Startup Companies
UH is a great location for research-based, early-stage startups looking to connect to university resources that may be needed to help new companies survive the valley of death and market new technologies and services. The UH Innovation Center and Labs is home to more than 20 startup companies, 75 percent of which are companies from outside of UH.

Accel Activewear
Innov8 Hub Graduate, UH Startup
Specializing in performance footwear designed for marching ensembles, such as drum corps and indoor percussion groups. Their flagship product, the Accel Performance Series shoe, is engineered to enhance health, comfort, and performance.
Founded: 2024
Industry: Health & Wellness

AGRO Bioresearch
Technology Bridge Community
Contract Research Organization (CRO), spearheading advancements in agricultural science and biotechnology research and development.
Founded: 2022
Industry: BioTechnology

Ala mod Therapeautics
Innov8 Hub Graduate, UH Startup
A biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative gene therapies for patients with inherited genetic diseases
Founded: 2024
Industry: BioTechnology

Altiseal
Innov8 Hub Graduate
Penetrating Sealant and Reinforcement for Weathered and Unfinished wood.
Founded: 2024
Industry: Commercial technology

AltiSora
Innov8 Hub Graduate, Technology Bridge Community
AltiSora was created as a platform to innovate and commercialize new technology. Identifying problems or needs of significant impact, develop technical solutions and build a business around each, which will be spined off under the right conditions to position for accelerated growth.
Founded: 2019
Industry: Technology

American Research Chemical
Technology Bridge Community
Contractors for air-sensitive chemical synthesis and a supplier of high-quality inorganics and organometallics.
Founded: 2023
Industry: BioTechnology