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