Panos Adamopoulos

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

AppFirst, Inc. operates as a real-time application-aware monitoring and analytics company. It offers critical business and system visibility solutions, allowing organizations to closely align their information technology systems with business goals in order to manage business risks. The firm’s solutions include enterprise, IT as a service, application footprinting and troubleshooting. The company was founded by David Roth and Donn Rochette in 2009 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

Correlated Magnetics Research LLC engages in the research and development of correlated magnetic structures to replace conventional magnets in existing magnet to metal and other existing applications. The company was founded by Mark D. Roberts and Larry W. Fullerton in 2008 and is headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

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.

Kopo Kopo, Inc. provides web-based software which enable users to o accept, process and manage payments. The company was founded by Thomas Bostelmann, Dylan Higgins, and Benjamin Lyon in August 2010 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

Pixalate, Inc. provides fraud protection and data intelligence solutions for various advertisement events. Its proprietary technology analyzes data in real-time and enables media buyers to extract data, compare Ad server performance and expose waste and discrepancy within its digital campaigns. The company was founded by Jalal Nasir and Muhammad Amin Bandeali in 2012 and is headquartered Los Angeles, CA.

Kinetic Ventures LLC (Kinetic Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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.

Technology & Entrepreneurship Center of Houston operates as a non-profit organization created to accelerate the growth of Houston’s innovation ecosystem. It aligns ecosystem support around strategic initiatives that are connecting, attracting, and promoting startups, investors, corporations, government, and universities. The company was founded in October 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, 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.

Javelin Venture Partners Management LLC (Javelin Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Noah J. Doyle and Jed M. Katz. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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.

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.

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.

Skytree, Inc. operates as a big data analytics company that enables organizations to perform machine learning and advanced analytics methods. It serves e-tailing, retail and consumer, financial services, government, health and life sciences, telecommunications, and energy industries. The company was founded by Abhimanyu Aditya, Martin Hack and Alexander Gray in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Infinite Composites Technologies innovates advanced fuel storage products for compressed natural gas applications. It designs, develops, and manufactures advanced gas storage systems. The company was founded by R. Matt Villarreal and Michael T. Tate on October 1, 2010 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

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.

Shiv Om Consultants LLC provides tax and accounting services. The firm provides reduction of severance tax liabilities, reduction of federal royalty liabilities, tax exemption certification and refund calculation, reduction of mineral-rights-owner royalty burden, and project benefits. The company was founded by J. C. Thakker and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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.

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.

QuotaPath, Inc. provides software solutions. Its products include Hit More Quotas, Make More Money, One Team One Mission, and Know Your Path Track Your Journey. The company was founded by Anthony J. Bruno, Matthew Cole Evetts and Eric Heydenberk and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA.

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.

Integr8d Capital engages in operation of a venture capital firm. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Alphax Decision Sciences, LLC develops AI software. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded by Ramachandra Shenoy.

Bluevine Ventures LLC (BlueVine Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in silicon valley, California.

Gradient Works, Inc. provides dynamic book management software for B2B sales teams. The company is based in Austin, TX. The company's BookBuilder software helps sales teams manage which accounts are being worked on and by whom. The company was founded by Hayes Davis and Jenn Deering Davis.

Thread Magic, Inc. operates as an online platform for thread products. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 2019 by Markel Alayev and Matthew Linn. Markel Alayev has been the CEO since 2019.

Fraser McCombs Capital Management LLC (FM Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Chase Fraser. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.