| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.11.2025 | VahatiCor Secures $23M to Combat Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD) | What You Should Know:
– VahatiCor, a medtech company focused on transforming cardiac care secures $23M in Series B funding led by S3 Ventures, with support from Intuitive Ventures and a strategic investor.
– The capital infusion will be use... |
| 05.12.2023 | Intuitive Ventures scores $150m for medtech startups | |
| 04.12.2023 | Intuitive Ventures Closes Second Fund, at $150M | Intuitive Ventures, a Sunnyvale, CA-based early-stage firm investing in companies reimagining the future of minimally invasive care, closed its second fund, at $150m.
Murielle Thinard McLane, Managing Partner and Head of Intuitive Ventures ... |
| 04.12.2023 | Intuitive Ventures Closes $150M Fund to Fuel Revolution in Minimally Invasive Care | What You Should Know:
– Intuitive Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund dedicated to reimagining minimally invasive care, announced the close of its second fund at $150M.
– The funding signifies their unwavering commitment to suppor... |
| 05.10.2023 | Investors Share Perspectives on 2023 Deals and Offer a Look at Emerging Areas of Interest | The fourth quarter of the year is a fitting time to look back and look ahead to consider investment trends in healthcare and what to expect in 2024. In response to emailed questions, investors shared perspectives based on companies they’ve ... |
| 06.07.2023 | 15 investors lift the lid on the biggest surprises of H1 2023 | The first half of 2023 hasn’t been kind to startups, but venture capital investors weren’t spared migraines either. Some VCs had a tough time of it, with their portfolio companies finding it hard to fundraise, while others dialed back their... |
| 02.07.2023 | 15 investors talk about their investment cadence in H1 2023 | As part of our ongoing coverage of VC performance in the first half of 2023, TechCrunch+ surveyed 15 investors about their investment cadence and their plans for the second half of the year.
As expected, it appears a good mix of investors w... |
| 13.04.2023 | 13 VCs talk about the state of robotics investing in 2023 | Robotics is a fascinating topic. It can be frustrating, too. When I started covering the space nearly 15 years ago, there was a sense that something big was looming, just over the horizon. But roboticists are a pragmatic bunch, offering pro... |
| 24.01.2023 | Dexcom Ventures Invests in MedCrypt’s Medical Device Cybersecurity Platform | What You Should Know:
The global wearable medical device market size is currently valued at $21.3 billion and is expected to grow 28% by 2030. Cybersecurity remains one of the biggest hurdles for connected devices across all areas of health... |
| 09.11.2022 | Houston founder grows B2B SaaS platform that's supporting the neurodiverse workforce | Much of the workforce — and humanity in general – is neurodiverse, and the business world doesn't factor in cognitive differences into the workplace like it should in order to support employees of all learning abilities.
Betsy Furler wanted... |
| 26.10.2022 | Here's which of the 2022 Houston Innovation Awards finalists are hiring | After scouring Houston for the best of the Houston innovation ecosystem and evaluating dozens of companies, InnovationMap and Houston Exponential have announced the finalists that will be honored at the 2022 Houston Innovation Awards. But w... |
| 24.10.2022 | Early-stage startup accelerator names latest Houston cohort | The sixth Houston cohort for global startup accelerator and investor gener8tor's gBETA program is underway, and five Houston early-stage companies have joined the program.
The no-equity program, which is based out of the Downtown Launchpad,... |
| 20.10.2022 | 6 startups join Houston sports tech program | A Houston-based organization focused on advancing sports tech startups has named its latest cohort.
Pokatok Labs announced the addition of six companies to its portfolio as the program — focused on seed and series A startups across health t... |
| 18.10.2022 | SURGE Therapeutics Raises $26M to Accelerate Intraoperative Immunotherapy | What You Should Know:
SURGE Therapeutics (The Intraoperative Immunotherapy Company™) seeks to dramatically improve cancer patient survival by disrupting how, when, and where cancer immunotherapy is deployed.
While surgery is the standard of... |
| 05.10.2022 | VC roundup: Here's what Houston startups raised funds last quarter | Houston startups are keeping pace when it comes to venture capital raised this year. In this roundup of funding closed in the second quarter, Houston businesses across sectors and industries close significant rounds from seed to series C.
E... |
| 05.10.2022 | Houston robotics company secures multi-million-dollar government contract | Webster-based Nauticus Robotics Inc., a newly minted public company, continues to make waves with government contracts.
Nauticus says it has been awarded a second multimillion-dollar contract from the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit, part of t... |
| 04.10.2022 | Expert: Building Hispanic wealth means investing in Houston | Every year at this time ― Hispanic Heritage Month ― we collectively celebrate the economic, cultural, and social contributions of the Hispanic-Latino community to our nation. We honor the work of past generations which have allowed children... |
| 04.10.2022 | Houston's biggest benefactors gift massive $50M to pivotal Rice University institute | Houston’s most generous couple has once again gifted a massive sum to a local institution. Rich and Nancy Kinder’s Kinder Foundation has donated $50 million to Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, the organization announce... |
| 03.10.2022 | 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 health tech to software — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Asma Mirza, founder and C... |
| 03.10.2022 | Houston organization launches new fellowship to support the future of space health | A space health-focused organization has announced a new fellowship opportunity for scientists.
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health, or TRISH, housed out of Baylor College of Medicine has announced — along with partners Cal... |
| 03.10.2022 | Houston-based language processing co. lands latest partnership with UC Irvine | Melax Tech Partners, a leader in natural language technology processing, announced a new partnership with the University of California at Irvine that will help researchers derive insights from the UCI Health Data Science Platform’s electron... |
| 30.09.2022 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for October | Houston's busy business event season is in full swing, and there are ton of local innovation and entrepreneurship-focused programming across the city. Here's a rundown of what all to throw on your calendar for October when it comes to innov... |
| 30.09.2022 | 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 biomaterials startup raising funding, q... |
| 29.09.2022 | Why the banking biz is ripe for innovation, according to this Houston founder | After our doctor and our child’s school, a bank is an institution with which we share the relationship that is most personal and vital to our well-being in this world. Some might put a good vet third, but other than that, no private entity ... |
| 28.09.2022 | How a Houston med device startup pivoted to impact global health and diagnostics | In the span of a couple years, a Houston startup went from innovating a way for patients with degenerative eye diseases to see better to creating a portable and affordable breath-based diagnostics tool worthy of a prestigious grant from the... |
| 28.09.2022 | Houston named best city in Texas and No. 11 in U.S. in prestigious report | At least according to one new report, Houston is not only the Energy Capital of the World but also the livability capital of Texas.
A new study from Best Cities, powered by Resonance Consultancy, puts Houston at No. 11 among the best cities... |
| 27.09.2022 | Optellum Raises $14M for AI-Enabled Lung Cancer Diagnosis | What You Should Know:
Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world. Approximately 150,000 people in the United States and 1.8 million people worldwide die from lung cancer each year. The ... |
| 27.09.2022 | Houston expert: How employee groups help Hispanic professionals win in corporate America | Making a name for yourself in corporate America is no easy task. It is especially hard if you are the first generation in your family to attend college in this country and the first to take a stab at climbing the corporate ladder. The secre... |
| 27.09.2022 | Health tech startup with Houston HQ raises $14M series A | A Oxford-based health tech startup that has its United States headquarters in Houston has announced the close of its series A round of funding.
Optellum, which has created a breakthrough AI platform to diagnose and treat early-stage lung ca... |
| 27.09.2022 | Oxford medtech Optellum gets $14 million shot to accelerate early detection of lung cancer | Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world. Approximately 150,000 people in the U.S. and 1.8 million people worldwide die from lung cancer each year. There is a critical need for diagno... |
| 27.09.2022 | Houston-based biomaterials company raises $1.1M to grow team, build new HQ | A Houston company that has created a plant-based material that can replace unsustainable conventional leathers and plastics has announced the close of its oversubscribed seed funding round.
BUCHA BIO announced it's raised $1.1 million in se... |
| 26.09.2022 | 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 photonics to robotics — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Brad Burke, managing direct... |
| 23.09.2022 | Houston startup snags prestigious grant from global health leader | A female-founded biotech startup has announced that it has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Steradian Technologies has developed a breath-based collection device that can be used with diagnostic testing systems... |
| 23.09.2022 | New program launches in Houston to educate health care leaders | Two Houston institutions have teamed up to create a health care leadership program to prepare the next generation of life science executives.
Rice Business and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have launched the Executive Le... |
| 22.09.2022 | Ion names latest partner, Houston startup raises more funding, and more local innovation news | As Houston ramps up for fall, the city's innovation news has followed suit, and there might be some headlines you may have missed.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston startups and tech, Houston investors announce new deals in sp... |
| 22.09.2022 | Houston expert: 3 emotional intelligence tips for improving patient-practitioner experience | After spending hours with healthcare professionals as both a consultant and patient, I know that it takes a special kind of person to take care of others in their most distressing and vulnerable times. That responsibility has been in overdr... |
| 22.09.2022 | Texas A&M receives $10M to create cybersecurity research program | Texas A&M University has launched an institute for research and education regarding cybersecurity.
The Texas A&M Global Cyber Research Institute is a collaboration between the university and a Texas A&M University System enginee... |
| 21.09.2022 | TMC unveils details of new bioport, Helix Park at annual Greater Houston Partnership event | Within the next five to 10 years, the Texas Medical Center you know today will be double the size. That's what Bill McKeon, president and CEO of the TMC, said at yesterday's State of the Texas Medical Center event hosted by the Greater Hous... |
| 11.01.2022 | MedCrypt Raises $25M for Medical Device Cybersecurity Platform | What You Should Know:
This round stems from the growing need for improved medical device cybersecurity as the deployment of use medical devices increases. Typically, hospitals average 10 to 15 medical devices per patient bed. There are appr... |
| 29.10.2020 | Intuitive Launches $100M Venture Fund to Accelerate Future of Minimally Invasive Care | What You Should Know:
– Technology leader Intuitive forms $100M inaugural fund to invest in the future leaders of minimally invasive care.
– The venture fund will invest in innovative early-stage companies across digital, medical device, th... |
| 28.10.2020 | KēlaHealth Lands $12.9M to Expand AI-Powered Surgical Intelligence Platform | What You Should Know:
– KēlaHealth announced their Series A round (combined seed and Series A) of $12.9M led by Sante Ventures and new innovation VC, Intuitive Ventures.
– KēlaHealth, is a surgical intelligence engine that applies a dynamic... |
| - | Robotics + Heart Valve Startup, Capstan Medical Raises $31.4M | What You Should Know:
Today, Santa Cruz-based Capstan Medical, a developer of minimally invasive technology to address heart valve disease, announced $31.4M Series B investment round led by Eclipse.
The Series B round included participation... |
