The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship (Rice Alliance) is Rice University’s nationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of technology commercialization, entrepreneurship education, and the launch of technology companies. Our mission is to support the creation and success of startups and the commercialization of new technologies in the Houston community and beyond.

20+ Years of Startup Support
Companies have participated in 250+ of our programs
In funding raised by participating companies
Graduate Entrepreneurship Program 3 years in a row by Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine - Rice Business

2022 Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator Energy Companies
Meet the 17 Ventures Accelerating the Energy Transition in Class 2
The Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator helps energy ventures from around the world raise funds, launch pilots, win adoption into the marketplace and expand their reach through a robust curriculum, customized mentor relationships and targeted corporate and investor introductions. The second annual class will put a spotlight on 17 early- to mid-stage ventures that collectively have already raised more than $54.5 million. From seven states and four countries, these companies are driving innovation in advanced materials, digital technology for energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, geothermal energy, hydrogen, waste heat to power, wave energy and wind energy.
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HOUSTON – (Aug. 4, 2022) – The Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator’s second annual class will put a spotlight on 17 early- to mid-stage startups that collectively have already raised more than $54.5 million.

HOUSTON – (July 27, 2022) – OwlSpark, Rice University’s high-growth tech startup accelerator, is celebrating 10 years of facilitating entrepreneurship and its 10th cohort, along with debuting the inaugural class of the small business accelerator BlueLaunch, which is focused on growing ventures of any industry.

LIDROTEC, a student startup from RWTH Aachen University in Germany that aims to increase production in the semiconductor industry, took home the grand prize at the 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC).