🔥What's hot in Houston's Innovation Ecosystem this week?

6/9/25 - 6/15/25

2025 SPE ATCE Startup Village | Application

2025 SPE ATCE Startup Village - Energy Startup Competition | Tuesday, October 21
Hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship

THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2025.

Startup Village Date: Tuesday, October 21
Time: 9:00 am to Noon Central Time, U.S.
Coaching Dates: Week of September 22
Decision Notifications: Late August
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas
Cost: There is no fee to apply or compete.
Prize: TBD

Houston Cohort Application Page: http://fi.co/houston
Bootcamp Page: http://fi.co/bootcamp/ideation

You’re Invited: Houston Tech Report with Noah Fons at GHP | June 13

Join us for a special webinar with Noah Fons from Greater Houston Partnership as we explore Houston’s rise as a global innovation hub as America’s 4th Largest City & No. 1 City for Foreign Businesses. Discover the latest insights from the Houston Tech Report and connect with the region’s most active entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders.

📅 June 13 | 9:00 AM CT | 🌐 Online

Hosted by Born Global Community in partnership with Rocket Network


LET'S ROCKET NETWORK!

We are using emojis to guide subscribers in our event list 📅📍

🚀 - must attend

🔥🌶️ - something hot

🤓💻 - good for developers and other technical folks

🦄💰- venture capital and investing-related

- energy-related

♻️- renewable energy and sustainability-related

🏥 - health care related

🎖️🪖 - veteran or military related 

🏅 - sports tech related

₿ - web3 related

HERE ARE OUR PICKS FOR THIS WEEK

Monday, June 9

URTeC - Day 1

Tuesday, June 10

URTeC - Day 2

Wednesday, June 11

URTeC - Day 3

Thursday, June 12

Friday, June 13

Saturday, June 14

⚠️Hosting a tech meetup or startup event? Submit it via the RocketNetwork Event Submission Form to boost your visibility!

HOPEFULLY, USEFUL LINKS


🚨BANKING FOR YOUR STARTUP + Free AWS Credits - LINK

🚨Master The Art of Crafting a Pitch Deck That Gets You Funded - LINK


🚨PITCH at FOUNDERS LIVE - APPLY

🚨PITCH at SOFTWARE DAY AT THE ION - APPLY

🚨Apply for up to $100K equity-free funding and one year of mentoring from Unicef - LINK

🚨Invest in Houston's first community-owned food-maker hub - LINK

🚨Black Founders Fund by Google - Register your interest

🚨Greater Houston Support Stack Program by Impact Hub Houston - Participant Form


🚨YC Requests for Startups - LINK


🚨AI Voice Agents: 2025 Update - LINK

🚨$100,000 For Researchers, Builders and Creatives - LINK

🚨Apply to Startup Battlefield - APPLY

🚨Win up to $10,000 in cash & prizes! Will you accept The Challenge? Entries are open April 7 - June 15 - APPLY

🚨Apply to Tech Stars - APPLY


🚨Perplexity for Startups - Apply

🚨n8n is a powerful workflow automation platform that blends AI with business process automation—start building smarter workflows today - LINK

🚨Apply to the AI Futures Fund - Apply

🚨2025 SPE ATCE Startup Village | Application

👉Entry Level Tech Jobs - LINK

👉Energy Community and Energy Tech Jobs - LINK

👉The Biggest Free Remote Job Board in North America - LINK

👉Soft Skills-Focused Interviews for Better Hiring Decisions - LINK

👉Start your targeted job search today with AI - LINK

That’s a wrap for now, RocketNetworkers,

Stay tuned, and keep grinding!

❤️ - ROCKET NETWORK TEAM

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