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

5/5/25 - 5/11/25

Time is running out! This is your last chance to apply for Liftoff – the 7-week fundraising boot camp that’s redefining what it means to launch your business to new heights. Whether you're building a company in tech, retail, or any other industry, the foundational and timeless concepts taught in this program are designed to drive success.

Liftoff is all about transforming how you approach GROWTH… With an exceptional lineup of faculty—including industry trailblazers like Moji Karimi, Alex Gras, Collin McClelland, Mitra Miller, Neal Dikeman, and many more—this program brings a unique blend of real-world expertise and innovative strategy.

If you’re ready to elevate your entrepreneurial journey, now is the moment to secure your spot. Apply today and take the first step toward reshaping your company’s future: Apply for Liftoff.

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, May 5

Tuesday, May 6

Wednesday, May 7

Thursday, May 8

Friday, May 9

Saturday, May 10

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


🚨BANKING FOR YOUR STARTUP + Free AWS Credits - LINK

🚨Master The Art of Crafting a Pitch Deck That Gets You Funded - LINK00 Global’s Flagship Accelerat
🚨Power your growth with $25,000 -APPLY LINK

🚨PITCH at FOUNDERS LIVE - APPLY

🚨PITCH at SOFTWARE DAY AT THE ION - APPLY

🚨THE LAUNCH Accelerator - APPLY (SPRING COHORT)

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

🚨Snowflake startup challenge! (receive up to $1 million in investments from Snowflake, mentorship from industry leaders at NYSE-listed companies) - APPLY

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

🚨Everything They Teach at YCombinator in just 10 Minutes

🚨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

🚨Receive 500 bonus flex credits from Windsurf - LINK

🚨Develop skills to raise your first $1M for your energytech startup Application open until May 4th, 2025 Its free to apply. - APPLY

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

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👉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

That’s a wrap for now, RocketNetworkers,

Stay tuned, and keep grinding!

❤️ - ROCKET NETWORK TEAM

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