Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship

🏆 Rice Business has been named #1 on The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2025 list of Top Schools for Graduate Entrepreneurship Programs. This marks our SIXTH consecutive year in the top spot! We are so proud to be able to play a part in the journeys of the remarkable entrepreneurs at Rice University and admire the dedication to their ideas and innovations! Our university's entrepreneurial ecosystem features a collaborative culture, a willing network of mentors, paths to funding and multiple pitch competitions, including the world's largest and richest student startup competition - RBPC! This unique ecosystem combines academic courses and co-curricular programs led by the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship alongside regional, national and co-curricular programs led by Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. The ranking is a testament to #Houston’s dynamic business community, where students can pitch their ideas and gain insights from angel investors, VC and corporate leaders. These ties foster opportunities and serve as a launchpad. They support both Rice students and the broader Houston area, including at the Ion Houston, Houston's innovation district with programming led by Rice Alliance. Read More >> https://lnkd.in/gXzrN-9W Check out the ranking >> https://lnkd.in/gWCYRwUQ

In honor of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, we’re proud to celebrate the incredible female entrepreneurs in our community. Recently ranked as the No. 1 graduate entrepreneurship program for our sixth consecutive year, it’s no surprise that we have so many talented women leading innovative businesses. Hear from some of our students and alums as they share their entrepreneurial journeys, unique strengths and insights. Read more here ➞ https://lnkd.in/gadvRfQj Becky Bereswill Jackson, Kathleen Perley, Veni Peter, Kristen White, MBA, T. Canady Barton, Erika Kwee, Wendy Fong, Jillian Levovitz, MBA, Joanna Nathan

Funding milestones, TIME magazine recognition, and prestigious awards—these startups are driving significant progress toward their goals. Join us in recognizing the achievements of companies that have participated in Rice Alliance programs: Informuta (RBPC 2024) wins 2024 New Orleans BioInnovation Center BioChallenge. NanoTech Materials (Clean Energy Accelerator - Class 2) named Time's 200 Best Inventions of 2024. 1s1 Energy (ETVF 2023, Clean Energy Accelerator - Class 4) raised $1.4M in seed funding and $2.3M in project financing. Helix Earth (ETVF 2024) won the Urban Future Prize. March Biosciences (TLSF 2022) closes oversubscribed $28.4M Series A financing. MetOx International (ETVF 2008-2011, 2019) is awarded $80M in funding from DOE. Samay (RBPC 2019) wins MedTech Innovator Grand Prize. Ayrton Energy (Clean Energy Accelerator - Class 3), NXLite (Clean Energy Accelerator - Class 1) and Calwave (ETVF 2020) were listed in Cleantech Group's Cleantech 50-to-Watch. Banofi Leather (RBPC 2023) has been recognized as one of Vogue Business 100 Innovators for 2024.

Ion Houston's Visionary Voices executive speaker series continues this month and features a conversation between Maynard Holt, founder & CEO of Veriten and Dan Ammann, President of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions. Dan, who joined ExxonMobil in 2022, brings a wealth of experience from a career spanning Wall Street (managing director at Morgan Stanley), Detroit (president of General Motors), and Silicon Valley (CEO of Cruise). Now at the helm of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions, Dan is responsible for building a new business dedicated to delivering large-scale emissions reduction solutions. During the fireside chat, Dan will discuss ExxonMobil’s plans to play a leading role in advancing a thoughtful energy transition by delivering the critical energy and products the world needs and reducing our own and others’ greenhouse gas emissions.   Arrive early for a networking breakfast before the event. Don't miss this chance to hear from him! RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gZNqHb54.

We did it again! For the sixth year in a row, we’ve claimed the No. 1 spot in The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Media's list of top schools for graduate entrepreneurship programs. As one of the only MBA programs in the country with an entrepreneurship specialization, we provide our students with unmatched access to Houston’s thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, powerful industry connections and Rice’s collaborative, innovation-driven programs. We’re proud to keep leading the way in building the next generation of business leaders and innovators. Read more about our win here: https://lnkd.in/gyHp8sUz

Happy Veterans Day! In celebration of our nation’s military veterans, we invite you to apply to the 11th annual Veterans Business Battle (VBB), the nation’s largest veteran-focused business plan competition. Contestants will have the opportunity to pitch their start-ups to investors, secure funding and compete for cash prizes! With more than $5 million of investment offers extended, VBB is an excellent opportunity for you to make valuable connections, learn from other veteran entrepreneurs and move your business forward. Apply to compete here: https://lnkd.in/gEPWJzdq Learn more about the event: https://lnkd.in/g5J2nN77 #VeteransDay #RiceBusiness #VBB #PitchCompetition #HoustonEvents #VeteranBusiness

Join us in congratulating the 13th Annual Texas Life Science Forum Most Promising Companies, People's Choice and the Michael E. DeBakey Memorial Life Science Award winners! We recognized March Biosciences, ImmunoGenesis, Inc., Taurus Vascular, Foxo Technology, Voythos, Loop Robots, Case45, OmniNano Pharmaceuticals, Mongoose Bio Inc. and Rua Diagnostics as Most Promising companies, presented by Greater Houston Partnership. Cytecom was voted as People's Choice. Autoimmunity Biosolutions took home the Michael E. DeBakey Life Science Award, presented by BioHouston. 🏆 Read more about them via InnovationMap: https://lnkd.in/ger9aHPw 💡Learn more about all the companies in our company directory: https://lnkd.in/gfvrzj3K

The Texas Life Science Forum wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of our incredible sponsors. Your support has helped bring together industry leaders, investors and innovators, and your commitment to advancing life sciences is helping shape the future of healthcare and innovation. Thank you!

Pre-registration to the 13th Annual Texas Life Science Forum closes this Friday, November 1! Attendees can expect insightful keynote sessions, panels, pitches from 50 innovative ventures and networking opportunities with industry leaders. Some panel topics include: Raising Capital: Market Trends and Fundraising Strategies for Healthcare and Life Science Innovators, Perspectives on Biotech Market Conditions and Capital Raising Environment, Accelerating Healthcare Innovation, FDA & Healthcare Regulatory Considerations for Startups in Biotech & Medtech, Enhancing Life Sciences Product Development in Houston, plus updated from Portal Houston, Rice BioTech LaunchPad, TMC and more. Register for the forum, happening November 7th, and see the full agenda at: https://lnkd.in/eVS5FH44.

Thanks to a generous gift from Houston community and business leaders Farid and Asha Virani, we are thrilled to announce an exciting new chapter for our undergraduate business program: the naming of the Virani Undergraduate School of Business. This historic contribution will support the continued growth of our undergraduate business community through curricular and co-curricular advancement and a new associate dean position. Join us in celebrating this milestone and the changes ahead! Learn more about the Virani family and their gift here: https://lnkd.in/gYPgz54c #RiceBizVirani