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Best High Tech Companies in Houston, United States

The 246 best High Tech companies in Houston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: EndoQuest Robotics.

246companies tracked
$891.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
78have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × HOUSTON

Our analysis of 306 High Tech companies

$95.7b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

306companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
75unicorns
2017median founding year
199kcombined LinkedIn audience
69%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Houston

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1EndoQuest Robotics
Developer of a robotic system for endoluminal and single-incision surgery
53Innovation top 15%Patents top 22%Funding top 26%Moat top 41%
All 9 signals ▾
Innovationtop 15%
Patentstop 22%
Fundingtop 26%
Moattop 41%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 43%
Newsbottom 42%
Globalbottom 40%
Marketbottom 31%
Innovation: 135 patents (top 15% of patent-holders) · 131 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21
Patents: 135 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 131 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$202M13 mo ago21Kurt Azarbarzin
CEO
ExpressionEnginePHPVimeo+18135 patents
Robotic surgical system control, instrumentation, and safety components for minimally invasive procedures
—
2Pallidus
Innovating silicon carbide wafer technology for next-generation power electronics applications
$95M30 mo ago50——90 patents
High‑purity polymer‑derived silicon carbide powders, boules, wafers, and electronic devices
—
3Lasergen
Analytical and clinical lab technologies providing insights and solutions for great science
$85M123 mo ago6,001——67 patents
Photocleavable nucleotides and labels for advanced DNA sequencing and antigen assays
—
4NEOS GeoSolutions
Analysis of geological and geophysicaldata for 3-D Earth Modeling
$60M185 mo ago15————
5NanoTech Materials
Provider of roof coating, fireproofing, insulation, and custom formulation
48Tech top 26%Funding top 35%Talent top 38%News top 40%
All 10 signals ▾
Techtop 26%
Fundingtop 35%
Talenttop 38%
Newstop 40%
Growthtop 45%
Producttop 46%
Innovationbottom 46%
Moatbottom 38%
Marketbottom 36%
Globalbottom 32%
Tech: 41 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare
Funding: Raised $43.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$44M2 mo ago—Hani Taan
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Node.jsNextAuth.jsTailwind CSS+21——
6Applied Carbon
Developer of mobile biochar production technology
22Funding top 33%Talent top 38%Global bottom 39%Tech bottom 36%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 33%
Talenttop 38%
Globalbottom 39%
Techbottom 36%
Marketbottom 25%
Newsbottom 18%
Funding: Raised $41.6M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100
$42M22 mo ago—Jason Aramburu
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowWorkableSlick+7——
7SiteAware
Cloud-based project monitoring and site management solution
$30M52 mo ago50Zeev Braude
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
——1 partnership · 1 expansion
8Nanospectra
Developer of nanoparticle-based cancer treatment for solid tumors
$25M39 mo ago9—WordPressMySQLPHP+17——
9Tavus
Developer of a conversational video interface and AI human models
62AI top 20%Tech top 24%Funding top 27%Talent top 38%
All 10 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Techtop 24%
Fundingtop 27%
Talenttop 38%
Growthtop 45%
Moattop 48%
Producttop 49%
Newsbottom 45%
Globalbottom 39%
Marketbottom 30%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Tech: 60 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$24M7 mo ago10Quinn Favret
Co-Founder & COO
WebflowSentryBootstrap+29——
10Innowatts
AI & SaaS-driven energy-saving electricity products for homeowners
$24M85 mo ago15
15 → 24 (+60%)
————
11Topl
Blockchain-based investment platform for consumers and businesses
$19M26 mo ago32Christopher Georgen
Co-Founder & President
—2 patents
Blockchain-based mobile payment transaction processing and settlement systems
—
12Data Gumbo
Smart contracts-enabled blockchain-as-a-service platform
$19M46 mo ago8Andrew Bruce
Founder & CEO
———
13TGS
Provider of GIS datasets of energy industry
$17M34 mo ago873—HubSpot CMS HubJavaLinkedin Sign-in+212 patents
Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials
—
14Viking Cold Solutions
Provider of thermal energy storage systems for cold storage applications
$17M91 mo ago14
14 → 14 (+0%)
Paul Robbins
Founder & Chairman
WordPressMySQLPHP+2527 patents
Cold-chain logistics: thermal energy storage systems and insulated packaging solutions.
—
15Spark 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 ago18
18 → 27 (+50%)
Daniel Powell
CEO
WebflowMemberStackJava+2961 patents
Non‑invasive auricular neurostimulation devices for women's health therapies
1 award
16NeoSensory
Wearable haptic device for hearing impaired individuals
$16M89 mo ago23Scott Novich
Co-Founder
WordPress Block EditorElementorCart Functionality+3345 patents
Wearable haptic and multimodal feedback systems for digital texture and information rendering
—
17MI Systems
Water treatment solutions
$14M86 mo ago37Grant Page
Founder
—1,296 patents
High‑resolution hydrogel/photopolymer 3D printing with multi‑plane stereolithography systems
—
18Rugged Robotics
Provider of robots for construction industry
$12M50 mo ago25Logan Farrell
Co-Founder & CTO
WordPressMySQLPHP+2521 patents
Autonomous construction-site robotics with sensor‑based navigation and landmark recognition
1 partnership
19Flutura
End to end IoT platform for asset monitoring
$11M101 mo ago147Krishnan Raman
Co-Founder & CEO
———
20Starling 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 ago10Drew Hendricks
Co-Founder
———
21ThoughtTrace
AI-based document and contract analytics software
$10M72 mo ago68——10 patents
AI-powered document analysis, ontology generation, and federated NLP for enterprise data management
—
22Nexit
Online platform offering customizable navigation and smart route planning with location-based deals
$10M78 mo ago—Randy Carpenter
CEO
———
23Bees360
Provider of drone-based inspection services for enterprises
$10M35 mo ago124Andy Liu
Founder & CEO
SanityAmazon Web ServicesVue.js+92 patents
AI-driven image analysis for property insurance underwriting and claim processing
1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 partnership
24Syndica
Backend infrastructure for building dApps
$8M55 mo ago10Danial Abbasi
Co-Founder
GhostApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+16——
25CorInnova
Developing minimally invasive, non-blood contacting cardiac assist device for heart failure
$6M88 mo ago10
10 → 20 (+100%)
John Criscione
Founder & CTO
—64 patents
Optimizing loading and implantation of ventricular assist and direct cardiac compression devices
—
26ThirdAI
Platform offering large language models and AI technologies
$6M58 mo ago10Anshumali Shrivastava
Co-Founder
———
27Geophysical Technology
Manufacturer of seismic recording technologies
48Growth top 35%Tech top 36%Innovation top 39%Product top 43%
All 9 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
Techtop 36%
Innovationtop 39%
Producttop 43%
Talentbottom 49%
Patentsbottom 48%
Fundingbottom 44%
Globalbottom 42%
Marketbottom 34%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$5M12 mo ago32Richard Degner
President & CEO
WordPressHugoMySQL+2022 patents
Seismic acquisition hardware, deployment tools, and fracture monitoring for subsurface imaging
—
28Osperity
Provider of computer vision and sensor triggered industrial monitoring services
$4M90 mo ago7Lukasz Skalka
Co-Founder & Director
——1 launch
29Inovues
Provider of non-intrusive glazing retrofit systems
$4M43 mo ago11Anas Kassas
Founder & CEO
—22 patents
Retrofit breathable window glazing systems for building energy efficiency and ventilation.
—
30Synthecon
Designs and manufactures 3D cell culture systems
$3M188 mo ago20Bill Anderson
CEO
—16 patents
Scalable stem cell bioreactors and pancreatic islet aggregation inhibition for cell therapy.
—
31DexMat
Manufacturer of advanced carbon material for aerospace, automotive, and energy industries
32Growth top 35%Funding top 41%News top 45%Moat top 48%
All 8 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
Fundingtop 41%
Newstop 45%
Moattop 48%
Techtop 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 21%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $3.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 3 yrs (2.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100
$3M7 mo ago4Bryan Hassin
CEO
Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+28—1 job opening · 1 partnership · 1 award
32AI Innovatech
Provider of an AI-enabled medical image processing platform for detecting diseases
$3M53 mo ago10Vinicio Vargas
Co-Founder & CEO
—88 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
33Optech4D
Provides 3D Visualization Simulator and Location-Based Technologies for the Oil and Gas Industry
$3M116 mo ago—Vincent Higgins
CEO & Chairman
———
34Panton
Provider of Image analysis-based industrial solution
$3M127 mo ago11——17 patents
Computer vision for vehicle damage, safety inspection, and infrastructure anomaly detection
—
35Leonardo Biosystems
Provider of multi-stage drug delivery platform to improve the effectiveness of drug therapy particularly for…
$2M175 mo ago—Mauro Ferrari
Founder
———
36BSXinsight
Provider of a bio-tracking wearable device to help athletes during training
$2M159 mo ago—Dustin Freckleton
Founder & CEO
———
37Bell Geospace
Gravity gradiometry solutions for energy, minerals, and geothermal exploration
$2M153 mo ago17
17 → 42 (+147%)
—HubSpot CMS HubRubyRuby on Rails+1444 patents
Airborne tensor magnetic gradiometer data acquisition and directional filtering for geophysical surveys
—
38Melax Technologies
Provider of development platform for healthcare organisations
$2M40 mo ago19————
39Mistbox
Provider of energy-efficient retrofit for AC
$2M81 mo ago—Andrew Parks
Co-Founder & COO
—13 patents
Misting systems for HVAC cooling and automated leak‑shutoff valve technology.
—
40mistbox
Mistbox dramatically boosts the efficiency of air-conditioning units and saves users 30% on their cooling…
$2M81 mo ago3——13 patents
Misting and leak‑shutoff technologies for HVAC and water‑based cooling systems
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41Tidal Finance
Decentralized insurance marketplace for smart contract hacks
$2M62 mo ago5————
42Rheom Materials
Developer of bio-based polymers derived from plant-based matter for sustainable solutions
$2M44 mo ago—Zimri Hinshaw
Founder & CEO
———
43Twister Biotech
Developer of gene therapies for rare cancers and autoimmune diseases
$2M33 mo ago3Lynn Zechiedrich
Founder & CEO
———
44Meshify
The connected-device app engine for managing, controlling and monitoring the real world.
$2M119 mo ago26—WordPressMySQLPHP+27——
45Smart OES
Provider of building energy management solutions for commercial spaces
$1M101 mo ago—Bryan Hassin
Co-Founder & CEO
———
46MyCore Control
Developer of personal thermal products to change body temperature
$1M118 mo ago11Ben Reynolds
Co-Founder & COO
———
47LongFi Solutions
Decentralized wireless deployers and optimizers shaping the future of telecommunications
$1M37 mo ago—Josh Heller
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+25——
48MicroSilicon
Micro-sensors for industrial process monitoring
$946K61 mo ago6Omar Kulbrandstad
Co-Founder & CEO
—18 patents
Real-time electron paramagnetic resonance monitoring of fluid properties for flow assurance
—
49Robo Point Guard
AI-based sports training equipment developer for basketball
$250K26 mo ago2Bill Krivak
Founder & CEO
———
50Sotaog
Provider of cloud and AI-driven oil & gas technology solutions
$100K13 mo ago12Sarah Tamilarasan
CEO
———

Top 12 High Tech companies in Houston

#1
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2019
$43.7Mraised
▾

Provider of roof coating, fireproofing, insulation, and custom formulation

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 26%
Funding
top 35%
Talent
top 38%
News
top 40%
Growth
top 45%
Product
top 46%
Tech: 41 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $43.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series A$29.4M
  • Jul 2023Series A$9.3M
  • Dec 2020Seed$5M
Founders & team
Hani TaanChief Technology Officer & Co-FounderMike FrancisCo-Founder
Investors
Ecliptic Capital, Halliburton Labs, HPI Real Estate, GOOSE Capital, Milliken
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudinaryCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#2
Series D · Houston, Texas · founded 2017 · 21 employees
$201.7Mraised
▾

Developer of a robotic system for endoluminal and single-incision surgery. The system aims to enable and enhance physician capabilities during surgical procedures. It focuses on eliminating or minimizing external incisions to reduce patient trauma. The goal is to improve patient outcomes, accelerate recovery, and reduce healthcare costs. The system is under development and not for commercial sale.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 15%
Patents
top 22%
Funding
top 26%
Moat
top 41%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 43%
Innovation: 135 patents (top 15% of patent-holders) · 131 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Patents: 135 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 131 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $202M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series D (May 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers — 7.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. NVIDIA) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Series D$30.7M
  • Dec 2023Series C$42M
  • Jun 2021Series C$76.1M
  • Apr 2021Series B$69M
Founders & team
Kurt AzarbarzinCEO
Investors
Crescent Enterprises, McNair, Puma Venture Capital, UTHealth
#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 2020 · 10 employees
$24.2Mraised
▾

Developer of a conversational video interface and AI human models. The company offers tools for building AI humans that can interact in real time. It provides models for face-rendering, speech, and emotional intelligence. The company’s APIs allow product teams to own their brand experience. It offers models for generating lifelike digital replicas and analyzing conversational rhythm.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%
Tech
top 24%
Funding
top 27%
Talent
top 38%
Growth
top 45%
Moat
top 48%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Tech: 60 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: Datadog, Microsoft Clarity
Funding: Raised $24.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Nov 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 23k LinkedIn followers — 11.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series B$40M
  • Mar 2024Series A$18M
  • Mar 2023Seed$6.1M
  • Sep 2021Seed$125K
Founders & team
Quinn FavretCo-Founder & COOHassaan RazaCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Scale Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, HubSpot, REMUS, SV Angel
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmbassadorApple Sign-InAudioeyeBootstrap
#5
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 — 3.6% 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
#6
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2015 · 4 employees
$3Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of advanced carbon material for aerospace, automotive, and energy industries. The material delivers conductivity combined with strength, light weight, and flexibility. It is engineered for industrial-scale applications. The company offers fiber tow, twisted yarn, braided yarn, fabric, and film products.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Funding
top 41%
News
top 45%
Moat
top 48%
Tech
top 49%
Talent
bottom 49%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $3.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 3 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Oct 2025)
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 3 types) · +100% YoY · Top themes: Capital raise
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Technical Sales Engineer
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Tier 1 global wire and cable manufacturer) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Seed$9.2M
  • Jun 2025Grant (prize money)$1.1M
  • Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$1.5M
  • Mar 2023Seed$3M
Founders & team
Bryan HassinCEO
Investors
DOE, Shell Ventures, Climate Avengers, Overture, OSTI, Non sibi ventures
Tech stack
AstraBeaver BuilderCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianz
#7
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2020
$41.6Mraised
▾

Developer of mobile biochar production technology. This technology converts agricultural crop residue into biochar, a stable form of carbon, directly in the field. The process utilizes natural thermal processes and precision automation, improving soil health and permanently sequestering carbon. The mobile nature of the solution reduces transportation costs and environmental impact associated with traditional centralized biochar production methods. The technology incorporates remote sensing and advanced analytics to optimize efficiency and effectiveness.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 33%
Talent
top 38%
Global
bottom 39%
Tech
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 25%
News
bottom 18%
Funding: Raised $41.6M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2024)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond United States
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series A$21.5M
  • Oct 2023Series A$20M
  • Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$200K
  • Mar 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Jason AramburuCo-Founder & CEOMorgan WilliamsCo-Founder & COO
Investors
URBAN-X, Wireframe Ventures, Telus, Climate Capital, TO VC, Congruent Ventures
#8
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2013 · 32 employees
$5.4Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of seismic recording technologies. It designs and manufactures wireless systems that facilitate data collection without wired setups, supporting field operations. Its technology solutions enhance seismic operations, and earth imaging quality for monitoring the earths subsurface. It supports the quality of seismic data collection, catering to industries such as oil and gas exploration, mining, and environmental assessments.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Tech
top 36%
Innovation
top 39%
Product
top 43%
Talent
bottom 49%
Patents
bottom 48%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Observability: Sentry
Innovation: 21 patents (top 51% of patent-holders) · 5 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Seed$516K
  • May 2025Conventional Debt$950K
  • Oct 2018Seed$3.2M
  • Oct 2015Seed$725K
Founders & team
Richard DegnerPresident & CEO
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareFont AwesomeGodaddy
#9
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 2015 · 50 employees
$94.6Mraised
▾

Innovating silicon carbide wafer technology for next-generation power electronics applications. This company is transforming the cost-quality paradigm for SiC wafers. With a pioneering technology platform and extensive IP portfolio, they offer a premier silicon carbide solution for power semiconductor and other markets. They focus on growing silicon carbide crystals and making premium SiC epitaxy-ready wafers. Their silicon carbide technology is fueling next-generation applications in transportation, telecom, green energy, and smart grid. They provide high-performance wafers and are committed to rapid expansion and a superb team. They are a technology company in the B2B sector.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Conventional Debt$30.1M
  • Dec 2022Series B$74.1M
  • Jul 2020Series A$2M
  • May 2019Series A$6.5M
Investors
Raptor Group
#10
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2016 · 32 employees
$19.5Mraised
▾

Topl provides a blockchain-based investment platform for consumers and businesses. Its platform allows investors to discover, bet, and track low-risk, high-yield investments into third-world countries. Starting from the commodity, the platform will expand to cover utility, real estate, and other avenues of investment.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Series A$1.3M
  • Jul 2022Series A$15M
  • Dec 2020Seed$3M
  • Sep 2020Conventional Debt$1.1M
Founders & team
Christopher GeorgenCo-Founder & PresidentJames AmanCo-Founder
Investors
Mercury Fund, Republic Asia, Cryptology, Blockchain Labs, GOOSE Capital, Social Impact Capital
#11
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 2002 · 9 employees
$24.5Mraised
▾

Developer of nanoparticle-based cancer treatment for solid tumors. The company is commercializing particle-based therapies for the selective and precise thermal destruction of solid tumors such as Prostrate, Brain, or Breast cancers. The company provides AuroLase Therapy, a medical device for the ablation of various solid tumors.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2023Series B$6.1M
  • Aug 2020Series B$8.6M
  • Feb 2017Series A$2M
  • Dec 2015Seed$946K
Investors
NIA, National Cancer Institute, Sirtex Medical, HHS, Houston Angel Network
#12
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 1981 · 873 employees
$17.1Mraised
▾

Provider of GIS datasets of energy industry. It leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to provide a search engine for information on onshore and offshore seismic data, marine depth imaging, land imaging, reservoir analysis, well data, insights for hydrocarbon exploration and renewable energy, and more. It collects, evaluates, and markets subsurface terrain seismic and geophysical data in order to evaluate oil and gas formations for drilling operations. It also provides marine gravity, magnetics, and aeromagnetic database. It caters to energy sectors such as wind, solar, geothermal, CCS, and oil and gas.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 100k LinkedIn followers — 50.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2023Series A$3.2M
  • Dec 2019Series A$5.6M
  • Aug 2018Series A$8.3M
Investors
Altor Equity Partners
Tech stack
AdrollApache Http ServerAzureBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management

Funding & investor landscape

$891.4Mtotal disclosed funding
70companies funded
201disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Capital Factory7 rounds
HHS6 rounds
MassChallenge6 rounds
Greentown Labs5 rounds
OSTI5 rounds
GOOSE Capital4 rounds
National Science Foundation4 rounds
Y Combinator4 rounds
America’s Seed Fund3 rounds
Houston Angel Network3 rounds

Notable founders

Hani Taan
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder · NanoTech Materials
Mike Francis
Co-Founder · NanoTech Materials
Kurt Azarbarzin
CEO · EndoQuest Robotics
Drew Hendricks
Co-Founder · Starling Medical
Alex Arevalos
Co-Founder & CEO · Starling Medical
Quinn Favret
Co-Founder & COO · Tavus
Hassaan Raza
Co-Founder & CEO · Tavus
Daniel Powell
CEO · Spark Biomedical
Bryan Hassin
CEO · DexMat
Jason Aramburu
Co-Founder & CEO · Applied Carbon
Morgan Williams
Co-Founder & COO · Applied Carbon
Richard Degner
President & CEO · Geophysical Technology
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,636,199 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Semiconductors is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 8,739 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 42% → 60% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Georgia Institute of Technology489
  • IMEC343
  • Intel325
  • Purdue University West Lafayette218
  • Industrial Technology Research Institute177
leading researchers
Sung Kyu Lim · Krishnendu Chakrabarty · John H. Lau · David Z. Pan · Pradeep Lall · Muhannad S. Bakir · Philip G. Neudeck · Dae Hyun Kim
▲ Breakthroughs3,231 · 37%
▲ 32%→44% share
▲1.4× share momentum3 median citations38% since 2021mostly methods-led
Artificial neural network research is surging — papers jumped from 3 to 29, with convolutional neural networks newly emerging at 8.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Photonics56→121
  • Photonic integrated circuit49→81
  • Artificial neural network3→29
  • Detector25→48
  • Scalability53→73
Newly emergingLithium niobate 0→8 · Convolutional neural network 0→8 · Adaptability 0→6
Landmark Stretchable and Foldable Silicon Integrated Circuits · 1,653 cites
◆ Advancements3,498 · 40%
▼ 43%→36% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations28% since 2021mostly methods-led
Rapid single flux quantum research is intensifying — US semiconductor papers grew from 2 to 12, signaling rising superconducting logic interest.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Photonics45→59
  • Artificial neural network2→14
  • Rapid single flux quantum2→12
  • Detector20→29
  • Image sensor2→11
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→7 · Reconfigurability 0→6 · Photocathode 0→6
Landmark A Review of GaN on SiC High Electron-Mobility Power Transistors and MMICs · 965 cites
▼ Concerns1,032 · 12%
▼ 13%→11% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations30% since 2021mostly empirical
Hardware security vulnerabilities are escalating — hardware security module papers doubled (6->13) and exploit research newly emerged at 9 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Photonics10→28
  • Hardware security module6→13
  • Thermal10→16
  • Automotive industry2→8
  • Photonic integrated circuit9→14
Newly emergingExploit 0→9 · Software deployment 0→5
Landmark A Survey of Hardware Trojan Taxonomy and Detection · 1,365 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where semiconductors is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Atlanta491 · +0.54
Hot · Three-dimensional integrated circuitAdvancing · InterposerOpportunity · Circuit designConcern · Through-silicon via
SF Bay Area314 · +0.57
Hot · TemplateAdvancing · GermaniumOpportunity · Thermal conductivityConcern · Scaling
Boston284 · +0.65
Hot · Photonic integrated circuitAdvancing · Operational amplifierOpportunity · Common emitterConcern · Photonics
Los Angeles274 · +0.57
Hot · Monolithic microwave integrated circuitAdvancing · PlacementOpportunity · Wearable computerConcern · Electromigration
New York195 · +0.58
Hot · Intellectual propertyAdvancing · Test compressionOpportunity · MicrowaveConcern · Hardware security module
Austin146 · +0.52
Hot · IC layout editorAdvancing · Multiple patterningOpportunity · Code (set theory)Concern · Finite element method
Pittsburgh123 · +0.64
Hot · Design for manufacturabilityAdvancing · Data miningOpportunity · Field-programmable gate arrayConcern · Integrated circuit layout
San Diego108 · +0.54
Hot · Standard cellAdvancing · Scan chainOpportunity · CMOSConcern · Dielectric
Ann Arbor87 · +0.68
Hot · MultiplexerAdvancing · OutsourcingOpportunity · PhotonicsConcern · CMOS
Chicago71 · +0.63
Hot · Semiconductor detectorAdvancing · DiffusionOpportunity · Detector
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing semiconductors patents in the United States

United States semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 112,775 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by IBM, Applied Materials, Intel; annual filings 11572→7675.

112,775 filings8,000 assigneespeak 13822/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • IBM19691
  • Applied Materials13119
  • Intel11689
  • Micron Technology10011
  • Texas Instruments4804
  • LAM RES4667
  • Sandisk Technologies3051
  • Qualcomm2897

Common questions

How many High Tech companies are there in Houston, United States?
Radar tracks 246 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Houston, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Houston, United States?
The High Tech companies in Houston, United States on this list have raised a combined $891.4M in disclosed equity funding across 70 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Houston, United States?
EndoQuest Robotics is the highest-funded High Tech company in Houston, United States, with $201.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Houston, United States are funded?
70 of the 246 High Tech companies in Houston, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Houston, United States?
None of the High Tech 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 High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Houston, United States High Tech companies on this list include Capital Factory, HHS, MassChallenge, Greentown Labs, OSTI.
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