Houston Innovators Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Goodbye for Now
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 272 - Innovators Revisited - Cranking up AC tech - Josh Teekell of SmartAC.com
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, listeners get a chance to revisit an episode from 2023 with Josh Teekell, founder and CE of SmartAC.com. A lot has happened with Smar...
Episode 271 - Innovators Revisited - Geothermal’s hot streak - Tim Latimer of Fervo Energy
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, listeners get a chance to revisit an episode from last year with Tim Latimer. 2024 was an incredible year for Tim and his company Fer...
Episode 270 - 2025 will be the year of exits - Samantha Lewis of Mercury
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Samantha Lewis, partner Mercury, joins the show today for a record fourth time to discuss some of the venture capital trends in Houston and beyond —...
Episode 269 - Gearing up for launch - Phillip Yates of Equiliberty
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Phillip Yates is the CEO of Equiliberty and chairman of Impact Hub Houston. Phillip, who also is a practicing lawyer, shares a bit on his background a...
Episode 268 - Improving sleep apnea diagnostics - Meagan Pitcher of Bairitone Health
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Meagan Pitcher, CEO and co-founder of Bairitone Health, shares her journey into health tech entrepreneurship and the bright future for her ...
Episode 267 - Driving a circular economy in the automotive industry - Vibhu Sharma of InnoVent Renewables
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vibhu Sharma is the CEO of InnoVent Renewables LLC, a Houston company that has the potential to revolutionize the automotive industry and make a huge ...
Episode 266 - Looking Back at 2024
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, host Natalie Harms is looking back at some of her favorite episodes of 2024 — featuring guests from across the Houston innovation l...
Episode 265 - Solving for microbial corrosion - Anwar Sadek of Corrolytics
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anwar Sadek is the CEO and founder at CORROLYTICS, a tech company that has designed a way to better detect microbial corrosion. Anwar joins the show t...
Episode 264 - Innovators Revisited - Cheering on women in health tech - Ayse McCracken of Ignite Health
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, listeners get a chance to revisit an episode from last year with Ayse McCracken, the founder of Ignite Healthcare Network, an organiz...
Episode 263 - Maintaining a legacy of innovation - Reginald DesRoches of Rice University
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reginald DesRoches was named president of Rice University in 2021. He joins the show to discuss the unprecedented growth the university has had under ...
Episode 262 - Future of investment - Samina Farid of Golden Seeds
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Samina Farid is the managing director of Golden Seeds and co-lead of the national angel investing group’s Houston chapter. Samina joins the show tod...
Episode 261 - Robot supervision in pipeline optimization - Dianna Liu of ARIX Technologies
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dianna Liu is the CEO and founder at ARIX Technologies, a Houston hardtech and software startup that’s created a robot to help industrial companies ...
Episode 260 - Tapping into Houston as an new investor - Aileen Allen of Mercury Fund
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aileen Allen has recently joined Houston VC firm Mercury as venture partner. A native Houstonian, Aileen has spent the bulk of her career in the tech ...
Episode 259 - Elegantly engineering therapies to fight cancer - Sarah Hein of March Biosciences
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Hein is the co-founder and CEO of March Biosciences, a cancer-fighting cell therapy company that recently closed a $28.4 million series A round ...
Episode 258 - Driving EV adoption in Texas and beyond - Chris George of Octopus Electric Vehicles
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris George is the US Co-Lead at Octopus Electric Vehicles, a spinout of the UK-based energy retail provider Octopus Energy, which expanded to the US...
Episode 257 - Meet the 2024 Houston Innovation Awards Nominees
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, InnovationMap announced the finalists for the 2024 Houston Innovation Awards, and I'd like to take this episode as an opportunity to introd...
Episode 256 - Innovators Revisited - Remembering Scott Gale of Halliburton Labs
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are revisiting a conversation I had earlier this year with Scott Gale, who passed away two weeks ago after a years-long battle with canc...
Episode 255 - Expanding and rebranding a future-focused materials co. - Zimri T. Hinshaw of Rheom Materials
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zimri T. Hinshaw is the CEO and founder of Rheom Materials, a bio-based materials company that’s creating sustainable materials for the fashion, aut...
Episode 254 - Beaconing the energy transition - Ana Amicarella of EthosEnergy
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ana Amicarella is the CEO of EthosEnergy, a Houston-based energy technology developer and provider that’s helping its customers find the right tech ...
Episode 253 - Innovators Revisited - Expanding treatment for complex neurodegenerative diseases - Howard Berman of Coya Therapeutics
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we are looking back a conversation I had last year with Howard Berman, co-founder and CEO of Coya Therapeutics, which has had quite the busy su...
Episode 252 - bp's match made in Houston - Ken Nguyen of bp
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 251 - Building enduring innovation ecosystems - Jon Norby of Anthropy Partners and EconWerx
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Nordby is the managing partner at investment firm Anthropy Partners and founder of EconWerx. With over a decade of experience in the Houston innov...
Episode 250 - The future of sports betting is here - Kelly Pracht of nVenue
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Pracht is the co-founder and CEO of nVenue, an AI- and machine learning-backed, real-time sports betting platform. Kelly joins the show today to...
Episode 249 - Professional problem solving for Houston startups - Margarita Kelrikh of Pillsbury Law
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Margarita Kelrikh, newly named counsel at Pillsbury’s Houston office, is a diligent problem solver. She has a very diverse career from working in-ho...
Episode 248 - Houston's beating heart - Dr. William Cohn of The Texas Heart Institute
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. William E. Cohn is a leader in cardiovascular surgery and medical device innovation here in Houston. Dr. Cohn shares a bit about his role as direc...
Episode 247 - Exit and onward - Megan Eddings of Accel Lifestyle
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Eddings is the founder of Accel Lifestyle, a fashion company that created a patented anti-microbial material for stink-resistant clothing. Megan...
Episode 246 - Innovators Revisited - A major moment for heart health - Dr. Joseph Rogers of the Texas Heart Institute.
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re revisiting another enlightening chat with a Houston innovator. One year ago, Dr. Joseph Rogers, the president and CEO of Texas Hear...
Episode 245 - Innovating in a storm - Ali Mostafavi of Resilitix.AI
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Mostafavi is the founder of Resilitix, a data and AI-empowered digital twin platform for disaster and resilience. The software uses data and algor...
Episode 244 - Innovators Revisited - Houston, we have the age of lunar development - Tim Crain of Intuitive Machines
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re revisiting another one of my favorite conversations with a Houston innovator. Last fall, I spoke with Tim Crain, the co-founder and...
Episode 243 - Making waves in maritime shipping - Matthew Costello of Voyager Portal
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Costello is the CEO and co-founder of Voyager Portal, a maritime shipping and logistics software as a service company. Matthew joins the show ...
Episode 242 - Innovators Revisited - University of Houston has its cougar paws on innovation growth - Ramanan Krishnamoorti of UH
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this summer holiday week, we’re revisiting a conversation from last year with Ramanan Krishnamoorti, the vice president of energy and innovation ...
Episode 241 - The future of AI in life sciences - Angela Wilkins of Starling Medical
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Wilkins is the chief data officer at Starling Medical, a medical device company working on solutions within urinalysis. Angela joins the show t...
Episode 240 - Supporting student startups - Taylor Anne Adams of Rice University’s Liu Idea Lab
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Anne Adams is the head of venture acceleration at Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a part of Rice University that supports stu...
Episode 239 - Unlocking low-cost hydrogen - Prab Sekhon of Gold H2
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prabhdeep Singh Sekhon is the newly named CEO of Gold H2, a spin-off company of Houston-based Cemvita. Gold H2 has seen some early success for its bio...
Episode 238 - Harnessing Houston's resources for bioindustrial startup support - Carlos Estrada of BioWell
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carlos Estrada is the head of Venture Acceleration at BioWell, a new bioindustrial startup accelerator founded by First Bight Ventures. Carlos and his...
Episode 237 - Gearing up for 100x growth - Tim Latimer of Fervo Energy
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Latimer is the CEO and co-founder of Fervo Energy, a fast-growing geothermal energy company that raised $244 million earlier this year to scale it...
Episode 236 - Catalyzing equitable investment in Houston - Zach Ellis of South Loop Ventures
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zach Ellis is the founder and managing partner of South Loop Ventures, a Houston-based venture capital firm that’s investing in diverse founders fro...
Episode 235 - Establishing innovation communities across Houston - Jon Lambert of The Cannon
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Lambert is the CEO of The Cannon, which just announced its ninth location in the greater Houston area. Jon shares a bit about the history of The C...
Episode 234 - Optimizing HR for small businesses - Rushi Patel of Homebase
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rushi Patel is the co-founder and COO of Homebase, a software company providing HR tech tools to small businesses across the country. Rushi joins me o...
Episode 233 - How a Houston angel earns their wings - Mitra Miller of Houston Angel Network
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mitra Miller is the vice president and board member of the Houston Angel Network, the oldest angel network in Texas and one of the most active angel n...
Episode 232 - Clinching commercialization in health tech - Jessica Traver Ingram of IntuiTap Medical
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Traver Ingram is the co-founder and CEO of IntuiTap, a company that was founded out of the Texas Medical Center’s Biodesign Fellowship Progr...
Episode 231 - Fostering a collaborative energy transition ecosystem - Barbara Burger
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Burger, a well-known pillar within Houston’s energy innovation ecosystem, previously served as an executive at Chevron for decades and led t...
Episode 230 - The state of software investment - Aziz Gilani of Mercury Fund
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aziz Gilani is the managing director of Mercury Fund, a Houston venture capital firm that closed its fifth fund last September to the tune of $160 mil...
Episode 229 - Tech-enabled energy transition - Sean Kelly, CEO and co-founder of Amperon
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Kelly is the co-founder and CEO of Amperon, a real-time energy data provider that is supplying forecasts and analytics crucial to the energy tran...
Episode 228 - Fresh funding for female founders - Stephanie Campbell and Diana Murakhovskaya of The Artemis Fund
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Campbell and Diana Murakhovskaya are co-founders of The Artemis Fund, a Houston-based, female founder-focused venture capital firm that just...
Episode 227 - Houston founders guide to SXSW - Marc Nathan of Michael Best
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Nathan is senior director of market development at Michael Best. He works exclusively with startups and has a special passion for Texas’s entre...
Episode 226 - Calling for collaboration - Scott Gale of Halliburton Labs
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Gale is the executive director of Halliburton Labs, which has a unique mission of incubating early stage climate tech companies. Scott joins me ...
Episode 225 - A new market for energy storage - Emma Konet of Tierra Climate
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Konet is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Tierra Climate, an energy transition software technology that’s creating a new market w...
Episode 224 - Finding and funding the future energy transition workforce - Dave Pruner of TEX-E
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Pruner is the executive director of the Texas Entrepreneurship Exchange for Energy, known as TEX-E, a nonprofit housed out of Greentown Labs that...
Episode 223 - Prodigal unicorn returns - Omair Tariq of Cart.com
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Omair Tariq is the founder and CEO of Cart.com, a fast-growing, Houston-founded commerce enablement platform that’s raised over $500 million in fund...
Episode 222 - Running the marathon of life science innovation - Atul Varadhachary of Fannin
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Atul Varadhachary is the managing partner of Fannin, a Houston organization that’s commercializing early stage life science innovations by optimizin...
Episode 221 - Pivoting XR tech for government contracts - Lori-Lee Elliott of Dauntless XR
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lori-Lee Elliott is the co-founder and CEO of Dauntless XR, a software company that provides extended reality solutions for aviation, aerospace, and o...
Episode 220 - Better than just 'inclusive' - Denise Hamilton of WatchHerWork
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Hamilton is the founder and CEO of WatchHerWork and author of Indivisible: How to Forge Our Differences into a Stronger Future. She joins the s...
Episode 219 - Advancing 'come from market' innovation - Sunny Zhang of TrueLeap and Born Global Ventures
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sunny Zhang is the founder of TrueLeap, an edtech platform, and founding partner of Born Global Ventures, an early-stage startup studio focused on imm...
Episode 218 - Looking Back at 2023
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, host Natalie Harms is looking back at some of her favorite episodes of 2023 — featuring guests from across the Houston innovation l...
Episode 217 - Now is the time for biotech solutions for the energy transition - Moji Karimi of Cemvita
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Moji Karimi is the CEO and co-founder of Cemvita, a biotech company with a few different climate tech applications for the energy industry. Cemvita ha...
Episode 216 - Upgrading upstream O&G financial modeling - Samra Nawaz of WellWorth
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Samra Nawaz is the CEO and Co-founder of WellWorth, a financial modeling and analysis software platform for upstream oil and gas finance teams. Samra ...
Episode 215 - Reintroducing and revamping HTR - Natara Branch of Houston Exponential
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Natara Branch is the CEO of Houston Exponential, which has a goal of connecting and promoting Houston’s growing innovation ecosystem. Natara joins m...
Episode 214 - Educating Houston's future innovators - Peter Rodriguez of Rice University
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Rodriguez is the dean of the Rice University Jones School of Business, which has had a lot of news to celebrate this month. The school was ranke...
Episode 213 - Funding the future of aviation - Andrew Chang of United Airlines Ventures
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Chang is the managing director of United Airlines Ventures, the investment arm of United that’s focused on deploying capital to new technolog...
Episode 212 - The 'frivolous' lawsuit over DEI funding - Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore of Hello Alice
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore are the co-founders of Hello Alice, a tech platform designed to help small business owners navigate their path of entr...
Episode 211 - Why Houston's a scrappy tech ecosystem - Wogbe Ofori of WRX Companies
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wogbe Ofori is the founder and chief strategist of WRX Companies. Wogbe has helped coordinate the last few podcast interviews regarding space innovati...
Episode 210 - Previewing the 2023 Houston Innovation Awards
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the Houston Innovators Podcast, InnovationMap Editor Natalie Harms gives a preview of the 2023 Houston Innovation Awards tak...
Episode 209 - The next 60 years of space travel - Nick Skytland of NASA Johnson Space Center
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Skytland is the Chief Technologist at NASA Johnson Space Center. He joins the show today to talk about space innovation. In today’s conversatio...
Episode 208 - Just the beginning of 'Space City' - Tim Crain of Intuitive Machines
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Crain is the co-founder and CTO at Intuitive Machines, a Houston space tech business that’s evolved from a think tank to a scaling space explora...
Episode 207 - Communications for scaling tech companies - Kelsey Hultberg of Sunnova Energy
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsey Hultberg is executive vice president of corporate communications and sustainability of Sunnova Energy International, a Houston-based solar ener...
Episode 206 - Connecting a Texas-sized ecosystem on Oct. 6 - CS Freeland of Texas Venture Alliance
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CS Freeland is the co-founder of the Texas Venture Alliance, a Texas-sized venture capital network and nonprofit group for investors. She joins the sh...
Episode 205 - Scaling after Shark Tank investment - Berkley Luck and Pedro Silva of Milkify
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Berkley Luck and Pedro Silva are the co-founders of of Milkify, a Houston-based startup that’s providing a breast milk freeze-drying service for cus...
Episode 204 - Tech-first innovation - Patrick Sullivan of Oceanit
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Sullivan is the president and CEO of Oceanit, a Hawaii-based company that’s had an increasing presence in Houston as it works with energy co...
Episode 203 - Connecting founders in health tech - Ayse McCracken of Ignite Healthcare
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ayse McCracken is the founder of Ignite Healthcare Network, an organization that accelerates female-founded businesses within health care. Ayse is a p...
Episode 202 - Enhancing health care innovation and collaboration - Michelle Stansbury of Houston Methodist
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Stansbury is vice president of innovation and IT applications at Houston Methodist. She joins the show today to discuss the newly opened Hous...
Episode 201 - Raising money for tech bio - Sahir Ali of Modi Ventures
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sahir Ali is the founder and general partner of Modi Ventures, a new investment firm focused on the intersection of data and AI and health tech innova...
Episode 200 - Houston edtech exit - Allie Danziger of Ascent Funding and Ampersand Professionals
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Allie Danziger is the founder of Ampersand Professionals, a young professionals upskilling platform, that was recently acquired by Ascent Funding. Wit...
Episode 199 - The health tech commercialization marathon - Tim Boire of VenoStent
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Boire is the president and CEO of VenoStent, a medical device startup that’s designing a unique material for hemodialysis patients. The company ...
Episode 198 - The undeniable impact of AI - Anshumali Shrivastava of ThirdAI Corp
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anshumali Shrivastava is the founder and CEO of ThirdAI Corp. and a professor at Rice University. ThirdAI was founded on the mission of democratizing ...
Episode 197 - Innovating mobile payment processess - Donald Frieden of P97 Networks
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Frieden is the president and CEO at P97 Networks, a Houston-based fintech company that’s developing a cloud technology for secure and conveni...
Episode 196 - The future of cardiovascular care is in prevention - Dr. Joseph Rogers of the Texas Heart Institute
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Joseph Rogers is the president and CEO Texas Heart Institute. For over 60 years, THI has been a leader in cardiovascular health care and innovatio...
Episode 195 - Gamifying financial literacy - Grant Watkins and Keely McEnery of Earn Your Freedom
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Grant Watkins and Keely McEnery are the co-founders of Earn Your Freedom, a Houston startup that’s gamifying financial education for students. EYF l...
Episode 194 - Supporting a community of Houston founders - Adrianne Stone of Bayou City Startups
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest for today is Adrianne Stone, founder of Bayou City Startups, an organization that hosts monthly happy hours for Houston founders. Adrianne ha...
Episode 193 - Innovating in the East End - Erik Ibarra of Magnolia Fund and ORDRS
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Ibarra is the founder and CEO of ORDRS, a digital health platform for optimized lab testing. Erik is a serial entrepreneur and active mentor with...
Episode 192 - Houston's potential as a hub for cleantech - Jason Ethier of Greentown Labs
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Ethier is the senior director of membership at Greentown Labs and the co-host of the EnergyTech Startups podcast. Jason’s background in energy...
Episode 191 - Checking in on the past, present, and future of Houston innovation- Emily Keeton of Loeb.nyc
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Keeton, a familiar name to Houston’s innovation ecosystem, recently joined New York-based investment firm Loeb.nyc as operating partner and in...
Episode 190 - The right time for corporate innovation - Jim Gable of Chevron Technology Ventures
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Gable is the vice president of innovation at Chevron and president of Chevron Technology Ventures. Jim has held various leadership roles across Ch...
Episode 189 - Researching in the commercial space industry - Emmanuel Urquieta of TRISH
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta is the chief medical officer for the Translational Research Institute for Space Health, or TRISH, a Houston organization based o...
Episode 188 - Fueling sustainable and equitable energy innovation - Rob Schapiro of Microsoft's Energy Acceleration Program
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Schapiro is Microsoft’s Energy Acceleration program director and site leader for the company’s Houston office. He has transitioned his career ...
Episode 187 - Bridging the gap to innovation - Ramanan Krishnamoorti of University of Houston
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ramanan Krishnamoorti is the vice president of energy and innovation at the University of Houston. UH has always been a hub for invention, entrepreneu...
Episode 186 - Upgrading the backend for alternative asset investments - Youngro Lee of Brassica
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Youngro Lee is the founder and CEO of Brassica Technologies, a fintech company that’s creating a more modern and holistic approach to investing and ...
Episode 185 - Scaling life-saving medicine - Jason Bock of CTMC
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Bock is the founder and CEO of the Cell Therapy Manufacturing Center, or CTMC, a joint venture between National Resilience and MD Anderson Cance...
Episode 184 - Ready to turbocharge sales - Josh Teekell of SmartAC.com
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Teekell is the founder and CEO of SmartAC.com, a software and hardware technology platform that works with contractors to lower energy cost and w...
Episode 183 - Revolutionary tech for heart replacement - Thomas Vassiliades of BiVACOR
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Vassiliades is the CEO of BiVACOR, a company that’s developing a medical device that can take over the complete function of a patient's heart...
Episode 182 - Stopping neurodegenerative diseases in their tracks - Howard Berman of Coya Therapeutics
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Howard Berman is the CEO and co-founder of Coya Therapeutics, a company that’s developed a treatment to prevent the spreading of neurodegenerative d...
Episode 181 - Gearing up for high-speed global travel - Sassie Duggleby of Venus Aerospace
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah “Sassie” Duggleby is the co-founder and CEO of Venus Aerospace, an early-stage hardtech company that’s developing hypersonic space places ...
Episode 180 - University innovation for the greater good - Paul Cherukuri of Rice University
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Cherukuri is the vice president for innovation at Rice University. Paul is the first to hold his position at the brand new office of innovation a...
Episode 179 - A foundation of fun - Lydia Davies of TeeMates
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lydia Davies is the CEO and founder of the Teamates app, a sports meet up platform that connects people by way of athletic activities. Lydia joins the...
Episode 178 - Houston's future in biomanufacturing - Veronica Wu of First Bight Ventures
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Veronica Wu is the founder and managing partner of First Bight Ventures, an investment firm focused on early-stage synthetic biology startups. Veronic...
Episode 177 - Demystifying the startup journey with Houston founders at SXSW
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday at Houston House, a SXSW activation put on by the Greater Houston Partnership, InnovationMap editor and Houston Innovators Podcast host Nata...
Episode 176 - Taking Houston tech on tour - Susan Davenport of the Greater Houston Partnership
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Davenport is the senior vice president and chief economic development officer for the Greater Houston Partnership, which has two activations at ...
Episode 175 - Houston innovators on the local tech scene - Damyanna Cooke, Joshua Taylor, LaGina Harris, Brandy Guidry, and Chad Spensky
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, in honor of Houston Tech Rodeo, let’s check in on the Houston innovation ecosystem — how far it’s come and where it’s going.
Episode 174 - Rolling out nationwide - Mike Francis and Carrie Horazeck of NanoTech
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Francis and Carrie Horazeck of Nanotech, a Houston-based materials science company, join the show today. Years ago, Mike founded the company arou...