Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship

We're interrupting your Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week programming with a special reminder about registering for the upcoming Software Day at the Ion! The panel topic on Tuesday, September 17th, moderated by Heath Butler, will feature guest speakers James M. Benham and Sid Upadhyay covering the topic “From Zero to Hero: How to Bootstrap Your Startup to Success.” A networking happy hour will follow at Second Draught, brought to you by Gunderson Dettmer. Register today at: https://lnkd.in/g9JPkmfK.

Excited to kick off this morning at the 21st Annual Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum to talk about the future of energy with investors, transformative energy ventures, innovative corporations, academia and everything in between! We’re keeping the momentum going during Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week. Thank you to Paul Cherukuri and David Baldwin for opening this morning!

There are over 100 ventures participating in Office Hours as part of the Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum. 40 of them will be pitching tomorrow, including Demo Day pitches from Class 4 of the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator. We're looking forward to seeing showcases of energy tech innovations shaping the future of energy.

Get ready for an exciting day filled with educational venture capital and energy panels discussions at Energy Tech Venture Forum tomorrow! Get insights from this conversation on AI's role in a sustainable energy future, moderated by Rakesh Agrawal, featuring special guests Hema Prapoo, Sean Ebert, Naveen Pandrangi, Patrick Bangert and Akrit Kaur. See the full lineup of keynotes and panel speakers at: https://lnkd.in/g6Up2afc. See you tomorrow!

The 21st Annual Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum is happening this week! ETVF will be held at the historic JW Marriott Houston Downtown this Thursday, September 12th during Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week. This boutique hotel, conveniently located on the rail line, provides a unique setting where we can blend creativity with technology. You’ll be able to make the Ion your home base, hop on the rail to the venue and return to the Ion to close out the day. We’re looking forward to seeing you at the JW Marriott Downtown (806 Main Street) and making this year’s Energy Tech Venture Forum our best yet!

Yesterday, we kicked off the first Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week at the Ion Houston! A huge thank you to our incredible panelists and all who joined us for a night of insight and networking. Special thanks to Microsoft, BBVA and Repsol for sponsoring the event! We’re looking forward to continue the momentum this week as startups, investors and industry leaders come together to showcase the groundbreaking innovations shaping a sustainable energy future. See you at the upcoming events throughout the week! ➡️Register for events: https://ow.ly/BCZ050Tk1Z5

“With many energy majors headquartered in Houston, cleantech startups have unparalleled opportunities to launch and scale their businesses alongside established industry leaders who understand the complexities of large-scale energy solutions.” Ahead of the inaugural Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week, the AP Ventures team sat with Roslynn Velasquez and Matthew Peña from the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship to discuss what makes Texas a great place to start and grow a cleantech venture, as well as the support given by the Rice Alliance. We also spoke with AP Ventures’ portfolio company Amogy on why it chose Texas to build its ammonia-to-power clean energy technology there. As a sponsor of the Rice Alliance, AP Ventures is proud to be involved in building this ecosystem and supporting the future of cleantech in the US. Find the rest of the interview by following the link below. #ricealliance #climatetech #houston https://lnkd.in/db7TkhYb

This Thursday, join us for a panel discussion at Energy Tech Venture Forum on harnessing hydrogen technologies to accelerate the energy transition. Moderated by Deanna Zhang, see a conversation between Calum Ferguson, Trevor Best, Angela M Bruneau, Seema Santhakumar and Stefano Galiasso. Check out this year's list of ETVF keynotes and panel speakers at: https://lnkd.in/g6Up2afc.

In this ETVF panel discussion on first of a kind projects in the energy transition, Tim Franklin-Hensler will moderate a conversation between Laureen Meroueh, PhD, Janice Tran, Charlie Nelson, Mac Hatch and Ian Rodwell. Join in on the discussions happening during ETVF! Register at: https://lnkd.in/eU6DCZ39.

In this ETVF panel discussion on the roles of energy, technology and investors, Annette Finsterbusch will moderate a conversation between Scott Craig, Kathryn Meng, Hossam Elbadawy, Diana Grauer, PhD and Dale Winger. Don't miss this informative discussion! This is your last week to register for ETVF. RSVP at: https://lnkd.in/eU6DCZ39.