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| Jan 11, 2024 | Key business marketing tips to take from top social media creators, according to these Houston researchers | Influencer marketing is booming, with companies allocating 10 to 25 percent of their advertising budgets to influencer-led strategies. Between 2016 and 2020, the number of sponsored posts rose from 1.26 million to 6.12 million, and overall ... |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Houston-based HPE to acquire cloud infrastructure co. in $14B deal | Hewlett Packard Enterprise is buying Juniper Networks in an all-cash deal valued at about $14 billion, which is anticipated to double HPE's networking business.
Shares of both companies rose before the market open on Wednesday. A Wall Stree... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Houston innovator: Why we need to protect the individual inventor | In 2011, Congress passed The America Invents Act, which created an administrative pathway for challenging the validity of patents. This allowed an opportunity to bypass our courts and get non-judges to determine whether an already issued pa... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Houston rocket tech company partners with NASA on critical testing | A Houston-headquartered space tech company that's working on technology to enable hypersonic travel has announced a partnership with NASA to test its tech.
Venus Aerospace has partnered with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | How this Houston innovator plans on revolutionizing AI on a global scale | It’s taken people some time, but most of society is finally doing a collective 180-degree flip on its once guarded view of artificial intelligence in favor of being open to the idea that it can help humankind in a myriad of positive ways.
T... |
| Sep 14, 2021 | For America’s Inventors, It’s been a Decade of Stolen Dreams | “The PTAB was sold to Congress as an easier, faster, and fair alternative to litigation for patent disputes, However, what it became instead was a powerful tool that a large infringer could use to challenge the validity of any small invento... |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Activist Supreme Court Sides with Big Tech on Patent Invalidation Board | The U.S. patent system used to be a gold standard that offered equal opportunity to ordinary citizens to compete in the marketplace based on the merit of their ideas. Today’s decision marks another in a string of decisions by the U.S. Supre... |
| Feb 8, 2021 | Startups and Advocates Keep a Hopeful Eye on Biden’s Pick to Run the US Patent Office | After seven years trying to make it as an entrepreneur, Josh Malone's dreams and savings were running dry. With a growing family, urgency was mounting for his return to the safety and stability of corporate life. Desperate for a final crack... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events online in February | February may be the shortest month, but it's jam-packed with online innovation and startup events that Houston innovators need to know about.
Here's a roundup of virtual events not to miss this month — from workshops and webinars to summits... |
| Jan 11, 2021 | 3 female 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 female innovators across industries — from energy tech to business entrepreneurship.
Nicole Rogers, senior vice president at Validere
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| Jan 5, 2021 | City of Houston launches online registration for free COVID vaccinations | Since COVID-19 vaccinations arrived in Houston, locals have been clamoring for the inoculations. Now, the City of Houston has made it easier for those at highest risk to receive the injections.
The Houston Health Department launched online ... |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 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 2020 in review roundups, innovators to know, and more.
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| Dec 24, 2020 | This Houston airport is the best in the U.S. according to the TSA | While this has been a harrowing and surreal year for the airline industry due to the global pandemic, one local mainstay has soared. Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport has been named 2020 Airport of the Year by the Transportatio... |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Texas expert: Coworking in Houston isn't going away — it's evolving | Before the pandemic, Houston coworking demand mirrored that of the rest of the country: shared space was booming, new operators were opening up. Demand was growing in Houston, as it was in other markets.
When the pandemic arrived in Houston... |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Texas expert: What does the future of remote work look like? | Since the start of the pandemic, the idea that this event will change the way we live and work now and, in the future, has been a on the minds of everyone.
It's true that remote work has become a mainstay of day-to-day operations, and now t... |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Here's how Houston researchers are doing their work amid COVID-19 | As far as COVID-19 goes, Level 1 is the worst threat level. Harris County remains at Level 1, or "Severe Threat" for infection of the novel coronavirus. Yet, as they say in the theater, "The show must go on!" And for the... |
| Dec 3, 2020 | Houston blockchain startup to collaborate to increase supply chain transparency | More than two-thirds of the country's consumers have been reported saying that a business's social reputation will influence their buying decisions. A Houston blockchain startup has teamed up with another company to increase transparency.
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| Nov 30, 2020 | Houston startup closes $5M seed round led by Austin VC | It's payday for a Houston startup that is housed out of the new Halliburton Labs. Nanotech Inc., which material science for fire-proofing and insulation, has announced the close of its $5 million seed round.
According to NanoTech's news rel... |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Rice research: Do leaders with distinctive names run distinctive businesses? | You probably know the names Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Bob Johnson. But how about DeShuna Spencer? She's the founder and CEO of the online streaming platform KweliTV. The platform's broad array of movies, news and other programming features... |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Houston workers heading back to office at second-highest rate in U.S., study shows | So much for that everybody-working-from-home thing. New data shows Houston workers have headed back to the office in greater numbers than workers in eight other major U.S. metros.
Figures from Kastle Systems, a provider of security services... |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Houston entrepreneur's mobile platform brings gains to small restaurant chains | Food is the way to a Houstonian's heart. With critically-acclaimed cuisine and an abundance of diversity, Houston is the South's culinary pride. COVID-19 has now stirred uncertainty in a once definitive piece of the city's culture, and rest... |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Houston blockchain startup partners with software company for COVID-19 test kit tracking | A Houston-based blockchain network developer has established a partnership with an Austin-based developer to track and trace COVID-19 test kits.
Topl and Media Sourcery Inc. announced this week that they are teaming up to jointly develop an... |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Houston named top city for female entrepreneurs, 2 local startups collaborate, and more innovation news | Houston's innovation ecosystem has been booming with news, and it's likely some might have fallen through the cracks.
For this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation, Houston is recognized for its female-friendly business commun... |
| Aug 18, 2020 | New leadership assessment platform developed in Houston helps nurture top talent | What if executive training and professional development didn't just reach the C-suite? A business management company is tapping into tech to bring quality leadership assessments and coaching to all levels with its latest product.
CDR Assess... |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Innovation leader shares more on what Houstonians can expect from the HTX TechList | When Serafina Lalany first visited Houston, she didn't want to leave. So, she didn't.
Lalany first came to Houston 2017 by way of Austin for SXSW — at the time she was living in Boston working in the biotech space. She kept meeting interest... |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Rice University research: Collaboration with the community can be key to success | In Pittsburgh, a coalition of 100 community groups brokered a deal with developers of the Pittsburgh Penguins ice hockey team for $8.3 million in neighborhood improvements. In Oakland, California, developers of an $800 million high-tech com... |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Tech startup lands in Houston to help space support services take off | A Virginia-based space company startup focusing on developing small and inexpensive satellites is making an out-of-this-world entrance in the Houston commercial innovation space.
SCOUT has been selected as part of the 2020 MassChallange's T... |
| Jul 15, 2020 | New product sold in Houston gets EPA approval as eco-friendly, coronavirus-killing car cleaner | With the onset of COVID-19, the public is more aware than ever of cross-contamination, which extends from your home to your business to your car, and beyond.
NuVinAir announced that its latest product, ReKlenz-X, has gotten approval from th... |
| Jul 6, 2020 | Houston researchers find new eco-friendly way to preserve produce | Hunger impacts over 800 million people worldwide, leaving nearly 10 percent of the population suffering from chronic undernourishment. The distressing reality of food shortages co-exists in a world where 1.3 billion tons of food — nearly a ... |
| Jun 15, 2020 | NASA names new leader to Houston-based human space flight arm | NASA has named its new head of human space flight — a department based out of Houston's Johnson Space Center.
Kathy Lueders, formerly the commercial crew program manager, has been named associate administrator of the Human Exploration and O... |
| May 26, 2020 | Houston expert shares tip for developing a circular economy within your company's tech | Many organizations are interested in building a circular economy into their business model but aren't sure what steps to take to achieve this goal. I've worked in the technology industry for over 20 years, helping customers across all indus... |
| May 18, 2020 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | As another week begins, there's a few people you should know within the business and innovation world of Houston.
This week's Houston innovators to know includes a quick-thinking business school dean leading a college virtually, a public re... |
| Apr 21, 2020 | University of Houston looks at how to navigate which ongoing research is considered essential | Many researchers have begun to work from home due to the novel COVID-19 pandemic, and only essential personnel are allowed to work on university campuses. For a researcher, what is considered "essential personnel"? Isn't all resea... |
| Feb 4, 2020 | AI-powered oil and gas startup secures $15 million from Houston VC firms in its series B | It's payday for Ambyint. The Canadian startup, which has an office in Houston, has closed its $15 million series B funding round with support from local investors.
Houston-based Cottonwood Venture Partners led the round, and Houston-based M... |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Houston pipeline heirs strike it rich as wealthiest family in Texas | Missouri has the Busches. Nebraska has the Buffetts. New York has the Hearsts. These are among the best-known wealthy families in the U.S.
Lesser-known nationally but well-known in Texas is the Duncan family of Houston, identified by Family... |
| Aug 6, 2019 | Tech companies need flexible and personalized workplaces to stay competitive, according to this Houston interior design expert | Nowhere is the rapid pace of change more apparent than in the tech sector. Fierce competition for talent, an evolving regulatory environment, and mounting privacy and data security challenges confront both well-established tech leaders and ... |
| Aug 6, 2019 | 5 emerging tech startups in Houston to keep an eye on | When it comes to Houston's tech startups, it's as diverse as Houston's population. There are software-as-a-service companies, new mobile technology, and even virtual reality startups that all call Houston home.
Here's a roundup of these Hou... |
| Aug 1, 2019 | Houston ranks high on lists for startup ecosystems and economic growth potential | The number four appears to be a sign of good fortune for Houston.
A new ranking from Business Facilities magazine places Bayou City at No. 4 for economic growth potential among large metro areas and at No. 4 for the country's best startup e... |
| Jul 29, 2019 | Global space startup and innovation connector opens Houston branch | It's almost an understatement to say that Houston's space economy is taking off like a rocket.
On May 28, four companies in the Houston area — Axiom Space Inc., Boeing Co., KBRwyle, and NanoRacks LLC — were tasked with helping chart NASA's ... |
| Jul 15, 2019 | Houston sees massive growth in startup venture capital investments | When it comes to startup funding, Texas saw only a small jump in startup investments made, according to Crunchbase. However, when you look at funds coming into Houston companies, the Bayou City's numbers soared.
Houston raked in $251 millio... |
| Jul 12, 2019 | 3 ways University of Houston researchers are innovating brain treatments and technologies | While a lot of scientists and researchers have long been scratching their heads over complicated brain functionality challenges, these three University of Houston researchers have made crucial discoveries in their research.
From dissecting ... |
| Jul 1, 2019 | Leading Houston healthcare executive named one of America's top CEOs | Houston-based MD Anderson regularly garners praise for its breakthrough cancer treatments. Now, its leader is garnering attention as one of the country's top CEOs.
Dr. Peter Pisters, who's been president of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Hous... |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Hospitality startup adds a new luxe approach to Houston's apartment rental market | In 2018, Houston set a new tourism record with 22.3 million visitors to the city. That same year, Sébastien Long was finishing his Cambridge thesis on home-sharing companies like Airbnb and falling in love with a classmate. When the couple ... |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Houston STEM high school declared top of the class by U.S. News & World Report | Three Houston high schools deserve a tip of the cap (or mortarboard) after earning marks for excellence. On June 12, U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best U.S. High Schools by metro area, ranking the top public schools in ea... |
| Jun 12, 2019 | TMCx companies plant Houston roots with pilots, partnerships, and more | At the conclusion of TMCx's recent Digital Health cohort — the most international group to date — there was only one Houston company among the 19. However, most of that group have developed a presence in Houston throughout the program.
Besi... |
| Jun 12, 2019 | Houston entrepreneur pivots from DNA dating to a compatibility program for couples | As Brittany Barreto was developing and promoting her DNA-based dating app, Pheramor, that can establish compatibility in prospective couples using a certain string of genetics, she made some couples very jealous. While not single, they want... |
| Jun 5, 2019 | Tenavox leader on expanding in Texas and LGBTQ representation within innovation | After founding her second startup, Marissa Limsiaco thought that would be her last.
But years later, Limsiaco, a U.S. Army veteran with three degrees under her belt, was pulled back into the entrepreneurship world by Tenavox, a commercial r... |
| May 21, 2019 | Houston startup is using technology to connect parents to local summer programs for their children | Tudor Palaghita and his sister Ana are both parents and both busy professionals. And both used the same word when it came to finding camps to help their kids pass the long, steamy summer: painful.
"We're working parents, we're strapped... |
| May 16, 2019 | Houston named the No. 2 city for STEM jobs | Sure, Houston can boast that it's the Energy Capital of the World. That's undisputed. However, Houston also is making strides in the wider range of STEM fields — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
A new study from the Americ... |
| May 3, 2019 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: It was a busy week for InnovationMap readers. Several articles trended all week long — from the Texas Medical Center's big announcement to this month's list of innovation events you can't miss. Here's what all our readers wer... |
| Apr 19, 2019 | New report lands Texas among 10 worst states for the environment | Everything is bigger in Texas, even the negative impact it has on the environment, a new study finds.
Ahead of Earth Day (April 22), personal finance site WalletHub analyzed all 50 states, looking at 27 metrics across three categories: envi... |
| Apr 8, 2019 | Rice University startup competition awards record $2.9 million in prizes | On Saturday, over 20 organizations were prepared to write checks to entrepreneurs competing in the Rice Business Plan Competition, but the largest and richest student business plan competition doled out almost double what it initially inten... |
| Apr 4, 2019 | Why it's important for Texas startups to get funding within the Lone Star State | When you set out to disrupt a long-standing industry, one of the most important aspects is figuring out where you are going to get the money. Odds are, you are going to be OK with breaking the mold on other traditional practices such as for... |
| Apr 3, 2019 | A CEO's message: From humble beginnings, our company has grown up | Last week, the son of a good friend came up to our office. It had been a couple of years since I had seen him, so I still envisioned that he would be an 18-year-old high-school kid. But, when he walked in the room, I did a double-take, as h... |
| Mar 29, 2019 | Here's how Houston and Texas rank for tech job growth in the U.S. | Since 2010, Houston has seen an influx of over 16,800 tech-related jobs added to the workforce, which now includes an estimated 227,788 workers. Both Houston and Texas' tech workers are now estimated to represent over 7 percent of the total... |
| Mar 20, 2019 | UT coding camp emerges in Houston as the city grows its tech and innovation ecosystem | As Houston's innovation ecosystem grows, the need for tech talent grows too. It's why the University of Texas and workforce accelerator Trilogy Education decided to bring a series of coding boot camps designed to teach Houstonians the skill... |
| Mar 4, 2019 | Rice University announces the 42 teams competing for over $1.5 million in its student startup contest | One of the world's largest startup competitions just got larger. Rice University revealed the 42 student-led teams from around the world that will be competing for more than $1.5 million in prizes this spring. Of the 42, two are from Housto... |
| Feb 13, 2019 | Expanding fintech company bets on Houston for second office | Usually, getting stuck with the bill isn't a good situation to be in, but this is different. Houston just scored the second office of Bill.com, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based business software company. The company decided on Houston because of w... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Houston homeowners first in Texas to showcase Zillow's new cash offer homebuying program | Local car owners looking to rid themselves of their ride know the no-hassle ease that CarMax and TrueAuto offer. But what about those looking to quickly unload their home? Fortunately, a new service has made it easier for homeowners to scor... |
| Jan 18, 2019 | Houston named a top city for minority entrepreneur success | Houston reigns as the top major metro area in Texas for successful minority entrepreneurs, a new study shows.
The Houston area ranks No. 11 in the study, done by lending marketplace LendingTree, with Dallas-Fort Worth at No. 17, Austin at N... |
| Jan 3, 2019 | TxDOT asks Houstonians for input on rail projects | The Texas Department of Transportation is updating a document called the Texas Rail Plan and is seeking input from the public.
The update is designed to reflect the latest rail project priorities and fulfill eligibility requirements for fed... |
| Nov 27, 2018 | Houston DNA-based dating app expands nationwide, launches next funding round | Houston singles can find their perfect match — even if it's someone across the country. Houston-based Pheramor — a DNA-based dating app — is available for download in every state.
Brittany Barreto, Pheramor's co-founder and CEO, has a PhD i... |
