| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.01.2026 | Amperon Secures Samsung Ventures Backing for Global AI Energy Forecasting Growth | Amperon, a leader in AI-powered energy forecasting, recently secured a significant investment from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation. This undisclosed funding fuels global expansion and advanced product development. Amperon’s AI soluti... |
| 14.01.2026 | Amperon Receives Investment From Samsung Ventures | Amperon, a Houston, TX-based provider of AI-powered energy forecasting and analytics solutions, received an investment from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The company intends to use the fun... |
| 17.07.2025 | Amperon Receives Strategic Investment from Acario | Amperon, a Houston, TX-based provider of AI-powered energy forecasting and analytics solutions, received a strategic investment from Acario, the corporate venture capital and innovation division of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (“Tokyo Gas”).
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| 14.03.2025 | National Grid Partners: $100 Million Committed To Invest In AI Companies | National Grid Partners, which is the corporate venture capital and innovation arm of one of the world’s largest utilities, announced a commitment to invest $100 million in AI startups that are advancing the future of energy. These funds wil... |
| 13.03.2025 | The Rise of Interoperability and AI in Energy: A New Era of Innovation | In the fast-paced world of technology, two sectors are making waves: blockchain interoperability and AI-driven energy solutions. Both are reshaping their respective landscapes, driven by strategic investments and innovative approaches. This... |
| 12.03.2025 | Amperon Receives Strategic Investment from National Grid Partners | Amperon, a Houston, TX-based provider of AI-powered energy forecasting and analytics solutions, received a strategic investment from National Grid Partners.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The company intends to use the funds to f... |
| 10.10.2024 | The New Frontier of AI in Energy and Enterprise Solutions | In the fast-paced world of technology, two companies are leading the charge in revolutionizing their respective fields: Amperon and VCI Global. Both are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to reshape how industries operate.... |
| 08.10.2024 | Amperon Launches AI-Powered Price Forecasting | New Price Forecasts Empower Utilities, Generators, Financial Traders, and Battery Operators to Navigate Increasingly Unpredictable Energy Prices with Precision
Amperon, the leading provider of AI-powered energy forecasting, is expanding its... |
| 22.04.2024 | Houston Spaceport takes off with second phase of development | Since the Houston Spaceport secured the 10th FAA-Licensed commercial spaceport designation in 2015, the development's tenants have gone on to secure billions in NASA contracts. Now, the Houston Spaceport is on to its next phase of growth.
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| 22.04.2024 | New report calls for Houston health care community to take action amid climate change | A new report underscores an “urgent need” for health care systems in the Houston area to combat climate change and avoid an environmental “code blue.”
“By adopting collaborative strategies and leveraging technological innovations, health ca... |
| 10.04.2024 | Houston tech company building a next-generation space station has new investor | Houston-based Starlab Space, which is developing a commercial space station, has enlisted a high-profile investor — Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsubishi.
With the addition of Mitsubishi, Starlab now boasts three equity partners. The ... |
| 10.04.2024 | Accenture, Goodwill-backed cleantech job accelerator celebrates Houston launch | A major nonprofit and a worldwide corporate leader have teamed up to advance cleantech jobs — and the program has officially celebrated its launch in Houston.
Goodwill Houston, in collaboration with Accenture, BlocPower, and Goodwill Indust... |
| 09.04.2024 | Houston initiative selected for DOE program developing hubs for clean energy innovation | Houston has been selected as one of the hubs backed by a new program from the United States Department of Energy that's developing communities for clean energy innovation.
The DOE's Office of Technology Transitions announced the the first p... |
| 05.04.2024 | Houston physicist scores $15.5M grant for high-energy nuclear physics research | A team of Rice University physicists has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Physics for their work in high-energy nuclear physics and research into a new state of matter.
The five-year $15.5 m... |
| 04.04.2024 | Houston tech platform raises series C round backed by Mastercard | Hello Alice, a fintech platform that supports 1.5 million small businesses across the country, has announced its series C round.
The amount raised was not disclosed, but Hello Alice reported that the fresh funding has brought the company's ... |
| 04.04.2024 | NASA awards $30M to Houston space tech company to develop lunar rover | Houston-based space technology company Intuitive Machines has landed a $30 million NASA contract for the initial phase of developing a rover for U.S. astronauts to traverse the moon’s surface.
Intuitive Machines is one of three companies ch... |
| 02.04.2024 | Houston expert shares 3 leadership challenges inspired by jazz improvisation | Crises, whether supply chain disruptions, natural disasters, or the arrival of an upstart rival, are a revealing moment for leaders. Such scenarios can push companies to the brink of meltdown or usher in dramatic organizational transformati... |
| 02.04.2024 | Houston researcher scores prestigious NSF award for machine learning, power grid tech | An associate professor at the University of Houston received the highly competitive National Science Foundation CAREER Award earlier this month for a proposal focused on integrating renewable resources to improve power grids.
The award gran... |
| 02.04.2024 | Houston startup scores $12M grant to support clinical evaluation of cancer-fighting drug | Allterum Therapeutics, a Houston biopharmaceutical company, has been awarded a $12 million product development grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).
The funds will support the clinical evaluation of a the... |
| 01.04.2024 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for April | From pitching competitions to expert speaker summits, April is filled with opportunities for Houston innovators.
Here's a roundup of events you won't want to miss out on so mark your calendars and register accordingly.
Note: This post may b... |
| 29.03.2024 | Health tech startup launches Houston study improve stroke patients recovery | A Houston-born company is enrolling patients in a study to test the efficacy of nerve stimulation to improve outcomes for stroke survivors.
Dr. Kirt Gill and Joe Upchurch founded NeuraStasis in 2021 as part of the TMC Biodesign fellowship p... |
| 29.03.2024 | Latest Houston health tech news dominates this week's top stories | Editor's note:Let's roundup the top Houston innovation news from the week. Trending Houston tech and startup articles on InnovationMap included introducing the Texas Medical Center's ongoing cohort, generative AI at Baylor College of Medici... |
| 28.03.2024 | Texas Space Commission launches, Houston execs named to leadership | Governor Greg Abbott announced the Texas Space Commission, naming its inaugural board of directors and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium Executive Committee.
The announcement came at NASA's Johnson Space Center, and the ... |
| 27.03.2024 | Houston student selected for prestigious health care research program | A Houston-area undergraduate student has been tapped for a prestigious national program that pairs early-career investigators with health research professionals.
Mielad Ziaee was selected for the National Institutes of Health’s 2023-2024 Al... |
| 27.03.2024 | Houston tech entrepreneur expands energy data co. in Europe, continues to scale | The technology that Amperon provides its customers — a comprehensive, AI-backed data analytics platform — is majorly key to the energy industry and the transition of the sector. But CEO Sean Kelly says he doesn't run his business like an en... |
| 26.03.2024 | Houston researches tap into GenAI for communicating genetic test results | Artificial intelligence in the health care setting has a lot of potential, and one Houston institution is looking into one particular use.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine’s Human Genome Sequencing Center have trained an AI assista... |
| 13.03.2024 | New platform launches in Houston to invest in clean energy endeavors | Houston-based EnCap Energy Transition Fund has launched a platform that will take minority equity stakes in battery storage systems, solar energy systems, and other energy transition projects in the U.S.
With its new Bildmore arm, the EnCap... |
| 27.10.2023 | What Houston startups are hiring, new high tech athletics facility, and more trending 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 which Houston Innovation Awards finalists are hiring, Ric... |
| 27.10.2023 | Houston is the 8th best metro for newcomers to make connections, study says | A big city might seem impersonal, but don't be fooled. There's more going on behind the scenes than what a resident might be seeing through their local lens, especially in Houston. A recent LinkedIn study has revealed the best U.S. metros f... |
| 25.10.2023 | Developer delivers 120-square-foot life science innovation hub to The Woodlands | A new innovation hub mega campus has opened in The Woodlands.
The Alexandria Center for Advanced Technologies at The Woodlands comes courtesy of California-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. The campus is home to the first purpose-b... |
| 20.10.2023 | Rice University, Houston Methodist launch state-of-the art human performance center | Rice University and Houston Methodist teamed up to open the new Center for Human Performance this month.
Located in Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse, just across the street from Houston Methodist's Texas Medical Center offices, the interdisciplinary... |
| 17.10.2023 | $5M grant expands entrepreneurship opportunities at UH | A $5 million gift from the Wayne Duddlesten Foundation will establish expanded opportunities for entrepreneurship at the University of Houston, according to an announcement from the college earlier this month.
Known as the Wayne B. Duddlest... |
| 11.10.2023 | Amperon: AI-Powered Electricity Forecast Company Raises $20 Million | Amperon Holdings – the leader in AI-powered electricity forecasts – recently announced that it raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Energize Capital. Other participants in this round include the D. E. Shaw group, Veriten, and exist... |
| 10.10.2023 | Houston Innovation Awards names longtime Rice leader as 2023 Trailblazer | In less than a month, all of Houston's innovation community's movers and shakers will gather to celebrate the Houston Innovation Awards, and the night's first honoree has officially been named.
Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alli... |
| 09.10.2023 | New energy institute from UH and Shell will put Houston at the center of innovation | Two years ago, Texas’ failing electrical grid became a global sensation and the state was thrust into the spotlight of the developing energy crisis conversation.
This past year, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine again brought the push for altern... |
| 06.10.2023 | University of Houston lands $63.5M contract with DOD to develop tech for the 'future battlefield' | The University of Houston was recently awarded its largest grant in history—this time, from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The $63.5 million contract aims to support UH in developing analytical modeling and simulation platforms that help t... |
| 05.10.2023 | Houston unpacks No. 7 rank in U.S. for recent moves, says new report | Houston is shifting as people move into the city and around it. A new population analysis by online loan marketplace LendingTree has named Houston the No. 7 metro for recent movers.
The study used population data from a 2021 U.S. Census Bur... |
| 04.10.2023 | Cancer-fighting startup partners with Houston cell therapy accelerator | When it came time to name their cell therapy startup, Houston life science innovators simply had to look to their calendar.
“I would argue that March is the best month in Houston,” Sarah Hein tells InnovationMap. “We started talking about p... |
| 04.10.2023 | Energy tech startup secures $20M series B, plans to expand platform | A Houston startup has raised $20 million in its latest round of funding in order to accelerate its energy analytics and grid decarbonization technology.
Amperon Holdings Inc. announced today that it closed its series B round at $20 million.... |
| 03.10.2023 | Amperon Pulls In $20M Series B Financing |
HOUSTON, TX, Amperon Holdings, the leader in AI-powered electricity forecasts, raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Energize Capital.
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| 03.10.2023 | Amperon Raises $20M in Series B Funding | Amperon Holdings, a Houston, TX-based company which specializes in AI-powered electricity forecasts, raised $20M in Series B funding.
The round, which brought the total amount to $30M, was led by Energize Capital. Other participants include... |
| 03.10.2023 | Houston hospital lands $10 million grant to launch new neurological lab | Houston Methodist announced that it has received a $10 million gift from the The John M. O’Quinn Foundation to support research into neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and others.
The gift will create... |
| 29.09.2023 | Houston school names digital education expert to newly created position | Rice University is beefing up its digital education efforts with the hiring of an internationally known expert from Duke University.
Shawn Miller is set to join Rice on November 1 in the newly created position of associate provost for digit... |
| 27.09.2023 | TMC again expands global impact with new Netherlands partnership | The Texas Medical Center may be based in Houston, but the organization has again grown its global impact.
Since 2016, TMC’s BioBridges have worked with 88 startup companies. Those include strategic alliances with four other countries. Austr... |
| 27.09.2023 | Rice researchers score $45M from NIH for cancer-fighting tech | A research funding agency has deployed capital into a team at Rice University that's working to develop a technology that could cut cancer-related deaths in half.
Rice researchers received $45 million from the National Institutes of Health'... |
| 26.09.2023 | Growing Houston tech nonprofit expands access to textbooks for college students | If everyone that attended a college or university were polled, they’d all likely agree that one of the worst parts of the experience was the rising costs of textbooks.
In an effort to combat the hefty price tag of assigned texts, OpenStax, ... |
| 21.09.2023 | Inflation: Why Houston employers should prioritize employee financial well-being | Inflation impacts everyone, including individuals, the workforce and business leaders. As the cost of living continues to rise, employees face diminishing purchasing power, shrinking retirement savings and higher stress levels.
In PwC’s 202... |
| 18.09.2023 | 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 health care to academia — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Ayse McCracken, founder o... |
| 15.09.2023 | Rice's new 'moonshot' initiative, VCs on Houston innovation, 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 a roundup of key moments from Venture Houston, a unique n... |
| 13.09.2023 | Founders, investors sound off on Houston's VC scene, energy innovation potential, and more | Last week, nearly 1,000 people convened in Houston to discuss venture capital activity, startups, and decarbonization, and the Houston factor among it all.
On September 7, Venture Houston hosted several keynote addresses and panels througho... |
| 11.09.2023 | Rice University launches research innovation grant program with VC fund in the works | Over 60 years ago at Rice University, President John F. Kennedy recommitted the country to the Space Race. Now, decades later, the university is announcing its commitment to moonshot innovators.
Rice University's Office of Innovation establ... |
| 07.09.2023 | University of Houston reveals $35M campus transformation ahead of centennial | As the University of Houston gets ready for its centennial in 2027, the school is launching a major transformation to its urban campus. The $35 million project aims to transform several prominent areas of the university grounds and create a... |
| 05.09.2023 | Houston expert: Cultivate transparency when recruiting flexible workplace positions | How the workplace operates, especially flexible work arrangements, captivate job seekers, prompting many job listings to spotlight remote or hybrid work options. Interestingly, a significant portion of hybrid and remote workers say they wou... |
| 25.08.2023 | Nominations open for innovation awards, Houston gains unicorn, 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 region's newest unicorn, newly opened nominations for inn... |
| 23.08.2023 | How this Houston edtech startup's acquisition is primed to further advance platform reach, impact | For the second time in less than six years, Houston entrepreneur Allie Danziger has navigated a company through an exit. But, with the two exists under her belt, Danziger says the two transactions could not be any more different.
Danziger f... |
| 21.08.2023 | University names Houston founder to leadership role to oversee new innovation hub | Rice University’s Office of Innovation has named Houston materials scientist-turned-entrepreneur Adrian Trömel as its new assistant vice president for strategy and investments.
Trömel founded non-invasive neurostimulation medical device com... |
| 21.08.2023 | 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 medical device to climatetech — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Jeremy Pitts, manag... |
| 05.05.2022 | Amperon Raises $7M in Series A Funding | Amperon Holdings, Inc., a Houston, TX-based leader in AI-powered grid forecasts, raised $7 in Series A funding.
The round, which brings Amperon’s total funding to $10m, was led by HSBC Asset Management (NYSE: HSBC), out of its new Climate T... |
| 17.03.2022 | Houston DEI programs are in place — now it's time to trust them | It’s no secret to almost any Houston-area businessperson that diversity, equity and inclusion has been front and center on the corporate radar for quite some time. According to the 2021 Deloitte/Fortune CEO survey, 94 percent of the 175 CEO... |
| 11.02.2021 | TMC approves the addition of the University of Houston's new medical school | The largest medical city in the world has a new resident. The University of Houston College of Medicine is the newest official member of the Texas Medical Center (TMC). The move comes following approval by the TMC board of directors, UH ann... |
| 10.02.2021 | Houston founder calls for business leaders to 'make room for diverse voices' | Last year was one of quick pivots and tech solutions for Ashley Small and her company's clients. Small — the CEO and founder of Medley Inc., a Houston-based branding and public relations firm — works with both for-profit and nonprofit entit... |
| 08.02.2021 | Why one of the world's leading life science companies chose Pearland | In 2018, Switzerland-based company Lonza debuted a 300,000-square-foot life science facility in Pearland, the largest dedicated cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility in the world at the time.
What made one of the world's largest comp... |
| 02.02.2021 | Houston health tech startup launches COVID-19 vaccine management tool | Houston-based health care software startup Luminare Inc. is arming soldiers in the coronavirus vaccination campaign with technology to help smooth the inoculation process.
Luminare, which launched with the mission of combating sepsis, switc... |
| 02.02.2021 | Here's what startups are going to the Venture Houston pitch competition's semifinals | Venture Houston — a two-day virtual conference put on by the HX Venture Fund — is slated for Thursday and Friday of this week, and, in addition to several panels, the event has a startup pitch competition with over $1.7 million on the line.... |
| 01.02.2021 | 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 recently making headlines — from health tech founders to a venture capital rising star.
Jim Havelka, founder and CEO of InformAI
Sha... |
| 28.01.2021 | Expert: New 401k investment options would spur Houston venture capital and innovation | With fossil fuels facing an uncertain future, Houston is wisely pushing to further develop its innovation economy with initiatives like Houston Exponential and Rice Management Company's Ion, as well as the No. 1 ranked entrepreneurship prog... |
| 28.01.2021 | Houston-based senior care startup accelerates gameplan amid pandemic | Houston-based acute care startup Kare Technologies has yet to waste a good crisis.
The company, which offers senior facilities and qualified caregivers a platform to post and accept work for hire, was born out of founder Charles Turner's ex... |
| 27.01.2021 | Houston health tech founder shares the monumental impact data can have on health care | Hospitals are processing massive amounts of data on a daily basis — but few are optimizing this information in life-saving capacities. A Houston company is seeking to change that.
InformAI has created several tech products to allow hospital... |
| 21.01.2021 | Here are 3 breakthrough innovations coming out of research at Houston institutions | 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 projects, we look into studies on robo... |
| 20.01.2021 | These are the 7 newest health tech companies to join TMCx | Last year, TMCx, the Texas Medical Center's health tech startup accelerator pivoted to digital programming.
The accelerator revamped its program to allow for an initial Bootcamp stage that would bring in a larger group of startups and then,... |
| 08.01.2021 | Houston-area medical device engineering firm acquires Texas company | A engineering firm based in Katy has made a strategic acquisition of a Magnolia, Texas-based company to start of the new year.
Velentium, which specializes in the design and manufacturing of medical devices announced that it has acquired Oa... |
| 06.01.2021 | Editor's Picks: Top 7 Houston innovation interviews of 2020 | Editor's note: With 2020 in the rearview, InnovationMap is looking back on the top stories of the year. With over 60 episodes of the Houston Innovators Podcast and about half of those being recorded in 2020, here are the top episides from t... |
| 06.01.2021 | New app gives Houston hospital a better shot at giving COVID-19 vaccinations to employees | Across the country, millions of people eagerly await their COVID-19 vaccinations. But many of them are encountering a big roadblock on the path toward eradicating the pandemic: scheduling their shots.
To overcome that hurdle, some organizat... |
| 29.12.2020 | These are Houston's top social impact innovation stories of 2020 | Editor's note: As 2020 comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. InnovationMap's most read articles regarding social impact innovation include a new incubator program from impactful sta... |
| 23.12.2020 | Houston innovator to help minority entrepreneurs get access to resources she wished she had | Joy M. Hutton is used to wearing multiple hats. A consultant for nonprofits and small businesses at her own firm, Joy of Consulting, and the founder of On the Go Glam, an on-demand beauty platform, Hutton recently added another hat into rot... |
| 10.12.2020 | How 2 Houston friends founded the fitting industry's go-to company | If you're in the market for a specific kind of pipe, valve, fitting, flange, bolt, gasket, or hose, your first stop should be TPC Industrial.
The Pasadena-based company has been making a name for itself in the PVF/hose and fitting industry ... |
| 08.12.2020 | Houston innovation team wins global award for painless heart technology | Houston's Texas Heart Institute's pain-free defibrillation technology was named the top future medical product design worldwide last month as part of the annual Create the Future Design contest.
The tiny technology aims to change the way ca... |
| 01.12.2020 | Houston Black-owned beauty biz gets major holiday shout out from Oprah | Every holiday season, Oprah Winfrey and her elves work hard to put together her namesake list of Favorite Things. The 2020 list of must-have gifts highlights Black-owned or led businesses, including a Houston-based beauty line, 54 Thrones.
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| 25.11.2020 | Experts rank holiday activities that put Houston residents most at risk for COVID-19 | The Texas Medical Association has released its COVID-19 holiday risk chart, a ranking of popular activities based on how likely one is to contract the novel coronavirus.
With infections spiking in Houston and across the country, the chart w... |
| 23.11.2020 | University of Houston launches new institute to promote drug discovery research | The University of Houston has introduced a new institute to its campus. The multi-disciplinary program includes both on-campus and citywide collaboration.
UH has established the Drug Discovery Institute in order to streamline and modernize ... |
| 19.11.2020 | Google launches new program to serve Houston's minority small business owners | A new Google initiative is expanding its Texas presence this month. The Grow with Google's Digital Coaches program, which has already launched in Austin, has expanded to the Bayou City — making the Lone Star State the only state to have two... |
| 16.11.2020 | Houston software company to launch innovation lab for enterprise startups | A Houston-based global software development company has teamed up to create an innovation lab that will launch virtually before moving into a physical space early next year.
Softeq Development Corporation announced the creation of the Softe... |
| 10.11.2020 | Clutch City: Is 2020 a time of devastation or doubling down for Houston? | "Clutch City" may be Houston's most befitting nickname — and it has proven to stand the test of time. Whoever coined the term likely had no idea in how many ways this moniker would be tested and upheld over the next 20-plus years.... |
| 06.11.2020 | 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, breakthrough research projects in Houston... |
| 05.11.2020 | Houston Greek-American develops app to preserve culture | Theoharis Dimarhos grew up in a family determined to follow tradition. As a child, his mother serenaded him with old Greek folk songs he still remembers, and his parents made speaking Greek a rule of the house. Dimarhos lived the immigrant ... |
| 04.11.2020 | 4 Houston-area CVS locations now offering free COVID-19 rapid tests | Flu season and cedar fever compounded with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to make for a worrisome winter. In an effort to make testing for the novel coronavirus more accessible, CVS is launching rapid-result tests in 21 stores acro... |
| 29.10.2020 | East Houston development launches smart city initiative with new hire | A 4,200-acre master-planned development that's rising on the east side of town has created a new role within their executive suite to drive innovation and a new smart city initiative.
Houston-based real estate developer, McCord, has hired N... |
| 26.10.2020 | University of Houston joins Microsoft-backed initiative for digital tech workforce development | The University of Houston College of Technology has been selected for a new initiative to bring digital and technical skills to students and the workforce.
Microsoft's Accelerate program is a part of the tech giant's Global Skills Initiativ... |
| 23.10.2020 | 5 reasons to get connected with Chile via this virtual event | It's almost time for the tech and innovation portion of Chile Connected, a nearly month-long virtual event designed to serve as a "matchmaker" for technology firms as well as creative industries, healthy food providers, and women-... |
| 02.10.2020 | Texas entrepreneur brings on-demand nail service to Houston | Ladies, take note: A Dallas-based on-demand nail service app, Cherry, has expanded to Houston. Founded by Amber Venz Box, the blogger/influencer-turned tech entrepreneur, the convenient, at-home service is now available in 37 ZIP codes.
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| 23.09.2020 | Houston coworking space to donate office space to startups affected by COVID-19 | A Houston-based commercial real estate company in the historic East Downtown District, is giving away free space to two startups who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
The Headquarters is currently accepting submissions f... |
| 21.09.2020 | Houston's fund of funds announces 2 new investments | The HX Venture Fund, which invests in out-of-town venture capital funds that have their eyes on Houston startups, has grown its portfolio.
The fund of funds now has a portfolio of 10 VCs from across the country, across industries, and acros... |
| 09.09.2020 | Houston-based startup makes a splash with cloud technology for E&P in oil sector | A Houston area environmental and energy tech company offers a new pay-as-you-go SaaS application that uses chemistry, physics, artificial intelligence, and cloud technology to build simulation platforms for major exploration and production ... |
| 04.09.2020 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: One week into September is through, and plenty of Houston innovation news came with it, including three female innovators to know, a mobile vet startup plans to expand, a new coworking space plans to open, and more.
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| 31.08.2020 | Children's Museum of Houston pivots to new digital learning programming | As more Houston parents opt for online classes when kids return to school, a beloved local museum is offering up a clever learning assist. In September, Children's Museum Houston will launch "All-Time Access," an online initiative... |
| 24.08.2020 | Microsoft doubles down on partnership with the city of Houston by committing $1M to programs | Microsoft and the city of Houston have introduced a new program aimed at addressing technology skills development across Houston.
Accelerate: Houston is part of Microsoft's larger global skills initiative. Mayor Sylvester Turner announced t... |
| 17.08.2020 | Harris County connects students in need to free high-speed internet and devices | Schools around the nation are in a rush to return to normalcy despite the pandemic. So varied are the opinions on how to reopen that Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo just released a "roadmap" for reopening.
One pressing issue is t... |
| 14.08.2020 | The HTX TechList has launched — here's why you should get involved | Houston Exponential has hit launch on the HTX TechList, and now startups, investors, entrepreneurial hubs, and corporations can officially opt into the data-focused and networking-enabled platform.
The HTX TechList went live yesterday, Augu... |
| 11.08.2020 | Chevron's Houston-based venture group taps two companies for its startup-focused program | Chevron's corporate venture arm that invests into energy tech innovation and supports startups within the industry has tapped two companies for its Chevron Technology Ventures Catalyst Program.
Entech Solutions and mIQroTech have both recen... |
| 31.07.2020 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor'snote: From autonomous vehicles in Houston to a new digital product that will connect entrepreneurs across town, the trending news this week focuses on a wide range of topics — innovators to know, advice on fundraising during a pande... |
