Rice University
VC Fund
Houston, United States
Rice University is a private research university that focuses on providing undergraduate education services.The university is organized into eleven residential colleges and eight schools of academic study including the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, the George R. Brown School of Engineering, the School of Social Sciences, and the School ofHumanities. Graduate programs are offered through the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, School of Architecture, Shepherd School of Music, and Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. Rice University students are bound by the strict Honor Code, which a uniquely student-run Honor Council enforces.The university is noted for its applied science programs in artificial heart research, structural chemical analysis, signal processing, space science, and nanotechnology. It was ranked first in the world in materials science research by the Times Higher Education (THE) in 2010. The university is also noted for its entrepreneurial activities. It has been recognized as one of the top-ranked business incubators in the world by the Stockholm-based UBI Index for both 2013 and 2014.Rice University is a member of the Association of American Universities. Currently, it has approximately 3,900 undergraduates and 2,600 graduate students from the U.S. and 76 countries or regions. It was established in 1912 and was named after William Marsh Rice, an American businessman who bequeathed his fortune to found Rice University.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Rice University invests in
Stages Rice University invests in
Countries Rice University invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Allison Thacker
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George McLendon
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Mary Lynn Fernau
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 2 (25%)
- News 1 (13%)
- Solar 1 (13%)
- Video 1 (13%)
- Hunting 1 (13%)
Stage
- Grant 3 (38%)
- Seed 2 (25%)
- Series A 1 (13%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
- Debt Financing 1 (13%)
Country
- United States 5 (63%)
- Germany 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Allison Thacker
President, Rice Management Company & Chief Investment Officer
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President, Rice Management Company & Chief Investment Officer | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
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George McLendon
Provost
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Provost | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Mary Lynn Fernau
Director, Executive and International Programs
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Director, Executive and International Programs | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Aydin Babakhani
Associate Professor
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Associate Professor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Blair Garrou
Adjunct Professor of Management, Jones Graduate School of Business
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Adjunct Professor of Management, Jones Graduate School of Business | Total investments: 57 | Find email | |
| See all 17 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Greentown Labs
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Greentown Labs enables entrepreneurs to solve the world's biggest energy and environmental challenges. Our mission is to enable a vibrant community of entrepreneurs to work on their visions and to provide access to the space, resources, and funding that allows their early-stage companies thrive. We offer 33,000 sq. ft. of prototyping lab andco-located office space, a shared machine shop and electronics lab, immersion in a growing community of energy and clean technology entrepreneurs, and on-site events and programs designed to enable start-ups to rapidly grow their networks and their companies. | $3M / Grant / Dec 18, 2024 | |
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Greentown Labs
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Greentown Labs enables entrepreneurs to solve the world's biggest energy and environmental challenges. Our mission is to enable a vibrant community of entrepreneurs to work on their visions and to provide access to the space, resources, and funding that allows their early-stage companies thrive. We offer 33,000 sq. ft. of prototyping lab andco-located office space, a shared machine shop and electronics lab, immersion in a growing community of energy and clean technology entrepreneurs, and on-site events and programs designed to enable start-ups to rapidly grow their networks and their companies. | $1M / Debt Financing / Dec 18, 2024 | |
Mallard Bay
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Mallard Bay Outdoors is a marketplace for sportsmen who can book safe and reliable hunting and fishing spots. | $200K / Grant / May 01, 2022 | |
TransCrypts
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TransCrypts is a tool for Human Resource Departments to automate the issuance of employment and income verification documents using the blockchain. Our proprietary process not only saves HRs time, money, and headache in dealing with compliance but also gives employees total control over how their work information is being shared. | Grant / May 30, 2021 | |
RANDIAN
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RANDIAN is a patented platform that makes shows and videos interactive, with a full-scale e-commerce engine that drives direct sales for brands. RANDIAN’s disruptive technology is the next generation of advertising and aspirational purchasing in the digital age. | $25K / Seed / Mar 30, 2019 | |
OncoResponse
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OncoResponse Inc., an immuno-oncology company located in Houston, Texas, has partnered with MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) to deploy a unique and transformational approach to cancer therapeutic monoclonal antibody and target discovery. The company licensed the I-STAR™ platform, developed and validated by Theraclone Sciences of Seattle, tointerrogate the human memory B-cell repertoire of cancer patients who are considered “Elite Responders” to immunotherapy; as such, their own adaptive immune system responded to immunotherapy stimulation in a way that achieved curative or durable responses. From these Elite Responders, OncoResponse is leveraging the human immune system to identify fully human monoclonal antibodies and discover novel targets that will lead to the development of fully human antibody derived therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. | $40M / Series B / Sep 11, 2018 | |
Medical Magnesium
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Medical Magnesium develops metallic bioabsorbable implants for orthopedic and trauma surgery. The implants are mechanically stable and physiologically degradable after fracture healing.Our goal is to offer surgeons and patients tailor-made, highly functional magnesium-based solutions. We want to contribute to the next generation of implants,which make more and more single-surgery therapies possible. Metal removal is no longer necessary using innovative bioabsorbable implants.As a startup from RWTH Aachen University, we bring results from interdisciplinary research in engineering and medicine into surgical practice. The material technology has been developed and extensively tested as the basis for first implant products. | $700K / Seed / Apr 28, 2017 | |
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OncoResponse
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OncoResponse Inc., an immuno-oncology company located in Houston, Texas, has partnered with MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) to deploy a unique and transformational approach to cancer therapeutic monoclonal antibody and target discovery. The company licensed the I-STAR™ platform, developed and validated by Theraclone Sciences of Seattle, tointerrogate the human memory B-cell repertoire of cancer patients who are considered “Elite Responders” to immunotherapy; as such, their own adaptive immune system responded to immunotherapy stimulation in a way that achieved curative or durable responses. From these Elite Responders, OncoResponse is leveraging the human immune system to identify fully human monoclonal antibodies and discover novel targets that will lead to the development of fully human antibody derived therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. | $12.5M / Series A / May 07, 2016 |
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