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Best HealthTech Companies in Houston, United States

The 231 best HealthTech companies in Houston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Vivante Health.

231companies tracked
$615.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
63have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HEALTHTECH × HOUSTON

Our analysis of 305 HealthTech companies

$32.1b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

305companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
35unicorns
2018median founding year
208kcombined LinkedIn audience
45%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best HealthTech companies in Houston

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Vivante Health
Provider of virtual telehealth platform for digestive care
$78M32 mo agoSeries B20Kimon Angelides
Founder & CEO
——1 partnership · 1 award
2Empyrean
Provider of employee benefits solutions for enterprises
$56M134 mo agoAcquired749
749 → 1,095 (+46%)
—HubSpot CMS HubVimeoAmazon Web Services+20——
3Octagos Health
Provider of remote monitoring system for patients
50Funding top 28%Market bottom 49%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 29%
All 5 signals ▾
Fundingtop 28%
Marketbottom 49%
Talentbottom 45%
Globalbottom 29%
Newsbottom 18%
Funding: Raised $51.9M · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr)
Market: 59 employees (top 41% of HealthTech)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100
$52M23 mo agoSeries B59Shanti Bansal
CEO
——3 launchs
4RepeatMD
Provider of suite of patient engagement solutions for healthcare providers
$44M30 mo agoSeries A109Adam Lamprecht-Morphew
Creative Director
StoryblokNode.jsRadix UI+28——
5Medical Informatics
Provider of remote monitoring platform for healthcare organizations
$44M42 mo agoSeries B70Craig Rusin
Co-Founder & CTO
———
6FemTec Health
Provider of analytics services
$38M55 mo agoDeadpooled110————
7BrainCheck
Mobile games for cognitive health tracking
62Funding top 23%News top 29%Growth top 35%Tech top 36%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 23%
Newstop 29%
Growthtop 35%
Techtop 36%
Moattop 39%
Talenttop 44%
Markettop 48%
Globalbottom 29%
Funding: Raised $36.8M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 11 yrs (1.0/yr)
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 13 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Funding, Leadership
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$37M3 mo agoSeries A67Chris Loughlin
CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+35—1 launch
8Decisio Health
Clinical intelligence platform transforming data into actionable insights for better healthcare
$35M50 mo agoAcquired37————
9GoCo.io
Cloud-based platform for HRMS suite
$30M43 mo agoAcquired45Michael Gugel
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
SentryNode.jsGoogle Maps+29——
10HealthHelp
Provider of AI-enabled utilization management for health plans and providers
45Funding top 29%Growth top 32%Market top 45%Tech bottom 48%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 29%
Growthtop 32%
Markettop 45%
Techbottom 48%
Moatbottom 42%
Globalbottom 37%
Patentsbottom 33%
Innovationbottom 25%
Newsbottom 22%
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 25 yrs (0.6/yr)
Growth: Headcount 330 → 426 (+29%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100
$30M12 mo agoAcquired426
426 → 363 (-15%)
—WordPressMySQLPHP+233 patents
Clinical decision support systems for procedure approval and diagnostic concordance
—
11Motif neurotech
Developer of minimally invasive bioelectronics for mental health disorders
$19M28 mo agoSeries A7Jacob Robinson
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+118 patents
Closed-loop neural interfaces using implantable magnetoelectric stimulation and wireless monitoring
1 partnership
12Spark Biomedical
Developer of wearable neurostimulation technology for drug-free opioid withdrawal treatment
53Patents top 23%Innovation top 26%Funding top 32%Moat top 38%
All 10 signals ▾
Patentstop 23%
Innovationtop 26%
Fundingtop 32%
Moattop 38%
Techtop 40%
Growthtop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Productbottom 48%
Globalbottom 40%
Marketbottom 29%
Patents: 61 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 55 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21
Innovation: 61 patents (top 27% of patent-holders) · 55 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$16M10 mo agoSeries A18
18 → 27 (+50%)
Daniel Powell
CEO
WebflowMemberStackJava+2961 patents
Non‑invasive auricular neurostimulation devices for women's health therapies
1 award
13Inito
Provider of test devices to track fertility hormones at home
64Tech top 22%Growth top 23%Funding top 32%News top 38%
All 13 signals ▾
Techtop 22%
Growthtop 23%
Fundingtop 32%
Newstop 38%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 41%
Innovationtop 46%
Patentstop 46%
Producttop 46%
Marketbottom 46%
Globalbottom 46%
Fin. healthbottom 46%
Customersbottom 36%
Tech: 54 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare
Growth: Headcount 108 → 175 (+62%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$15M6 mo agoSeries B175
175 → 253 (+45%)
Varun Akur venkatesan
Co-Founder & CTO
Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+223 patents
Optical biosensing platforms for hormone assays and microbial load measurement
—
14Cloud Dentistry
Online contract workforce recruitment platform for healthcare industry
57Growth top 21%Fin. health top 39%Funding top 41%Global bottom 45%
All 6 signals ▾
Growthtop 21%
Fin. healthtop 39%
Fundingtop 41%
Globalbottom 45%
Marketbottom 37%
Moatbottom 28%
Growth: Revenue +70% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Fin. health: Revenue ~$2.1M · Revenue +70% YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$12M15 mo agoSeries A18————
15Starling Medical
Provider of at-home urine monitoring device and clinical care connection
27Talent top 28%Funding top 32%Global bottom 36%Market bottom 24%
All 4 signals ▾
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 32%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 24%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $10.2M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100
$10M3 mo agoSeries A10Drew Hendricks
Co-Founder
———
16AMCHART
Decentralized health record storage system
$10M108 mo agoDeadpooled—Aman Quadri
CEO
———
17RETINA-AI Health
AI-powered device for diabetic retinopathy screening
$8M42 mo agoSeries A4Stephen Odaibo
Founder & CEO
———
18Kare
Network connecting caregivers, nurses, and staff with senior care communities
$8M58 mo agoSeries A800—WordPressBetterDocsMySQL+33——
19Prognosis Innovation
AI-powered EHR and billing solutions for healthcare providers
$8M173 mo agoAcquired19————
20Koda Health
Provider of a platform for providing planning for medical care
19Funding top 34%Moat top 44%Talent bottom 49%News bottom 43%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 34%
Moattop 44%
Talentbottom 49%
Newsbottom 43%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 26%
Funding: Raised $6.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · 5 curated direct competitors tracked
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100
$6M1 mo agoSeries A12Katelin Cherry
Co-Founder and CTO
———
212nd MD
Provider of medical second opinion teleconsultation solution for employees
$5M144 mo agoAcquired193—HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailElasticsearch+202 patents
Online platform enabling virtual professional consultations and community-based expert matching
—
22Sickbay
Provider of a clinical surveillance and analytics platform for hospitals and healthcare systems
$5M18 mo agoSeries A—Craig Rusin
Co-Founder & Chief Product & Innovation Officer
WordPressMySQLPHP+21——
23RETINA-AI
Provider of AI-powered solutions for retinal image analysis
$5M71 mo agoSeries A—Stephen Odaibo
Founder & CEO
—2 patents
AI-driven weighted‑ensemble analysis for automated retinal disease detection in medical imaging
—
24Galen Data
Cloud-based solution for medical device data sharing
$5M31 mo agoSeries A21Chris DuPont
CEO
WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+23——
25Biostate
Developer of generative AI based RNAstate research platform to predict future omics states
53AI top 24%Talent top 38%Funding top 40%Patents top 42%
All 9 signals ▾
AItop 24%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 40%
Patentstop 42%
Moattop 42%
Innovationtop 45%
Techtop 48%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 36%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: artificial intelligence, generative ai
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$4M13 mo agoSeries A—Ashwin Gopinath
Co-Founder & CTO
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+157 patents
Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials
—
26MolecularMatch
Provider of clinical intelligence platform for precision oncology and immunotherapy
$4M142 mo agoSeries A6—Apache HTTP ServerGoogle Font APIMailChimp+52 patents
AI-driven genomic data analysis for personalized therapeutic recommendations
—
27Phenomune
Provider of Covid-19 test kits
$3M58 mo agoSeries A2Henry Barham
Founder
—7 patents
Genetic taste receptor (T2R/T1R) phenotyping for personalized beverage and cannabis preference prediction
—
28AI Innovatech
Provider of an AI-enabled medical image processing platform for detecting diseases
$3M53 mo agoSeed10Vinicio Vargas
Co-Founder & CEO
—88 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
29BSXinsight
Provider of a bio-tracking wearable device to help athletes during training
$2M159 mo agoSeries A—Dustin Freckleton
Founder & CEO
———
30Indoor Harvest
Hemp product innovator focusing on sustainable solutions and global market leadership
$2M39 mo agoPublic2————
31Melax Technologies
Provider of development platform for healthcare organisations
$2M40 mo agoAcquired19————
32Door Space
Cloud-based HR management solution for healthcare providers
$2M25 mo agoSeed9————
33The Right Place
SaaS platform for managing hospital beds and discharge
$2M112 mo agoDeadpooled29————
34Inform Ai
Developer of AI-driven software solutions for radiology and radiation oncology
$2M15 mo agoSeed10Jim Havelka
CEO
———
35SensorRX
Mobile-based application to record patient health data
$2M98 mo agoSeed6Shannon Stearman
Co-Founder
—5 patents
Digital migraine monitoring and prediction using personalized wearable sensor data
—
36Advanced Maternity Innovations
Medical technologies for pregnancy monitoring & management
$1M168 mo agoFunding Raised4Jack McCrary
CEO & MD
———
37AIM7
Provider of data integration platform for personalized wellness plans
$1M42 mo agoSeed7Erik Korem
Founder & CEO
Webflow EcommerceTeachableWebflow+20——
38LUMINARE
Provider of healthcare revenue generation services
$1M75 mo agoSeed28Marcus Rydberg
Co-Founder
—6 patents
AI-driven disease management, screening, and diagnostic GUIs for medical imaging analysis
—
39Titan
GPS-based athlete performance tracking device
$1M88 mo agoAcquired24——59 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
40KBCore
Patient safety and engagement for healthcare providers
$1M121 mo agoDeadpooled—Douglas Dotan
President & CEO
———
41Pegwin
Predictive prevention and patient care management
$1M121 mo agoSeed5Douglas Dotan
CEO & President
———
42SnapHealth
Price transparent web based marketplace for healthcare services
$650K146 mo agoDeadpooled—Chris Langan
Co-Founder
———
43Imagen Bioworks
Provider of image visualization and analysis software for scientific research
$333K21 mo agoFunding Raised—Jihwan Lee
Co-Founder
———
44Restech
Provider of patient health diagnosis and treatment management devices for providers
$305K31 mo agoSeed68————
45Bairitone Health
AI-based anatomy assessment at home during natural sleep
$300K32 mo agoSeed4Meagan Pitcher
Co-Founder & CEO
Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+6——
46ParaDocs Health
Digital platform to simplify the administrative process for healthcare providers
$275K37 mo agoFunding Raised—Dhini Nasution Md Map
Founder
———
47CellChorus
Provider of single-cell analysis platform evaluating cell dynamics and interactions
$125K14 mo agoSeed6Daniel Meyer
CEO
—2 patents
Automated high-throughput cellular imaging and analysis platforms
—

Top 12 HealthTech companies in Houston

#1
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2014 · 67 employees
$36.8Mraised
▾

Mobile games for cognitive health tracking. It uses established neurocognitive tests to develop mobile interactive games, offering a snapshot of a user's cognitive health. It is a mobile-first (iPad and Android), a gamified platform to appeal to a wide variety of test-takers and is HIPAA compliant.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%
News
top 29%
Growth
top 35%
Tech
top 36%
Moat
top 39%
Talent
top 44%
Funding: Raised $36.8M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 11 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Feb 2026)
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 13 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Funding, Leadership
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 5.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series A$13M
  • Dec 2025Grant (prize money)$500K
  • Dec 2023Series A$15.4M
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$1.5M
Founders & team
Chris LoughlinCEO
Investors
TMCx Accelerator, True Wealth Ventures, Tensility Venture Partner, XFactor Ventures, S3 Ventures, Dreamit
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud Mail
#2
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2020 · 12 employees
$6.5Mraised
▾

Provider of a platform for providing planning for medical care. The company offers advanced medical care plans based on personalized medical records for aged persons. Users can choose health care providers and legal representatives.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 34%
Moat
top 44%
Talent
bottom 49%
News
bottom 43%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 26%
Funding: Raised $6.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · 5 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers — 4.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series A—
  • Sep 2025Series A$12.2M
  • Jun 2024Seed$3M
  • Feb 2022Seed$3.5M
Founders & team
Katelin CherryCo-Founder and CTO
Investors
Lighthouse Labs, Ecliptic Capital, Memorial Hermann, AARP, TMC Venture Fund, Headwater Ventures
#3
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2020 · 10 employees
$10.2Mraised
▾

Provider of at-home urine monitoring device and clinical care connection. The device monitors urinary health and sends information to a care team. The care team contacts the user if clinical concerns exist. The device allows users to track health insights and schedule telehealth appointments.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 32%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 24%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $10.2M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Feb 2026)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond United States
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Technical Support Engineer, Project & Clinical Coordinator
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series A$825K
  • Sep 2024Series A$8.9M
  • Jan 2023Seed$3.4M
  • Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$256K
Founders & team
Drew HendricksCo-FounderAlex ArevalosCo-Founder & CEOHannah MckenneyChief Executive Officer
Investors
America’s Seed Fund, Rebel Fund, Y Combinator, Innospark, Basis, Capital Factory
#4
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 2012 · 175 employees
$15Mraised
▾

Provider of test devices to track fertility hormones at home. The monitoring system works by measuring hormones such as Estrogen, LH, PdG and FSH in the urine sample to track fertility and confirm ovulation. The device is integrated with an app to provide a full picture of cycles with results.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 22%
Growth
top 23%
Funding
top 32%
News
top 38%
Talent
top 38%
Moat
top 41%
Tech: 54 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Growth: Headcount 108 → 175 (+62%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $15.0M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 12 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 44k LinkedIn followers — 21.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series B$29M
  • Sep 2023Series A$6M
  • Nov 2022Seed—
  • Aug 2020Angel$21.5K
Founders & team
Varun Akur venkatesanCo-Founder & CTOAayush RaiCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
IKP Knowledge Park, Mecheri Smart Capital, Friendship Ventures, Venture Friends, Good Earth Investment Limited, Scale Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple PayCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 1996 · 426 employees
$30Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-enabled utilization management for health plans and providers. It offers a platform that optimizes the utilization management process through AI and collaborative care models. The platform facilitates clinical decision support, flexible intake via portal, fax, and phone, EMR connectivity, and trend analytics. It focuses on specialty programs including cardiology, oncology, musculoskeletal, genetic testing, radiology, sleep therapy, and surgical management. The company aims to strengthen provider relationships and ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 29%
Growth
top 32%
Market
top 45%
Tech
bottom 48%
Moat
bottom 42%
Global
bottom 37%
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 25 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (2025)
Growth: Headcount 330 → 426 (+29%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Market: 426 employees (top 10% of HealthTech) · Top-10,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers — 6.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • 2025Grant (prize money)$2.1M
  • 2024Grant (prize money)$5.6M
  • 2023Grant (prize money)$5.3M
  • 2022Grant (prize money)$4.9M
Investors
Fayez Sarofim, Walden International, EW Healthcare Partners, HRSA, HHS, WindRose Health Investors
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAll In One SeoAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerContact Form 7
#6
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2018 · 18 employees
$16.2Mraised
▾

Developer of wearable neurostimulation technology for drug-free opioid withdrawal treatment. The company provides non-invasive bioelectric medicine designed to meet critical needs. Their current FDA-cleared neurostimulation solution is for opioid withdrawal. The technology is also evolving into neurological health, hemostasis, and pediatrics.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 23%
Innovation
top 26%
Funding
top 32%
Moat
top 38%
Tech
top 40%
Growth
top 45%
Patents: 61 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 55 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 61 patents (top 27% of patent-holders) · 55 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21
Funding: Raised $16.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Aug 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Grant (prize money)—
  • Apr 2025Series A$15M
  • Jun 2024Grant (prize money)$318.9K
  • May 2023Series A$16.2M
Founders & team
Daniel PowellCEO
Investors
NIH, HHS, Wave Ventures, Pathwaytocures, Wellcome Leap, Capital Factory
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#7
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2014 · 18 employees
$12Mraised
▾

Online contract workforce recruitment platform for the healthcare industry. It is an on-demand sourcing platform. It allows job seekers to make profiles, mark availability, get work updates, and paid through the platform. Employers can create profiles, search/compare talent, and book them using the platform.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 21%
Fin. health
top 39%
Funding
top 41%
Global
bottom 45%
Market
bottom 37%
Moat
bottom 28%
Growth: Revenue +70% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Fin. health: Revenue ~$2.1M · Revenue +70% YoY
Funding: Raised $12.0M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series A (Feb 2025)
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Series A$2.5M
  • Oct 2023Series A—
  • Mar 2023Series A$3.7M
  • Nov 2022Seed$1.6M
Investors
Dental Innovation Alliance, MassChallenge, Rock Creek Capital, HBS Alumni Angels Chicago, Collective Capital
#8
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 2018 · 59 employees
$51.9Mraised
▾

Developer of a remote monitoring software designed to monitor and consolidate device transmissions and patient data in real-time. The company's software connects with all device companies along with a team of cardiac device experts, combines notifications from all vendors in one place, and provides cloud-based access to device clinic data and stores data, enabling healthcare professionals to manage high volumes of patient data and identify what is urgent, so they do not miss anything critical.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%
Market
bottom 49%
Talent
bottom 45%
Global
bottom 29%
News
bottom 18%
Funding: Raised $51.9M · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round round (Jul 2024)
Market: 59 employees (top 41% of HealthTech)
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Audience (LinkedIn): 15k LinkedIn followers — 7.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Shanti BansalCEO
Investors
Morgan Stanley, Mucker
#9
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2023
$4Mraised
▾

Developer of generative AI based RNAstate research platform to predict future omics states with temporal precision. It uses artificial intelligence to provide analytics, insights, and visualization, to facilitate publications or lead optimization decisions, enabling research organizations to get insightful bioinformatic data analysis. It uses barcode integrated reverse transcription to analyze types of RNA, including non coding RNA species. The platform RNA sequencing and analysis tools technology helps researchers understanding of gene expression and regulation, leading to insights into the mechanisms of disease and therapeutic targets.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 24%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 40%
Patents
top 42%
Moat
top 42%
Innovation
top 45%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: artificial intelligence, generative ai
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $4.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers — 6.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Earendil Labs) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Series A$12M
  • Jul 2024Seed$4M
Founders & team
Ashwin GopinathCo-Founder & CTODavid ZhangCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Matter Venture Partners, Vision Plus Capital, Catapult, Caltech, Accel, Gaingels
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCore-JsEchartsFacebook PixelGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#10
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2010
$5Mraised
▾

Provider of a clinical surveillance and analytics platform for hospitals and healthcare systems. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze vast amounts of patient data, monitor patients remotely and make data-driven decisions providing insights that improve patient care and outcomes.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series A$5M
Founders & team
Craig RusinCo-Founder & Chief Product & Innovation OfficerEmma FaussCEO
#11
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 2016 · 20 employees
$77.9Mraised
▾

Developer of a category-defining digital healthcare platform designed to offer personalized, comprehensive care for people with digestive conditions. The company's digestive health program combines clinically-backed interactive tech, targeted nutrition, and personal support to improve digestive disease outcomes and reduce the cost of care, virtual gastrointestinal care delivers the right care at the right time by pairing data-driven technology, registered dietitians and health coaches, enabling members to get support from healthcare professionals anytime.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 4.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Alight Partner Network) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Kimon AngelidesFounder & CEO
Investors
Health Catalyst Capital, 7wire Ventures, Intermountain Ventures, Distributed Ventures, Humancapitalonline, SemperVirens Venture Capital
#12
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2016 · 10 employees
$1.8Mraised
▾

Developer of AI-driven software solutions for radiology and radiation oncology. The company crafts enterprise software addressing clinical needs in critical medical fields. Its portfolio includes products designed to enhance healthcare quality, safety, and efficiency. The software generates optimized radiation plans and enables transplant decisions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 812 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$1.3M
  • Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$289.8K
  • Aug 2020Grant (prize money)$225K
  • Jun 2020Seed$1.8M
Founders & team
Jim HavelkaCEO
Investors
DEFTA Partners, Joyance Partners, Social Starts, National Science Foundation, HHS, JLABS
Tech stack
WixReactGoogle CloudSectigoHstsGoogle Cloud Cdn

Funding & investor landscape

$615.6Mtotal disclosed funding
60companies funded
155disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
HHS9 rounds
JLABS8 rounds
Capital Factory6 rounds
Techstars6 rounds
GOOSE Capital5 rounds
Houston Angel Network4 rounds
Jumpstart Foundry4 rounds
MassChallenge4 rounds
Right Side Capital Management4 rounds
America’s Seed Fund3 rounds

Notable founders

Chris Loughlin
CEO · BrainCheck
Katelin Cherry
Co-Founder and CTO · Koda Health
Drew Hendricks
Co-Founder · Starling Medical
Alex Arevalos
Co-Founder & CEO · Starling Medical
Varun Akur venkatesan
Co-Founder & CTO · Inito
Aayush Rai
Co-Founder & CEO · Inito
Daniel Powell
CEO · Spark Biomedical
Shanti Bansal
CEO · Octagos Health
Ashwin Gopinath
Co-Founder & CTO · Biostate
David Zhang
Co-Founder & CEO · Biostate
Craig Rusin
Co-Founder & Chief Product & Innovation Officer · Sickbay
Emma Fauss
CEO · Sickbay
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,619,476 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of HealthTech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN HOUSTON · Health & Bio

How research on Digital Health in Houston is moving

A read on the academic research around Digital Health in Houston — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 105 papers.

UT Health, University of Houston, and Houston Methodist lead Houston's digital-health research, dominated by EHR systems and mHealth amid a cautiously contested tone skewed toward concern over breakthrough.

105 papers · stance +0.20 · 17% breakthrough · 48% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston66
  • University of Houston16
  • Houston Methodist10
  • Houston Independent School District7
  • Sam Houston State University3
leading researchers
Ifeoma Pamela Odilibe · Kirk Roberts · Dean F. Sittig · Jeremiah Olawumi Arowoogun · Oluwafunmi Adijat Elufioye · Opeoluwa Akomolafe
prism intelligence · tone & topics
89% positive · 7% critical tone
HealthcareData ScienceBusinessPolicyPublic HealthSociety
▲ Breakthroughs16 · 15%
▲ 10%→17% share
▲1.7× share momentum1 median citations94% since 2021mostly methods-led
Ontology, Informatics, and Health care sub-topics newly emerged, while Health informatics papers quintupled (1→5) in Breakthroughs.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Health informatics1→5
Newly emergingOntology 0→3 · Informatics 0→3 · Health care 0→3
Landmark Network-Based Modeling and Intelligent Data Mining of Social Media for Improving Care · 79 cites
◆ Advancements33 · 31%
▲ 30%→33% share
▲1.1× share momentum0 median citations88% since 2021mostly empirical
Health informatics newly surged to 10 papers in Advancements, driving segment field-share growth from 30% to 33%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Psychological intervention1→3
  • Health administration1→3
Newly emergingHealth informatics 0→10 · Health care 0→8 · Public health 0→6
Landmark What strategies are used to build practitioners’ capacity to implement community-based interventions and are they effect · 226 cites
▼ Concerns45 · 43%
▼ 50%→40% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations80% since 2021mostly reviews
Health informatics concerns tripled (5→16) and Psychological intervention newly emerged at 6 papers, intensifying the Concerns segment.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Health informatics5→16
  • Health care3→9
  • Informatics1→5
  • Big data1→3
  • Data science1→3
Newly emergingPsychological intervention 0→6 · Social media 0→4 · Healthcare delivery 0→4
Landmark Choosing implementation strategies to address contextual barriers: diversity in recommendations and future directions · 1,147 cites

Common questions

How many HealthTech companies are there in Houston, United States?
Radar tracks 231 indexable HealthTech companies headquartered in Houston, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by HealthTech companies in Houston, United States?
The HealthTech companies in Houston, United States on this list have raised a combined $615.6M in disclosed equity funding across 60 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded HealthTech company in Houston, United States?
Vivante Health is the highest-funded HealthTech company in Houston, United States, with $77.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many HealthTech companies in Houston, United States are funded?
60 of the 231 HealthTech companies in Houston, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many HealthTech unicorns are there in Houston, United States?
None of the HealthTech companies in Houston, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Houston, United States HealthTech companies?
The most active investors in Houston, United States HealthTech companies on this list include HHS, JLABS, Capital Factory, Techstars, GOOSE Capital.
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