| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.06.2026 | Scout Space Announces Second Close of Series A with New Investment from VTC Ventures, Long Knife, and 100KM | RESTON, VA, UNITED STATES, June 22, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Scout Space, a leading provider of space domain awareness (SDA) sensors and software, today announced the second close of its Series A financing, adding VTC Ventures, Long Knife... |
| 13.05.2026 | Scout Space Secures $18M to Bolster Orbital Intelligence | Scout Space, a pivotal player in space domain awareness (SDA), secured $18 million in Series A funding. This investment accelerates deployment of its advanced orbital sensors and software. A new 2,600-square-foot manufacturing facility will... |
| 08.05.2026 | Scout Space: $18 Million Series A Raised To Expand Space Domain Awareness Capabilities | Scout Space announced it raised up to $18 million in Series A financing to accelerate deployment of its space domain awareness sensors and software platform and expand manufacturing operations in Northern Virginia. The financing round was l... |
| 06.05.2026 | Scout Space Raises $18M To Expand Space Domain Awareness Systems | Scout Space Strengthens Orbital Awareness Platform
Scout Space has raised up to $18 million in Series A funding. The round is led by Washington Harbour Partners. The company builds space domain awareness systems. These systems help track ob... |
| 06.05.2026 | Scout Space Raises $18M in Series A Funding | Scout Space, a Reston, Va.-based provider of space domain awareness (SDA) sensors and software, raised up to $18m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Washington Harbour Partners.
The company intends to use the new capital for the expa... |
| 17.09.2025 | Scout Space is Awarded an AFWERX SBIR Phase II | A Highly-Efficient and Scalable Conjunction Assessment Framework for On-Orbit Spacecraft Protection RESTON, VA, UNITED STATES, September 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Scout Space Inc announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phas... |
| 07.05.2025 | Scout Space Awarded TACFI Contract to Enhance Space Domain Awareness via On-Board Data Processing for U.S. Space Force | Augmenting Tactical Intelligence Using On-Board Data Processing RESTON, VA, UNITED STATES, May 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Scout Space Inc., a leading in-space observation service provider focused on space security and comprehensive Space... |
| 22.08.2024 | Scout Space to Fly Novel vLEO SDA Sensors on Taskable Spaceplane | Scout Space vLEO Proof of Concept Mission Illustration
Scout Space Sparrow Optical Payload System
To Demonstrate Responsive vLEO Space Domain Awareness Capabilities
This ‘first-of-its-kind’ tactically responsive vLEO SDA capability introduc... |
| 19.08.2024 | SpaceSight™ by Scout Space Now Available on Saber Astronautics’ Space Application Marketplace (SAM) | Visualization of SpaceSight™ by Scout: Virtualizing In-Space Observations
Visualization of SpaceSight™ by Scout: Virtualizing In-Space Observations
A tool for the space community to virtualize in-space observations RESTON, VA, US, August 19... |
| 14.08.2024 | Scout Space Joins NATO's SPACENET Program to Advance Space Security and Innovation | RESTON, VA, US, August 14, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Scout Space Inc., a leading in-space observation service provider focused on space security and autonomy solutions, is pleased to announce its participation in NATO’s newly launched SPAC... |
| 06.08.2024 | Scout Space Joins U.S. Space System Command's Space Domain Awareness TAP Lab Accelerator | RESTON, VA, US, August 6, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Scout Space Inc., a leading provider of in-space observation services and Space Domain Awareness (SDA), is proud to announce it has been selected to participate in the U.S. Space Systems ... |
| 08.07.2024 | Scout Space Selected to Join DARPA’s BRIDGES Consortium for Space Superiority | To Advance Autonomous In-Space Threat Response for Space Superiority
Resilient flight software is imperative to maintaining space superiority and a competitive advantage over adversaries, ensuring seamless operations and bolstering strategi... |
| 02.07.2024 | ISSRDC Announces Session on Expanding Access to Space Through Inclusion and Workforce Development | Panel brings together diverse voices to show space is for everyone
BOSTON, July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Axiom Mission 2 pilot John Shoffner and aerospace engineer and reigning Miss United Kingdom Jessica Gagen will join a panel of guests to... |
| 16.05.2024 | Scout Space Awarded Contract to Develop Efficient Collision Analysis Framework | Advancing real-time spacecraft self-protection capabilities with autonomy
By eliminating communication latency to the ground, Scout’s approach can facilitate just-in-time collision avoidance with even small hard-to-track objects for SDA-ena... |
| 04.04.2024 | Scout Space to Deliver Owl Product Line of Advanced Long-range Vision Payload Systems | Render of Scout Space Owl on OTV Spacecraft
Enabling self-protection and autonomous space domain awareness for varied host vehicles RESTON, VA, UNITED STATES, April 4, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Scout Space Inc., a leading in-space observat... |
| 10.08.2023 | SCOUT Wins $1.5M Phase II STTR from US Space Force to Improve Characterization and Estimation of In-space Objects | In collaboration with the Stanford University Space Rendezvous Laboratory (SLAB) RESTON, VA, UNITED STATES, August 10, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- SCOUT Space Inc., a space technology company dedicated to enabling a new era of space safety an... |
| 13.07.2023 | SCOUT Strengthens Advisory Board with Appointment of Aerospace Pioneer Dr. Hanspeter Schaub | Dr. Hanspeter Schaub ALEXANDRIA, VA, UNITED STATES, July 13, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- SCOUT Space Inc., a space technology company dedicated to enabling a new era of space safety and transparency and leading in-space observation data provi... |
| 22.06.2023 | VIPC’s Virginia Venture Partners Invests in SCOUT Space Inc. to Build Sustainable Space Safety and Transparency | Company enables satellites to navigate autonomously to identify and avoid risks and failures
We’re proud to be a Virginia based company and we’re grateful that VIPC has continued to support and invest in our vision to build our growing spac... |
| 21.06.2023 | SCOUT Space Closes Oversubscribed Seed Round to Scale Operations | Funding will accelerate SCOUT’s hosted payloads product line development and production to augment missions for enhanced in-space visibility capabilities
Space transparency and awareness not only help us manage our growing space economy, bu... |
| 22.09.2022 | SCOUT Forms International Partnerships for Advancing Space Domain Awareness (SDA) | From left to right, Gabrielle Sutherland, Trisha Navidzadeh, Eric Ingram, Özge Polsen, Scott Nelson ALEXANDRIA, VA, UNITED STATES, September 23, 2022/EINPresswire.com/ -- SCOUT Space Inc., a leading in-space observation data provider, today... |
| 01.09.2022 | SCOUT & Privateer to Collaborate on Revolutionary Space Sustainability Framework | SCOUT & Privateer Collaborate
SCOUT is quickly becoming recognized as a leader in providing in-space observation data.”
— Eric Ingram, Co-founder and CEO of SCOUTALEXANDRIA, VA, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SCO... |
| 24.08.2022 | SCOUT Wins Two STTR Awards from the U.S. Space Force SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Program | In collaboration with Stanford University and the Florida Institute of Technology
SCOUT's on-orbit navigation and approach safety solutions are enabling more reliable and proliferated orbital servicing...”
— Sergio Gallucci, co-founder and ... |
| 22.07.2022 | SCOUT Wins Phase II AFWERX SBIR to Advance Space Domain Awareness (SDA) | Real-time position and orientation analysis of a CubeSat using a SCOUT fly-by digital twin
SCOUT's AI-based state measurement of synthetically-generated spacecraft; background removed for clarity
AFRL/RIE and Space Force Delta 2 will work w... |
| 14.07.2022 | SCOUT Snags Wall Street Talent to Drive Operational Strategy and Financial Health of Company | Pictured: Scott Nelson, Vice President of Operations at SCOUT Space
SCOUT’s mission is to improve space safety and autonomy and I’m looking forward to supporting their goals with strategic financial and operational guidance.”
— Scott Nelson... |
| 06.06.2022 | SCOUT and LEOcloud Collaborate to Deliver the Next Generation of Space Domain Awareness Services | SCOUT & LEOcloud
We look forward to providing cutting-edge SDA solutions and services to select customers as a result of this partnership.”
— Eric Ingram, Co-founder, and CEO of SCOUTALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, June 6, 2022 /EI... |
| 31.05.2022 | SCOUT Awarded SBIR Grant from NASA for Development of Autonomous Relative Navigation Systems | SCOUT Awarded SBIR Grant from NASA for Development of Autonomous Relative Navigation Systems for Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, May 31, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SCOUT Inc., a space tech ... |
| 09.05.2022 | NGA Accelerator Announces Participant Startups For Third Cohort | NGA Accelerator Powered by Capital Innovators “After two successful cohorts, we look forward to launching a third cohort that will introduce eight additional companies to St. Louis’ rapidly growing geospatial sector,” said Jack Scatizzi, Ex... |
| 29.04.2022 | Vyoma is the latest player seeking to prevent satellite collisions with space junk | As you might’ve heard, it’s getting a little crowded in space, between thousand-satellite constellations à la SpaceX’s Starlink and the millions of pieces of space junk accumulated from decades of launches. But it’s also getting a little cr... |
| 21.04.2022 | SCOUT Establishes Business Development Team Led by Ozge Polson | I understand and value the importance of sight and data from space to support the space ecosystem.”
— Ozge Polson, Director of Commercial Business DevelopmentALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, April 21, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SCOUT In... |
| 13.04.2022 | SCOUT CEO, Eric Ingram Appointed to the Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES) | SCOUT is developing next-generation space traffic management systems and is actively providing space situational awareness services to the space industry.”
— Eric Ingram, Founder and CEO of SCOUTALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, April 13... |
| 30.03.2022 | SCOUT, USSPACECOM Sign Agreement to Share Space Situational Awareness Services, Data | This SSA data-sharing partnership with USSPACECOM further supplements and matures our data sets with additional layers of data and information. ”
— Eric Ingram, Founder and CEO of SCOUTALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, March 30, 2022 /EI... |
| 17.03.2022 | This NoVa startup created a ‘dashcam’ for spacecraft | As more satellites, telescopes and other spacecraft get launched every year, outer space can frequently experience its own traffic problem.
But there’s a local company on the case. SCOUT, a space tech company based in Alexandria, Virginia, ... |
| 29.11.2021 | Happy Cyber Monday: Score 2-for-1 passes to TC Sessions Space 2021 | Kicking yourself for missing out on our Black Friday sale? Welcome to our no-regrets 2-for-1 Cyber Monday deal on passes to TC Sessions: Space 2021. Buy your pass before this sale expires on November 29 at 11:59 pm (PT), and you’ll score a ... |
| 16.11.2021 | Startups developing space traffic monitoring system to help manage growing debris problem | SCOUT has partnered with Kayhan Space to develop a space-monitoring service
WASHINGTON — Startup Scout Space announced Nov. 16 it has won a U.S. Air Force contract to integrate data from satellites and ground sensors that monitor objects in... |
| 15.11.2021 | Announcing the early-stage space startups exhibiting at TC Sessions: Space 2021 | We’ve packed plenty of excitement into TC Sessions: Space 2021 — from iconic space leaders like Rocket Labs’ Peter Beck and Accion’s Natalya Bailey to influential check-writers like Bessemer Ventures’ Tess Hatch and Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire.... |
| 18.06.2021 | 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 autonomous delivery pilot, an Euro... |
| 18.06.2021 | Houston shopping center opts for buzzy new environmental project | Bees are glorious creatures, tasked with pollination and the no-big-deal duty of balancing our planet's ecosystem and keeping the circle of life moving. Oh, and the honey!
No surprise, then, that beekeeping is all the buzz. With that in min... |
| 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 | 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... |
| 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... |
| 08.06.2021 | Meet the 10 Startups in Techstars' 2021 Space Accelerator Class | Techstars' Space Accelerator took off this week with its third class of space-related companies that make everything from AI-powered smart cameras to technology that can anticipate celestial collisions.
The 10 startups selected for the comp... |
| 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... |
| 07.05.2021 | Houston SaaS startup closes $12M series A funding round with support from local VC | A Houston startup with a software-as-a-service platform for the energy transition has announced it closed a funding round with participation from a local venture capital.
Molecule closed its $12 million series A, and Houston-based Mercury F... |
| 07.05.2021 | 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, events not to miss this month, big winne... |
| 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... |
| 05.05.2021 | Houston health tech company bounces back from COVID-19 in a big way | The pandemic hit life science innovation hard. And no one knows that better than Kevin Coker, co-founder and CEO of Proxima Clinical Research, a Houston-based contract research organization focused on supporting life science startups as the... |
| 04.05.2021 | Expert shares advice for Houstonians experiencing a pandemic-sparked career change | I've had so many pivots in my professional career; moving across the country, internal promotions, leaving a corporate job to launch my own company, and repositioning myself and my brand in new markets. But I'm one of those people who enjoy... |
| 04.05.2021 | Report: Houston ranks among the worst cities for unnecessary medical treatments | Houston boasts of being home to the Texas Medical Center, the world's biggest medical complex. Yet Houston's medical community also holds a distinction that's hardly boast-worthy: It's the worst major metro area in Texas for unnecessary hea... |
| 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 | 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... |
| 22.04.2021 | Texas expert: Energy reliability and climate sustainability are not mutually exclusive | It's no secret that Texas has long been a leader in energy production, but it may surprise you to learn that Texas leads the nation in wind-powered generation, producing 28 percent of all US wind-powered electricity in 2019.
We're not just ... |
| 22.04.2021 | Houston startup grows C-suite, Deloitte opens awards apps, SDO names leader, and more innovation news | The Houston innovation ecosystem has been especially busy this year, and for this reason, local startup and tech news may have fallen through some of the cracks.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation, local organization... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 29.03.2021 | University of Houston to install nanotech-coated air filters on campus to prevent COVID-19 spread | A nanotechnology developed at the University of Houston is about to make a big difference right on campus.
UH's Facilities/Construction Management Preventive Maintenance team is working on a project that will install air filters that are na... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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 | 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... |
| 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... |
| 24.03.2021 | Houston accelerator announces third cohort focused on sustainability | The Ion Smart and Resilient Cities Accelerator has named the five companies participating in its latest cohort, which starts next week.
Launched in 2019, the programing for the accelerator and its member companies focus on addressing the ne... |
| 22.03.2021 | 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 local innovators across industries — data science, consumer tech, and medical device innovation — recently making headlines.
Angela Holmes, chi... |
| 22.03.2021 | Houston METRO partnership receives $1.5M federal grant to bring electric buses to the Third Ward | Get ready to ride a new fleet of zero emission shuttles from Houston METRO. Global consulting firm AECOM and METRO partnered on new electric bus initiative and have recently been granted $1.5 million from the Federal Transit Administration ... |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | How Houston small businesses can stand out when competing for in-demand talent | As the economic recovery gears up, small business owners increasingly need to hire and retain the best talent available in their industry. The challenge for small- and medium-sized business owners is how to compete with large corporations t... |
| 16.03.2021 | Panel: How ESG is affecting the energy transition | Editor's note: For SXSW 2021, the Greater Houston Partnership produced two days of interviews and panels hosted by me — Natalie Harms, editor of InnovationMap — and focused on Houston innovation. One focused on how Houston is leading the en... |
| 15.03.2021 | New report shows what industries in Houston are attracting the most venture capital investment | According to a recently released report, a few key industries in Houston have attracted the bulk of the city's venture capital investment dollars.
The Houston Tech Report by the Greater Houston Partnership and Houston Exponential has reveal... |
| 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 | How technology helped Houston fight against the pandemic | The entire world came to a standstill when the COVID-19 pandemic came knocking at the door, and Houston was no different than the rest. Businesses got shut down, people were losing jobs left and right, the medical infrastructure was wheezin... |
| 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... |
| 10.03.2021 | Houston startup plans to expand to revolutionize tech-enabled small business support | Hiring and recruiting has been a challenging and inefficient process for small businesses — yet it could not be more important as a company with a small, growing team.
"Today, whether you're running a startup for the first or second ti... |
| 10.03.2021 | Rice University's Shell-backed hub announces latest research grants | Several clean energy research teams have been awarded grants from a Rice University hub that focuses on innovating zero-emissions technology.
The Carbon Hub has awarded seven seed grants to research teams working on solutions for clean ener... |
| 09.03.2021 | Houston expert: Three steps community organizations can take to close the digital divide | The pandemic has had a devastating impact on low-income communities. On top of job losses and a greater risk of exposure to COVID-19, people in disadvantaged neighborhoods face another significant hurdle: access to technology.
In communitie... |
| 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... |
| 08.03.2021 | Sustainable plastics manufacturing company expands in Houston and beyond | An under-the-radar company in Houston has ramped up its manufacturing capacity as it seeks to seize upon rising interest in sustainable plastics.
Houston-based Inhance Technologies, a sustainable manufacturer that transforms conventional pl... |
| 08.03.2021 | 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 female innovators across industries recently making headlines — all three focusing on investing in innovation from B2B software to energy tech.... |
| 08.03.2021 | Houston blockchain-as-a-service company rolls out automated ESG tool | A Houston tech company that has created a blockchain-backed interconnected industrial smart contract network is announcing a new tool to help its industrial clients automate environmental, social and corporate governance tracking and report... |
| 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... |
| 05.03.2021 | Texas winery taps Houston tech company for innovative AR experience | The Lone Star State is home to a vibrant and innovative wine scene, but, just like most hospitality businesses, winemakers missed the opportunity to engage with their patrons amid the pandemic. With a new idea of how to engage its customers... |
| 05.03.2021 | 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 pitching to venture... |
| 04.03.2021 | Expert: Texas must grow its solar infrastructure to prevent more weather-related power outages | As Texans begin to recover from last month's once-in-a-century winter storm, many wonder how the state — an icon of the oil and gas industry and home to Houston, "the energy capital of the world" — was thrust into darkness for day... |
| 04.03.2021 | Unique Houston-based venture studio looks to double portfolio in 2021 | Lauren Bahorich is in the business of supporting businesses. In February 2020, she launched Cloudbreak Enterprises — B-to-B SaaS-focused, early-stage venture studio — with plans to onboard, invest in, and support around three new scalable c... |
| 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... |
| 01.03.2021 | Here's when Houston can expect the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine | Texas can expect to receive the first 200,000 doses of the coveted Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week. The company announced that it has started the rollout process on March 1 — after the FDA approved its Emergency Use Authori... |
| 25.02.2021 | Chevron's Houston-based venture arm launches $300M fund focusing on low-carbon tech | Chevron Corp.'s investment arm has launched a $300 million fund that will focus on low-carbon technology.
Chevron Technology Ventures LLC's Future Energy Fund II builds on the success of the first Future Energy Fund, which kicked off in 201... |
| 23.02.2021 | This Texas company is on a mission to the moon with $93 million NASA contract | A local aerospace company is over the moon about its latest endeavor: a NASA-funded project to deliver scientific payloads to the lunar surface.
NASA recently awarded rocket-maker Firefly Aerospace $93.3 million to deliver a suite of scienc... |
| 22.02.2021 | Two female founders create a PR solution for startups and small businesses in Houston and beyond | Public relations can feel elusive and overwhelming to small business owners. Carla Nikitaidis and Kathryn Worsham Humphries, two seasoned communications consultants, are used to hearing clients ask if they need PR — and more often than not,... |
| 22.02.2021 | SBA launches Virtual Business Recovery Center to assist Texas loan applicants after winter storm | Texas small businesses impacted by Winter Storm Uri are now eligible for up to $2 million in low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration as a result of President Joe Biden's major disaster declaration last week.
"Get... |
| 19.02.2021 | 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, why a tech company chose Houston for its... |
