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Texas Ventures

Venture capital

Houston · Seed–Late Stage · 6 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Texas Ventures invests for financial return, focusing on management teams and the underlying opportunity. It specializes in communications, fintech, software, healthcare and life sciences, specialty finance, and energy transition and renewables. The firm targets companies that may be underserved by traditional financing sources and invests across the capital structure using debt, equity, and hybrid instruments. Drawing on considerable operating experience and familiarity with situations across a company's life cycle, the firm aims to act efficiently to create value for investors, management, and stakeholders while emphasizing environmental stewardship and long-term harmony among shareholders, employees, and management.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Houston, Texas, US
Instruments
Equity · Debt
Founded
2001
Tracked investments
33
Unicorns
3
IPOs
3

Team · 6 people

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What they invest in

from 29 of 33 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×7Fintech ×7Healthtech ×7Energy ×6Medical Devices ×5Biotech ×4Hardware ×4

HQs:United States×21Canada×2Israel×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 14 portfolio companies
57%
solo founders
8 of 14 mapped founding teams
58%
repeat founders
of 12 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×82 founders×23 founders×34+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data

Cornell ×3Princeton University ×2

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

Business & Management ×2Engineering ×2Humanities ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history

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Investments · 33 tracked

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By year:2019 · 22018 · 13 dated

BitGobitgo.comin𝕏NYSE: BTGO

BitGo provides institutional-grade infrastructure for digital assets, including regulated custody, wallet services, prime brokerage (trading, financing, settlement), stablecoin issuance, and embedded crypto-as-a-service.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechPalo Alto, US

Michael Belshe(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, President, and Director)Chen Fang(Executive Officer, Director)Krishna Juvvadi(Executive Officer)inEdward Reginelli(Chief Financial Officer)Jody Mettler(Chief Operating Officer)Jeff Horowitz(Chief Compliance Officer)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsArkStream CapitalBlockchain CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCraft VenturesCyber CapitalDigital Currency Group+13 more

Space Xspacex.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)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures2080 Ventures4DX Ventures7BC Venture CapitalA*+150 more

Varana Capital Arbe Roboticsarberobotics.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ARBE

Arbe Robotics develops ultra-high-resolution 4D imaging radar for autonomous vehicles and advanced sensing applications.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics

Kobi Marenko(President and Co-Founder)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investors360 CapitalCatalyst Investments, L.P.LoftyInc CapitalManiv MobilityNext Gear VenturesOurCrowd+1 more

Osperityosperity.com✓ verified

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AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTCalgary, CA

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsHouston Angel NetworkTexas HALO Fund

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FintechGovTech

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsAxevil CapitalConningGenstar CapitalJSD Capital, LLCPlatform VenturesRepublic Ventures+1 more

Adient Medicaladientmedical.com

Adient Medical develops absorbable medical devices, including implants designed to remain safe and effective during their useful lifetime and then dissolve on their own, avoiding removal procedures and related complications.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesPearland, US

Mitchell Eggers(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMichael Hogan(Director)Robert Tucci(Director)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsBroadview VenturesHouston Angel NetworkTexas HALO Fund

Andurilanduril.comin

Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics

Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investors137 Ventures1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzAnorak Ventures+84 more

Blockappsblockapps.netin𝕏Sep 2019

BlockApps offers an enterprise blockchain platform (STRATO) for tokenizing and managing real world assets such as crypto, precious metals, and tokenized securities.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechBrooklyn, US

Kieren James-Lubin(Executive Officer, Director)inVictor Wong(Director)

BoardJoseph Lubin(Director)in

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Bloccelerate VCConsenSys MeshFitz Gate VenturesJetBlue VenturesSKY VC+3 more

Cartfulcartful.comin

Cartful provides an AI-powered guided selling platform for enterprise ecommerce brands, enabling teams to build quizzes and product recommendation experiences with full merchandising control and integration to downstream marketing tools.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechNew York City, US

Tim Petrella(Founder)in

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Chisoschisos.ioin𝕏

Chisos provides funding to athletes during their peak momentum, offering capital designed to support training and brand building in pursuit of professional opportunities.

B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyFintechSports Tech

Will Stringer(Founder)in

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Datadata.worldin𝕏

data.world offers a data marketplace that presents an organization's most-used data products in an e-commerce-style shopping experience, with domain-based organization and curated views.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsAKAR Ventures llcATPmark vcUpslope VenturesAlbionVCFloodgate+5 more

Digerati Incdigerati-inc.comin𝕏

Digerati Technologies is a publicly traded holding company operating subsidiaries in data centers, telecommunications, green compute, and energy infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnergyPort Jefferson, US

Robert DelVecchio(Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Dnatrixdnatrix.cominSep 2018

BiotechHouston, US

Frank Tufaro(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Mooney(Executive Officer)Isaac Cheng(Director)

BoardDaniel Watkins(Director)Reenie McCarthy(Director)Drew Pardoll(Director)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsTargeted Technology FundsMercury Fund

Equipcastequipcast.com

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Esgsolutionsesgsolutions.comin

ESG Solutions provides subsurface diagnostic and monitoring services—using microseismic, tilt, fiber optic, and electromagnetic technologies—to help operators detect, locate, and de-risk underground activities.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyKingston, CA

Trevor(Founder (owner of Deep Imaging Technologies))Olena(CEO)Tim(Operations Leadership)Doug(Head of Data Analytics / IT & Software)Jason(Manufacturing & Operations Lead)Chris(Engineering / Product Development Lead)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsMercury Fund

Goodfairgoodfair.comin𝕏

Goodfair is an online store offering affordable, sustainable and eco-friendly everyday products, including bundle deals, aimed at consumers looking for practical alternatives to disposable items.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceHouston, US

Topper Luciani(Executive Officer, Director)in

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsAmplify.LAGreatPoint VenturesImaginary Venture Capital

HUVRDatahuvrdata.comin

HUVRdata provides drone-based inspection solutions and reliability intelligence software for industrial enterprises.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTAustin, US

Robert R. Baughman(Manager)Benjamin J Williams(Manager)Roger J. Pipes(Director)Joe Rempe(Director)Ryan Gurney(Director)Rosa McCormick(Director)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkTexas HALO FundHouston Angel NetworkMontrose Lane

Hyphy Usahyphy-usa.com

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Inetinet.global𝕏

Infrastructure Networks provides services to the oil and gas industry.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoT

Stanley Hughey(Chief Technology Officer)Mark Slaughter(CEO)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Leapfinleapfin.comin𝕏

Leapfin provides AI-powered infrastructure for revenue accounting and financial reporting, automating the reconciliation between billing systems and accounting to handle complex subscription and usage-based billing models.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Ray Lau(CEO)inErik Yao(Founder)in

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Array Ventures Management LlcBowery CapitalCounterpart VenturesCrosslink CapitalFunction Ventures+6 more

Learnswelllearnswell.io

Learnswell provides cloud-based assessment and learning software for medical boards and associations, supporting longitudinal assessment, continuous certification, test prep, and continuing medical education (CME).

EdTechHealthtechSaaS

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Machfumachfu.comin𝕏Dec 2019 · $3.8M

Machfu offers MachIO, LoRaWAN-enabled edge hardware that connects sensors in remote or harsh environments to an existing LoRaWAN network.

EnergyHardwareIoTRockville, US

Prakash Chakravarthi(Founder & CEO)inTim Winter(CTO)inVinod Mukkamala(VP of Applications and Protocols)inChinmay Shete(VP of Services & Platform)in

BoardAbhinav Jain(Director)inPradeep Kaul(Director)in

Co-investorsMaryland TEDCOTEDCOTexas HALO FundBlu Venture Investors

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)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersFrontera Technology VenturesHouston Angel NetworkKickstart InnovationPasadena AngelsSand Hill Angels+4 more

Noninvasix Medical Devicesnoninvasix.comin𝕏

Noninvasix develops a patented optoacoustic platform that non-invasively and continuously measures central venous oxygen saturation to help ICU clinicians diagnose and monitor tissue hypoxia in sepsis and septic shock patients in real time.

Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Donald Prough(Clinical Vice President)inDavid J. Giarracco(Chief Executive Officer)in

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsGreen Park & Golf VenturesHealth WildcattersRockies Venture ClubTMC Venture Fund

Nxtcleannxtclean.comin𝕏

NXTClean produces low-carbon renewable fuels including renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable natural gas, and hydrogen from organic waste materials and biomass for the transportation and aviation industries.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechEnergyHouston, US

Christopher Efird(CEO & Chairperson of the Board)inGene Cotten(President)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Olenoxolenox.comin𝕏

Olenox Corp. designs, develops, and fabricates modular structures, including container modifications and wood and steel volumetric modular builds.

Circular EconomyConstruction TechConroe, US

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Picture1nextseed.com

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsFrontera Technology VenturesRethink Impact

Procyrionprocyrion.comin𝕏

Procyrion develops medical devices for circulatory support in heart failure treatment, supported by a team of cardiologists and medical device industry veterans.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesHouston, US

Reynolds, III M. Delagado(Director)Benjamin A. Hertzog(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. Fain(Founder/Executive)Jason J Heuring(Executive Officer)Bryan E. Nearn(Vice President)

BoardLeo III E Linbeck(Director)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsBluebird VenturesScientific Health DevelopmentFannin Goldenrod Holdings

Pulmotectpulmotect.comin𝕏

Pulmotect develops immunomodulatory inhaled therapies designed to activate the lungs' innate immune system for preventing and treating respiratory complications in immunosuppressed patients and other high-risk populations.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesHouston, US

Colin Broom(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardKumar Srinivasan(Director)Atul Varadhachary(Director)Leo E. Linbeck(Director)Brenton Scott(President and Chief Operating Officer, Co-founder)Mark Worscheh(Director)in

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsFannin Goldenrod Holdings

Radformationradformation.comin𝕏

Radformation develops automation software for radiation oncology, including tools for deep-learning contouring, treatment planning, plan evaluation, independent calculations, treatment monitoring, billing QA, and machine QA.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSNew York, US

Kurt Sysock(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inKurt S(Co-Founder & CEO)Alan N(CTO, Co-founder)Liz V(Co-founder & CXO)Karl O(CSO)

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Co-investorsGreen Park & Golf VenturesThe Fund

Rentpaymentrentpayment.com

RentPayment provides an online platform for tenants to create accounts and pay their rent, with property search by name or address.

FintechPropTech

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Salvagesalesalvagesale.com𝕏

SalvageSale is an online sealed-bid marketplace that connects insurance companies and other asset sellers with buyers for salvage and reclaimed insurance assets.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesConstruction TechInsurTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesNorth America, US

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Tapnpaytapnpay.comin𝕏

neoRide is a mobile app that pays tolls automatically using a vehicle's license plate, removing the need for cash or a toll tag; users register their vehicle, add a payment method, and drive through covered toll roads while charges settle from stored credit.

FintechMobility & Transportation

PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP

Exits · 3

3 IPOs

BitGoNYSE: BTGOSpace XNASDAQ: SPCXVarana Capital Arbe RoboticsNASDAQ: ARBE

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Texas Ventures made?
Texas Ventures has 33 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
What stage does Texas Ventures invest at?
Texas Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Texas Ventures focus on?
Texas Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, SaaS.
Where is Texas Ventures located?
Texas Ventures is headquartered in Houston, US.
Who does Texas Ventures co-invest with?
Texas Ventures most often shares deals with Texas HALO Fund, Houston Angel Network, Frontera Technology Ventures, among 61 tracked co-investors.

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