| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.08.2023 | MacroFab Receives USD20M in Growth Financing | MacroFab, a Houston, TX-based provider of a manufacturing platform for building electronics from prototype to production, raised USD20M in Growth financing.
Trinity Capital Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIN) provided the financing.
This infusion of capita... |
| 03.05.2023 | MacroFab’s approach may be key to nearshoring PCB manufacturing in the US | There’s a growing trend, fed by everything from IP concerns to Suez Canal traffic jams, to bring manufacturing back to North America.
This is more than just a commercial idea: The U.S.’s lack of manufacturing capabilities when it comes to s... |
| 19.01.2023 | MacroFab Secures $42 Million in Growth Financing from Foundry, Edison Partners and BMW i Ventures | MacroFab, the cloud manufacturing platform for building electronics from prototype to high-scale production, with a network of more than 100 factories across North America, announced $42M in new growth capital. The funding was led by Foundr... |
| 19.01.2023 | Tech-enabled manufacturing startup based in Houston secures $42M in growth financing | A Houston company has nearly doubled its total raised with its latest funding round.
MacroFab, a Houston-based electronics manufacturing platform, has announced $42 million in new growth capital led by Foundry and joined by BMW i Ventures, ... |
| 18.01.2023 | MacroFab Raises $42M in Growth Financing | MacroFab, a Houston, TX-based cloud manufacturing platform for building electronics, raised $42M in new growth funding.
The round was led by Foundry and joined by BMW i Ventures, as well as existing investors Edison Partners and ATX Venture... |
| 30.11.2021 | Solutions by Text Secures $35M Growth Investment Led by Edison Partners | Our opportunity to capture market share through existing and expanded platform capabilities is immense and we’ve assembled an exceptional team and board to turbo-charge this next chapter of growth.
PRINCETON, N.J. and DALLAS (PRWEB) Novembe... |
| 02.11.2021 | Prepaid Technologies Secures $96 Million Growth Round Led by Edison Partners | We’re impressed with Stephen Faust and the management team’s ability to remain capital-efficient while growing organically and profitably. We look forward to working with them as they execute on their vision
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (PRWEB) Novembe... |
| 20.10.2021 | Edison Partners Promotes Gregg Michaelson to General Partner, Jennifer Lee to Partner, and Joseph Giquinto to Chief Financial Officer | "Gregg, Jennifer and Joe have each played a significant role in the success of our strategy through their hard work, dedication, vision and leadership."
PRINCETON, N.J. (PRWEB) October 20, 2021
Edison Partners, the growth equity i... |
| 24.09.2021 | Rice University rises with massive $100M gift for innovative new student center | Rice University's Owls are soaring of late, with the school just being named the top in Texas and No. 7 in the U.S. Now, the institution known as the "Ivy League of the South" is the recipient of a mammoth gift aimed at a game-cha... |
| 24.09.2021 | City launches public dashboard for tracking COVID-19 in Houston's wastewater | In 2020, a group of researchers began testing Houston's wastewater to collect data to help identify trends at the community level. Now, the team's work has been rounded up to use as an online resource.
The Houston Health Department and Rice... |
| 05.07.2021 | Comcast gives 50 community centers in the Houston area an upgrade with free Wi-Fi | Comcast is giving a technology lift to thousands of people throughout the Houston metro area.
The media and tech giant says it has started 50 WiFi-equipped "Lift Zones" at community centers across the region. These zones enable lo... |
| 01.07.2021 | Beloved Houston children's hospital once again named top in nation by prestigious report | Innovative and pioneering, Texas Children's Hospital has landed on many a best-of list. The latest is a ranking of the best pediatric hospitals in the nation by the prestigious U.S. News & World Report.
Texas Children's ranks an impress... |
| 24.06.2021 | Cancer-fighting company based in Houston emerges from stealth and snags $74M in its latest round | A Houston-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company has raised millions in its latest round.
Tvardi Therapeutics Inc. closed its $74 million series B funding round led by new investors New York-based Slate Path Capital, Florida-based P... |
| 24.06.2021 | Houston data management company closes $18M in fresh funding | A Houston company that's created a centralized log management solution has closed a new round in funding.
Graylog closed its $18 million growth equity round led by Richmond, Virginia-based Harbert Growth Partners, a new investor, and Minnea... |
| 24.06.2021 | Networking with high-status colleagues isn't successful across industries, per Rice University research | In a timeless scene from the mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap," an 80s metal band swaggers in for a performance only to find they're billed second to a puppet show. Though the film is farce, real musicians often come to question t... |
| 22.06.2021 | 3 Houston innovators make Forbes list of up-and-coming entrepreneurs | Three Houston entrepreneurs are basking in the national spotlight.
The trio — Vernee Hines, Carolyn Rodz, and Siddhartha Sachdeva — were just named to Forbes' Next 1000 list of the country's up-and-coming entrepreneurs. They're among the 25... |
| 22.06.2021 | 2 Houston research projects unveil groundbreaking solar and battery technologies | Research, perhaps now more than ever, is crucial to expanding and growing innovation in Houston — and it's happening across the city right under our noses.
In InnovationMap's latest roundup of research news, two Houston institutions are wor... |
| 22.06.2021 | Houston expert: Finding your tech talent through analytics | You know the work that needs to get done, and you know the environment that you want to build. How do you find the people who will build it with you? Historically, we relied on relationships, intuition, and track record when we evaluate pot... |
| 21.06.2021 | 3 Houston companies named to semifinals of clean energy competition | Three Houston energy startups are in the running for the $100,000 cash prize in Cleantech.org's GS Beyond Energy Innovation Challenge.
Amperon Holdings, Cemvita Factory, and Veloce Energy are among the competition's 24 semifinalists, which ... |
| 21.06.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from startup and small business support to electric vehicles — recently making headlines in Houston innov... |
| 21.06.2021 | Houston-Dallas high-speed train still not official but now it has a builder | The high-speed train between Houston and Dallas still needs an official sign-off before it happens, but a builder has been hired for when that day comes.
Texas Central, the developers of the train, have signed a $16 billion contract with We... |
| 18.06.2021 | Houston shopping center opts for buzzy new environmental project | Bees are glorious creatures, tasked with pollination and the no-big-deal duty of balancing our planet's ecosystem and keeping the circle of life moving. Oh, and the honey!
No surprise, then, that beekeeping is all the buzz. With that in min... |
| 18.06.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a new autonomous delivery pilot, an Euro... |
| 17.06.2021 | Houston expert: 4 questions to ask when hiring employees in other states | A larger share of employees has found themselves working from home, or at least working remote, than ever before and many continue to do so permanently. As employers actively take steps to ensure a strong showing throughout the economic rec... |
| 17.06.2021 | Houston space tech company reveals details on its new $40M facility | A Houston-based space tech company focused on sending the first American spacecraft to the Moon since NASA's Apollo program is planning on expanding its presence here on Earth too.
Intuitive Machines announced its plans to move from its cur... |
| 17.06.2021 | Houston EV charging station startup gets ready to roll out services across the country | A Houston startup is revving up the region's — and the country's — supply of charging stations for electric vehicles.
The company, Refuel Electric Vehicle Solutions (REVS), recently installed its first two charging stations. They're at two ... |
| 16.06.2021 | Houston researchers snag government funds for net-zero emissions projects | Rice University and the University of Houston were two of four national institutions to receive sizable grants from the Department of Energy last month to go toward the research and development of projects that will improve CO2 storage to h... |
| 16.06.2021 | New Houston startup development program to help launch corporate volunteer software | Brooke Waupsh wanted to change the way people volunteered and help increase access to volunteers for nonprofits. So, she launched Swoovy, a dating app that connected singles who wanted to do some good on their first dates. Now, the Austin-b... |
| 16.06.2021 | Splashy European pool-sharing app dives into Houston just in time for summer | Scorching temps. Baking cars. ERCOT begging locals to set their thermostats to 78 (say what?). Why, it's almost like it's summer in Houston or something.
After a long sweat, nothing cools off like a long swim in a sparkling pool. To that en... |
| 15.06.2021 | Autonomous delivery company joins forces with FedEx for new pilot in Houston | A tech company with self-driving robots deployed across Houston delivering pizza, groceries, and more has yet again launched a new pilot program — this time focused on parcel delivery.
Nuro and FedEx announced a new partnership to deploy Nu... |
| 15.06.2021 | Lessons in prototyping: Figuring out the best type of prototype | As you continue your journey of developing and bringing a new product to the market, you have a series of decisions to make when it comes to prototyping — whether you're going to launch a hardware or a software product, or the combination o... |
| 15.06.2021 | Houston unicorn fintech company launches new B2B education platform | Houston-based HighRadius — which recently hit $1 billion valuation, reaching unicorn status — has launched a new learning platform.
Highako Academy by HighRadius, launched the platform to help credit and collections teams build certain skil... |
| 26.05.2021 | MacroFab Raises $15M in Series B Funding | MacroFab, a Houston, TX-based digital platform for electronics manufacturing, raised $15m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Edison Partners, with participation from prior investor ATX Venture Partners and Altium Limited. In conjunct... |
| 26.05.2021 | MacroFab Announces a $15M Series B round led by Edison Partners, Including Strategic Investment from Altium to Ignite Growth of Manufacturing-as-a-Service for Electronics | MacroFab Platform “Our customers experienced a perfect storm last year and went 'all in' on cloud-enabled manufacturing.” said Misha Govshteyn, MacroFab CEO. “with impact of tariffs, freight delays and silicon chip crisis, a lot of business... |
| 25.05.2021 | Edison Partners Leads $15M Growth Investment in MacroFab | CEO Misha Govshteyn and his leadership team are unlocking the $29 billion dollars in manufacturing volume that is currently stranded in North America.
PRINCETON, N.J. (PRWEB) May 25, 2021
Edison Partners, the growth equity investment firm, ... |
| 28.07.2015 | MacroFab Raises $2M in Seed Funding | MacroFab, a Houston, TX-based cloud-enabled electronics manufacturing platform, raised $2m in seed funding.
The round was led by Techstars. In addition to the funding, Jason Seats, Managing Director of Techstars in Austin, joined MacroFab’s... |
| 28.07.2015 | MacroFab Raises $2M In Seed Funding To Help Hardware Startups Manufacture PCB Boards | MacroFab, a platform to help hardware startups prototype and manufacture PCB boards, has raised a $2 million seed round led by Techstars Ventures.
Any company that has worked with manufacturers to produce PCB boards knows how hard it can be... |
| 28.07.2015 | MacroFab nabs $2M to re-invent electronics manufacturing | Techstars Ventures invests in the Houston-based startup
These days, consumers are pretty familiar with getting what they want with a few clicks on their computers and phones, from buying groceries and having them delivered, to getting a car... |
| - | MacroFab | “Experience an easier software-driven approach to building electronics at scale with globally competitive prices in our factories across North America.” |
| - | MacroFab | “Get products built in North America when you need them with MacroFabs reliable supply chain and nearly limitless manufacturing capacity.” |