Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship | 9,278 followers on LinkedIn. Sign up to stay in the loop on upcoming events and programs. | The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship (Rice Alliance) is Rice University’s nationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of technology commercialization, entrepreneurship education, and the launch of technology companies. The Rice Alliance powers programming at the Ion, Houston's HQ for Innovation. The Rice Alliance is a catalyst for building successful ventures through education, guidance and connections.