Houston Technology Center

Houston Technology Center (HTC), a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, is Greater Houston’s business accelerator and the largest technology business incubator in Texas.

Accelerating the commercialization of emerging technology companies by providing in-depth business guidance, access to capital and service providers, and entrepreneurial education, HTC also promotes Houston as a leading technology city and serves as a hub for the local technology business community.

Supported by more than 300 corporations and organizations, Houston's leading academic institutions, Greater Houston Partnership, Texas Medical Center, NASA-Johnson Space Center and the City of Houston, HTC has become Houston’s center of technology entrepreneurship by assisting companies within several key sectors: Energy, Technology, Life Sciences, Nanotechnology, and NASA/Aerospace technologies. In eight years of operation, HTC has provided feedback to well over 1,000 companies and coached more than 200 companies, helping them raise in excess of $500 million and create over 3,000 jobs.

HTC serves as the Gulf Coast Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (Gulf Coast RCIC) for Texas Governor Rick Perry’s Emerging Technology Fund, assisting small to mid-size technology firms expedite the commercialization of new life-changing inventions and improving research at Texas universities. To date, the Gulf Coast RCIC helped 9 Gulf Coast region companies raise over $10 million in grants.

HTC's 50,000 square feet state-of-the-art Midtown facility is home to many technology entrepreneurs, sharing space in a vibrant community of young, exciting and innovative companies. Click here for a list of HTC tenants.

HTC’s office suites offer private, secured offices accessible 24/7, VOIP telecom system, network connections to printer/fax/copier and email. One hour of free IT desktop support per person per month and unlimited domestic long distance calling are included in the rent.

HTC’s building also includes a 200-person conference center which is routinely used by various business and nonprofit groups in Houston, such as the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Houston Interactive Marketing Association, The German American Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Consulate in Houston.

In its nine years of operation, HTC has provided feedback to well over 1,000 companies, coached more than 200 companies through its acceleration program, helping them raise in excess of $500 million and create over 3,000 jobs.

MISSION:
HTC is in the business of enabling and accelerating the growth of emerging technology companies for the purpose of creating jobs and promoting economic development in the greater Houston Area.

VISION:
HTC is a driving force in leading the greater Houston region to be recognized as one of the top centers of technology innovation and commercialization in the nation by 2012, emphasizing energy, information technology, life sciences, nanotechnology and NASA/aerospace technology.

Web site:
www.houstontech.org