Healthcare & Biotech Startups in Texas

Houston, Texas

Access barriers and incomplete follow-through leave care unfinished; healthcare has an execution gap, with waste of $760B-$935B (about 25% of US healthcare spending).

Austin, Texas

Ambulatory surgical centers still run their pharmacies on paper, logging drugs manually during fast-paced surgeries, which is a major compliance risk and causes daily errors. Pharmacy is roughly the...

Texas

Patients face confusion, distrust, and fragmented discovery when searching for aesthetic providers; providers face wasted ad spend and outdated CRMs.

Austin, TX

Family and professional caregivers lack real-time situational awareness and tools to keep elderly or cognitively impaired loved ones safe, especially those at risk of wandering or falls. Traditional...

Houston, TX

Widespread chronic inflammation with limited clean-label, natural, multi-pathway solutions that have pharmaceutical-grade data.

Austin, TX

Nutrition data for real mixed meals is highly inaccurate using photo vision or database lookups (±30–60%), undermining metabolic health management and personalized cooking.

Austin, TX

1 in 8 surgeries results in a surgical site infection; no way to detect infection at home, clinicians rely on patient self-reporting; $21,000 per readmission.

Houston, Texas

High cost and morbidity from late-stage UTIs; need for early detection and prevention to avoid hospitalizations.

San Antonio, TX

Staffing shortages and turnover, administrative overload, billing backlogs causing lost revenue; gaps in value-based care compliance (e.g., AWVs & quality reporting).

Dalton, TX

Public safety personnel (law enforcement, military, private security, industrial workers) face rising violence and on-the-job injuries. Existing body armor is largely non-instrumented and lacks...

College Station, TX

Purification is the bottleneck in biologic manufacturing: antiquated purification devices are inefficient, costly and complex, and manufacturers cannot keep pace with demand. Protein A purification...

Austin, texas

The deck identifies a significant problem in the dental industry: front-desk revenue leakage due to missed calls and unworked recalls, leading to substantial financial losses for clinics.

Texas

The senior living journey has no guidance: after a crisis like a fall, families rush a parent into whatever home is nearby, and visibility drops off after move-in, so residents withdraw within 60-90...

Dallas, TX

Compounding biological debt in propagated plants (pathogens, epigenetic drift, manual variability) that caps yield.

Austin, TX

Existing meditation apps have poor retention for high-stimulation generations; users abandon within days.

Austin, TX

Community Health Centers (CHCs) face high no-show and intake issues: confusing/incomplete forms require staff assistance, causing delays before care begins and lost capacity.

Austin, TX

SRM buys or takes controlling interests in companies and grows them organically or through add-on acquisitions, in the style of Vista Equity and Thoma Bravo. Historically regulated business services...

Brownsville, TX

BCIC is a Type B economic development organization funded by a quarter-cent sales tax, investing in programs and projects that enhance quality of life through innovative and equitable economic...

Dallas, Texas

No-equity, no-cost nonprofit accelerator (~15 programs globally) across healthcare/life science, fintech, climate, and security & resiliency. Dallas hub is a second full office. Offers...

Austin, TX

A pre-seed to seed AI or deep-tech founder in the US or Canada with a clear verticalized use case, low churn, and a compelling founder story — especially in greenfield categories where nobody else is...

Texas

Early-stage (pre-seed, often pre-revenue) companies in electronics or software, and especially widget/healthcare/medical device companies, where he can give technical guidance and industry...

Austin, TX

A post-revenue seed-stage founder in health tech (non-bio), fintech, or back-office operations — building with vertical AI or small language models — with domain expertise, a multi-person team, clean...

Dallas, Texas

A Dallas based angel network of 70 members investing in 10-15 early-stage startups a year, typically in SaaS, Fintech, B2B and B2C technology, CPG, health care and services. They look for a capable...

Austin, TX

Member-driven nonprofit angel network in Austin, TX that sources and vets early-stage, equity-based investment opportunities across a broad set of sectors. Runs regular funding cycles, co-investment...

Dallas, TX

Dallas, TX

NTAN is a Dallas-based angel network investing in early-stage, US-domiciled startups across SaaS, Fintech, B2B/B2C tech, CPG, and healthcare/services. NTAN looks for capable teams, scalable models,...

Houston, TX

Emphasizes advisory support, targeted introductions, and early talent recruiting to help founders raise their first rounds. Not looking for zero to IPOs Ideal founders she would back know their own...

Houston, TX

OTTI has two major functions: technology transfer (disclosures, IP protection, licensing, industry engagement) and startup development, helping researchers commercialize technologies through startup...

College Station, TX

Focused on one signal: angel network-backed startups that are actively raising. A company only qualifies if it has capital-called an angel investor who came through an angel network — a solo angel...

Austin, TX

SWAN Impact Network unites, educates, and empowers founders and impact investors to back early-stage companies that deliver measurable social or environmental impact alongside financial returns....

Texas

Background: Data centers. Ideal founder: Smart operator that works hard and likes to systemize. Not interested in B2C. Investment types preferred: EQUITY, CONVERTIBLE_NOTE. Preferred business models:...

Austin, TX

We invest in top technology companies that serve future consumers (fintech, health, commerce, media) and help founders navigate new forms of customer acquisition: content, community, creator...

Houston, TX

Democratize access to premium venture-backed investments by offering affordable, de-risked, diversified fund-of-funds and co-investment opportunities with a focus on inclusive impact (investing a...

Austin, TX

Invests in early-stage tech companies across sectors and geographies; active operator-investors providing tactical and strategic support in sales, tech, fundraising, hiring, and operations. Focus on...

Austin, TX

Purpose built to invest in and scale iconic consumer brands with a focus on the next generation of wellness. Portfolio support through functional go-to-market expertise, including omni-channel...