UNTHSC Next Earns Institutional Investor of the Year Accolade from The DEC Network

The startup and small business incubator and innovation center of The University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth earned prestigious recognition last week as The DEC Network named it the Institutional Investor of the Year. The announcement took place during The DEC Network's annual State of Entrepreneurship event held at Vouv in Addison.

This award highlights the center's role as an investment firm dedicated to accelerating startups through both capital and guidance. Kendel Rogers, an outreach specialist at UNT Next, expressed profound gratitude for the honor, stating, "We're very honored and humbled. We were among great candidates and nominees. We're just so happy that we were recognized for serving our clients, and we want to continue supporting their success and others within the DFW community.