| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.03.2026 | BrainCheck Secures $13M to Advance AI Cognitive Care Infrastructure | BrainCheck recently raised $13 million in Series A funding. This investment propels its AI-assisted cognitive care platform forward. The company aims to expand infrastructure, enhancing patient monitoring and population-scale deployment. It... |
| 02.03.2026 | BrainCheck Raises $13M to Expand AI-Assisted Cognitive Care | What You Should Know
The Funding: BrainCheck has raised an additional $13M in Series A financing, led by Next Coast Ventures, with participation from S3 Ventures and UPMC Enterprises.
The Tech: The company’s flagship product, BrainCheck Ass... |
| 02.03.2026 | BrainCheck: $13 Million Series A Raised To Scale AI-Enabled Cognitive Care Platform | BrainCheck has raised an additional $13 million in Series A financing to expand its enterprise cognitive care infrastructure and advance AI-assisted clinical capabilities. The round was led by Next Coast Ventures, with participation from S3... |
| 27.02.2026 | BrainCheck Raises $13M in Series A Funding | BrainCheck, an Austin, TX-based digital platform for cognitive assessment and care, raised an additional $13m in Series A financing.
The round was led by Next Coast Ventures, with participation from S3 Ventures and UPMC Enterprises.
The com... |
| 16.01.2026 | AI Leader Flip Secures $20M to Scale Automated Customer Service | AI innovator Flip secured $20M Series A funding, reaching $31M total. Next Coast Ventures and Ridge Ventures led the round. This NYC firm automates enterprise customer service calls, processing 300M+ interactions monthly for 250 global bran... |
| 14.01.2026 | Flip Raises $20M in Series A Funding | Flip, a NYC-based provider of an AI solution that automates customer service calls for enterprise brands, raised $20M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Next Coast Ventures and Ridge Ventures with participation from Data Point Capita... |
| 13.01.2026 | Flip: $20 Million Series A Raised After Handling 300 Million Automated Customer Service Calls | Flip, an AI platform that automates customer service phone calls for enterprise brands, has raised $20 million in a Series A round as it reported surpassing 300 million calls handled across hundreds of brands. The financing was co-led by Ne... |
| 03.11.2025 | LeanDNA: Strategic Growth Investment Raised From Accel-KKR | Accel-KKR, a leading technology-focused investment firm, has announced a strategic growth investment in LeanDNA, a provider of AI-powered supply planning and inventory optimization solutions for leaders in the discrete manufacturing supply ... |
| 30.10.2025 | LeanDNA Receives Investment from Accel-KKR | LeanDNA, an Austin, TX-based provider of supply planning and inventory optimization solutions for discrete manufacturing supply chain leaders, received a strategic investment from Accel-KKR.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The com... |
| 09.10.2025 | Scorability: $40 Million Raised For Advancing College Sports Recruiting Platform | Scorability is a company that impacts how college coaches find, evaluate, and connect with athletes. The company recently announced that it has secured $40 million in a funding round led by Bluestone Equity Partners. This investment round a... |
| 03.10.2025 | Sports Recruiting Reshaped: Scorability Secures $40M Amid NIL Revolution | Scorability, a leading sports tech platform, just raised $40 million. This significant funding round, spearheaded by Bluestone Equity Partners, targets a complete overhaul of college sports recruiting. The company connects over a million at... |
| 01.10.2025 | Scorability Raises $40M in Funding | Scorability, an Austin, TX-based provider of a platform for college coaches to discover, evaluate, and connect with athletes, raised $40M in funding.
The round was led by Bluestone Equity Partners with participation from affiliates of Luthe... |
| 30.09.2025 | Startup Scorability wants to revolutionize college sports recruiting as NIL takes off | Sign up today for the new CNBC Sport Newsletter
Scorability has raised $40 million in fresh funding, led by Bluestone Equity Partners.
The tech platform is a recruiting marketplace for athletes and coaches.
Scorability now boasts 1.2 millio... |
| 27.08.2025 | Loman AI: $3.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Expand Voice AI Platform For Restaurants | Loman AI, a voice AI platform for restaurants, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding led by Next Coast Ventures, with TenOneTen Ventures and Antler participating. The funds will support product development and team growth amid rising dema... |
| 26.08.2025 | Loman AI Raises $3.5 Million to Transform Restaurant Operations with Voice AI | Platform has processed tens of millions in order volume and millions of calls since launch, scaling to serve restaurants nationwide in just one year
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 26, 2025–
Loman AI, the leading Voice AI platform for ... |
| 21.08.2025 | Arcade Acquires Upduo and Launches ‘Arcade AI Sales Leader’ | Arcade, the leading sales gamification platform for the frontline workforce, today announced its strategic acquisition of Upduo, a pioneer in AI-powered coaching for retail sales environments. The acquisition culminates in the launch of a n... |
| 01.11.2024 | Marqii Raises $10M in Funding | Marqii, an Austin, TX-based provider of a digital operations platform for hospitality businesses, raised $10M in funding.
The round was led by Next Coast Ventures with participation from Rich Products Ventures and Maccabee Ventures.
The com... |
| 20.08.2024 | ECI Software Solutions Wins 2024 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius | ECI Software Solutions is recognized as a 2024 Tech Cares Award winner for demonstrating exceptional CSR in support of its communities and employees.
ECI is recognized for demonstrating exceptional Corporate Social Responsibility in support... |
| 13.06.2024 | Business newsletter company Workweek raises $12.5M Series A | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
Workweek, a publishing platform for creators serving business professionals, raised $12.5 million in a series A round, its CEO and co-founder Adam Ryan told Axios.
Wh... |
| 16.04.2024 | Somite Raises $5.3M in Pre-Seed Funding | Somite, a Boston, MA-based developer of AI for stem cell biology, raised $5.3M in Pre-Seed funding.
The round was led by TechAviv, and joined by Next Coast Ventures, Trust Ventures and Texas Venture Partners as well as Lerer Hippeau and oth... |
| 09.03.2024 | BrainCheck Revolutionizes Cognitive Health Assessment with $15M Investment | BrainCheck, a digital health company founded by Stanford neuroscience professor David Eagleman, has secured a $15 million Series B extension to address the pressing need for rapid cognitive tests in the face of growing Alzheimer's disease r... |
| 07.03.2024 | Digital cognitive assessment platform BrainCheck raises $15M | BrainCheck's Assess medical device can evaluate five cognitive domains in less than 15 minutes
More than 7 million Americans are unaware they have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and without intervention nearly 30% of these patients could g... |
| 12.08.2022 | CrowdHealth Secures $6M for Community-Powered Alternative to Health Insurance | What You Should Know:
Instead of paying a high premium for insurance companies to decide what is or isn’t covered, CrowdHealth members make a monthly membership payment and others in the Crowd help fund medical bills from their own accounts... |
| 11.04.2022 | Diligent Robotics Secures $30M for Robots to Assist Hospital Staff with Routine Tasks | Diligent Robotics co-founders, Dr. Andrea Thomaz and Dr. Vivian Chu pose with Moxi, a robot they created to help take the stress off of nurses and clinical care teams so they can spend more time with their patients.
What You Should Know:
– ... |
| 30.03.2022 | Next Coast Ventures Closes Three Funds, Totalling $310M | Next Coast Ventures’ team
Next Coast Ventures, an Austin, TX-based venture capital firm, closed three funds, totalling $310M.
The capital was raised across three funds:
Next Coast Ventures III, the largest of the funds, raised $195m to inve... |
| 30.03.2022 | SPACs are on the chopping block thanks to the SEC’s latest proposal | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
It may be the end of the road for SPACs.
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| 29.03.2022 | Austin’s Next Coast Ventures Raises $310M For New Funds | 6 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Austin-based startup investor Next Coast Ventures announced it has closed on $310 million in capital across three new funds.
The fundraise includes $195 million for a third flagship fund, Next Coast ... |
| 29.03.2022 | Austin’s Next Coast Ventures Raises $310M For New Funds | 2 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Austin-based startup investor Next Coast Ventures announced it has closed on $310 million in capital across three new funds.
The fundraise includes $195 million for a third flagship fund, Next Coast ... |
| 16.02.2022 | Haul Keeps U.S. Supply Chain Flowing By Putting Truckers At The Wheel | Haul provides trucking companies a platform that allows them to connect with a pool of vetted, on-demand drivers to operate their trucks.
CUPERTINO, Calif. (PRWEB) February 16, 2022
Haul, the platform putting truckers at the wheel by connec... |
| 29.11.2021 | 3 Houston suburbs lead sleigh full of cities with biggest holiday budgets | If you live in The Woodlands, Sugar Land, or League City, you may be making a holiday shopping list as long as a stocking and checking it more than twice.
These three Houston suburbs rank among the 10 U.S. cities with the fattest holiday bu... |
| 24.11.2021 | Houston hospital receives $37M in donations to continue its life-saving cancer care | A $25 million gift will support expansion of research conducted at the Houston Methodist Cancer Center and may help the center earn top-tier federal designation.
In honor of the $25 million donation from Dr. Mary Neal and husband Ron Neal, ... |
| 24.11.2021 | 2 new COVID-19-focused research projects happening in Houston | While it might seem like the COVID-19 pandemic has settled down for the time being, there's plenty of innovative research ongoing to create solutions for affordable vaccines and tech-enabled protection against the spread of the virus.
Some ... |
| 23.11.2021 | Houston entrepreneur launches diversity-focused fund, programming to address inequality in tech | Phillip Yates is juggling a lot. The Houston lawyer started Equiliberty, a technology company that's part financial resource and part social network, to help diverse communities create lasting wealth. Now, he's also launching Diversity Fund... |
| 23.11.2021 | How this Houston-based alcohol importer, distributor uses tech to stay ahead of the curve | You might say that Mexcor International, a Houston-based importer and distributor of wine, spirits, and other types of alcohol, relies on a single bottle of vodka rather than a case of vodka when it comes to its tech capabilities.
The annua... |
| 22.11.2021 | 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 energy to design innovation — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Allie Danziger, co-fo... |
| 19.11.2021 | 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, fastest growing Houston tech companies, ... |
| 17.11.2021 | University of Houston scores $1 million from top Texas foundation | One of the most prestigious foundations in Texas has made a generous gift to a local university's fledgling medical department. The M.D. Anderson Foundation has pledged $1 million to the University of Houston College of Medicine, UH announc... |
| 16.11.2021 | Greater Houston Partnership names former BP exec to lead energy transition | Jane Stricker, a longtime Houston-based executive at oil and gas giant BP, has been tapped to lead the Greater Houston Partnership's new initiative designed to boost the Bayou City's profile in the shift toward low-carbon energy.
The partne... |
| 15.11.2021 | 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 sportstech to startup-focused nonprofit work — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Aaro... |
| 12.11.2021 | 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 new Galveston coworking and entreprene... |
| 12.11.2021 | International energy conference names 12 Houston companies to pitch at inaugural innovation track | A dozen Houston companies will take the stage next month for a pitch competition during the World Petroleum Congress at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
In all, 32 innovators have been selected to make presentations at the World Petro... |
| 11.11.2021 | How Houston companies can use pandemic challenges to foster innovative corporate inclusion efforts | They say necessity is the mother of invention, and over the last 18 months, that proverb has proven true across the world, from classrooms to boardrooms. Shuttered classrooms and businesses, overflowing hospitals, and social unrest spurred ... |
| 10.11.2021 | University of Houston System snags spots on list of schools with affordability and potential salary | Three University of Houston campuses earn spots on a new list of the 111 U.S. colleges that excel when it comes to affordability and potential salary.
Showing up on the new Optimal Choice list produced by Optimal, a provider of higher educa... |
| 10.11.2021 | Houston sportstech startup scales, plans expansion into health care | When sEATz launched, the startup was looking to provide a way for sports fans to order their beer and hotdog to their seat without having to miss a moment of a game. Over the years, the Houston company has expanded its technology to be a re... |
| 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 | 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... |
| 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... |
| 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 | 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... |
| 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... |
| 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 ... |
| 04.11.2021 | Houston health tech startup closes $10M series B led by Austin investors | A Houston-based tech company that's tackling cognitive health diagnoses with its innovative platform has closed its latest round of funding.
BrainCheck, the cognitive health care platform for physicians, announced the closing of its $10 mil... |
| 03.11.2021 | E-commerce company focused on car sales revs up for Houston expansion | Vroom, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used vehicles, is driving up its presence in the Houston area.
The publicly traded company recently established a "last-mile hub" in Stafford where Vroom workers will inspect, d... |
| 03.11.2021 | Houston entrepreneur is flipping the switch on online dating with new app | Like most people who are single and looking for a relationship, Erica Sinner is familiar with the dating apps. She's swiped and messaged with men in her area, but has little to show for it other than comically lazy responses from not-so pot... |
| 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... |
| 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 | Newly opened hub to put Houston on the map for sports innovation | Silicon Valley emerged as a consumer tech capital, and Atlanta has carved out a niche for fintech — but as sports innovation continues to be driven by startups and new technology, where should the innovators set up shop?
"There isn't r... |
| 01.11.2021 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events in November | 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... |
| 01.11.2021 | 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 health tech to clean energy — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Carolyn Rodz, CEO and... |
| 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 ... |
| 29.10.2021 | Houston bioprinting startup to be acquired for up to $400M | Houston-based Volumetric Biotechnologies has gone from startup to nine-figure acquisition in a mere three years.
Volumetric, which makes 3D-printed human organs and tissues, agreed October 27 to be purchased by publicly traded 3D Systems, a... |
| 29.10.2021 | 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 innovators to know, a new partnership between The Ion and Ca... |
| 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 | New women's health and beauty biz led by Houston entrepreneur emerges from stealth with $35M in funding | A Houston health tech entrepreneur who's started six businesses in his career has announced his latest endeavor.
Dr. Kimon Angelides, founder of Houston health tech startups Livongo Health and Vivante Health, launched FemTec Health, a tech-... |
| 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... |
| 27.10.2021 | Houston university's MBA program claims coveted top spot of annual ranking | Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business has raked in yet another top spot on an annual list of top MBA programs.
A new ranking from Poets & Quants, which covers news about business schools, puts Rice at No. 3 among the world... |
| 27.10.2021 | Early-stage accelerator announces 5 startups to its fall 2021 Houston cohort | An early-stage accelerator has picked its latest cohort of five Houston companies.
The Fall 2020 cohort of gBETA Houston includes:
AllIDoIsCook is founded by Tobi Smith and focused on exposing the world to Africa's cuisine by manufacturing ... |
| 27.10.2021 | Houston entrepreneur amps up support for diverse businesses with new NAACP partnership | Carolyn Rodz didn't feel the need to rush into Hello Alice's series B raise. The company, which was co-founded by Rodz and Elizabeth Gore in 2017, closed its series B at $21 million this summer, but Rodz says they did so with a specific goa... |
| 26.10.2021 | Renewables are Houston's next chapter, says this expert | Houston has long been known as an innovative city — from medicine to technology to creative cuisines (see Viet-Cajun). I am always proud to see how cultures, education, and change come together to build the fabric of our city. As we look fo... |
| 26.10.2021 | Houston edtech nonprofit grows its technology with $440K grant from Kinder Foundation | As the learning landscape shifted from in-person to virtual, the ability to provide students with necessary support systems and resources became compromised. However, one Houston edtech company worked hard to close that gap.
ProUnitas, a Ho... |
| 26.10.2021 | Greentown Labs hires former Houston sustainability exec | The country's largest climatetech startup incubator has made a strategic new hire.
Lara Cottingham is the new chief of staff for Greentown Labs, a Boston-area company that opened in Houston earlier this year. Cottingham previously served as... |
| 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... |
| 26.03.2021 | Houston named a top city for women in STEM fields | If you're a woman in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and you call Houston home, according to a new report, you're doing it right.
In honor of Women's History Month, CommercialCafe updated its 2020 ranking of the top U.S. ci... |
| 26.03.2021 | Amazon ramps up delivery service in Houston with 4 new outposts | Houstonians who anxiously watch their Amazon order status when it's "out for delivery" can take heart that the process may now be speedier.
Jeff Bezos' global juggernaut of all things shopping has just announced four new delivery ... |
| 26.03.2021 | 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 about the importance of d... |
| 25.03.2021 | Texas named a best state for remote work | Economic development boosters regularly tout Texas as a business-friendly state. Now, they can add another positive attribute: Texas ranks as one of the top remote-work-friendly states in the U.S.
A new list from the CareerCloud career plat... |
| 19.03.2021 | 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 about competing for in-de... |
| 18.03.2021 | Houston expert: How to use the power of data and analytics to inform small businesses | Starting a business in a digital era brings entrepreneurs unprecedented advantages with technology and tools designed to optimize a business' operation. Whether it is a B2C or B2B, business owners can gather almost any data and metrics to i... |
| 17.03.2021 | Overheard: Houston's innovation leaders weigh in on the city's developing ecosystem at SXSW | Another day of SXSW 2021 has concluded, and just like the first day, Houston innovators logged on to discuss technology and innovation that's taking off in town.
The second of the two days of programming focused on the development of the Ho... |
| 17.03.2021 | Deloitte recognizes the importance of becoming — and remaining — distinctly human | COVID-19 proved that people and organizations are capable of tremendous growth under the pressure of a crisis.
The challenge for many will be to sustain that momentum to discover new ways to thrive in the long term, even as disruption const... |
| 17.03.2021 | Here's how Texas ranks among the nation's most innovative states | Innovation is one of the cogs of any state's economic engine, and it appears Texas' innovation cogs are decently oiled.
Texas ranks 17th in a new study by personal finance website WalletHub of the country's innovative states. While the Lone... |
| 16.03.2021 | Overheard: Houston innovators discuss ESG, energy transition, cleantech and more at SXSW | The first day of SXSW 2021 — a virtual edition of the Austin-based conference — is on the books, and Houston innovators were no strangers to attendees' screens thanks to Houston House put on by the Greater Houston Partnership.
Day one of th... |
| 12.03.2021 | 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 about addressing the digi... |
| 12.03.2021 | 7 can't-miss events at virtual SXSW featuring Houston speakers | Many Houstonians were hoping to be able head out to Austin next week for SXSW 2021, but now they don't have to venture out from behind their computer screens.
SXSW has pivoted to virtual this year, but the online schedule still features all... |
| 11.03.2021 | The future of Houston's economy shines bright, according to new report | The Houston metro area shed 141,300 jobs last year — the worst one-year job loss ever recorded in the region — and the area's unemployment rate peaked at 14.3 percent last April. But, according to a new ranking, there's at least one bright ... |
| 11.03.2021 | Houston experts: Diversity is key to venture capital success | Venture capital firms across the board have a goal of driving a return on their investments, but getting a good ROI and factoring in diversity and inclusion into the equation are not mutually exclusive.
In fact, on a panel at the HX Venture... |
| 09.03.2021 | Overheard: How the energy tech ecosystem will evolve and the role of Houston innovators | The energy technology and innovation ecosystem is comprised of stakeholders across the industry — from the academic institutions that house researchers in the field and the entrepreneurs with the big ideas to the venture backers who fund th... |
| 03.03.2021 | Rice Alliance event identifies 4 most-promising energy tech companies at CERAWeek | Wondering what energy tech companies you should keep an eye on? Wonder no more.
As a part of 2021 CERAWeek by IHS Markit, the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship hosted a virtual pitch competition today featuring 20 companies ... |
| 02.03.2021 | Deloitte names new Houston-based O&G leader with focus on innovation and inclusion | Amy Chronis has had a big year. First, she took over as the Greater Houston Partnership's 2021 chair. And on February 25 she was named a vice chairman of Deloitte LLP and leader of its oil, gas, and chemicals sector.
In her new role, Chroni... |
| 02.03.2021 | Rice Business Plan Competition names 2021 startups to compete for over $1M in prizes | After receiving applications from over 440 startups from around the world, the Rice Business Plan Competition has named 54 startups to compete in the 2021 event.
Touted as the world's largest and richest student startup competition, RBPC, w... |
| 24.02.2021 | Expert says Houston is the prime spot for creating and testing game-changing resilience solutions | The city of Houston, along the rest of the Lone Star State, has been hit from every direction — pandemics, hurricanes, winter storms, and more.
"We're just whipsawed," says Richard Seline, co-founder at the Houston-based Resilienc... |
| 24.02.2021 | UH launches online MBA, plus six new digital degree programs | The University of Houston's C. T. Bauer College of Business announced this month that it will begin offering fully online Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Business Administration programs in the upcoming fall semester.
The ... |
| 24.02.2021 | Houston company receives FDA approval for tech that uses sound to blast away cellulite | Soliton, a Houston-based technology company, is using audio pulses to make waves in the med-aesthetic industry.
The company, which is licensed from the University of Texas on behalf of MD Anderson, announced that it had received FDA approva... |
| 23.02.2021 | Overheard: Houston health care experts sound off on how tech and COVID-19 have affected the industry | There has been an undeniable paradigm shift in the health care industry due to COVID-19 as well as the growth of technology. A group of professionals sat down to discuss what in particular has changed for the industry as a whole as well as ... |
| 18.02.2021 | University of Houston engineers recognized, TMCx company raises funds, and more local innovation news | It's been a horrific week for both the city of Houston and the state of Texas. Millions of residents have lost power and/or water due to a winter storm that brought low temps. For this reason, Houston innovation news may have fallen through... |
| 18.02.2021 | Unleashing innovation for resilience is more urgent than ever, says Houston expert | Greater Houston and all of Texas have faced enough persistent challenges over the past seven years that communities and businesses are at a breaking point. Not just financially and economically, but at societal and emotional levels expected... |
| 05.02.2021 | 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, an update from Greentown Houston, events... |
| 04.02.2021 | Tilman Fertitta takes much of his empire public in massive $6.6 billion merger | Tilman Fertitta is about to become even wealthier. The Houston billionaire announced that his company, Fertitta Entertainment, will go public via a merger with FAST Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FST).
In total, the deal will be worth approximate... |
| 03.02.2021 | Houston biotech startup announces merger and $10M series A | A Houston company has emerged from stealth mode to announce a merger and a round of financing.
Coya Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech startup that focuses on creating therapeutics for neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases, announce... |
| 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... |
