| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.04.2026 | Wunderkind Launches New Braze Integration to Turn Identity Into Revenue-Driving, Orchestrated Customer Journeys | Wunderkind, the AI decisioning platform that combines identity resolution with cross-channel personalization to increase performance and reach, today announced the launch of its latest integration with Braze, the leading customer engagement... |
| 20.02.2026 | Bath & Body Works starts selling on Amazon as more brands embrace its logistics network | Bath & Body Works launched an authorized storefront on Amazon, in its latest effort to sell products outside its stores.
CEO Daniel Heaf told CNBC the launch is about meeting customers where they are.
For brands like Bath & Body Wor... |
| 29.10.2025 | Introducing Wunderkind Audiences for Meta to Turn First-Party Identity Into Paid Social Power | New Integration Brings AI-Powered Identity Resolution and Advanced Segmentation to Meta Ads Manager, Driving Smarter Targeting and Higher ROI
NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --
Key Takeaways
Wunderkind now enables first-party, AI... |
| 27.10.2025 | Alchemize Fightwear Secures Landmark Investment, Reshaping Women's Combat Sports | Alchemize Fightwear, founded by Maya Nazareth, landed a $300,000 deal on Shark Tank. Investors Kendra Scott, Lori Greiner, and Alexis Ohanian backed the brand. Alchemize addresses a critical void: high-performance apparel for women in comba... |
| 24.10.2025 | This founder was called ‘crazy’ on ‘Shark Tank’—she still impressed Alexis Ohanian enough to land a $300,000 offer | Maya Nazareth started practicing jiu-jitsu at age 17. Eight years later, she believes training in combat sports transformed her “from a shy wallflower and turned me into the confident woman” who is the founder of a growing sportswear brand,... |
| 15.10.2025 | Kendra Scott expands into Western wear with new boot collection | Kendra Scott is the latest company to jump on the Western wear trend with the launch of a new boot collection.
The expansion marks the first step in the company’s vision toward building a full wardrobe beyond just jewelry.
Kendra Scott join... |
| 21.08.2025 | Wunderkind Unveils AI Experiences: Real-Time, Agentic Messaging for Smarter Customer Engagement | Wunderkind today announced the launch of Wunderkind AI Experiences
New AI-powered platform drives adaptive, cross-channel performance, without the manual lift
NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wunderkind, the AI decisioning plat... |
| 07.08.2025 | Wunderkind Brings Identity-Based Performance Marketing Solutions to Shopify Merchants | Wunderkind announces its official launch on the Shopify App Store
New integration democratizes access to enterprise-grade identity technology, helping ecommerce brands deliver triggered email and text with greater personalization
NEW YORK, ... |
| 25.06.2025 | The Future of Business: Navigating the Digital Frontier | In the digital age, the landscape of business is shifting like sand beneath our feet. Two distinct narratives emerge: the evolution of virtual worlds and the rise of purpose-driven entrepreneurship. Both are reshaping how we perceive value,... |
| 24.06.2025 | EY US Announces Stephen Ezell of Truly Free Home as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2025 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award Winner | Stephen Ezell: EY's Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award winner
Celebrating the Bold Leaders Shaping the Future Through the World's Most Ground-Breaking Companies
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire-PR... |
| 13.05.2025 | Save Ohio Bees Collaborates with Kendra Scott | Tracy Teuscher, Founder of Save Ohio Bees
Bumble Bee and Wildflower
Efforts to Restore Regional Pollinator Habitat
With the support of Kendra Scott, we can bring attention to the threats facing native bees while raising vital funds for habi... |
| 15.02.2025 | Greyson Clothiers: A $20 Million Leap into the Future of Performance Apparel | Greyson Clothiers is on the rise. The Detroit-based brand has just secured $20 million in Series A funding. This isn’t just a cash injection; it’s a strategic move that could redefine the landscape of performance apparel. Led by NewBound Ve... |
| 15.02.2025 | Greyson Clothiers: $20 Million Strategic Growth Capital Raised | Greyson Clothiers, a Detroit-based premium performance apparel brand at the forefront of the sport, announced the completion of a $20 million Series A strategic growth capital raise. This funding round was led by NewBound Ventures and Chris... |
| 08.01.2025 | RetailNext: Majority Growth Investment Raised From Battery Ventures | RetailNext – a leader in smart store analytics for optimizing store experiences – announced a strategic majority growth investment from Battery Ventures. This investment will support the expansion of RetailNext’s international team, acceler... |
| 06.01.2025 | RetailNext Receives Growth Investment from Battery Ventures | RetailNext, a Campbell, CA-based company which specializes in smart store analytics for optimizing store experiences, received a growth investment from Battery Ventures.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The company intends to use t... |
| 18.11.2024 | Divi: Scalp And Hair Health Brand Raises Minority Investment From Norwest | Divi Scalp & Hair Health – an award-winning brand with clean and science-backed products founded by entrepreneur Dani Austin – announced it has secured a minority investment from Norwest. The funding will drive international expansion, ... |
| 04.10.2024 | Confronting Domestic Violence is hosting 'A Taste of Old Hollywood' Fundraising Gala | A Taste of Old Hollywood - Ticket
Kendra Scott is supporting Confronting Domestic Violence. Use GIVEBACK-GZJRC toward your purchase.
Enjoy an evening of making an impact together! #DVAM2024 #GALA #CALIFORNIA #DONATIONS #CAUSEPRENEUR #STOPDO... |
| 18.09.2024 | Temasek-backed 65 Equity Partners acquires minority stake in Kendra Scott | 65 Equity Partners, a global investment firm backed by Singapore’s state-owned investor Temasek, has acquired a minority stake in lifestyle and accessories brand Kendra Scott Designs Inc.
The announcement did not disclose the financial deta... |
| 15.09.2024 | New Hope in Overdose Treatment: Clear Scientific's Breakthrough Drug CS-1103 | In the relentless battle against the overdose crisis, a beacon of hope has emerged. Clear Scientific, a biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has unveiled promising results from its Phase 1 clinical trial of CS-1103. ... |
| 12.09.2024 | The Brain Aneurysm Foundation Hosts Annual Research Grant Symposium as the Organization Marks 30 Years of Advocacy, Innovation and Education to Prevent Fatal Ruptures | HANOVER, Mass., Sept. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brain Aneurysm Foundation (BAF), the leading advocacy organization supporting education, research, and policy to transform the treatment of brain aneurysms, marked its 30th anniversary toda... |
| 04.09.2024 | KENDRA SCOTT SOHO CELEBRATES NEW YORK FASHION WEEK WITH EXCLUSIVE EVENT FEATURING FASHION ENTREPRENEUR TAMIKO WHITE | Kendra Scott x Tamiko White
Kendra Scott SOHO will be the epicenter of fashion, style, and community hosting an unforgettable NYFW experience!
Fashion Influences Everything”
— Tamiko WhiteNEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, September 4, 2024 ... |
| 13.06.2024 | Delivering the Healing Power of Play to Children with Medical Needs: Project Sunshine Announces Its Summer Solstice Giving Campaign | – The esteemed nonprofit declares the day with the most sunshine as its honorary day to create an annual giving initiative and to raise awareness about the healing power of play in 2024 –
NEW YORK, June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Project Suns... |
| 30.05.2024 | Austin's South Congress stalwarts continue exodus | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
South Congress, the trendy strip, is getting a little more corporate.
Why it matters: The commercial area is shifting from bohemian, one-of-a-kind spots to high-end chain stores that can absorb higher... |
| 25.03.2024 | Jewelry brand Kendra Scott prospects for capital | Kendra Scott, an Austin, Texas-based lifestyle brand, is seeking capital to fund its expansion plans, CEO Tom Nolan tells Axios exclusively.
Why it matters: The company has one of the most compelling financial profiles in fashion and access... |
| 05.03.2024 | Target launches new paid membership program | ASSOCIATED PRESS
A person heads into a Target store, Jan. 11, in Lakewood, Colo. Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery i... |
| 14.07.2023 | "Barbie" movie takes over Austin | Good luck finding tickets for the opening weekend of "Barbie."
What's happening: Local theaters across Austin are selling tickets fast ahead of the movie's July 21 debut.
We took a look at showtimes for next weekend — including Th... |
| 29.11.2022 | Rock The 80s Fashion Revival With These 8 Style & Beauty Items | The trends of the 80s are back in a big way, and the holiday season is the perfect time to try out these stylish pieces that are all about glamour and excess. Here are 8 fashion and beauty items that you can wear to get the 80s look: |
| 15.03.2022 | Venture Construction Group of Florida Shares the Love at Kendra Scott Fundraiser | BOCA RATON, Fla. (PRWEB) March 15, 2022
Venture Construction Group of Florida (VCGFL) teamed up with Kendra Scott to raise funds for the ALS Association. The Kendra Gives Back Party event was held on Feb. 11 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at Kendra S... |
| 28.02.2022 | Inheritance of Hope announces upcoming Legacy Retreat® presented by Kendra Scott | Kendra Scott inspires hope with Inheritance of Hope
ORLANDO, Fla. (PRWEB) February 28, 2022
On March 4-7, Inheritance of Hope and Kendra Scott will welcome 42 young families facing the loss of a parent on a life-changing Legacy Retreat® in ... |
| 24.09.2021 | Rice University rises with massive $100M gift for innovative new student center | Rice University's Owls are soaring of late, with the school just being named the top in Texas and No. 7 in the U.S. Now, the institution known as the "Ivy League of the South" is the recipient of a mammoth gift aimed at a game-cha... |
| 24.09.2021 | City launches public dashboard for tracking COVID-19 in Houston's wastewater | In 2020, a group of researchers began testing Houston's wastewater to collect data to help identify trends at the community level. Now, the team's work has been rounded up to use as an online resource.
The Houston Health Department and Rice... |
| 22.06.2021 | 2 Houston research projects unveil groundbreaking solar and battery technologies | 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, two Houston institutions are wor... |
| 22.06.2021 | 3 Houston innovators make Forbes list of up-and-coming entrepreneurs | Three Houston entrepreneurs are basking in the national spotlight.
The trio — Vernee Hines, Carolyn Rodz, and Siddhartha Sachdeva — were just named to Forbes' Next 1000 list of the country's up-and-coming entrepreneurs. They're among the 25... |
| 16.06.2021 | New Houston startup development program to help launch corporate volunteer software | Brooke Waupsh wanted to change the way people volunteered and help increase access to volunteers for nonprofits. So, she launched Swoovy, a dating app that connected singles who wanted to do some good on their first dates. Now, the Austin-b... |
| 16.06.2021 | Houston researchers snag government funds for net-zero emissions projects | Rice University and the University of Houston were two of four national institutions to receive sizable grants from the Department of Energy last month to go toward the research and development of projects that will improve CO2 storage to h... |
| 16.06.2021 | Splashy European pool-sharing app dives into Houston just in time for summer | Scorching temps. Baking cars. ERCOT begging locals to set their thermostats to 78 (say what?). Why, it's almost like it's summer in Houston or something.
After a long sweat, nothing cools off like a long swim in a sparkling pool. To that en... |
| 14.06.2021 | Nearly half of Houston workers complain of serious burnout, says new report | Local workers who're especially dreading that commute or cracking open the laptop in the morning aren't alone. A new study reveals that nearly half of Houston laborers are more burned out on the job.
Some 49 percent of Bayou City residents ... |
| 14.06.2021 | 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... |
| 14.06.2021 | 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 headlines in Houston... |
| 12.05.2021 | This Houston school makes the grade as one of the nation’s best private colleges for the value | As bastion of higher learning and innovation, Rice University has racked up no shortage of accolades and appearances on "best-of" lists.
Now, a new report casts Houston's "Ivy League of the South" as a top academic insti... |
| 12.05.2021 | 3 Houston startups announce strategic appointments across energy and tech | Three Houston startups have new hires they're excited about.
From new board members to c-level execs, here's who's moving and shaking in Houston innovation.
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| 12.05.2021 | New Houston accelerator leader dives into first cohort | Everything's bigger in Texas, but Kate Evinger is focused on zeroing in on a small group of startups to help them in a Texas-sized way.
As director of gBETA Houston, Evinger says the program, which expanded to Houston in 2019, is geared tow... |
| 11.05.2021 | Health care in a post-pandemic world: Telehealth is here to stay, but so are in-person visits | As medical practitioners were faced with the abrupt arrival of the pandemic, they had to immediately adapt to new technologies and switch to telehealth – fundamentally changing the way healthcare is delivered. During the first few months of... |
| 11.05.2021 | Energy company with U.S. HQ in Houston acquires local business | A renewable energy retailer based in the United Kingdom is once again expanding its presence in Texas with another strategic acquisition.
Octopus Energy US, which is based in Houston, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Hou... |
| 10.05.2021 | Houston ranks among fastest growing tech hubs amid the pandemic, report finds | When Americans think of tech hubs, Silicon Valley or even Austin may initially come to mind. However, Houston appears to be making a play for tech-hub status.
Citing data from career platform LinkedIn, the Axios news website reports that Ho... |
| 10.05.2021 | 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 three local innovators across industries — tech, health care, and more — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Emily Cisek, founder of Th... |
| 06.05.2021 | Houston research: Why venture capital firms might change a startup's leadership | Consider the 21st century's most storied CEOs: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos. All have one thing in common – not only did they run their companies, they founded them.
Each of these corporate leaders, in other words, had to deal with ve... |
| 06.05.2021 | Houston school recognized as among the top institutions in the nation | Houston's Rice University continues to burnish its reputation in higher education.
A ranking released May 5 by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a British company that specializes in higher education data, puts Rice at No. 23 among the top colleges ... |
| 05.05.2021 | University of Houston power couple prescribes major gift for college of medicine | University of Houston medical students and staff will receive a gift that's just what the doctor ordered.
A prestigious and longtime UH power couple has bequeathed two major gifts a major gift to the school's burgeoning College of Medicine.... |
| 04.05.2021 | Houston hospital reveals renderings of Austin outpost ahead of groundbreaking | Texas Children's Hospital is working on its first freestanding location in Austin — and the hospital system just released a first look at what the state-of-the-art building will look like.
The new Texas Children's Austin campus — to be loca... |
| 03.05.2021 | These are Houston's 4 best high schools in 2021, says recent report | t's report card time, and four Houston high schools have made the grade, earning top 100 spots in this year's prestigious U.S. News & World Report rankings of the Best U.S. High Schools. One even merited a special distinction.
Houston's... |
| 30.04.2021 | Houston med-tech companies partner on wearable device for opioid withdrawal | Houston-based Spark Biomedical has created a revolutionary wearable device that provides unprecedented levels of opioid withdrawal relief.
The device known as the Sparrow Therapy System is worn over the ear for five to seven days and sends ... |
| 29.04.2021 | Houston expert: Telework in research might be here to stay | How many of the research administrator's duties can be done from home? COVID-19 is showing us emphatically that the answer is many.
There are some aspects that take a little bit of inventive scheduling to make happen, but overall, the telew... |
| 29.04.2021 | Comcast to dole out $1M in grants to BIPOC-owned small businesses in Houston | Grants totaling $1 million are being given to 100 BIPOC-owned small businesses in the Houston area through the Comcast RISE program.
In addition, more than 150 BIPOC-owned small businesses in the region will receive technology and marketing... |
| 28.04.2021 | Tech company launches COVID-19 vaccine finder in Houston | A global tech company that recently opened a local office in Houston has announced a major upgrade to its app — and it's now available in Houston.
ClassPass, a network of fitness and wellness partners, now has Houston vaccine centers search... |
| 28.04.2021 | Houston investor goes all in on funding female founders | Carrie Colbert wasn't planning on becoming a venture capital investor — it just happened organically.
"This has been kind of a backwards process. Our fund was driven by demand," Colbert, founder and general partner of Houston-base... |
| 28.04.2021 | Houston startup selected for international carbontech accelerator | A new international accelerator focused on the commercialization of carbontech has announced its new cohort — and one Houston-based company has made the cut.
Cemvita Factory has been accepted into the Carbon to Value Initiative, a recently ... |
| 27.04.2021 | New innovation hub grows with the addition of 6 Houston startups | The East End Maker Hub in Houston's East End District is growing with the recent addition of six startups.
"All of these companies cite the East End Maker Hub's physical innovation infrastructure, customizable spaces, strategic locatio... |
| 27.04.2021 | 3 reasons why you should add podcasting to your marketing plan, according to this Texas expert | As business leaders or marketers, we're always on the lookout for strategic opportunities to reach our target audiences in meaningful ways and move them to action: To like a post, ask for more information, make a purchase and more. When we ... |
| 27.04.2021 | New COVID-19 variant potentially resistant to antibodies discovered at Texas A&M | Scientists at the Texas A&M University Global Health Complex identified a new variant of the COVID-19 virus that could present a new challenge to public health, according to a statement.
So far, the new variant, "BV-1," was fo... |
| 27.04.2021 | EY makes the case for people and culture amid historical oil and gas disruption | When considering the future of energy, you might see a world powered by cleaner energy sources and guided by bots and algorithms in the workplace. But digitalization and decarbonization are complex transitions. The road ahead will mix human... |
| 23.04.2021 | 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 accepts dog... |
| 21.04.2021 | ExxonMobil announces $100B carbon-capture hub for Houston area | In a move that would be a gamechanger for Houston, oil and gas giant ExxonMobil envisions creating a $100 billion carbon-capture hub along the Houston Ship Channel.
ExxonMobil foresees the Houston Ship Channel being the site of an "inn... |
| 21.04.2021 | Newly appointed innovation leader calls for more health care collaboration in Houston | Allison Post is a professional dot connector for the Texas Heart Institute. Located in the Texas Medical Center and founded in 1962, THI has long had a history of innovation — from Denton Cooley, THI's founder, performing the first artifici... |
| 21.04.2021 | Houston researchers tap into tech to provide new brain-related health care solutions | 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, three Houston institutions are w... |
| 20.04.2021 | Houston again anointed the most diverse city in the U.S. by new report | Diversity is currently at the forefront of the U.S. conversation, as anti-Asian hate crimes have spiked nearly 150 percent in 2021 and the Derek Chauvin trial currently broils in Minneapolis.
But now, a new study sheds some good news on the... |
| 20.04.2021 | New Houston accelerator supporting BIPOC in aerospace announces inaugural cohort | A new accelerator program that is focused on aerospace innovation and supporting entrepreneurs who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color has announced its first cohort.
The Ion's Aerospace Innovation Accelerator for Minority Business E... |
| 20.04.2021 | Web page or app? Houston expert shares his tips for launching your online platform | One of the biggest decisions you'll have to make as an entrepreneur is whether you should host your product or service on the web, via an app, or through a webapp. In this quick guide, I'll go over a few tips to help you narrow down the opt... |
| 19.04.2021 | 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 three local innovators across industries — energy venture, sports tech, and communications — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Barbar... |
| 19.04.2021 | Houston startup rolls out blockchain-as-a-service model | A Houston blockchain startup has launched a new service that allows companies to enroll in the platform in just a few clicks.
Houston-based blockchain network developer Topl has announced the new platform, which is in its public beta stage.... |
| 19.04.2021 | Houston supercar dealer now accepting Dogecoin as payment | Post Oak Motor Cars is now accepting dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that recently gained new heights of popularity following support from Tesla founder Elon Musk, as a form of payment. New Bugatti, Bentley, Karma, and Rolls-Royce vehicles are s... |
| 18.04.2021 | Mother’s Day Gift Guide: The Most Stylish Accessories | The old adage If you can’t beat them .....join them, seems to be more relevant today than ever before. The codes of fashion and accessories have diverted in a slew of wonderful variations that represent a certain type of personal style- for... |
| 16.04.2021 | Houston lands on list of nation's top spots for millennials on the move | The Bayou City is shining as an attractive destination for young people on the move.
According to the fifth-annual study from SmartAsset, millennials are fleeing cities like Los Angeles and Chicago and migrating to other areas in search of ... |
| 16.04.2021 | 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, self-driving pizza deliveries launching,... |
| 15.04.2021 | Houston-based corporate venture group makes 2 investments from new $300M fund | The venture arm of Chevron has made two recent investments as a part of a new fund. Both of the companies are creating solutions within alternative energy innovation.
Chevron Technology Ventures announced its $300 million Future Energy Fund... |
| 14.04.2021 | 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'... |
| 14.04.2021 | 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 style to... |
| 14.04.2021 | 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.
Roboze recently... |
| 13.04.2021 | 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 the T... |
| 09.04.2021 | Houston health center working with new study that uses app to track long-term COVID-19 effects | Aided by technology, medical sleuths at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are tracking the long-term effects of COVID-19 as part of a national study.
At the heart of the study is an app that allows patients who have s... |
| 09.04.2021 | Over $1.4M in prizes awarded at Rice University's student startup competition | In its 21st year, the Rice Business Plan Competition hosted 54 student-founded startups from all over the world — its largest batch of companies to date — and doled out over $1.4 million in cash and investment prizes at the week-long virtua... |
| 09.04.2021 | 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 on the challenges of spac... |
| 08.04.2021 | How the pandemic advanced tech in government and education, according to this Houston expert | If you've logged onto a government website recently, you know that dealing with creaking, outdated government technology is about as much fun as a trip to the DMV. Held back by byzantine procurement rules, management-by-committee, and an ag... |
| 08.04.2021 | Houston named a top life science emerging market | Houston is moving up the life sciences ladder.
In October, commercial real estate services company CBRE ranked Houston second on its list of the top emerging clusters for life sciences in the U.S. Pittsburgh took the No. 1 spot, while Austi... |
| 07.04.2021 | Tips for optimizing data management in research, from a UH expert | A data management plan is invaluable to researchers and to their universities. "You should plan at the outset for managing output long-term," said Reid Boehm, research data management librarian at University of Houston Libraries.
... |
| 07.04.2021 | Space-focused fund with HQ in Houston rockets toward $20M goal | A venture capital firm co-located in Houston and Austin has announced a recent closing of a $20 million fund.
SpaceFund has raised $9 million toward its its $20 million BlastOff Fund as of this week — surpassing its initial first close goal... |
| 06.04.2021 | Houston expert: Hospitals are at the forefront of innovation due to pandemic | The COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic effect on every industry throughout the world. Additionally, we have all experienced multiple changes to our daily routine such as schools implementing virtual and hybrid learning while reconfiguring ... |
| 02.04.2021 | Report: Nearly 70 percent of Texans lost power during Winter Storm Uri, new UH report says | Texans are painfully aware of the bitter loss caused by Winter Storm Uri; many are still coping with the after effects of the storm that set in on February 13.
But now, new figures reveal how ravaging the freeze was to the Lone Star State a... |
| 02.04.2021 | 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, Houston ranking well for women in STEM, ... |
| 02.04.2021 | Houston CEO talks augmented reality, diversity, how it will all play a role in the energy transition | When Stephanie Hertzog first started her role as CEO of Houston-based Sodexo Energy & Resources North America in the fall of 2019, she was on the road every week visiting some of the facility management company's 100 million customers.
... |
| 01.04.2021 | Houston, we're trying to fix the problem: Aerospace challenges and future exploration | If there is anything that goes hand in hand so perfectly, it's Houston and Space. Houston is home to the Johnson Space Center, named after former president Lyndon B. Johnson, and is home to revolutionary space research projects and spacefli... |
| 01.04.2021 | 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 some addi... |
| 01.04.2021 | 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... |
| 31.03.2021 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events online in April | This month, Houstonians have yet another good batch of online innovation events — from Zoom panels to virtual conferences — and you and your tech network need to know about them.
Here's a roundup of virtual events not to miss this month — f... |
| 31.03.2021 | 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 at $3... |
| 31.03.2021 | 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 it all.
No... |
| 30.03.2021 | International hotel chain taps Houston staffing startup to get teams back to work | A Houston startup has struck a deal with a major new client focused on getting employees back to work at its 6,000 locations worldwide.
Maryland-based international hotelier Choice Hotels International Inc. selected Houston-based WizeHire i... |
| 30.03.2021 | 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 organizat... |
| 30.03.2021 | 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, Greentown ... |
| 29.03.2021 | Houston-area teen scores golden investment from Kendra Scott on Shark Tank | A17-year-old entrepreneur from Missouri City has struck gold with her business, thanks to a Texas-based jewelry superstar.
Tyla-Simone Crayton, who is CEO of her wing-style sauce company Sienna Sauce, scored a $100,000 investment for her bu... |
