OwlSpark

OwlSpark

Houston, Texasrice.edu

Overview

OwlSpark is a startup and small business accelerator at Rice University that provides a 12-week immersive program for founders from the university community.

Year Founded

2012

Portfolio Companies

48

Website

rice.edu

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
JustKindHumilityMay 2025AcceleratorCo-investor
PeriShieldMay 2025AcceleratorCo-investor
EasilyBEEMay 2025AcceleratorCo-investor
FreeFuseMar 2022AcceleratorCo-investor
WellWorthMay 2019AcceleratorCo-investor

Key People

Aaron Gold

Co-President Treasurer Of Rice Club Baseball, Inaugural Finance Cohort Of The Moody Business Scholars Program, Founder And President Of Rice University Cooking Club

Alysa Bijl-Spiro

Co-Founder Of Rice Parole Prep Club

Amanda Yee

Co-Founder And Co-President Of The Rice Pre-Veterinary Society, Peer Academic Advisor, Dunham Lab Student Researcher

D'Trique Fitzgerald

Multicultural Center Fellow, John Steven Kellett Student Intern, John Steven Kellett Student Ambassador, LAV Team Co-Student Director Founder

Grenna Vasquez

Transformational Technology & Innovation Intern, Founder And President - Accessibility Buddies, Executive Board Member, Peer Career Advisor, Associate Justice

Kyra Leyi Cheung

Member, Rice Neuroscience Society (RNS), Secretary, Rice University Mock Trial (RUMT), Co-Founder, East Asian Affinity Group - McMurtry College

Ray Simar

COFOUNDER OF RISC-V AT RICE LAB (RVR LAB), FACULTY SENATE, ECE UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR, Professor In The Practice, IEEE Fellow, And ACM Distinguished Engineer

Rileigh Sherman

Rice Women's Pre-Law Association Co-Founder, Period Rice Outreach Chair

Catherine Lu

Managing Partner

frank Rice

Partner

David VanLone

Associate Vice President Of Principal Gifts

Phillip Rich

Senior Director Of Development, Principal Gifts

Cecelia Price

Principal Gifts

Genevieve Robinson

Principal Gifts Specialist

Rebeca Palacio

Principal Consultant

Rudeina Baasiri

Patent Portfolio Manager

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HeadquartersHouston, Texas
Year Founded2012

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