Heinlein Prize Trust / Southwest Airlines / Insperity / Teakwood Capital / Social Impact Teams FLS Associates / Beta Glide / Atropos Inc. / BrandExtract / Wells Fargo / The nCourage Entrepreneurs Investment Group / Southwest Airlines Travel Vouchers Southwest Airlines / Comcast / RedHouse Associates / Klein Equities / Molter & Nelson LLP / Ambiq Micro / BrandExtract Marketing/Branding / Shell Technology Ventures / Black Locus / OWL Investment Group / The Padgett Group / Entrepreneurship Houston Business Journal / Microsoft / Greater Houston Partnership / Social Impact Venture / Palo Alto Software / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / / /
Facility
International Space Station / /
IndustryTerm
venture capital / clean technology innovations / disruptive technology / online / energy future / energy industry / university technologies / non-invasive tools / energy challenges / healthcare / project management / clean energy economy / clean energy / food / energy / transportable diagnostic devices / human-robotics interaction technologies / company information / travel vouchers / web site audit / technology development platform / executed technology license agreements / energy leaders / food production / communications services / life healthcare/life science team / technology / environmental health technologies / Online voting / clean water systems / compliance solutions / energy technology / energy entrepreneurship / financial management software / cloud services / /
MusicGroup
Earth / Space / /
OperatingSystem
Microsoft Windows / /
Organization
U.S. Department of Energy / U.S. Department of Energy Clean Energy Prize / Mercury Fund / ISS National Lab / GOOSE Society of TexasTM / Rice Alliance / Halo Fund / Comprehensive HR Service / Center for the Advancement of Science / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Texas Halo Fund / /
Person
James Nicolaou / Dick Williams / Robert Heinlein / Doug Erwin / Robert Cuyler / David Klein / Virginia Heinlein / Mark Montgomery / Semi-Final Round / / /
Position
entrepreneur / business owner / advisors / leader in online business planning / dean / Silver Fox Advisors / team member / CEO / Diamond Underwriter / Major / Silver Fox Advisors at each session / CFO / /
2015 Rice Business Plan Competition Cash Prizes and Awards In total, more than $1.5 Million in cash and in-kind prizes will be awarded to the winning teams. Summary of Major Prizes: 1. $250,000 – GOOSE Society Investme