Rice Alliance
The Alliance is Rice University's principal organization devoted to the support of technology and entrepreneurship. The Alliance is a collaborative effort among the Schools of Engineering, Management, and Natural Sciences.
www.alliance.rice.edu

National Venture Capital Association
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is the trade association that represents the venture capital industry. Currently, the NVCA represents 400+ member firms, representing the majority of venture capital invested in U.S. based companies.
www.nvca.org

Houston Technology Center
The Houston Technology Center (HTC) is a business accelerator and resource center dedicated to supporting, promoting and assisting entrepreneurs and emerging companies emanating from greater Houston's key technology sectors: energy, life sciences, information technology and NASA-originated technology.
www.houstontech.org

BioHouston
BioHouston is a non-profit consortium of major research and higher education institutions, significant local government and economic development entities, life science and biotech companies, and venture capital firms. BioHouston?s initiatives are creating an expanded infra-structure that offers significant new opportunities for every institution, company, entrepreneur, researcher, investor, and supplier in the life science industry.
www.biohouston.org