Last week, the Houston Innovation Awards Gala honored 44 honorees within the Houston innovation ecosystem and named 11 winners across categories.

The event, held November 9 at the Ion, was hosted by InnovationMap and Houston Exponential. Nearly 600 attendees — finalists, guests, judges, sponsors, and more — joined to eat, drink, and celebrate the city's top innovators.

Missed the event? Scroll through some of the night's top moments.

The Mercury team supported Blair Garrou's Trailblazer Award recognition

  

Photo by K. Mamou Photography

Learn more about this year's awards and honorees:

• InnovationMap, HX reveal winners from Houston Innovation Awards Gala
• Houston's DEI Champions share obstacles they are overcoming promoting equitable innovation
• Overheard: Why these 3 startups relocated to Houston
• Overheard: Houston-based BIPOC, female founder finalists share challenges overcome
• Houston's top startup mentors share go-to advice for founders
• Here's which of the 2022 Houston Innovation Awards finalists are hiring
• Finalists named ahead of 2022 Houston Innovation Awards Gala
• 2022 Trailblazer Award recipient named for Houston Innovation Awards
• Judges named for 2022 Houston Innovation Awards
• Deadline extended: InnovationMap, HX open nominations for new combined awards gala