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OwlSpark Reveals Newest Cohort and the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator has two important deadlines coming up soon! 
 
OwlSpark Reveals Class 9 Startup Teams - 10 startup teams will be participating in OwlSpark. Check out the solutions they're working on. | Read More

Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator - Associate Director Role Closes Today, Friday, April 23, 2021 - We're looking for an operations-minded AD to join the growing Rice Alliance Clean Energy team. | Apply for the Role

Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator Cohort 1 Applications Due Sunday, May 2, 2021 - If you have an early-stage clean energy startup, join the inaugural cohort of Houston's clean energy accelerator | Apply for Cohort 1

Read more details on each program below.
OwlSpark Reveals Newest Cohort: 10 Startup Teams Join Class 9

OwlSpark is excited to announce its largest cohort to date, with a total of ten startup teams accepted into Class 9. Recruiting season was competitive and yielded a number of quality startup teams with promising technologies.

Class 9 startups demonstrated an entrepreneurial mindset—grit, determination, versatility and passion—and are solving problems across a number of industries, including: hospitality, sports, oil & gas, consumer, staffing, automotive and more. Meet the ten newest startups to join the OwlSpark family: 
  • Capybara - a networked platform that facilitates the company-to-company transfer of IT employees with similar skill sets (for example, software developers)
     
  • ChckMate – a data-driven platform designed to improve customer dining experiences, drive loyalty and increase revenue
     
  • GatherX Analytics – an AI software platform that predicts location and quantity of hydrocarbon liquid dropout for use by the upstream oil and gas industry
  • HARK – an easy-to-use app designed to significantly enhance the way in which neurodivergent or cognitively impaired individuals communicate real-time with caregivers and loved ones
  • Home Maintainer - a comprehensive solution for homeowners to manage and simplify home maintenance and efficiency
     
  • OneLab - a robust cloud-based repository designed for effective organization and easy access to a body of data on a specific area of research
  • Oversox– waterproof, durable, sock-like coverings designed to easily slip over the outside of a shoe for use by the serious hiker
  • rutd – an enterprise software and mobile application that provides immediate, actionable, suicide prevention resources to military veterans and family members
  • Tailer – a training platform and sales tool for electric vehicle dealerships and sales personnel
  • Yellow Saffron Labs – a risk analysis platform that gathers datasets from peer-reviewed scientific publications for use by organizations to observe industry trends or upcoming scientific disruptions or discoveries
Established in 2012, OwlSpark is Rice University’s startup accelerator and one of Rice’s leading resources for helping entrepreneurs gain hands-on experience launching a technology startup. The program provides a robust curriculum and a diverse mentor network to support entrepreneurs. Since inception, 63 startups have successfully completed OwlSpark and raised nearly $29 million in funding. 
 
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Opportunity for Associate Director Role Closes Today 

The ideal candidate has a passion for helping startups and wants to be a leading force in the Houston entrepreneurship ecosystem and energy transition for a more sustainable energy future.

If you have experience in the planning and management of complex, multi-day events and programs that require sharp attention to detail and excellent written and oral communication skills, we want to hear from you!

Apply by Friday, April 23: jobs.rice.edu/postings/26454 



The Rice Alliance at Rice University has a 20+ year history of supporting startups, tech and the innovation ecosystem. Since inception, more than 960 energy tech ventures have participated in our energy forums and raised more than $6.6 billion in funding.

Apply for Cohort 1 By: 11:59 P.M. CDT on Sunday, May 2, 2021

With an understanding of the energy innovation landscape and what it takes to nurture startups to success, we are ready to capitalize your ideas in energy, together.

Fees: No fees to apply and no equity taken for participation
More Info: RiceCleanEnergy.org/Apply
Delivery Method: Virtual - Startups are not required to be in Houston

 
Apply by Sunday, May 2, 2021
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Thank You Rice Alliance Annual Underwriters
Diamond Underwriters:
GOOSE Capital
OWL Investment Group
Greater Houston Partnership
Houston Angel Network
JP Morgan Chase & CO
Norton Rose Fulbright
Mercury Fund
NASA Johnson Space Center
NASDAQ
Poetic
Texas HALO Fund
TiE Houston
The Artemis Fund
Wells Fargo
Platinum Underwriters:
Accenture
Anderson Family Fund
Baker Botts LLP
Chevron
ExxonMobil
Finger Interests
Halliburton Labs
Insperity
J&J | JLABS
Microsoft
nCourage Entrepreneurs Investment Group 
PKF Texas
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures
Shell
Texas Business Hall of Fame
TMCx
Gold Underwriters:
BBVA
EY
Ion
Pearland Economic
Polsinelli
RedHat 
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Silver Underwriters:
BP
Egan Nelson
Eternal Energy
Eunike Ventures
Hess
Houston Technology - International
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Latham & Watkins
Merichem
Shearman & Sterling
Silicon Valley Bank
TechnipFMC
The Storyhive
Vinson & Elkins
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Ara Partners
Baird Capital
Carlson Capital
Cimarex
Clovis Point Capital
ConocoPhillips
DCP Technology Ventures
Duane Morris
Energy Innovation Capital
Energy Valley
Equinor
Evok Innovations 
EV Private Equity
Haynes and Boone LLP
Intervale Capital
John Jaggers
Lime Rock Partners
Pacific Western Bank
Pioneer Natural Resources
PIVA Capital
SCF Ventures
Syren Capital
Texas Children's Hospital
Thompson & Knight
Winstead
Waste Management
Community Partners:
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