| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.01.2026 | 14 Houston startups starting 2026 with fresh funding | Houston startups closed out the last half of 2025 with major funding news.
Here are 14 Houston companies—from groundbreaking energy leaders to growing space startups—that secured funding in the last six months of the year, according to repo... |
| 30.12.2025 | 10 promising Houston startups that made headlines in 2025 | Editor's note: As we reflect on 2025, we're looking back at the stories and startups that made waves in Houston's innovation scene. These 10 startups reached memorable milestones, won prestigious awards, found creative solutions, and disrup... |
| 24.10.2025 | Houston university is at the top of the class in new college ranking | Rice University is maintaining its reputation as one of the top colleges in the U.S., according to a new batch of rankings from WalletHub.
Rice topped WalletHub's 2026 lists comparing the best colleges and universities in Texas and the best... |
| 13.10.2025 | Houston professor awarded $2.6M grant for retina, neurological research | University of Houston College of Optometry Professor John O’Brien has received a $2.6 million grant from the National Eye Institute to continue his research on the retina and neurological functions.
O’Brien is considered a leading expert in... |
| 03.10.2025 | Texas: A Hub of Future Innovation, from Finance to Space | Texas accelerates its role as a national leader. Groundbreaking advancements span finance, healthcare, space, and environmental technology. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves the Texas Stock Exchange. This marks a pivotal ... |
| 02.10.2025 | Koda Health Secures $7M to Scale AI-Enhanced Patient Decision Platform | Co-Founders Tatiana Fofanova, PhD and Desh Mohan, MD
What You Should Know:
–Koda Health, a digital health company building an AI-enhanced patient decision support platform that enables health systems and payers to scale advanced care planni... |
| 02.10.2025 | Houston digital health platform Koda closes $7 million funding round | Houston-based digital advance care planning company Koda Health has closed an oversubscribed $7 million series A funding round.
The round, led by Evidenced, with participation from Mudita Venture Partners, Techstars and Texas Medical Center... |
| 02.10.2025 | TXSE Group wins SEC approval for Texas Stock Exchange to start in 2026 | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has given the go-ahead to the Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange to operate as a national securities exchange, clearing the way for the TXSE to begin trading stocks and exchange-traded products by ... |
| 02.10.2025 | Koda Health Oversubscribes a $7 Million Series A to Scale National Footprint as Regulatory Tailwinds Drive Adoption | Armed with fresh, peer-reviewed evidence of clinical and financial ROI, Koda is scaling solutions that align with evolving health policy and system priorities HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, October 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Koda Health, a ... |
| 01.07.2025 | Koda Health Announces Comprehensive EHR Integration to Expand Access to Advance Care Planning for Millions of Patients | Koda Health Logo HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, July 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Koda Health, the AI-enhanced advance care planning platform (ACP), announced a new integration today with Epic, one of the most widely used electronic health re... |
| 14.11.2024 | 2024 Houston Innovation Awards winners named at annual event | Houston innovators — the moment you've been waiting for. The winners of the 2024 Houston Innovation Awards were named at the annual event.
The Houston Innovation Awards honored over 40 finalists across categories, naming the 12 winners and ... |
| 05.11.2024 | Houston's Innovation Landscape: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Opportunities | Houston is a city of dreams and determination. It’s a melting pot of innovation, where entrepreneurs are forging paths in uncharted territories. The recent Houston Innovation Awards highlighted this spirit, showcasing the wisdom of finalist... |
| 04.11.2024 | Overheard: 2024 Houston Innovation Awards finalists share top advice for fellow founders | There's a great deal of advice swirling around the world today about how to find success business. Why not take it from mentors and founders with a proven track record, like the finalists for this year's Houston Innovation Awards?
From how ... |
| 04.11.2024 | Houston joins newly launched 4-city, space-focused network | Four cities from around the world have teamed up on a mission to grow aeronautics, space, and astronomy.
The Space Cities Network launched last month at the International Congress and Convention Association Congress in Abu Dhabi. The first ... |
| 22.10.2024 | Houston's Innovation Surge: A Glimpse into the Future | Houston is buzzing. The city is a cauldron of innovation, bubbling with ideas and energy. The upcoming Houston Innovation Awards is a testament to this vibrant ecosystem. Scheduled for November 14, the event will spotlight over 50 finalists... |
| 16.10.2024 | Podcast: The 2024 who's who of Houston innovation | The Houston Innovation Awards is less than a month away, and the finalists have just been named. In honor of the recent announcement, this week's Houston Innovators Podcast takes a look at the finalists.
But with six years of InnovationMap ... |
| 15.10.2024 | Houston's Innovation Surge: A Glimpse into the Future | Houston is buzzing. The city is a hotbed of innovation, where startups are not just surviving; they are thriving. Recent developments showcase a vibrant ecosystem fueled by technology, investment, and a relentless drive for progress. This w... |
| 14.10.2024 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: Every week, I introduce you to a handful of Houston innovators to know recently making headlines with news of innovative technology, investment activity, and more. This week's batch includes three Houston startup founders cel... |
| 14.10.2024 | Houston startup expands DOD partnership to provide clean energy at Texas site | Expanding on its partnership with the United States Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit, Sage Geosystems has been selected to conduct geothermal project development initiatives at Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi.
Along with ... |
| 25.06.2024 | New study says Houston is best city to grow business | The Bayou City has again received recognition as a top hub for business.
According to a new study by business revenue experts The RevOps Team, Houston is one of the cities in the US with 10 or more companies listed in the S&P 500, and h... |
| 21.06.2024 | Health tech co. raises seed funding, AI startup expands abroad, and more Houston innovation trending news | Editor's note:Let's roundup the most-read Houston innovation news from the week. Trending Houston tech and startup articles from InnovationMap and its daily newsletter included expansion for an energy software company, seed funding secured ... |
| 19.06.2024 | Houston data scientist joins medical device startup amid AI evolution in the sector | When most people hear about Houston startup Starling Medical, they might think about how much potential the medical device company has in the field of urinalysis diagnostics. But that's not quite where Angela Wilkins's head went.
Wilkins ex... |
| 14.06.2024 | Houston startup ecosystem ranked, new platform launches for entrepreneurs, and more trending innovation news | Editor's note:Let's roundup the most-read Houston innovation news from the week. Trending Houston tech and startup articles from InnovationMap and its daily newsletter included a few reports ranking Houston's innovative qualities, a new coh... |
| 14.06.2024 | Houston digital health platform raises additional seed funding from fresh investors | A Houston-born digital advance care planning company, has secured new funding from some big names.
Koda Health achieved a successful oversubscription of additional seed round funding thanks to the participation of AARP, Memorial Hermann Hea... |
| 12.06.2024 | Koda Health Raises Seed+ Funding | Koda Health, a Houston, TX-based company which specializes in digital advance care planning, raised an undisclosed amount in Seed+ funding.
The round was led by Ecliptic Capital, with participation from Memorial Hermann Health System, AARP ... |
| 12.06.2024 | Koda Health Secures Funding to Expand Advance Care Planning Capabilities | What You Should Know:
– Koda Health, a pioneer in digital Advance Care Planning (ACP), today announced the successful closing of an oversubscribed Seed+ funding round led by Ecliptic Capital with strategic investment from Memorial Hermann H... |
| 28.12.2023 | 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... |
| 24.10.2023 | 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... |
| 23.10.2023 | Looking for a job? These 2023 Houston Innovation Awards finalists are hiring | More than half of this year's startup finalists in the Houston Innovation Awards are hiring — who's looking for a job at one of the best startups in Houston?
When submitting their applications for the 2023 Houston Innovation Awards, which i... |
| 17.10.2023 | 2023 Houston Innovation Awards finalists announced | In just three weeks, all of Houston's innovation ecosystem will gather to celebrate the hard work of startups, entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and more — and over 50 honorees will be recognized for their achievements.
Scroll down to see ... |
| 09.05.2023 | Tampa Bay Wave Welcomes 15 Diverse Tech Startups into the 2023 TechDiversity Accelerator Cohort | 501 E Kennedy Blvd Building Exterior
Nielsen Foundation is supporting the Tampa Bay Wave Tech Diversity Accelerator 2023 Program
The TechDiversity Accelerator brings the most innovative tech startups to Tampa Bay, a nationally-recognized hu... |
| 08.02.2022 | HealthCare.com scores additional $31.5M and more digital health fundings | Photo: Gary Burchell/Getty Images |
| 07.02.2022 | Koda Health Raises $3.5M to Expand Advance Directives Platform | What You Should Know:
– Koda Health, a Houston, TX-based advance directives platform empowering patients to take control of their healthcare journey raises $3.5M in seed funding led by Ecliptic Capital alongside participation from Headwater... |
| 09.11.2021 | Representation in research matters, says this Houston expert | Diversifying your human subjects for studies is essential for good research.
"Up to 75 percent of Pacific Islanders are unable to convert an antiplatelet drug into its active form and therefore are at higher risk for adverse outcomes f... |
| 09.11.2021 | Houston Exponential hires new exec to promote inclusive innovation | Houston's considered one of the most diverse cities in the country, and Houston Exponential is focused on building an innovation ecosystem that's reflective of that.
The nonprofit organization announced a new hire that will lead this initia... |
| 09.11.2021 | Roundup: Houston startups announce new partnerships, crowdfunding campaigns, and more | The Houston innovation ecosystem has been bursting at the seams with news from innovative tech companies and disruptive Houston startups as we fly through the final quarter of 2021.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation... |
| 08.11.2021 | 4 Houston-area businesses rank among Inc.'s best-led companies in the country | Some Houston-area companies now have some major bragging rights — and perhaps, an influx of resumes on the way. Inc. magazine has released its new list of the country's 250 best-led midsize companies, and four Greater-Houston firms are in t... |
| 08.11.2021 | 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 — from dating tech to investment — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Erica Sinner, founder o... |
| 08.11.2021 | Houston biotech company raises $15M round led by Chinese health care investor | A Houston-based biotech company that was founded by a University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center doctor has closed a fresh round of funding.
Cellenkos closed its $15 million series A round led by BVCF Management, based in Shanghai, China... |
| 05.11.2021 | Overheard: Energy transition experts weigh in at Houston climatetech conference | This week, world leaders are discussing climate change and the future of our planet at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, but local leaders were also discussing much closer to home.
Greentown Labs hosted its ... |
| 02.11.2021 | University of Houston: 3 problems with the 'covidization' of science and research | It has been – and for a while, will be – everywhere. The words: COVID-19, coronavirus and pandemic. According to an article by Holly Else in Nature, "coined in April by Madhukar Pai, a tuberculosis researcher at McGill University in Mo... |
| 02.11.2021 | 3 energy transition companies with Houston ties pitch at international conference | It's all hands on deck for pioneering technology to advance the energy transition and climatetech, and three companies with a Houston presence just took the national stage to showcase their climate change solutions.
The United Nations' 2021... |
| 29.10.2021 | MassChallenge's 2021 Houston cohort snags cash prizes in 12th annual showcase | Nine startups that went through the 2021 Houston cohort for MassChallenge Texas have received cash prizes from the global accelerator.
Now in its 12th year, Boston-based MassChallenge awarded 39 equity-free cash and investment prizes to 36 ... |
| 28.10.2021 | Houston expert: Prime times for cyber-attacks and how to stay protected | October is cybersecurity awareness month. The topic might sound overwhelming, and it certainly can be, but there are a few easy ways we can educate and protect ourselves and our loved ones.
Be mindful of timing
Cyber actors target certain t... |
| 28.10.2021 | Houston makes the grade as a top place to live after college, says new report | For many college students, it's tough to imagine life after college when they're cramming for exams and cranking out research papers. Yet the time does come when they'll venture into the "real world" with their degrees.
Before gra... |
| 20.10.2021 | Report: Texas is home to a not-so happy workforce | Call it the Bayou City Blues. A report from job website Lensa ranks Houston third among the U.S. cities with the unhappiest workers.
The report looks at four factors — vacation days taken, hours worked per week, average pay, and overall hap... |
| 20.10.2021 | With $150M in VC raise, this Houston company is re-envisioning the future of e-commerce operations | If you're operating a business that sells a product online, you have several options for software to support your efforts and needs as a merchant. However, as one group of Houston entrepreneurs realized, there wasn't a streamlined, one-stop... |
| 15.10.2021 | 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 new innovators to know, a roundup of what startups raised fu... |
| 14.10.2021 | Rice University edtech startup adds new partners | Rice University's educational technology initiative has added nine technology partners that will supply everything from business simulation software to test preparation tools.
The initiative's OpenStax Ally program enhances OpenStax textboo... |
| 14.10.2021 | Houston research: Customer loyalty programs are effective — but not in the way you might think | Almost everyone who has shopped at a supermarket or hopped on a plane has been invited to join a customer loyalty club. But even the businesses that offer these programs are sometimes unsure of who uses and benefits from them most.
Rice Bus... |
| 13.10.2021 | Houston university named among best schools in U.S. for Hispanic students | Hardly surprising in the most diverse city in the nation, a local college is among the tops in serving the educational needs for Hispanic students.
The University of Houston has been ranked among the top 100 Hispanic-Serving Institutions in... |
| 08.10.2021 | 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 new innovators to know, events you can't miss this month, a ... |
| 07.10.2021 | Houston startups raise funds, enter into new partnerships, and more local innovation news | Houston startups across industries have been moving and shaking these past few weeks, and there's a chance you may have missed some of these Houston innovation stories.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation, two Houston... |
| 06.10.2021 | Innovative travel adviser talks Houston tech and advice for female founders | When the pandemic hit, it's safe to say that everyone in the travel industry panicked. Sarah Groen, who founded her company Bell and Bly Travel in 2017, caters her expertise to planning luxury travel experiences, and she didn't want her cli... |
| 04.10.2021 | Houston park accepts $10M donation for innovative ecological project | As Houstonians have been witnessing for the past few years, Memorial Park is in the midst of a renaissance, with a game-changing land bridge in the works, the recently opened Eastern Glades, and more than $200 million in improvements slated... |
| 04.10.2021 | 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 — from energy to health tech — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Amy Chronis, Houston managi... |
| 01.10.2021 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events in October | This month, Houstonians have yet another good batch of in-person and online innovation events, and you and your tech network need to know about them.
Here's a roundup of virtual events not to miss this month — like demo days, workshops, con... |
| 01.10.2021 | Texas billionaire and family reign as the world’s richest clan | It's hardly a surprise that America's Walton family, including Fort Worth billionaire Alice Walton, remains the world's richest family. What's truly stunning is how much their wealth has grown in the past year — by more than $23 billion.
In... |
| 01.10.2021 | 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 new innovators to know, a new energy innovation lab, a guest... |
| 30.09.2021 | Houston rise in the ranks of the top emerging ecosystems in the world | If you need evidence that Houston's startup ecosystem is flourishing, look no further than a new report from Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network.
This year's Global Startup Ecosystem Report, released September 22, places ... |
| 30.09.2021 | Houston female-founded startup takes on national expansion | Houston-based Work & Mother Services LLC is embarking on a nationwide expansion of its network of lactation suites.
Work & Mother already operates two locations in downtown Houston (The Jones on Main and Three Allen Center) and is p... |
| 28.09.2021 | Houston health tech startup using AI in palliative care scores $256,000 grant to test its product | A new Houston-based digital advanced care planning company is streamlining some of the most difficult conversations in the health care industry around palliative care.
Founded by Tatiana Fafanova, Dr. Desh Mohan, and Katelin Cherry, Koda He... |
| 13.05.2021 | To expand or not to expand? Houston researcher weighs in on global growth | You built your business from the ground up, patiently finding techniques and products that work, carefully crafting solid bonds with your clients. Then one day a new project, opportunity or simple request poses a question: Is it time to bra... |
| 11.05.2021 | Global accelerator announces 5 startups to its Houston cohort | Five Houston companies have been tapped to participate in a Houston-based, early-stage startup accelerator with a national presence.
The accelerator, gBETA, selected the five Houston companies out of over 85 applicants. The cohort represent... |
| 10.05.2021 | Energy giant makes Houston sole headquarters in massive move | Power player NRG Energy is laser focused on Houston. The Bayou City will be the energy giant's new sole headquarters; the company will no longer split between Houston and Princeton, New Jersey.
The move to a single headquarters simplifies b... |
| 05.03.2021 | Photos: Here's a sneak peek at The Ion Houston's construction progress | The Ion Houston is expected to open its doors this year, and the building's exterior is close to completion. Now, the construction team is focusing on interiors and then tenant build outs.
The 270,000-square-foot coworking and innovation hu... |
| 27.01.2021 | Rice University competition to link veterans with NextSeed investors | Rice University's Business Veterans Association has helped military veteran raise more that $3.5 million in investments over the last seven years through it's annual pitch competition. And this year, the stakes are even higher.
The Veterans... |
| 28.12.2020 | Editor's Picks: Top 10 Houston startup feature stories of the year | Editor's note: As 2020 comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. This past year, InnovationMap featured profiles on dozens of these Houston startups — from blockchain and software compa... |
| 22.12.2020 | Here are the top 5 Houston startup venture capital deals in 2020 | Editor's note: As 2020 comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. When it came to the money raised in Houston, these five startups raised the most, according to reporting done by Innovat... |
| 16.11.2020 | Houston organization names 10 most promising life sciences startups | Last week, the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship gathered over 1,000 life science experts and attendees virtually for thought leadership as well as 40 company presentations.
The three-day 2020 Virtual Texas Life Science Foru... |
| 28.10.2020 | 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 ... |
| 04.08.2020 | Houston tech companies have raised over $466M so far this year, new report finds | This year might be a wash for a lot of things, but according to a new fundraising report from Houston Exponential, the Bayou City has seen an increase in funding this year compared to 2019.
The HTX Funding Review found that Houston startups... |
| 26.05.2020 | Houston startup raises $10M, A&M names TMC campus, and more innovation news | Houston's innovation ecosystem has been booming with news, and it's likely some might have fallen through the cracks. From a Texas university naming its burgeoning new campus to a Houston SaaS startup with fresh funds, here are some short s... |
| 23.04.2019 | How technology is disrupting — and improving — the real estate industry in Texas | A recent lawsuit is rocking the residential real estate industry across the country. Home sellers whose properties were listed on one of 20 MLSs claim The National Association of Realtors, Realogy Holdings Corp., HomeServices of America, RE... |
| - | Koda Health | “Koda’s digital healthcare solutions streamline Advance Care and Kidney Care Planning, to ease the financial and emotional burdens of unexpected medical events.” |
