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| Jun 14, 2021 | Houston small biz tech platform raises $21M series B | A tech company focused on supporting and growing startups and small businesses has reached its own next big growth milestone this week.
Machine learning-enabled small business support company Hello Alice, founded in Houston with a large pre... |
| Jun 14, 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 two local innovators, as well as one honorary Houstonian, across industries — energy, manufacturing, and more — recently making headl... |
| 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 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,... |
| Apr 23, 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 luxury car dealership that a... |
| 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 sty... |
| 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 | 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.
Roboz... |
| 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 ... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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, Green... |
| 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 orga... |
| 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 softwar... |
| Mar 16, 2021 | How Houston small businesses can stand out when competing for in-demand talent | As the economic recovery gears up, small business owners increasingly need to hire and retain the best talent available in their industry. The challenge for small- and medium-sized business owners is how to compete with large corporations t... |
| 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 t... |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Panel: How ESG is affecting the energy transition | 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 t... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 15, 2021 | New report shows what industries in Houston are attracting the most venture capital investment | According to a recently released report, a few key industries in Houston have attracted the bulk of the city's venture capital investment dollars.
The Houston Tech Report by the Greater Houston Partnership and Houston Exponential has r... |
| 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 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 innovati... |
| Mar 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, a guest column about pitching ... |
| 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... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Expert: Texas must grow its solar infrastructure to prevent more weather-related power outages | As Texans begin to recover from last month's once-in-a-century winter storm, many wonder how the state — an icon of the oil and gas industry and home to Houston, "the energy capital of the world" — was thrust into darkness fo... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | New app gives good shot at finding COVID-19 vaccination in Houston | Are you frustrated by the hoops you're jumping through to get a COVID-19 vaccination? The GoodRx drug-price-comparison app has stepped in to help.
GoodRx just rolled out a guide so you can learn about the COVID-19 vaccine, track its av... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Houston makes top 10 list for major metros based on startup growth | Houston is a bustling hub for startup activity — and the numbers don't lie.
A new ranking from real estate investment marketplace Roofstock places Houston at No. 10 among the major U.S. metro areas with the highest rates of startup for... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Houston venture capitalist says it's time for more women in VC | In all the turmoil of 2020, Samantha Lewis had at least one silver lining. The former director of Goose Capital transitioned into her new position as principal at Mercury Fund.
However fortunate she feels to have her new position, she share... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Rice Alliance event identifies 4 most-promising energy tech companies at CERAWeek | Wondering what energy tech companies you should keep an eye on? Wonder no more.
As a part of 2021 CERAWeek by IHS Markit, the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship hosted a virtual pitch competition today featuring 20 companies ... |
| Mar 2, 2021 | What Houston startup founders looking for funding need to know about working with VCs | I have had the incredible opportunity to work with New Stack Ventures as a venture fellow, and after sourcing investment opportunities, shadowing calls with founders, and even leading a couple calls of my own, I have learned a few lessons t... |
| Mar 2, 2021 | Rice Business Plan Competition names 2021 startups to compete for over $1M in prizes | After receiving applications from over 440 startups from around the world, the Rice Business Plan Competition has named 54 startups to compete in the 2021 event.
Touted as the world's largest and richest student startup competition, RB... |
| Mar 2, 2021 | Deloitte names new Houston-based O&G leader with focus on innovation and inclusion | Amy Chronis has had a big year. First, she took over as the Greater Houston Partnership's 2021 chair. And on February 25 she was named a vice chairman of Deloitte LLP and leader of its oil, gas, and chemicals sector.
In her new role, C... |
| Mar 1, 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 recently making headlines — from resilience technology to energy innovation.
Richard Seline, co-fou... |
| Mar 1, 2021 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events online in March | March marks a full year of attending online events — from Zoom panels to virtual conferences. But, the shows must go on with another month full of online innovation and startup events that Houston innovators need to know about.
Here's ... |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Here's when Houston can expect the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine | Texas can expect to receive the first 200,000 doses of the coveted Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week. The company announced that it has started the rollout process on March 1 — after the FDA approved its Emergency Use Authori... |
| Feb 26, 2021 | Rice University develops 2 new innovative tools to detect COVID-19 | Rice University is once again spearheading research and solutions in the ongoing battle with COVID-19. The university announced two developing innovations: a "real-time sensor" to detect the virus and a cellphone tool that can det... |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Now's the time to find innovation opportunities in a trustless world, says this Houston expert | Hidden beneath all the recent events in the technology work, stock market, political landscape, and most of the social problems we see today lies one underlying trend. A trend so powerful that it's causing disruption in nearly every in... |
| Feb 25, 2021 | These 3 Houston researchers are revolutionizing health science innovation | 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, a couple local scienti... |
| Feb 24, 2021 | UH launches online MBA, plus six new digital degree programs | The University of Houston's C. T. Bauer College of Business announced this month that it will begin offering fully online Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Business Administration programs in the upcoming fall semester.... |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Expert says Houston is the prime spot for creating and testing game-changing resilience solutions | The city of Houston, along the rest of the Lone Star State, has been hit from every direction — pandemics, hurricanes, winter storms, and more.
"We're just whipsawed," says Richard Seline, co-founder at the Houston-based Resi... |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Houston company receives FDA approval for tech that uses sound to blast away cellulite | Soliton, a Houston-based technology company, is using audio pulses to make waves in the med-aesthetic industry.
The company, which is licensed from the University of Texas on behalf of MD Anderson, announced that it had received FDA approva... |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Houston expert: Winter storm Uri's devastation should be a reminder to prioritize innovative energy solutions | Texas has landed itself in the middle of a fierce debate following what's been considered one of the worst winter storm in recent history for the state.
Uri wreaked havoc as it rolled through regions that were wholly unprepared for the... |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Overheard: Houston health care experts sound off on how tech and COVID-19 have affected the industry | There has been an undeniable paradigm shift in the health care industry due to COVID-19 as well as the growth of technology. A group of professionals sat down to discuss what in particular has changed for the industry as a whole as well as ... |
| Feb 22, 2021 | 4 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 four innovators across industries recently making headlines — from space tech to startup development organizations.
Dorit Donoviel, di... |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Tech company to grant funds to Houston-area BIPOC small business owners | Comcast, the telecom, media, and entertainment conglomerate, is awarding $1 million in grants to small businesses in Houston owned by entrepreneurs who are Black, indigenous or people of color (BIPOC).
In all, 100 grants of $10,000 each wil... |
| Feb 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, why a tech company chose Houst... |
| Feb 18, 2021 | NASA and Johnson Space Center celebrate unprecedented Mars Perseverance landing | While Houston is in the depths of a historic freeze, some spacey locals are celebrating a major cosmic milestone. NASA — and Johnson Space Center, locally — are toasting the landing of Perseverance, the amiable roving vehicle, on Mars.
The ... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | The Ion's accelerators are working to bring out the best in Houston — from resiliency to diversity | When you look at the business accelerator programs offered at The Ion, a rising innovation hub in Midtown, you see Houston represented. From energy and space tech to resiliency and diversity, the four accelerators intentionally cover what H... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Pivotal new waterfront science lab set to cast off in The Medical Center | The first step of a pivotal new Medical Center district has been revealed. International real estate firm Hines and partner 2ML Real Estate Interests have unveiled the first look at the initial building at Levit Green.
This new, 53-acre lif... |
| Feb 16, 2021 | Houston expert: 4 misconceptions of university tech transfer offices | Beyond their education and research missions, universities across the nation have turned research discoveries into big business. In addition to protecting intellectual property from faculty discoveries, universities build and support startu... |
| Feb 16, 2021 | Early-stage accelerator names new Houston leader, opens applications for next cohort | Houston's gBETA accelerator announced new leadership in conjunction with opening enrollment for its latest cohort this week.
The early-stage program, which is a part of Wisconsin-based gener8tor, has named Anu Pansare as its new direct... |
| Feb 3, 2021 | Houston biotech startup announces merger and $10M series A | A Houston company has emerged from stealth mode to announce a merger and a round of financing.
Coya Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech startup that focuses on creating therapeutics for neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases, announce... |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Rice University competition to link veterans with NextSeed investors | Rice University's Business Veterans Association has helped military veteran raise more that $3.5 million in investments over the last seven years through it's annual pitch competition. And this year, the stakes are even higher.
Th... |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Local fund of funds to put a national spotlight on venture capital in Houston | The role of the HX Venture Fund is to pull out-of-Houston venture capital funds into the Houston innovation ecosystem — and the fund of funds is hoping to exactly that with an inaugural event next month.
Venture Houston, which is taking pla... |
| Dec 28, 2020 | Editor's Picks: Top 10 Houston startup feature stories of the year | Editor's note: As 2020 comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. This past year, InnovationMap featured profiles on dozens of these Houston startups — from blockchain and soft... |
| Dec 24, 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, Microsoft signing a lease... |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Here are the top 5 Houston startup venture capital deals in 2020 | Editor's note: As 2020 comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. When it came to the money raised in Houston, these five startups raised the most, according to reporting done ... |
| Nov 2, 2020 | University of Houston roars with massive $1.2 billion raised in new campaign | The University of Houston Cougars have a reason to roar this fall. The school has announced a massive fundraising feat of $1.2 billion for scholarships, professorships, facilities, and programs as part of the "Here, We Go" initiat... |
| Oct 30, 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 innovators to know, a cardiatric surgery robot, wi... |
| 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 cu... |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Houston construction software startup raises $10M in series A round | A growing startup that provides artificial intelligence-enabled verification software to the construction industry has announced the closing of a multimillion-dollar round.
Houston-based SiteAware announced last week that it's closed a... |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Houston tech companies have raised over $466M so far this year, new report finds | This year might be a wash for a lot of things, but according to a new fundraising report from Houston Exponential, the Bayou City has seen an increase in funding this year compared to 2019.
The HTX Funding Review found that Houston startups... |
| Jun 25, 2020 | Startup closes series A, Houston hospital taps into new tech, and more local 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, Deloitte is looking for tech companies to honor, a ... |
| May 26, 2020 | Houston startup raises $10M, A&M names TMC campus, and more innovation news | Houston's innovation ecosystem has been booming with news, and it's likely some might have fallen through the cracks. From a Texas university naming its burgeoning new campus to a Houston SaaS startup with fresh funds, here are so... |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Rice University launches online programming for entrepreneurs dealing with COVID-19 closures | Houston small businesses and startups have a long road of recovery ahead of them, and Rice University and some of its partners want to help local entrepreneurs prepare for it.
Rice University's Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing... |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Houston energy tech entrepreneur plans for growth following $15M series B raise | After years of having to educate potential customers about the game-changing technology that artificial intelligence can be, Alex Robart, CEO of Ambyint, says it's a different story nowadays.
"We're seeing our customers spend... |
| Jan 22, 2019 | Expert answers 5 common questions about change management | The times they are a changin' and with that comes managing everything from introducing new technology to hiring new senior-level leaders with innovation on the mind. Whether your company is introducing the former, the latter, or a comb... |