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==Accelerators==
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! AddressLocation! IndustryWebsite! FoundedBrief Description! Curriculum! Cohort Dates! Classes/Rounds! Identity of Leaders! Preferred Industries! Preferred Stage! Source of Funds (Indicate top down or bottom up)! Investment Size! Selection Criteria! Top down / Bottom up! Startup Companies! Advisory Board Composition
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| [[Surge HoustonTMCx Accelerator]]| 177 W Gray St2450 Holcombe Blvd. Suite X| Energyhttp://www.tmc-x.org| 2011the TMC - medical center accross the street, which has the advant medical resources and the world-famous environment for the growth of entrepreneurs in mdeical and biological field; they can provide medical center resources to the entrepreneurs|http://www.tmcinnovation.org/tmc-x/curriculum/| [[Texas Medical Center Innovationhttp://www.tmcnews.org/event-type/innovation/| TMCx Accelerator]]21 companies since 2014| 2450 Holcombe BlvdLeadership board of the texas medical center
| medical device and health startups
| 2014range from early stage to FDA-cleared/revenue positive| Texas medical center| | health and medical device startups Candidates will be judged for their ability to become leaders and innovators in healthcare. We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and expertise to apply. In the past, we have recruited and considered clinicians (physicians and nurses), engineers of all types, design thinking gurus, product designers, UI/UX experts, researchers, coders/hackers, entrepreneurs, consultants, policy experts, architects, and artists.| Top down| Adient Medical, admetsys, Brain Check, Clear Ear, Creative Bioinformatics, Delafield Solutions, DiBS, ECM Technologies, Gauss Surgical, iShoe, Laser Tissue Welding, Medical Adhesive Revolution, Nanolinea, Noninvasix, Oxitone Medical, Proximare Health, Redox, Sage Health, SemanticMD, Skylit Medical, Will 2 Love| basically everyone who is on the advisory board is either in a leadership role at the TMC or they have education qualifications. Few members have any experience with any startups or raising capital, etc. Advisors volunteer their time to TMCx, ranging from short "speed dates" to mock board meetings for startups they choose to work with.
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| [[Houston Technology Center (HTC)]]
| 410 Pierce St, Houston, TX 77002
| http://www.houstontech.org/
| Houston Technology Center is the largest technology business incubator and accelerator in Texas. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, HTC assists Houston-based entrepreneurs within several key sectors: energy, information technology, life sciences, nanotechnology, and NASA/aerospace.
| http://www.houstontech.org/htc-client-acceleration-program/
| http://www.houstontech.org/events/month/
| 93 graduated companies,
| http://www.houstontech.org/htc-board-of-directors/
| energy, IT, life sciences, NASA/aerospace, nanotechnology
| 1997client companies usually start off at HTC before they are ready to accept investment. They move to the "advanced client" stage once they are deemed ready to apply for investment by the HTC team.| 501 (c)(3) organization, funding from company sponsors and benefactors| | A company headquartered in the Gulf Coast area,Be in one of HTC’s focus industries,Have proprietary, disruptive technology,Have potential to reach $30M by 5th year,Be willing to assemble appropriate management team, $250 application fee, 4% company ownership or 2.5% and $1,500 per year| Top down| agents.net, AGM Inc., Algorithmica Technologies, AMM Exploration, Aptia Systems Inc, Arcos Inc., Augmentix, Automation Innovation LLC, Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc, Castle Biosciences Inc, CertiSource Inc, CheMatch.com, CHR Solutions Inc, Cognitas Technologies Inc, CorInnova Incorporated, Covelo Group Inc., C Sixty Inc., Davidson Instruments, Drilling Info Inc., Exceptionist Inc., Endothelix Inc., Engica Technology Systems International, Envirofuels LLC, Gimmal Group, Hispanic Teleservices Corporation, Houston Medical Robotics Inc., Hydro Green Energy LLC, Idera (Pointsecure), IDev Technologies Inc., Ingenious Inc., Intermat, itRobotics Inc., Kinesix Software, LaserGen Inc., Laser Tissue Welding, Merrick Systems, Molecular LogiX Inc., Nano3D Biosciences Inc., NanoRidge Materials Inc., Nanospectra Biosciences Inc., Neohydro Technologies Corp., Network International, NSI Upstream, Open Geophysical Inc., Opexa Therapeutics Inc., OrthoAccel Technologies Inc., Pipe Wrap Inc., PLx Pharma Inc., PointCross Inc., PolyVista, Pulmotect Inc., QCue, Questia Media, Reasoning Mind, Rebellion Photonics, RosettaMed, SalvageSale.com, SAT corporation, Smart Pipe Company Inc., Soteica Ideas and Technology LLC, Spectral Genomics, Spur Digital, StarVision Technologies Inc., Stematix, Stone Bond Technologies LP, Strongroom Solutions LLC, Synthecon Inc., Terravici Drilling Solutions, Texas Energy Network LLC, ThromboVision Inc, Trans Ionics, Tympany Inc., Vendor Safe Technologies, Veros Systems Inc, Visualase Inc, vMonitor, Voxofon LLC, Voyagen, VRcontext (COMOS Industry Solutions), Vuico, Wave Imaging Technology Inc., Xeotron Corporation, Zeno Corporation (Tyrell Inc.), A-76, Amros, Arriba Energy LLC, AUGMENTe TechStudio LLC, BenchWatch, Bluenergy Solarwind Inc., Career Verification LLC, CBM Enterprise Solutions LLC, Chandah Space Technologies, Click It Clinic, CO Vouch LLC, CRG Medical Inc., Dim Drop, Dynamic Tubulars, Ebio LLC, EKU Power Drives, EpicOne Corporation, GoToPills, iCleaners LLC, Integrated Bionics, Mach Interview, MedeStat Inc., Medical Adhesive Revolution, Metal Oxide Technologies, M-Trigen, Mud Labs LLC, Najmtek Company, NanoVapor Inc, OARS360, Ocianna International LLC, Orbital Traction, PF Waterworks LLC, PhDsoft USA, Qukku, Rheidiant LLC, Rig Chat LLC, Saviance Healthcare, TABS Consulting, TITAN Oil Recovery Inc., Topo Medtech Inc, Typo Bounty, Unews Digital LLC, Waypoint 2 Space| http://www.houstontech.org/htc-advisory-board/
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| [[OwlSpark]]
| 6100 Main StRice University| http://owlspark.com/| 12 week summer program at Rice for Rice-affiliated startups to build their business and present at the Bayou Startup Showcase| http://owlspark.com/apply/| May 23-Aug 12| 3 classes of 8 startup companies| Kerri Smith (director), Houstonall leaders are involved in a Rice organization, TX 77005
| Rice-affiliated startups, at least one member in each company is affiliated with Rice
| 2013any stage, mostly startups that are at very early stages and without any business plan or investments| funded by Rice University and sponsor foundations and individual benefactors| | TECHNOLOGY OR BUSINESS IDEA What does your startup do, provide, make or sell? Describe your technology or business idea.What problem or need is your technology or business idea solving?Who is your customer or end user? Please describe them in terms of age, gender, geography, health status, industry, business type, etc.How will your startup generate revenue? What is your business model?What is new or unique about your technology or business idea? How does it differ from what is currently available?What other companies currently address the problem or need you are solving? Do you consider those companies to be competitors?What inspired or motivated you to pursue a solution to this problem?Has your startup team generated any revenue?If your startup team raised money from an outside investor, how much and from whom did you receive capital?If your startup had money to spend, how would you spend or allocate it?Which companies or type(s) of companies would most likely be interested in acquiring your startup or technology?If your technology is a hardware or other tangible product, have you already developed a prototype?Has your startup team already incorporated? If so, what is your incorporation status (C-Corp, LLC, etc.)?Include a link to any websites, slide decks, demos, or other materials you feel would support your startup team’s application. Please provide a complete URL (i.e. “http://owlspark.com/slide_deck”).STARTUP TEAMHave you secured a startup team of two to five founders?Why should your startup team be selected for OwlSpark?Briefly describe the skills and strengths your team has to advance your innovation or business idea. Please include one to two sentences about each founder that demonstrates a high level of ability.How dedicated or committed is your startup team to launching your startup? For example, how much have you or your startup team members already invested in terms of personal time, resources and / or finances, etc.?If by August 2016 your startup had a significant chance (20% or greater) of being successful (using your own definition of success), are any founders committed to working on your startup full-time for the next several years?| Top down| Arovia, Digichef, OcuCheck, Open Factory, SenseWatch, ShowCoach, Wholistic Advisors, Ziel Solutions, Big Delta Systems, DiBS, Hospitable, Nexus Software, One Jump, Prosus Health, Rebel Putter, YouHootMe, CheckedTwice, Coached Schooling, Concept Node, Emergency Floor, Medical Informatics Corp., OwlEngine, ParkIt, Sweatalyzer, Village Innovations|
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| [[RED Labs]]
| 4800 Calhoun RdUniversity of Houston| http://redlabs.uh.edu/| RED Labs is the University of Houston's coworking space, startup accelerator, and technology entrepreneurship program. We work with UH-affiliated founders (faculty, Houstonstudents, and recent alumni of the past 6 months) to turn their technology startup ideas into high growth ventures by providing free co-working space, access to mentors and resources in the startup community, and customized startup curriculum. We are non-profit and take no equity.| sessions on topics such as funding, legal considerations, building a team, and other material developed for early-stage founders| May 23-Aug 12| 3 classes of 17 startup companies total| Hesam Panahi, TX 77004clinical assistant professor at UH Baur School of Business
| any early-stage startup with at least one UH student per team
| 2013early stage, pre-investment| Top-down, funding by UH school of business| | at least one UH student per team| Top down| Raptorbird Robotics, Thermal Nomad, Luminostics, Wavve, Zodist, Datafuel, Teomics, Guestographer, Towbee, Lumen Motors, Victory Crate,| |-| [[Surge Houston]]| 177 W. Gray St., Houston, TX 77019| http://www.surgeventures.com/| SURGE validates companies innovating and exploiting the massive shifts in technology, policy, and expertise in the energy industry. We are stage agnostic. We have invested in companies from early revenue generation stage and market growth. Currently, it takes an energy technology over 14 years to go from idea to market acceptance. At SURGE, we believe that we can reduce that by over 50%. Our portfolio includes disruptive companies targeting traditional energy segments from oil and gas to water.| http://www.surgeventures.com/program| The program runs from Mid-February to Mid-June. But SURGE will begin working with you immediately upon acceptance.| 5 classes with 32 companies total| http://www.surgeventures.com/mentors/tom-ren-ceo| Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Water, Cleantech and Industrial sectors| We invest in companies at any stage, because we are able to provide customized resources targeted for the stage specific to your company. We have helped single founder companies with an idea on a napkin. We have also helped startups with existing entrepreprise clients that are generating revenue. No matter what stage your company is in, SURGE can help you reach the next level.| bottom up, funding from energy companies and venture capital/angel networks| startups get 30K in seed funding in return for 8% equity, $100K in cloud hosting credits, Office space alongside the other companies in the programHelp with document preparation (decks, business plans, financial models, sales materials)Press coverageAdditional service provider assistance: Legal advice, Financial modeling / CFO advice, design work, sales training, and more| http://www.surgeventures.com/apply| Bottom up| (see Iris's document with comprehensive list)| http://www.surgeventures.com/mentors
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| [[Fannin Innovation Studio]]
| 3900 Essex Lane,HoustonSuite 575Houston, Texas 77027| http://fannininnovation.com/| We co-found the company with you. If the technology really is promising (with some third-party validation), we’ll do the work of setting up the company, licensing in the technology and working with you to design the next phase of development. At the beginning phases, we work for equity, so that the seed money that we put in when the company is started all goes for third-party expenses to advance development. We’ll assign a senior Fannin manager to be responsible for the program, supported by in-house professionals, fellows and interns who will handle much of the day-to-day work. Because we manage many companies on a pooled basis, you won’t get all of our attention 100% of the time – but you will get 100% of our attention when it matters, and we’ve found that this approach works particularly well in life science product development.| Fannin gives you another option. We co-found the company with you. If the technology really is promising (with some third-party validation), we’ll do the work of setting up the company, licensing in the technology and working with you to design the next phase of development. At the beginning phases, we work for equity, so that the seed money that we put in when the company is started all goes for third-party expenses to advance development. We’ll assign a senior Fannin manager to be responsible for the program, supported by in-house professionals, fellows and interns who will handle much of the day-to-day work. Because we manage many companies on a pooled basis, you won’t get all of our attention 100% of the time – but you will get 100% of our attention when it matters, and we’ve found that this approach works particularly well in life science product development.Given the substantial time it takes most products to reach points of significant value enhancement, we try to use early “seed” dollars sparingly and seek out non-dilutive grants and other funding sources to make the early equity go farther. We will not use the seed dollars we provide to fund basic research in your lab. But we will work with you to go after grants, and we have a great record of doing successfully. At some point in time, however, it may make sense to ramp up the effort – by building out the management team and seeking substantial institutional venture capital funding to accelerate development, but this is the exception and not the rule. More often, we reach out and identify strategic industry partners and we try to involve them in the development program.| rolling basis, Fannin Partners LLC raises money periodically from other investors which it then uses to invest in new companies| 9 companies, according to the website| CEO of Aquinas Companies, LLC.,
| life sciences product development and technology
| 2005pre-licensing, exchange equity for assistance with licensing, development, and establishing relationships with venture capitalists and industry experts| funded by Aquinas Companies, LLC. in conjunction with other Houston-area investors and VCs| raised over 7 million in 2014 with the intention of using it to fund around 15 startups, however they still only have their original 9 companies according to their website (perhaps there isn't any marketable research in TMC?)| Biomedical research in TMC that can be commercialized, Fannin helps the researchers take their ideas and develop a company for a product or drug that can eventually be sold to a larger company, takes around 50% equity in exchange for their help (SURGE only takes 8% equity)| Bottom up| Accelerox, ACF Pharmaceuticals, Apaxis Medical, Brevitest Technologies, Clearview App, Guidabot, NewHeart, Procyrion, Pulmotect| The leadership team seems to also be its mentor group; they become the board of directors for each company they invest in, seems to be more effective than the TMCx accelerator, because the leaders have more ofa buy-in in each company. For example, Axcelerox was formed by researchers in TMC with assistance from Rice's Dr. Tour. Instead of going through the TMCx, they chose to give up 50% equity and use Fannin's help
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| [[Fruition Technology Labs]]
| 7505A South Fwy, (288)Houston, TX. 77021| http://www.fruitiontechlabs.com/index.html| | Fruition simplifies the steps Techpreneurs need to take to build their ideas into thriving business ventures through our 5 Simple Steps to Fruition: Unlock, Explore, Plan, Build and Launch. No matter what stage in the process you are in, your dedicated team of Fruition mentors and collaborators will lend their advice, expertise and talent to help your project reach its maximum potential and keep you and your team accountable every step of the way.| N/A| 0 classes| Wesley OkekeTom Hickey
| bio-medical, alternative energies, robotics, IT, disaster response and education
| 2012early|-bottom up, funding from sponsor companies| [[Global XLR]]startups pay a monthly subscription plan| 11110 Bellaire Blvdonline application: http://www.fruitiontechlabs.com/inventor_application. Suite 205 Houston, TX 77072php| Bottom up| channel suppliersObella Inc., specifically between China and USDezphonics| 2011N/A
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| [[Enventure]]
| 2450 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77021
| life scienceshttp://www.enventure.org/| | Free 10-week course to learn how to create a startup| N/A| 0 classes| members of TMC| medical device and health startups| early-mid| Top-down, funding by TMC| N/A| N/A| Top down| Pancreatrx, 1molar| 2012
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| [[NextHIT]]| N/A| http://www.houstonhealthventures.com/nexthit-accelerator-program-application/| | | N/A| 0 classes| Advisory Board:Jeff Frey: Information Services Director; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterChristopher McCord: Managing Director; Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP)Patrick J. McGinnis, MD, MS, MBA: Director of Medical Informatics, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Adjunct Professor, UT Houston School of Biomedical InformaticsHuyen Bui: CTO, Life Line Screening CTO and Founding Member, Esurance.comGreg Wright: Founder, HATCH Pitch Competition Co-producer and Curriculum Development, Red Labs Student Accelerator at the University of HoustonManagersDavid Franklin: Co-Founder, HHV Managing DirectorHuan Le: Co-Founder, HHV Managing DirectorJames Tao: Co-Founder, HHV MD, Presidio Venture CapitalRobert Tucci: Co-Founder, HHV, Co-Chair, Sciences and Life Sciences, Houston Angel Network, Member Board of Directors, Texas Halo Fund, General Manager, Yardley Group, LLCJosephine Tran: Marketing Coordinator & Business AnalystMentor InvestorsRick Pal: President and CEO; AirGenerate Founder; Ek-DishaJoe Liu: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Oplink Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPLK)Carlos R. Hamilton III, MD: Founder & Medical Director, Hamilton Vein CenterDavid Steakley: Chairman of the Houston Angel Network Founding Member Texas HALO Fund Boardmember of the Alliance of Texas Angel Networks| Health tech/medical devices| early-mid| top-down, funding by Houston Health Ventures| | Investment companies need to be in the health IT field, "further down the path to commercialization", and ready to accept investment. Applicants send in their executive summaries to NextHIT to be considered for the program.| top down
| N/A
| life sciences| 2014
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| [[3 Day Startup]]
| 2450 Holcombe Blvd.
| IThttp://www.bauer.uh.edu/3ds/| | 3-day competition| Oct. of every year| N/A| Entrepreneurship Major Academic Advisor:Asha ThomasMelcher Hall, Room 262713-743-8963asha@uh.edu| any| pre-seed| University of Houston| | | | N/A| |-| [[Global XLR]]| 11110 Bellaire Blvd. Suite 205 Houston, TX 77072| http://globalxlr.com/en/pages/about-us/| | individual basis| N/A| N/A| Tom Ren: Chairman and CEOJohn Sullivan: Chief ConsultantAngela Hu: Senior ConsultantMike He: Senior ConsultantMia Smith: Project Manager and Assistant to CEO| companies with US-China relations| late-stage, internationalization| | Global XLR| Global XLR works with later stage companies in both the US and China that are established leaders in their respective countries, but haven't yet expanded globally, as well as promising startups.| Bottom up| N/A| 2013
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