
What they do:
Decarbonizing the chemicals industry.
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States
This list has 55 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 4 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: Austin (23), Houston (15), and Dallas (7). Largest teams: Solugen, Evry Health, and CareMessage. Latest round: FibroBiologics raised $1.2M (Oct 13, 2026).

What they do:
Decarbonizing the chemicals industry.
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States

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Absorbable wrap for blood vessels
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States
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$10M · Debt · May 2026

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Patient engagement for low-income populations
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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Virtualizing brick-mortar infrastructures of clinics w/ generative AI
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States

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AI-powered Patient Identification for Clinical Trials
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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Computational antibody design
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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Cloud AI microscopy automation
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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The medical record & infrastructure stack for digital health companies
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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We crowdsource food safety reports & detect and prevent outbreaks.
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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We built the world's first automated digital pathology lab.
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States

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AI-designed Affinity Reagents
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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AI enabling digital urine diagnostics in the home
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States

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The dynamic single-cell analysis company
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States

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Stripe for medical billing
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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Natural hydrogel to keep internal organs scar-free after surgery
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States

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Catheter-based solution to treat chronic heart failure.
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States

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Helping physicians select the right therapy for breast cancer patients
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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AI agents on real phones, growing brands across every platform.
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

What they do:
Making low cost versions of high cost generic drugs.
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HQ: Dallas, TX, United States
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HQ: Dallas, TX, United States
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$300M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
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$156M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: The Woodlands, TX, United States
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$55.7M · Equity · Feb 2026
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
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$27.5M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
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$24.4M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Frisco, TX, United States
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$23.9M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States
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$22.5M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States
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$13.5M · Equity · Feb 2026
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
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$11.9M · May 2026
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HQ: Dallas, TX, United States
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$10.1M · Equity · Oct 2026
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
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$10M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Richardson, TX, United States
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$8M · Equity · Feb 2026
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
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$7.15M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Frisco, TX, United States
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$7M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Irving, TX, United States
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$5.47M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
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$5.1M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: Dallas, TX, United States
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$4.97M · Equity + debt · Oct 2026
There are 55 startups on this list, last updated on Oct 15, 2026.
4 of them are hiring right now, including Ankr Health, HealthKey, and Biodock.
By team size: Solugen (200 employees), Evry Health (87 employees), and CareMessage (45 employees).
Latest rounds: FibroBiologics — $1.2M Equity + debt (Oct 2026), OncoNano Medicine — $10.1M Equity (Oct 2026), and Pressio — $544K Equity (Oct 2026).
The biggest hubs are Austin (23), Houston (15), and Dallas (7).