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Houston Exponential, also known as hx, is an independent non-profit organization based in Houston, TX. Established in 2017, hx aims to accelerate the formation and growth of startups in the region. Acting as a convening organization, hx collaborates with various partners including startup development organizations, angel and venture capital firms, innovation-oriented corporations, and educational institutions. hx focuses on attracting talent, capital, and additional partnering organizations to Houston.

Greater Houston Partnership operates as a place for community-minded business leaders who want to be involved in Houston''s positive growth and influence the direction. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship is a nationally recognized initiative devoted to supporting technology commercialization, entrepreneurship education, and the launch of technology companies. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The company connects startups to capital, networks, and success. Rice Alliance has supported over 3,165 companies in its 20+ years of startup support, raising $23.60 billion in funding. The company hosts both large-scale and more intimate events to bring together investors, corporations, startups, and technology ventures for deal-flow, networking, and discussions. Rice Alliance has subsidiaries in the United States.

Genesis Park Management LLC (Genesis Park) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Paul William Hobby, Neil E. Kelley and Peter T. Shaper. The firm is headquartered in the Houston, Texas.

Station Houston Ventures LLC (Station Houston Ventures), subsidiary of Capital Factory Management LLC, is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Alert Logic, Inc. provides managed detection and response (MDR) solutions. It offers coverage for public clouds, software as a service (SaaS), on-premises, and hybrid environments. The company was founded by Misha Govshteyn and Matthew Harkrider in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Koupon Media, Inc. operates as a mobile coupon platform. Its platforms include offer management, targeting, distribution, and analytics. The company was founded by Scott Hutchinson and T. J. Person in 2011 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Texas Medical Center (Venture Capital) (Texas Medical Center) is a venture capital subsidiary of Texas Medical Center founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

United Way of Greater Houston provides child and family social services. It offers programs in the following four areas, developing children and youth to their full potential with an emphasis on programs involving abuse and neglect, adoption, character development, child care and after school services, delinquency intervention, foster care, special education, and teen pregnancy. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Genesis Park Management LLC, GP Capital Partners GP LLC is a small business investment company based in Houston, TX. The company has $275 million in capital commitments and provides flexible capital solutions and strategic guidance to privately-held, growth and later stage small businesses in the lower middle market. GP Capital Partners generally targets companies with at least $10 million of revenue and $2-10 million of EBITDA, with proven business models and seasoned management teams. The company was founded and managed by four experienced investment professionals with broad regional relationships, and is committed to partnering with the companies and management teams in which it invests to facilitate growth, transition, and success.

Texas Heart Institute provides an avenue for exchange of ideas relating to the clinical and research activities. It provide an avenue for exchange of ideas relating to the clinical and research activities among the present and former Cardiology fellows, trainees, and teaching staff of the Texas Heart Institute. The company was founded by Denton A. Cooley in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Houston Trust Co. is a full-service trust and asset management company. Its services include trustee, estate administration, investment, foundation, family office, oil and gas, real estate, farm and ranch. The company was founded by David Rice Lummis in 1994 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Welch Foundation engages in the provision of private funding sources for fundamental chemical research at universities, colleges, and other educational institutions. The company was founded by Robert Alonzo Welch in 1954 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The American Council on Education (ACE) is a membership organization that mobilizes the higher education community to shape effective public policy and foster innovative, high-quality practice. The organization is based in Washington, D.C. ACE provides services for employers, training providers, colleges and universities, and military and working learners. The organization offers a suite of learning solutions informed by adult, community, and blended learning pedagogies, while its services include evaluation, transcript, and technical assistance for students, employers, and higher education institutions. ACE's research and insights focus on equity-minded leadership, institutional transformation, and student success.

US Oncology, Inc. engages in the provision of cancer care servicers. It offers therapies, depending on such things as type of cancer, stage at diagnosis and the patient’s overall health such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, hormone therapy, and immunotherapy. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

Texas Ventures LLC (Texas Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Eugene Scott Crist. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Performance Science Materials Co. provides agricultural marketing services. It provides services to markets as agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Stanford Medical Center is a healthcare facility that specializes in treating a range of medical conditions including cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, and primary care issues.

Microports.net Ltd. develops software products. It offers software platforms, document management, asset management, business intelligence, and single unified view. The firm also provides human resource, pathology laboratories. higher and further education, and people finder solutions. The company was founded by Geoffrey Smith in 1999 and is headquartered in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.

The Texas Medical Center provides healthcare services. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Huston, TX.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

SAGE Publications, Inc. publishes journals, books and newsletters. It offers reference books, journals, and digital library products. The company was founded by Sara Miller McCune in 1965 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA.

SAGE Publications Ltd. operates as an independent international publisher of journals, books and electronic media. Its products include books, reference books, journals, and digital library products. The company was founded by Sara Miller McCune in 1965 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Complete Intelligence Technologies, Inc. engages in provides highly accurate cost and revenue forecasts fueled by billions of enterprise and public data points using its Global Cognitive System. The company was founded by Tony Nash and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

ChaiOne, Inc. develops custom web and mobile applications. Its solutions include mobile and touch, user experience, web, cloud and training. The firm focuses on B2B customers developing internal and external apps for iPhones, iPads, Android and Windows devices. The company was founded by Gaurav Khandelwal in 2008 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

eSupply Systems LLC operates an e-procurement and spend management platform for the multi-family industry. It is a cloud-based procurement and spend management platform for the property management industry enhanced with Purchasing Intelligence tools. The company was founded by Mortimer Singer and Keu Zafar in 2008 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

SnapStream Media, Inc. offers a cloud-based video clipping product that records and transcribes live video. The product makes it easy to create and share important moments.

Cougar Venture (Cougar Venture) is a venture capital division of C. T. Bauer College of Business founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Seismos, Inc. provides real-time subsurface fluid flow monitoring technology for oil and gas production. It offers oil recovery, carbon sequestration and frac stage evaluation solutions. The firm products include Seismos-FRAC, Seismos-CONNECT and Seismos-AI. The company was founded by Panos Adamopoulos in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.