AUGUST 27, 2020
Welcome to this week’s issue of Houston Tech News. Luckily the hurricane managed to largely miss most of Houston but our thoughts go out to all our friends East of us.
BYTES
- City of Houston and Microsoft expand their collaboration to innovate in big data, artificial intelligence and digital economy. The initiative makes more plans to upskill talent in the Houston area and turn Houston into a smart city. Read more.
- Israeli startups are expanding into Houston and see it as a growing area for emerging tech. The Houston Techlist by Houston Exponential was done in a collaboration with the Israeli group Start-up Nation. Read more.
- The construction industry is going through a reinvention period and more automation is being applied to it. Liang Wang, CEO of Houston-based Robo Industries had a few thoughts on the issue here.
- EdgeMicro a data center startup plans to expand into the Houston area in Q4.
- Saudi Aramco appointed a new chief executive officer to run its $500MM venture fund.
- Innowatts partners with Shell for AI-based power demand forecasting.
- VarsityHype a Houston-based company that promises to provide a cloud-based solution that empowers all users to create, interact, communicate, share and analyze their sports video content in exciting and meaningful ways is set to launch this coming week.
DEALS
- Connectus Global a leader in real-time location tracking, worker safety, productivity and process automation solutions for energy, industrial and mining sectors closes a funding round from Houston-based CSL Ventures.
EVENTS
- August 27 - Capital Factory Summer Job Fair
- August 31 - Urban Capital Network - Angel Investing Fireside Chat
- August 30 - September 3 - Dallas Startup Week goes virtual
- September 15-17 - Energy Tech Venture Forum Presented By Rice University
- September 17-18 - Oil and Gas Blockchain Forum
JOBS
- Various roles in the Houston area @ ClearScale
- Various tech/sales/products roles in the last week @ Liongard
- Enterprise Account Executive @ Talkdesk
As always if there is a specific company you want us to look at or have anything to reach out for please feel free to let us know at [email protected]
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