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| Jan 19, 2024 | Is Texas a top state for business? New reports find mixed results | Texas economic development boosters are crowing about a new top-in-the-nation ranking. But they’re probably frowning about a different business ranking that’s mediocre.
First, the good news.
Business Facilities magazine just named Texas the... |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Houston innovator's new book to help business leaders be 'authentically successful,' move past just inclusion | Denise Hamilton says she's been used to looking around and realizing she's the only woman or African American in the room, and for the past nine years, she's been providing resources and education to trailblazing women like her. Now, she wa... |
| Jan 18, 2024 | New leadership team named to organization advancing climate tech innovation from Texas college students | A collaborative initiative between several colleges and Greentown Labs has named its inaugural executive director.
David Pruner will lead the Texas Entrepreneurship Exchange for Energy, known as TEX-E, which is comprised of partners includi... |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Houston startup with next-gen farming tech calls for crowdfunding as it plans to grow | Whether it’s on Mars or at the kitchen table, entrepreneur Bart Womack wants to change what and how you eat.
But the CEO and founder of next-generation farming startup Eden Grow Systems is seeking crowdfunders to help feed the venture.
The ... |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Freshly funded startups, NASA-backed engine testing top this week's top Houston innovation stories | Editor's note:Welcome back for another roundup of top Houston innovation news from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup articles on InnovationMap included recent startup funding rounds, two new hires, and more.
These 9 Houst... |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Driverless semi-truck tech to launch between Houston and Dallas later this year | Kodiak Robotics is scaling up its driverless semi truck, which will initially carry cargo on a Houston-to-Dallas route that’s set to formally launch this year.
The most recent version of Kodiak’s truck debuted in Las Vegas at the recent 202... |
| 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 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 5, 2024 | Top funding rounds, events not to miss, and more trending Houston innovation news | Editor's note:It's officially the new year, and the end of the first week of 2024 — it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup articles on InnovationMap included events not to miss this... |
| Jan 4, 2024 | These 9 Houston startups start 2024 with fresh funding | Houston startups ended 2023 with a flurry of funding news — from several seeds and series As to series C rounds and extensions.
Here are nine Houston startups that secured funding in the fourth quarter of last year, according to reporting b... |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Houston small biz organization expands strategic partnerships | In alliance with their mission of supporting Houston small businesses the Small Business Administration Houston District Office has expanded its partnerships.
The Houston SBA has joined forces with various organizations across a 32-county f... |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Raising the roof: These were the top 5 investment rounds raised by Houston startups in 2023 | Editor's note: As 2023 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 by Innovat... |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Money moves: Most-read Houston innovation grant and gift news of 2023 | Editor's note: As the year comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. Money means a lot to startups and other innovative entities, and while startups are usually scouting venture capital... |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Editor's Picks: 7 favorite Houston Innovator Podcast episodes of 2023 | Editor's note: In 2023, I recorded 50 episodes of the Houston Innovators Podcast — a weekly discussion with a Houston innovator, startup founder, investor, and more. I've rounded up seven podcast episodes that stood out for me looking back ... |
| Dec 26, 2023 | 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 recently making headlines in Houston across biotech and medical device.
Moji Karimi, co-founder and CEO of ... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Startup secures $2.5M, SPAC deal close, and more trending Houston innovation news | 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 articles on InnovationMap included a recently closed funding round for an energy tech startu... |
| Dec 21, 2023 | City approves $5.5M investment for Houston flight school | Houston City Council approved Houston Airports to use $5.5 million from its Airport Improvement Fund to build the Texas Southern University Flight Academy at Ellington Airport.
The new facility will add to student learning with TSU’s aviati... |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Houston expert shares 5 HR trends to expect to see in 2024 | Several catchy names to common workplace issues surfaced in 2023, from “quiet quitting” and “quiet promotions” to “monk mode” and “coffee badging.” What came to the forefront of these conversations was employers need to take care of their p... |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Houston nonprofit accelerator receives grant funding to advance bioindustrial startups | A Houston-based nonprofit accelerator that works with early-stage synthetic biology startups has secured nearly $750,000 to support its mission.
First Bight Ventures' accelerator, BioWell, secured $741,925 of the $53 million doled out as a ... |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 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 recently making headlines in Houston across energy and space tech.
Samra Nawaz, CEO and co-founder of WellW... |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Feature focused: 5 most-read Houston lifestyle innovation stories of the year | Editor's note: As the year comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. In the lifestyle category on InnovationMap, top stories included features on Houston startups with consumer-facing a... |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Houston startup focused on cultivating the future workforce of the energy industry raises $2.5M seed funding | With $2.5 million in fresh funding, Digital Wildcatters is on its way to keep empowering the evolving energy workforce.
Digital Wildcatters, a Houston company that's providing a community for the next generation of energy professionals, has... |
| Dec 13, 2023 | How this Houston SaaS startup plans to scale with future of energy in mind | As much as she loves a good Excel spreadsheet, Samra Nawaz had just about had it with the convoluted — and not always completely accurate — process of building financial models within upstream oil and gas.
"Excel is generally a good to... |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Space tech unicorn opens new 22-acre HQ in the Houston Spaceport | The Houston Spaceport has officially celebrated the opening of another facility from a fast-growing space tech company.
Axiom Space has opened its new Assembly Integration and Test Building, which will be the new headquarters for the Housto... |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Proposed Texas high-speed Houston-Dallas rail lands $500K in federal funds | Amtrak and its partners will receive more than $2.1 billion in a federal program to improve existing routes and expand Amtrak service across the U.S.
That includes $500,000 from the Federal Railroad Administration awarded to the long-in-the... |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Customizable commercial condo concept expands to The Woodlands | An Austin-based company that provides ownable multi-use space is expanding in the Houston area.
XSpace has announced that it will break ground next year in The Woodlands and open near the intersection of Six Pines Drive and Lake Woodlands D... |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Houston medical robotics startup announces $42M series C | A Houston medical device company that's tapping into robotics technology for the operating room has just announced a major chunk of fresh funding.
EndoQuest Robotics Inc. announced that it has closed a $42 million series C to advance its ro... |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Houston expert: How to build startup runway in a choppy venture funding market | The venture funding market in 2023 has been very tough.
The number of rounds closing is significantly down from the 2022, and a record number of companies are raising. Overall VC fundraising is down, but great deals are getting funded well ... |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 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 recently making headlines in Houston across business, software, and digital health.
Peter Rodriguez, dean ... |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Houston energy startup wins Ion's annual showcase, pitch competition | The Ion hosted its annual startup pitch competition, and one company walked away with a win.
WellWorth, a financial modeling and analysis software-as-a-service company for the upstream energy sector, won the Houston Startup Showcase + Expo ... |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Rice University secures NSF support to look into Houston flooding | Houston will be the setting of a new three-year National Science Foundation-funded study that focuses on a phenomenon the city is quite familiar with: flooding.
Conducted by Rice University, the study will consider how "design strategi... |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Houston expert: How early tech exposure can prepare the future workforce | In our ever-evolving digital landscape, there's no better time to embrace technology than now. This is evident by a fascinating prediction from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: a whopping 100,000 tech-related jobs are projected in the n... |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Here's what Houston startups snagged fresh funding last quarter | With Houston's business and innovation community firmly in its final leg of 2023, it's time to look back on funding from the previous quarter.
While last quarter revealed a decline in VC funding in line with the rest of the country, per Pit... |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Expert: Houston's at a critical inflection point amid energy transition | In 1914, Winston Churchill faced a difficult decision. Over two decades before his first term as Prime Minister during World War 2, he oversaw the entire Royal Navy as First Lord of the Admiralty. Shipbuilding technology was rapidly evolvin... |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 6 ways Houston startups and small businesses can integrate AI, machine learning | In today's fast-paced and technologically driven world, artificial intelligence and machine learning have emerged as transformative technologies that hold immense potential for startups and small businesses. While AI was once perceived as t... |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Houston VR training startup wins $90M contract with Air Force, Space Force | HTX Labs has won a three-year, $90 million contract to provide immersive training capabilities for the Air Force and Space Force.
Under the new contract, which is set to end in September 2026, HTX Labs will supply immersive training technol... |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Houston innovation events, cell lab at UH opens, and more trending news | 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 the latest roundup of can't miss events, a unique new lab at ... |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from venture capital to manufacturing — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Tim Neal, CEO of... |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Houston caught slacking in Forbes study on best cities for remote workers | With many companies encouraging — or commanding — that remote workers return to the office in 2023, more and more Americans are seeking employment opportunities that will give them the freedom to work from elsewhere.
Houston is (remotely) c... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Houston robotics startup secures $2.1M contract extension with engineering tech co. | A Houston startup has just secured an extended contract with a major customer.
Webster-based Nauticus Robotics, a maker of autonomous oceangoing robots, has bulked up its current contract with Reston, Virginia-based Leidos in a $2.1 million... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Startup marketing: How Houston founders should approach their strategy | Until recently, the concept of marketing within the startup sphere was often equated solely with lead-generation. It's not entirely inaccurate to say that "marketing is lead-generation," as revenue generation is undeniably the end... |
| Aug 23, 2023 | Houston VC conference returns to prioritize decarbonization, curated connections | In two weeks, hundreds of investors, corporate partners, and startups will convene to tackle topics of decarbonization, innovation, and investment. The annual event is also prioritizing something this year — connections.
In its third year, ... |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Exclusive: New-to-Houston hardtech accelerator names local leader | An organization that promotes early-stage innovation within the hardtech space has named one of the founding entrepreneurs of Greentown Labs as its local Houston lead.
Activate named Jeremy Pitts as the Houston managing director this month.... |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Seattle biotech co. to move to Houston thanks to $13.3M grant from Texas organization | A biotech company has landed a more than $13 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
The nearly $13.3 million grant given to OncoResponse — which is relocating from Seattle to Houston, according to CPRIT's ... |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Houston named national hot spot for this tech career, says report | The Greater Houston area ranks as one of the hot spots in the country for an in-demand area of tech expertise.
A new report from career website LinkedIn looks at an array of career categories exhibiting the highest year-over-year growth rat... |
| Feb 10, 2021 | This Houston suburb is the newest COVID-19 vaccine hub in the region | A major Houston suburb is the newest major COVID-19 vaccine hub in the region. Fort Bend County has received an additional 8,000 vaccines, county judge KP George announced on February 9 at a press conference.
That means the county is offici... |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Report: Lone Star State snags spot as world's 9th largest economy by GDP | If Texas were a country — and plenty of Texans wish that were the case — it would rank among the world's 10 largest economies. Economic development officials are now touting that fact as evidence of Houston and the rest of Texas being a gre... |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Houston biotech receives up to $6M federal grant for COVID-19 treatment | The Pentagon is putting its financial power behind two COVID-19 clinical trials led by Houston-based biotech company Pulmotect Inc.
The U.S. Department of Defense is pumping as much as $6 million into the pair of Phase 2 trials, which invol... |
| Jan 4, 2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In the first weekly roundup of Houston innovators of 2021, I'm introducing you to three innovators across the city — one of the richest people in Houston, a venture capital expert, and a female founder with big plans for 2021... |
| Dec 30, 2020 | Here are the top 5 Houston space innovation articles from 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 space innovation news — whether that be new NASA hires or startup news — in the Space City, five sto... |
| Dec 29, 2020 | These 4 Houstonians cash in on Forbes' list of richest American families | While 2020 has been a nightmare financially for many, some locals have cashed in. One example is Houston's Duncan family, with a net worth of $22 billion, who once again appear on the annual Forbes ranking of America's richest families. (Th... |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Chevron to launch makerspace at The Cannon, Houston a top city for STEM, 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, a startup snags a win at a pitch competition, Chevron announc... |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Houston startup is fostering the future of chronic disease prevention and treatment | A family illness got Jani Tuomi thinking — why does treatment of chronic conditions seem like too little, too late? When his brother fell ill, he wondered if more could have been done preemptively.
"The doctors were really good at trea... |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Space City News: Houston passed over for military HQ, Rice forms new partnerships | It's been a busy few days for space news, and in Houston — the Space City — it's all relevant to the continued conversation of technology and innovation.
With so much going on — from Houston being passed over for the Space Command's headqua... |
| 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 11, 2020 | Deloitte explores the brave new world of virtual communication | Picture this: A corporate executive spends the morning exploring a trade show floor, viewing videos and presentations on new products and networking with companies, vendors, and other attendees from around the world.
In the afternoon, they ... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | Houston real estate expert shares why now's the time for the city's innovation ecosystem to emerge | Rand Stephens has been in Houston since the '80s, and he's seen the city evolve from having an economy heavily dominated by oil and gas to a city focused on diversification of industry.
Now, as a technology and innovation ecosystem is emerg... |
| Nov 3, 2020 | Houston software company creates COVID-19 transportation app | A Houston software company has pivoted its technology to create an app that can safely transport COVID-19 patients to their quarantine location.
Mobisoft announced the launch of NEMT Pulse, a non-emergency medical transportation app to be u... |
| Oct 28, 2020 | University of Houston upgrades to contactless market technology | A convenience store on campus at the University of Houston just got a little more, well, convenient — and a whole lot safer.
UH and its dining services partner, Chartwells HigherEducation, have partnered with tech company Standard to upgrad... |
| Oct 28, 2020 | New awards to 'pay homage' to Houston's tech scene | The deadline for nominations has been extended to November 6. The original story below has been edited to reflect the extension.
With so much of 2020 going wrong, a new awards program is hoping to shine a spotlight on Houston tech startups ... |
| Oct 8, 2020 | 3 ways artificial intelligence is changing Houston's future | Artificial intelligence is the buzzword of the decade. From grocery shopping assistance to personal therapy apps, AI has sunk its teeth into every single industry. Houston is no exception to the AI boom. Enterprise-level companies and start... |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Houston-area education platform looking for new schools to help teachers with online tools | A Houston-based nonprofit mentorship program that matches underperforming second to fifth graders with college student tutors to provide them targeted support has adapted to the online schooling era, by introducing hybrid learning services ... |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Houston-area space tech startup gets upgraded control center | A space tech startup based in Clear Lake, just outside of Houston, has a new office that's going to help them take their technology out of this world.
Intuitive Machines, an engineering firm specializing in automation and aerospace, has upg... |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Here's what the new SEC accredited investor definition means for potential Houston VCs | This month. the Security and Exchange Commission, or SEC, modified the definition of "accredited investor," with the effect of dramatically increasing the number of people eligible to participate in non-publicly traded investments... |
| Sep 14, 2020 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor'snote: Another Monday, another round of innovators to know in Houston as you start your week. This week's edition features a researcher who has crunched the numbers on Houston's tech specialties, a founder who's shining a spotlight o... |
| Sep 7, 2020 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor'snote: This year has made for some pivotal moments for various Houston companies across industries. For some, the pandemic has meant reevaluating their business plans or increased a need for their product or service. For others, soci... |
| Aug 18, 2020 | New startup accelerator emerges in Houston to promote collaboration between Black and Hispanic communities | Two local business leaders have teamed up to create a Houston-based accelerator focused on Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs.
BH Ventures has applications open for its inaugural cohort until August 21, and co-founders Sharita M. Humphrey and... |
| Aug 13, 2020 | UH: How biotech companies are withstanding the pandemic | At a time when the business world is reeling, biotech companies are still hanging on. Many biotech startups have successfully pivoted their entire platforms to focus on coronavirus-related work.
Of course, these companies aren't without the... |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Houston energy tech investment group rebrands to address sustainability | As the pandemic took its hold on the economy and the energy industry's commodity crisis did its damage, Patrick Lewis understandably assumed that maybe sustainability initiatives might be on the back burner for his network of energy compani... |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Nonprofit arts event in Houston pivots to virtual experience | As summer rolls on and Houston adapts to the new normal of the COVID-19 pandemic, myriad arts organizations are pivoting, morphing their in-person events into virtual experiences.
One such event is the 49-year-old, annual Bayou City Arts Fe... |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Now is the time to expand machine learning, says Houston researcher | One might not expect the game of checkers to have anything to do with artificial intelligence, but the game really marked the beginning of machine learning in 1959. Pioneered by an MIT professor named Arthur Lee Samuel, it was discovered th... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Overheard: Experts discuss why Houston is the next hub for tech investing | When Joe Alapat, co-founder and CEO of Liongard, was first getting started on his company, he says a few people recommended he go to Austin or one of the coasts to give his software company a better chance.
"For me, the thought process... |
| May 12, 2020 | Could Tesla come to Texas? Houston-area leaders extend an invite | Tech mogul Elon Musk has had it with local California leadership regarding their COVID-19 restrictions and their effect on operations at Tesla's facilities.
Musk took to Twitter to express himself, and floated the idea of moving to Texas or... |
| Apr 27, 2020 | This Houston tech startup is helping businesses find the funds during COVID-19 crisis and beyond | Since 2015, Grant Source has perfected the art of helping businesses, foundations, and organizations find and secure grant funding — and now their expertise has become vital to COVID-19 response initiatives.
With the devastation caused by t... |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Here's what Houstonians asked the internet amid coronavirus outbreak | No doubt, Houstonians and other Texans are tremendously curious about toilet paper these days. If you've seen any news coverage or been to a grocery store lately, you know how coveted a roll of toilet paper is.
But you might be surprised by... |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Houston design build firm breaks down why value engineering is a smart move | The method of value engineering, where less expensive materials and methods are used without sacrificing functionality, certainly has its benefits.
While you must weigh the pros and cons of using it in each unique situation, the experts at ... |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Report: Houston ranked No. 2 in the country for corporate relocation, expansion projects landed in 2019 | In Texas, Houston rules the corporate relocation and expansion kingdom.
Site Selection magazine ranks Houston second among large U.S. metro areas for the number of corporate relocation and expansion projects landed in 2019. That's up two sp... |
| Jan 13, 2020 | AI-backed retail energy startup based in Houston prepares to grow its technology | A wholesale retail energy startup based in Houston is preparing to scale its artificial intelligence-backed business based on its positive customer feedback
Evolve Energy uses AI and machine learning to optimize energy usage, providing cust... |
| Jan 9, 2020 | New-to-Houston accelerator names program director, opens applications | The second of two top accelerator programs that have taken a bet on Houston has announced its new program director and opened applications for its spring 2020 cohort.
Wisconsin-based gener8tor announced in September that its pre-accelerator... |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Houston startup uses artificial intelligence to bring its clients better business forecasting calculations | The business applications of artificial intelligence are boundless. Tony Nash realized AI's potential in an underserved niche.
His startup, Complete Intelligence, uses AI to focus on decision support, which looks at the data and behavior of... |
| Dec 18, 2019 | Shell commits to $10M carbon initiative with Rice University, Houston startup acquired by Honeywell, and more innovation news | Even toward the end of the year and amid the holiday season, Houston's innovation news can be a lot to keep up with. Here are seven short stories of Houston innovation — from an exit for a Houston startup and a multimillion-dollar clean ene... |
| Dec 13, 2019 | Overheard: Houston execs weigh in on the innovation ecosystem and local startups | Something has shifted in Houston, and businesses across industries — whether it be real estate, health care, or energy — are focused on innovation, emerging technologies, and the role of startups within the business community.
At the Greate... |
| Dec 10, 2019 | Top 5 Houston health tech stories of 2019 | Editor's note: As 2019 comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. Within the health category, top stories included new details from the Texas Medical Center's ongoing TMC3 project, healt... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | Growing Houston startup is digitizing the dining experience | Imagine going into a popular restaurant, sitting down at an open table and controlling the entire dining experience from a smartphone.
That's food, drinks, and even dessert all ordered and paid for on a phone.
Prolific Houston-area restaura... |
| Nov 27, 2019 | Houston blockchain company plans for huge growth — from new offices to new industries | Andrew Bruce saw that the oil and gas industry had a data problem. If energy companies were ever going to be able to set up autonomous drilling, they needed to integrate data and challenge the commercial model.
On this week's episode of the... |
| Nov 27, 2019 | Here's what corporate venture programs are looking for from startups within the energy industry | One of the challenges for Houston energy startups is not knowing what potential big corporate partners want from them. At the recent Global Corporate Venture, two corporate venture execs shared what all they're looking for and the challenge... |
| Nov 21, 2019 | Survey company wants to make collection information in Houston short, sweet, and to the point | In a 2019 report card handed out by Cincinnati-based startup Wyzerr, Houston didn't do too well — It got a C, a 2.5 out of 4. Houston is passing, but just barely.
Wyzerr didn't give the city a bad rating; Houstonians did. In July, Wyzerr se... |
| Nov 20, 2019 | Houston-based medical device companies pitch at TMCx Demo Day | Earlier this month, 16 medical device companies wrapped up their time at the Texas Medical Center's accelerator program and pitched their companies to fellow health professionals, guests, and more. While each made important connections in t... |
| Nov 5, 2019 | Here's what makes a startup stand out, according to University of Houston research | During your pitch, investors will be looking to see what your startup's value proposition is. What can you offer that your competitors cannot?
Imagine if you will, your startup develops a watch that can detect when you're about to have a he... |
| Nov 4, 2019 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | This week, some key Houston innovators to know include the CEO of a tech company that's demystifying Google's SEO, a local entrepreneur who just raised millions in funding, and the newest addition to the Houston innovation ecosystem.
Michae... |
| Oct 30, 2019 | Houston recognized among the best hospital cities in the nation | As home to Texas Medical Center — the world's largest medical complex — it stands to reason that Houston ranks among the country's best cities for health care. A new study bolsters that notion, but it also points out that several health car... |
| Oct 16, 2019 | Texas again ranks poorly for its energy efficiency | Despite some growth in the industry's regional job market, Texas fails to rise through the ranks of a national report on energy efficiency.
For the second year in a row, the Lone Star State has made the list of the states with the worst ene... |
| Sep 23, 2019 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Starting off a new — hopefully drier — week in Houston, these three Houston innovators to know are looking to make an impact. From using tech for good to creating a women's movement in Texas business, these three Houstonians are on a roll.
... |
| Aug 29, 2019 | Health care tech company with Houston ties gets huge opportunity on the West Coast | Sani nudge, a graduate of the TMCx healthcare accelerator's nineth cohort at Houston's Texas Medical Center, is getting a significant nudge from a new collaboration with a social-impact organization based in California.
Among more than 1,00... |
| Aug 26, 2019 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | As Houstonians head back to work or school following a fun summer break, we know two things for sure.
The first is that traffic will get back to its headache inducing craziness and that Houston startup news will only get more frequent. This... |
| Jul 30, 2019 | When it comes to emergency preparation, Houston buildings need to focus on communication and compliance, says this expert | Like most of us, I remember where I was when I learned that terrorists had crashed hijacked planes into the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.
In addition to the high cost of civilian life, 412 firefighters, EMTs and police officers lost th... |
| 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 12, 2019 | Houston medical device company closes $30 million round | A clinical-stage medical device company based in Houston has rounded up $30 million for its Series D funding. Procyrion Inc.'s round was lead by Bluebird Ventures — a new funding partner for the company.
Procyrion is developing a blood pump... |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Houston-based real estate giant enters the coworking space with 2 locations and more in the works | Houston-based real estate investor and developer Hines Interests LP is eyeing a piece of the burgeoning market for coworking space.
Hines just unveiled Hines², a platform for flexible office space at Hines-owned buildings. Hines² already is... |
