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The Anesthesiology Matchmaking Engine|Lokum App is featured on the news page for American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) this morning! Full Article here: https://lnkd.in/geNq4gSP I am so grateful not just for the support of my colleagues, but to our national association as well for embracing this innovation in the future of work for CRNAs.

Check out Google's Latest Blog! Featured front and center is the work we're doing at with Lokum App! Thank you Iran Karimian Francisco Solsona Alejandra Alvarado Castaño Alice Kawka for your incredible work in making this program a success. Special shout out to our Machine Learning and Business mentors. And congratulations to all of my colleagues in the program! #Google #GoogleForStartups https://lnkd.in/gpxbTuMJ

In its latest ranking, Pitchbook ranks Houston as the #1 growth startup city in the U.S., based on deals, fundraising, exits, and other factors over the past six years! https://lnkd.in/dFbnd6C6 Momentum in Houston's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem has picked up dramatically over the past several years, and Houston startups has raised major funding, including Cart.com, Fervo Energy, Solugen, Syzygy Plasmonics, Axiom Space, Cemvita Inc., and others. The Ion Houston and Greentown Labs Houston are now open. The Texas Medical Center Innovation and TMC Helix Park have opened and are growing. Rice University has launched the Rice Office of Innovation and Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business was ranked in 2024 as the #1 graduate entrepreneurship program in the country for the fifth consecutive year. The University of Houston has announced new leadership of the Office of Technology, Transfer, and Innovation, and the UH Bauer College of Business is ranked as the #1 undergraduate school for the fifth straight year. More from Pitchbook: https://lnkd.in/deYKgGSu Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Rice Business Plan Competition, Photo credit: Innovation Map/Getty Images.

Congratulations to our 6 finalists for our virtual Women+ pitch competition with the Canva Developer fund! Sol.ai (Daniela Vianna) SpartanShield Technologies (Tanya Yakhontova) SUPPLYRLINK, LLC. (Avonda A.) Lokum (Ayoade (Joy) Ademuyewo) Cohere Commerce (Techstars ‘23) (Lena (Xixiao) Z.) Delineate (Emily Nieves) Join us to hear from these amazing founders tomorrow, plus a special fireside chat with Kaylee Lieffers (Astle), founder & CEO of Blanka https://lu.ma/7up7bezt

This is going to be huge! Congratulations to RaShaun Brown, Clay Canning and the entire ScreenSkinz team on this investment. I couldn't be more excited to be on this journey with you. There's no doubt you will transform the way people personalize and protect their one of their most personal and precious possessions--their mobile devices. #ScreenSkinz #CPG #SouthLoop #HTown https://tcrn.ch/3JomBm1