Texas Ventures
Venture capitalHouston · Seed–Late Stage · 6 people tracked
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.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 26 of 32 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7Enterprise Software ×7Fintech ×7Energy ×5Healthtech ×5SaaS ×4Biotech ×3Circular Economy ×3
HQs:United States×18Canada×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×23 founders×24+ founders×1
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2019 · 12018 · 12 dated
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 A. Belshe(Executive Officer, Director)Chen Fang(Executive Officer, Director)Krishna Juvvadi(Executive Officer)inEd Reginelli(Executive Officer)
BoardJeff Brody(Director)inBrian Murray(Director)in
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsArkStream CapitalBlockchain CapitalCraft VenturesCyber CapitalDigital Currency GroupDRW Venture Capital+11 more
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)in
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures4DX VenturesA*Abstract VenturesAccess Technology Ventures+110 more
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AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTCalgary, CA
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsHouston Angel NetworkTexas HALO Fund
The U.S.
FintechGovTech
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsAxevil CapitalConningGenstar CapitalJSD Capital, LLCPlatform VenturesRepublic Ventures+1 more
BiotechPearland, US
Mitchell Eggers(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Hogan(Director)Robert Tucci(Director)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsBroadview VenturesHouston Angel NetworkTexas HALO Fund
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+82 more
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)Victor Wong(Director)
BoardJoseph Lubin(Director)in
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Bloccelerate VCConsenSys MeshFitz Gate VenturesJetBlue VenturesSKY VC+3 more
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)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
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
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
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 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
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 Funds
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
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
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)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsAmplify.LA
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 Fund
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
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
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)Erik Yao(Founder)in
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Array Ventures Management LlcBowery CapitalCounterpart VenturesCrosslink CapitalFunction Ventures+6 more
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
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 ConsumerHealthtech
Ursula Hessenflow-Cruz(Founder)inLora Ivanova(Co-founder)Ursula Hessenflow(Co-founder)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersFrontera Technology VenturesHouston Angel NetworkKickstart InnovationTexas HALO FundHouston Health Ventures+2 more
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)David J. Giarracco(Chief Executive Officer)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsGreen Park & Golf VenturesHealth WildcattersRockies Venture ClubTMC Venture Fund
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)Gene Cotten(President)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Olenox Corp. designs, develops, and fabricates modular structures, including container modifications and wood and steel volumetric modular builds.
Circular EconomyConstruction Tech
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsFrontera Technology VenturesRethink Impact
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsBluebird VenturesScientific Health Development
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)
BoardKumar Srinivasan(Director)Atul Varadhachary(Director)Leo E. Linbeck(Director)Brenton Scott(President and Chief Operating Officer, Co-founder)Mark Worscheh(Director)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsFannin Goldenrod Holdings
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)Kurt 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
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
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
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
Israeli developer of 4D imaging radar chipsets for ADAS and autonomous driving, listed on Nasdaq as ARBE.
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Co-investorsCatalyst Investments, L.P.LoftyInc CapitalManiv MobilityNext Gear VenturesVarana
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesData · theaiinsider.tech · Aug 24, 2026
SpaceX · businessinsider.com · Aug 16, 2026
Anduril · bloomberg.com · Aug 10, 2026
BitGo · newbernsj.com · Jul 18, 2026
Leapfin · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Texas Ventures made?
- Texas Ventures has 32 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- 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 57 tracked co-investors.
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