... |
| Apr 7, 2021 | Space-focused fund with HQ in Houston rockets toward $20M goal | A venture capital firm co-located in Houston and Austin has announced a recent closing of a $20 million fund.
SpaceFund has raised $9 million toward its its $20 million BlastOff Fund as of this week — surpassing its initial first close goal... |
| Apr 1, 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... |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Rice University rises with plan to significantly grow student body | Houston's list-topping Ivy League of the South hub is set to see significant growth. Rice University's board of trustees has approved a plan to enlarge its undergraduate student body by 20 percent, the school announced. That means some addi... |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Longtime Houston tech entrepreneur prioritizes giving back to ecosystem | When Chris Howard founded his technology consulting firm in 1997, there wasn't a tech scene in town. But as the company grew over the past 20-plus years, so did Houston's innovation ecosystem — and Howard had a front-row seat for it all.
No... |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Houston fintech unicorn raises $300M in series C | Houston's first "unicorn," fintech company HighRadius, is growing up fast.
On March 30, HighRadius, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, reported it raised a $300 million Series C round of funding that values the company at $3... |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events online in April | This month, Houstonians have yet another good batch of online innovation events — from Zoom panels to virtual conferences — and you and your tech network need to know about them.
Here's a roundup of virtual events not to miss this month — f... |
| Mar 30, 2021 | International hotel chain taps Houston staffing startup to get teams back to work | A Houston startup has struck a deal with a major new client focused on getting employees back to work at its 6,000 locations worldwide.
Maryland-based international hotelier Choice Hotels International Inc. selected Houston-based WizeHire i... |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Greentown Houston announces grand opening, clean energy accelerators open apps, and more innovation news | It's been a crazy start to 2021 with the innovation ecosystem being especially busy. For this reason, Houston innovation news may have fallen through some of the cracks.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation, Greentown ... |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Houston expert: Now is the time to diversify your workforce in the name of innovation | Pop quiz: What's the best way to introduce and nurture a culture of innovation in your organization?
Give all employees a VR headset
Mandate every team leader offer one new idea per quarter
Add the word "innovate" to the organizat... |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Houston-area teen scores golden investment from Kendra Scott on Shark Tank | A17-year-old entrepreneur from Missouri City has struck gold with her business, thanks to a Texas-based jewelry superstar.
Tyla-Simone Crayton, who is CEO of her wing-style sauce company Sienna Sauce, scored a $100,000 investment for her bu... |
| Mar 29, 2021 | University of Houston to install nanotech-coated air filters on campus to prevent COVID-19 spread | A nanotechnology developed at the University of Houston is about to make a big difference right on campus.
UH's Facilities/Construction Management Preventive Maintenance team is working on a project that will install air filters that are na... |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Expert: Houston has a role to play at the dawn of health care consumerization | For the most part, Houstonians were either born here or came here in pursuit of economic opportunity — a job of some sort that brought us to Houston, either directly or indirectly. Economic opportunity is part of the DNA of this city. The b... |
| Mar 25, 2021 | 5 Houston startups start 2021 strong with fresh funding | Houston startups saw a tumultuous year last year when it came to funding, but some local businesses are seeing an uptick in various stages of venture funding — from a $130 million series B round to a few seed and pre-seed fundings.
In case ... |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Growing Houston biotech startup is capturing a new way for oil and gas to get to carbon negative | As more and more energy companies are focusing on reducing their carbon footprint ahead of lofty clean energy goals, Moji Karimi, CEO and co-founder of Houston-based Cemvita Factory, is doing his oil and gas clients one better. In addition ... |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Houston health care SaaS company makes strategic acquisition | A Houston-based health tech company is on an acquisition roll — it's latest deal marks the 11th acquisition in six years.
Software-as-a-service company symplr, which makes health care governance, risk management, and compliance software, ha... |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Houston accelerator announces third cohort focused on sustainability | The Ion Smart and Resilient Cities Accelerator has named the five companies participating in its latest cohort, which starts next week.
Launched in 2019, the programing for the accelerator and its member companies focus on addressing the ne... |
| Mar 23, 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... |
| Mar 23, 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... |
| Mar 23, 2021 | What do post-pandemic offices look like? This Houston expert explains | Reflecting on what we have all recently experienced, our physical relationship with the workplace has out of necessity become more fluid. However, we believe that this pandemic will be the catalyst that will accelerate positive change in wo... |
| Mar 22, 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... |
| Mar 22, 2021 | Houston METRO partnership receives $1.5M federal grant to bring electric buses to the Third Ward | Get ready to ride a new fleet of zero emission shuttles from Houston METRO. Global consulting firm AECOM and METRO partnered on new electric bus initiative and have recently been granted $1.5 million from the Federal Transit Administration ... |
| Mar 22, 2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In the week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — data science, consumer tech, and medical device innovation — recently making headlines.
Angela Holmes, chi... |
| Mar 19, 2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a guest column about competing for in-de... |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Houston expert: How to use the power of data and analytics to inform small businesses | Starting a business in a digital era brings entrepreneurs unprecedented advantages with technology and tools designed to optimize a business' operation. Whether it is a B2C or B2B, business owners can gather almost any data and metrics to i... |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Deloitte recognizes the importance of becoming — and remaining — distinctly human | COVID-19 proved that people and organizations are capable of tremendous growth under the pressure of a crisis.
The challenge for many will be to sustain that momentum to discover new ways to thrive in the long term, even as disruption const... |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Here's how Texas ranks among the nation's most innovative states | Innovation is one of the cogs of any state's economic engine, and it appears Texas' innovation cogs are decently oiled.
Texas ranks 17th in a new study by personal finance website WalletHub of the country's innovative states. While the Lone... |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Overheard: Houston's innovation leaders weigh in on the city's developing ecosystem at SXSW | Another day of SXSW 2021 has concluded, and just like the first day, Houston innovators logged on to discuss technology and innovation that's taking off in town.
The second of the two days of programming focused on the development of the Ho... |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Overheard: Houston innovators discuss ESG, energy transition, cleantech and more at SXSW | The first day of SXSW 2021 — a virtual edition of the Austin-based conference — is on the books, and Houston innovators were no strangers to attendees' screens thanks to Houston House put on by the Greater Houston Partnership.
Day one of th... |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Houston medtech company helping to get health care innovations from idea to exit | Founding a health tech company is a process unlike any other startup. From the regulatory phase to clinical trials, health tech innovators face a long runway from idea to market, but a Houston-based organization has been working for over 20... |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Panel: The role of corporate innovation and the future of energy security | Editor's note: For SXSW 2021, the Greater Houston Partnership produced two days of interviews and panels hosted by me — Natalie Harms, editor of InnovationMap — and focused on Houston innovation. One focused on how Houston is leading the en... |
| Mar 15, 2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In the week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three innovators across industries — plastics manufacturing, software, blockchain — recently making headlines.
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| Mar 15, 2021 | Houston data science company expands pandemic-inspired research tool | Last fall, Houston-based Mercury Data Science released an AI-driven app designed to help researchers unlock COVID-19-related information tucked into biomedical literature. The app simplified access to data about subjects like genes, protein... |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Houston organization embraces digital in a time of immediate need | It started with a Zoom class. Shelby Saylor remembers shutting the doors to the YMCA of Greater Houston on March 17, 2020, as the threat of the coronavirus pandemic surged across the city. Like the rest of the world, the executive director ... |
| Mar 12, 2021 | 7 can't-miss events at virtual SXSW featuring Houston speakers | Many Houstonians were hoping to be able head out to Austin next week for SXSW 2021, but now they don't have to venture out from behind their computer screens.
SXSW has pivoted to virtual this year, but the online schedule still features all... |
| Mar 12, 2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a guest column about addressing the digi... |
| Mar 11, 2021 | How technology helped Houston fight against the pandemic | The entire world came to a standstill when the COVID-19 pandemic came knocking at the door, and Houston was no different than the rest. Businesses got shut down, people were losing jobs left and right, the medical infrastructure was wheezin... |
| Mar 11, 2021 | The future of Houston's economy shines bright, according to new report | The Houston metro area shed 141,300 jobs last year — the worst one-year job loss ever recorded in the region — and the area's unemployment rate peaked at 14.3 percent last April. But, according to a new ranking, there's at least one bright ... |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Rice University's Shell-backed hub announces latest research grants | Several clean energy research teams have been awarded grants from a Rice University hub that focuses on innovating zero-emissions technology.
The Carbon Hub has awarded seven seed grants to research teams working on solutions for clean ener... |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Houston B2B software company raises $3.2M in seed funding to grow team and product | A Houston-based software-as-a-service company that is revolutionizing the contract process has closed a round of funding this week.
DocJuris, founded in 2018, raised $3.2 million in seed funding led by New York-based RTP Seed with additiona... |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Houston startup plans to expand to revolutionize tech-enabled small business support | Hiring and recruiting has been a challenging and inefficient process for small businesses — yet it could not be more important as a company with a small, growing team.
"Today, whether you're running a startup for the first or second ti... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Overheard: How the energy tech ecosystem will evolve and the role of Houston innovators | The energy technology and innovation ecosystem is comprised of stakeholders across the industry — from the academic institutions that house researchers in the field and the entrepreneurs with the big ideas to the venture backers who fund th... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Houston expert: Three steps community organizations can take to close the digital divide | The pandemic has had a devastating impact on low-income communities. On top of job losses and a greater risk of exposure to COVID-19, people in disadvantaged neighborhoods face another significant hurdle: access to technology.
In communitie... |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Texas winery taps Houston tech company for innovative AR experience | The Lone Star State is home to a vibrant and innovative wine scene, but, just like most hospitality businesses, winemakers missed the opportunity to engage with their patrons amid the pandemic. With a new idea of how to engage its customers... |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Photos: Here's a sneak peek at The Ion Houston's construction progress | The Ion Houston is expected to open its doors this year, and the building's exterior is close to completion. Now, the construction team is focusing on interiors and then tenant build outs.
The 270,000-square-foot coworking and innovation hu... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Unique Houston-based venture studio looks to double portfolio in 2021 | Lauren Bahorich is in the business of supporting businesses. In February 2020, she launched Cloudbreak Enterprises — B-to-B SaaS-focused, early-stage venture studio — with plans to onboard, invest in, and support around three new scalable c... |
| Nov 30, 2020 | Deeply Rooted In Its Maverick Past, Texas Wine Heads Toward An Innovative Future | Fall Creek Vineyards, a Texas wine pioneer, keeps breaking barriers with its award-winning wines.Courtesy of Fall Creek Vineyards |
