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Pitch Preview: Energy Venture Day at the Ion

Category: Academic Network, All Communities, CleanTech, Corporate Innovators, Founders & Startups, General Community, Investors & Capital, Networking

Free

WHEN

Tuesday

March 24, 2026
8:00 am - 2:30 pm CDT

WHERE

4201 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002

what

The Energy Venture Day and Pitch Competition, co-hosted by the Rice Alliance, Ion, HETI, and TEX-E offers two days of exciting pitches from the 40+ energy ventures from around the world that are transforming the energy industry. Please join us for a free, fast-paced pitch preview event at the Ion on Tuesday, March 24.

We encourage you to join us on March 25th at the Pitch Competition during CERAWeek starting at 1:00 pm in the McKinney Balcony of the George R. Brown Convention Center, when these companies will be making their final pitches.

  • Agellus Tank Robotics
  • Airovation technologies
  • Anax Power
  • Armeta
  • ATS Energy
  • Capwell Services
  • CarbonLume
  • Cogniprise
  • CORROLYTICS
  • Daphne Technology
  • Gemini Energy
  • Grid8
  • H Quest Vanguard
  • intcom
  • Ionada Canada
  • Junipix
  • Kunin Technologies
  • LAVA Power
  • Licube
  • LNK Energies
  • Maverick X
  • Membravo
  • Mirico
  • Mocean Energy
  • Monitorai
  • OCOchem
  • Oleo
  • Pix Force
  • PolyJoule
  • Power to Hydrogen
  • Sotaog
  • SPOTLIGHT
  • Tierra Climate
  • Verdagy
  • Via Separations
  • Vycarb
  • ZettaJoule
  • Ammobia
  • Arolytics
  • Ayrton Energy
  • ChainWeave
  • Cybereum
  • Energytech
  • ENP Technologies
  • KP Labs
  • Mcatalysis
  • Mitico
  • Mote
  • NANOS
  • New Horizon Oil and Gas
  • Predyct
  • Salem Robotics
  • Toluai
  • Maverick X

SCHEDULE

Check In and Networking 8:00 - 9:00 am
Introductory Remarks 9:00 - 9:10 am
Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization A 9:10 - 9:45 am
Electricity & Grid 9:45 - 10:10 am
Innovations for Traditional Energy Sectors 10:10 - 10:40 am
Advanced Manufacturing & Materials 10:40 - 11:05
Renewable, Nuclear, & AI Technologies 11:05 - 11:30
ARC Brad Burke 11:30 - 11:35 am
Lunch and Networking 11:35 am - 12:35 pm
Welcome Back 12:35 - 12:40 pm
TEX-E Student Energy Innovation Companies 12:40 - 1:05 pm
Hydrogen & Fuel Cells 1:05 - 1:30 pm
Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization B 2:15 - 2:30 pm

PARKING

Ion District Parking Garage

Enter 4111 Fannin Street into your GPS for directions directly to this parking garage, located a block from the Ion. Parking in the Ion District Garage is free for the first two hours.

Red Parking Lot

Enter 4203 Fannin Street into your GPS for directions directly to the red parking lot, located across the street from the Ion. This lot is for overflow guest parking and tenant parking and is free for the first three hours.

For information and access to pay online for parking in the red lot, click here.

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