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Frontera Technology Ventures

Growth equity

Texas · Growth · 1 people tracked

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×4knows the team · via Houston Exponential
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Frontera Technology Ventures advises growth-stage technology companies across diverse sectors, supporting them through hands-on operational guidance, financial structuring, strategic planning, and fundraising assistance. The firm takes select equity stakes in portfolio clients and leverages deep expertise in technology, aerospace, education, and entrepreneurship development to drive company growth.

Invests inSector AgnosticTexasUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.

Stage
Growth
HQ
Texas, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1991
Tracked investments
36
Unicorns
1
IPOs
1

Team · 1 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 18 of 36 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×7SaaS ×6Enterprise Software ×5Deep Tech ×4Digital Health ×4Healthtech ×4Biotech ×2Energy ×2

HQs:United States×15Canada×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 11 portfolio companies
55%
solo founders
6 of 11 mapped founding teams
54%
repeat founders
of 13 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×62 founders×13 founders×34+ founders×1

What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×2Life Sciences ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history

Columbia University in the City of New York ×3Gilgamesh Pharma ×2RFA ×2

Investments · 36 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2017 · 12014 · 12 dated

SpaceXspacex.comNASDAQ: SPCX

Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary

Hawthorne, US

Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)inDonald Harrison(Director)

Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures7BC Venture Capital+165 more

Ambyintambyint.comin

Ambyint offers an AI-powered platform for optimizing oil and gas production, using physics-informed models and analytics to monitor wells, detect anomalies, and manage controller setpoints.

AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaSCalgary, CA

Co-investorsGE VenturesAccelerate FundBDC Industrial Innovation Venture FundFlyover CapitalMercury FundSaints Capital+3 more

Buildforcebuildforce.comin

Buildforce runs a platform that matches electrical contractors with pre-vetted, background-checked electricians for short-term or temp-to-hire work, and handles onboarding, GPS time tracking, compliance, and payroll.

B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechHR TechHouston, US

Vu Brown(Founder)inDenman Moody Heard(Executive Officer, Director)Jarrod Pollock(Director)Alexander Brown(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJackie DiMonte(Director)Adrian Fortino(Director)in

Co-investorsChicago VenturesGrid CapitalMercury FundS3 VenturesTDF Ventures

Capital Factorycapitalfactory.com

Capital Factory is a venture firm based in Texas that invests in early-stage companies building deep and frontier technologies including robotics, aerospace, healthcare, and national security.

Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticAustin, US

Joshua Baer(Founder)inBryan Chambers(Co-Founder & President)inGordon Daugherty(Co-Founder & Chairman)in

Co-investorsFloodgateSilverton Partners

Corinnovacorinnova.cominJun 2017

CorInnova develops a minimally invasive, non-blood contacting cardiac assist device designed to treat acute heart failure patients who cannot use existing solutions.

Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesHouston, US

John Criscione(Director)inWilliam Altman(Executive Officer, Director)inDennis Robins(Director)Boris Leschinsky(Executive Officer)Clarice Motter(Executive Officer)Keith Svagerko(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsHouston Angel NetworkKeiretsu ForumTMC Venture FundCowtown AngelsHarvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New YorkWellcome Trust+1 more

Field Trip Healthfieldtriphealth.comin𝕏

Field Trip Health provides ketamine-assisted therapy for treatment-resistant depression and anxiety, offering rapid symptom relief through clinically monitored ketamine administration combined with psychotherapy.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental Health

Co-investorsBT Growth CapitalEarl Grey CapitalJennison AssociatesPura Vida InvestmentsSoleus CapitalSphera Funds Management

Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticalsgilgameshpharmaceutical.comin𝕏

Gilgamesh Pharmaceutical develops novel chemical entities for psychiatric disorders using medicinal chemistry and AI-powered translational platforms to design rapid-acting therapies targeting neurobiological mechanisms rather than symptom management.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechNew York City, US

Jonathan Sporn(Founder)inAndrew Kruegel(Founder)inDalibor Sames(Founder)inJONATHAN SPORN(Founder)inAndrew Kruegel, Ph.D.(Executive Officer)Jonathan Sporn, M.D.(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAera VCFrontier Path VCJames Beshara FundJLSMagnetic VenturesNoetic+25 more

Gradient Worksgradient.works

Gradient Works provides a territory design platform that connects account scoring, territory planning, book management, lead routing, and pipeline analytics for B2B commercial sales teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechAustin, US

Hayes Davis(Co-Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsStage 2 CapitalAnthos CapitalGula Tech AdventuresStoneMill Ventures

Liongardliongard.comin𝕏

Co-investorsUrban Capital Network

myLAB Boxmylabbox.comin𝕏

myLAB Box offers at-home test kits for sexually transmitted infections and related sexual health conditions, letting consumers screen for infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, HPV, and syphilis without visiting a clinic.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtechLos Angeles, US

Ursula Hessenflow-Cruz(Founder)inLora Ivanova(Co-founder)Ursula Hessenflow(Co-founder)inStephen Block(Director)

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersHouston Angel NetworkKickstart InnovationPasadena AngelsSand Hill AngelsTexas HALO Fund+5 more

Oze Ghanaoze.guruin𝕏

Oze provides a mobile app for small businesses to manage bookkeeping, invoices, inventory, and online selling, and to access no-collateral loans.

FintechSaaS

Meghan McCormick(Founder)in

Co-investorsChanzo Capital

Palo Santopalosanto.vcin

Palo Santo is a venture capital firm that invests in neuroscience and mental health companies, focusing on novel CNS therapeutics, next-generation psychedelic therapies, and brain health technologies.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMental Health

Daniel Goldberg(Partner)inEdny Inui(Partner)in

Co-investorsBridge Venture Fund

Quotapathquotapath.comin𝕏

QuotaPath is an AI-native sales commission tracking and compensation management system that lets teams design, run, and optimize comp plans while connecting incentive decisions to revenue outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechBryn Mawr, US

Anthony J Bruno(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matthew Cole Evetts(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eric Heydenberk(Founder)in

BoardChristopher Shonk(Director)in

Co-investorsATX Venture PartnersHubSpot VenturesInsight PartnersStage 2 CapitalUrban Capital NetworkATX Seed Ventures+1 more

Resurface API Securitygraylog.orgin𝕏

Graylog provides a security information and event management (SIEM) and log management platform that collects, routes, and stores log data to detect threats, automate investigations, and manage data tiers and storage costs.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHouston, US

Co-investorsAlerion VenturesFirstMile VenturesLytical VenturesMercury FundSilver Lake PartnersHarbert Partners

Sibmesibme.comin𝕏

Sibme is an instructional evidence platform for K-12 districts that integrates observation workflows, coaching cycles, professional development, and AI analysis in a single system.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Dave Wakefield

Sprucegetspruce.comin𝕏

Spruce offers on-demand home cleaning and household services—including whole-house cleans, tidy-ups, laundry, organizing, and add-ons like carpet deodorizing and oven cleaning—delivered by background-checked, insured service providers.

ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech

Co-investorsFitz Gate VenturesMercury FundUrban Capital Network

Starlab Spacestarlab-space.comin𝕏

Starlab is developing a commercial space station intended to support microgravity research, commercial innovation, and international collaboration in low-Earth orbit.

Deep TechSpace TechHouston, US

Marshall Smith(CEO)inBob EssinBrad Henderson(Chief Commercial Officer)inPaul Schauer(Chief Procurement Officer)in

Co-investorsMercury FundRiverbend Capital1789 CapitalVoyager Technologies

Texas HALO Fundtexashalofund.com

Texas HALO Fund is an early-stage venture investment firm that raises pooled funds to build diversified portfolios of startups across multiple industries, investing via convertible debt and preferred stock.

Sector AgnosticHouston, US

The Artemis Fundtheartemisfund.com

The Artemis Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building technology aimed at economic resilience, wealth, and mobility for families and businesses.

Threadgetthread.cominAug 2014

Thread provides an AI-powered service desk for managed service providers (MSPs), using AI agents to handle client calls, chat, and email, automatically create and triage tickets, and capture knowledge from resolutions.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPittsburgh, US

Mark Alayev(Founder)inMatt Linn(Founder)inLeo R. Kimball II(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ian Rosenberger(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Vyacheslav AlayevStephen Boss

Co-investorsSusquehanna Growth EquityGreycroftPortage Ventures

Weil Groupweil-group.com

Weil Group Resources is a vertically integrated helium producer that owns and operates the complete supply chain from exploration through delivery.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergyNew MaterialsRichmond, US

J. Scott Cardozo(Chief Financial Officer)inLewis May(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Vogt(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardJim Sam Camp(Director)Edgar Rios(Director)

Zenus Biometricszenus-biometrics.com𝕏

Zenus provides AI-powered facial analysis that measures impressions, demographics, and sentiment in real time without collecting personal data, accessible via a live dashboard or API.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail Tech

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Artemis Female FundEpicHeartGilgameshGraylogLyxMercury Fund VenturesMesaNextSeedPicture1Space ServicesSpaceservicesincStarlabYour FareZenus

Exits · 1

1 IPOs

SpaceXNASDAQ: SPCX

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Frontera Technology Ventures made?
Frontera Technology Ventures has 36 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does Frontera Technology Ventures invest at?
Frontera Technology Ventures invests at the Growth stage.
What sectors does Frontera Technology Ventures focus on?
Frontera Technology Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Frontera Technology Ventures located?
Frontera Technology Ventures is headquartered in Texas, US.
Who does Frontera Technology Ventures co-invest with?
Frontera Technology Ventures most often shares deals with Mercury Fund, Urban Capital Network, Houston Angel Network, among 41 tracked co-investors.

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