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| 18.06.2025 | Unlocking Your Potential: Affordable Pathways to Tech Mastery and Business Success | In today's fast-paced world, skills are currency. The tech landscape is evolving, and with it, the demand for proficient developers and savvy entrepreneurs. The good news? You don’t need a fortune to invest in your future. Two standout oppo... |
| 18.06.2025 | Transform Your Productivity with Affordable Software Solutions | In the fast-paced world of business, time is money. Entrepreneurs often find themselves juggling multiple tasks, from managing emails to creating presentations. The average entrepreneur clocks in over 52 hours a week, as reported by Shopify... |
| 13.06.2025 | Use This AI-Powered Platform to Turn Your Side Hustle into a Scalable Business Turn a side hustle into something sustainable with Sellful's ERP White Label plan. | Data from a survey done by Self Financial found that 45% of people have a side hustle in addition to holding a full-time position. From online reselling to freelance design or copywriting work, there are numerous opportunities that one coul... |
| 26.03.2025 | The New Reality of Independence: Young Adults and the Loneliness of Living Alone | In the modern landscape of adulthood, living alone has become a rite of passage. Yet, this journey often leads to unexpected loneliness. As young adults step into their own spaces, they find freedom, but also isolation. The transition from ... |
| 25.03.2025 | 50% of parents financially support adult children, report finds. Here’s how much it costs them | For the first time, the share of parents financially supporting a child older than 18 reached 50%, according to a new report.
Parents now spend about $1,474 a month, on average, on their adult children — a three-year high.
To get by these d... |
| 05.02.2025 | Centerseat Secures $2.7M in Seed Funding to Innovate AI-Driven Physical Security Compliance | Centerseat.ai, a pioneering leader in the field of physical security compliance, today announced the successful completion of a $2.7 million seed funding round. The investment was led by Silverton Partners, with contributions from well-rega... |
| 17.01.2025 | Building Better Futures: How Loqbox is Redefining Credit for the Underserved Entrepreneurship is about solving problems, and for Tom Eyre and Gregor Mowat, the problem was clear: too many people were ... | Co-founders Tom Eyre and Gregor Mowat of Bristol based Loqbox, share the highs, lows, and hard-earned lessons from scaling the UK's leading credit-building platform. Through Loqbox, they've built a sustainable business that empowers users t... |
| 30.04.2024 | ManorLane Launches Landlord and HOA Review Platform for Renters & Tenants | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, April 30, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ManorLane, a cutting-edge platform designed to empower tenants through landlord ratings and review channels, makes its debut today. The much-anticipated website ... |
| 13.04.2024 | INCRMNTAL launches Explorer using causal AI | INCRMNTAL, the global leader in incrementality measurement, has unveiled Explorer, a groundbreaking marketing attribution platform leveraging Causal AI. Traditional attribution methods, like last-click attribution, have faltered due to the ... |
| 06.03.2024 | Self Financial Awarded on Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers 2024 List | - |
| 17.09.2023 | The 10 least expensive states to own a home | The average American homeowner spends $623,290 on the expenses of owning a home. The Good Brigade/Getty Images
The average American pays $623,290 over the time of owning a home, fintech company Self found. Taxes, household repairs, and home... |
| 10.07.2023 | 5 Financial Tips For College Students To Follow Before Moving Into Their Dorms | Young man moving into dormitory on college campusgetty |
| 06.07.2023 | Self Credit Card Review 2023 | JUMP TO Section
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| 25.04.2023 | Self Credit Builder Review 2023: Build Credit and Savings | Self, formerly known as Self Lender, offers a way to build credit for those with a non-existent or low credit score. Since its creation in 2015, Self has helped more than 2 million customers build their credit. Building from a low credit sc... |
| 28.12.2022 | How To Make Your Money Go Farther In 2023 | A pedestrian walks past a grocery store window showing advertisements in Queens, New York, the ... [+] United States on Dec. 23, 2022. The U.S. personal consumption expenditures PCE price index in November grew 0.1 percent month on month, l... |
| 30.06.2022 | Apple TV+ leans into quality, Prime Video tries to reset, and Disney+ stays the course | The news: Apple TV+’s strategy to focus on quality over quantity appears to be paying off.
When it comes to high-quality content, Apple TV+ has won the streaming crown for the second consecutive year, with the greatest average review score ... |
| 24.03.2022 | Millennials have aged into the housing market at the worst possible time | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.
Millennials are ready to become homeowners, but the demographic has aged into the market at the worst poss... |
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| 30.09.2021 | Social Entrepreneur’s Goal: Credit-Building For The Rest Of Us | Back in 2013, when James Garvey and his new wife took a long trip overseas, he set up his bills on autopay. Only, he forgot about one of his credit cards. As a result, his payment was two months late—and it tanked his credit score. So, he w... |
| 20.09.2021 | Self Financial Raises $50M in Series E Funding | Self Financial, an Austin, Texas-based fintech company that enables consumers to build credit and savings, raised $50m in Series E financing.
The round, which brings total funding raised to date to $127m, was led by Altos Ventures with part... |
| 18.09.2021 | Daily funding roundup - September 18th, 2021 | Francis Medical raised $55M; CodeSignal landed $50M; Ketch secured $23M; Roboflow picks up $20M
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| 17.09.2021 | Self Financial Raises $50 Million in Funding | Self Financial announced it has raised $50 million in additional funding. |
| 17.09.2021 | Daily funding roundup - September 17th, 2021 | Francis Medical raised $55M; CodeSignal landed $50M; Ketch secured $23M; Roboflow picks up $20M
Whatnot: Whatnot is a L.A.-based startup that hosts live-streamed video sales and auctions of Pokemon cards and other collectibles. Whatnot has ... |
| 16.09.2021 | Credit builder Self Financial raises $50M Series E | Self Financial, the fintech aimed at helping sub-prime consumers build credit and savings, announced Thursday its raised a $50 million Series E led by Altos Ventures, according to a release.
The company said it will use the funding to conti... |
| 16.09.2021 | Self Financial Raises $50M in Series E Funding Led by Altos Ventures | Austin, Texas, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Self Financial, a leading fintech company that enables consumers to build credit and savings, today announced a $50 million Series E financing led by Altos Ventures with participation from M... |
| 16.09.2021 | Goldman Sachs dives into fintech’s latest trend with GreenSky | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Goldman Sachs’ push into consumer banking is endlessly fascinating.
The banking giant was not a h... |
| 16.09.2021 | Self Financial raises $50M to help the subprime consumer build credit and savings at the same time | Self Financial, a fintech company that aims to help consumers build credit and savings at the same time, announced today it has raised $50 million in Series E funding.
Altos Ventures led the financing, which also included participation from... |
| 16.09.2021 | Goldman Sachs dives into fintech’s latest trend with GreenSky | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 16.09.2021 | Purpose-driven fintech startup Self Financial raises $50M in funding to let consumers build credit and savings | The FinTech industry is changing the face of finance and banking. Unlike in the past when companies only care about making profits, a new generation of leaders and a thriving ecosystem of startups are unlocking new possibilities to make bro... |
| 30.06.2021 | Nominate now: InnovationMap announces inaugural Houston innovation awards | Calling all Houston innovators — now is your time to shine.
InnovationMap and its partner, Houston-based Techwave, a global IT services and solutions provider, are pleased to present an inaugural set of awards honoring Houston's innovators ... |
| 18.06.2021 | 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... |
| 18.06.2021 | 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... |
| 27.05.2021 | 16 Smart Steps To Take When You Receive An Unexpected Financial Windfall | getty |
| 13.05.2021 | 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... |
| 11.05.2021 | Global accelerator announces 5 startups to its Houston cohort | Five Houston companies have been tapped to participate in a Houston-based, early-stage startup accelerator with a national presence.
The accelerator, gBETA, selected the five Houston companies out of over 85 applicants. The cohort represent... |
| 10.05.2021 | Energy giant makes Houston sole headquarters in massive move | Power player NRG Energy is laser focused on Houston. The Bayou City will be the energy giant's new sole headquarters; the company will no longer split between Houston and Princeton, New Jersey.
The move to a single headquarters simplifies b... |
| 07.05.2021 | 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... |
| 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... |
| 06.05.2021 | 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 ... |
| 05.05.2021 | 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.... |
| 05.05.2021 | 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... |
| 04.05.2021 | 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... |
| 04.05.2021 | 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... |
| 28.04.2021 | 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... |
| 28.04.2021 | 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 ... |
| 27.04.2021 | 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... |
| 21.04.2021 | 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... |
| 21.04.2021 | 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... |
| 21.04.2021 | 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... |
| 20.04.2021 | 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... |
| 20.04.2021 | 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... |
| 19.04.2021 | 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... |
| 19.04.2021 | 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... |
| 19.04.2021 | 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.... |
| 16.04.2021 | 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 ... |
| 15.04.2021 | 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... |
| 14.04.2021 | 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... |
| 14.04.2021 | 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'... |
| 14.04.2021 | 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... |
| 13.04.2021 | 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... |
| 09.04.2021 | 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 on the challenges of spac... |
| 09.04.2021 | Houston health center working with new study that uses app to track long-term COVID-19 effects | Aided by technology, medical sleuths at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are tracking the long-term effects of COVID-19 as part of a national study.
At the heart of the study is an app that allows patients who have s... |
| 31.03.2021 | 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... |
| 31.03.2021 | 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... |
| 31.03.2021 | 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... |
| 30.03.2021 | 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... |
| 30.03.2021 | 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... |
| 30.03.2021 | 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 ... |
| 29.03.2021 | 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... |
| 29.03.2021 | 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... |
| 25.03.2021 | 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... |
| 25.03.2021 | 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 ... |
| 24.03.2021 | 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... |
| 24.03.2021 | 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 ... |
| 24.03.2021 | 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... |
| 19.03.2021 | 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... |
| 19.03.2021 | Houston energy startup acquired by growing tech company | February's massive winter weather disaster underscored the fragile availability and volatile cost of electricity in the Houston area and throughout Texas. Just a month after the calamity, a Washington, D.C.-based company has scooped up Hous... |
| 19.03.2021 | Investors have piled a record $57 billion into US stocks over the past week amid inflation-fueled volatility | Traders and clerks at the CME Group toss confetti to celebrate the final trading session of the year December 31, 2010 Scott Olson/Getty Images
Investors pumped $US56.76 ($73) billion into US equities in the week that ended March 17.
ETF in... |
| 19.03.2021 | Investors have piled a record $57 billion into US stocks over the past week amid inflation-fueled volatility | Investors pumped $56.76 billion into US equities in the week that ended March 17.
ETF inflows also jumped to $2.91 billion after seeing outflows of $1.37 billion the week prior.
Inflation concerns didn't seem to slow down investors' appetit... |
| 18.03.2021 | 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... |
| 18.03.2021 | Google to invest $50M in Texas and shares new details on its upcoming Houston office | Mark it on your calendars: In May, Google is expected to complete the buildout of its first office in Houston.
Google will occupy one floor totaling 11,000 square feet in the One Buffalo Heights building at 3663 Washington Ave. The tech gia... |
| 18.03.2021 | The Ion Houston names new partner, growing startup names new CTO, and more local innovation news | It's been a busy week with virtual SXSW, spring break, and more. For this reason, some of Houston's innovation news may have fallen through some of the cracks.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation, a Houston startup gr... |
| 17.03.2021 | Tech exec shares how she's excited to 'make a splash' in Houston with recent expansion | When Rachel Moncton decided she wanted to move back to the United States after years of growing consumer tech company ClassPass internationally, she had no clue where she was going to end up.
The current vice president of marketing had serv... |
| 17.03.2021 | 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... |
| 17.03.2021 | 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... |
| 17.03.2021 | 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... |
| 16.03.2021 | 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... |
| 16.03.2021 | 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... |
| 16.03.2021 | 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... |
| 15.03.2021 | 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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| 15.03.2021 | 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... |
| 12.03.2021 | 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... |
| 12.03.2021 | 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 ... |
| 12.03.2021 | 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... |
| 11.03.2021 | 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 ... |
| 11.03.2021 | Houston experts: Diversity is key to venture capital success | Venture capital firms across the board have a goal of driving a return on their investments, but getting a good ROI and factoring in diversity and inclusion into the equation are not mutually exclusive.
In fact, on a panel at the HX Venture... |
| 11.03.2021 | 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... |
| 10.03.2021 | 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... |
| 10.03.2021 | 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... |
| 10.03.2021 | 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... |
