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 21 of 32 portfolio companiesFintech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5Energy ×4Enterprise Software ×4Biotech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Healthtech ×3SaaS ×3
HQs:United States×12Canada×1
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2019 · 12018 · 12 dated
BitGo provides institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure including custody, trading, wallet services, and stablecoin management for financial institutions and enterprises.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechPalo Alto, US
Michael A. Belshe(Executive Officer, Director)Chen Fang(Executive Officer, Director)Krishna Juvvadi(Executive Officer)Ed Reginelli(Executive Officer)J. WILLIAM LEE(Director)STRATTON SCLAVOS(Director)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
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AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTCalgary, CA
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
BiotechPearland, US
Michael Hogan(Director)Mitchell Eggers(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Tucci(Director)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds autonomous systems and AI-powered software for the United States and allied militaries.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechGaming
Palmer Luckey(Founder)Brian Schimpf(CEO)in
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Brooklyn, US
Kieren James-Lubin(Executive Officer, Director)Victor Wong(Director)
BoardJoseph Lubin(Director)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
HUVRdata provides drone-based inspection solutions and reliability intelligence software for industrial enterprises.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTAustin, US
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Cartful provides AI-powered guided selling for enterprise ecommerce teams, including no-code product finder quizzes, on-page product suitability verdicts, and structured content that helps AI shopping agents represent a catalog accurately.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Chisos provides early-stage capital to individuals — including creators, athletes, founders, and innovators — investing in the person and their venture before traditional investors, with decisions made in weeks.
Fintech
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Digerati Technologies (OTCID: DTGI) is a publicly traded holding company that acquires and operates digital infrastructure assets, including enterprise co-location data centers, an FCC-licensed international telecom carrier, solar-powered green data centers, and mission-critical power/battery systems.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnergyPort Jefferson, US
Robert DelVecchio(Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
BiotechHouston, US
Drew Pardoll(Director)Brian Mooney(Executive Officer)Daniel Watkins(Director)Francis Patrick McCormick(Director)Frank Tufaro(Executive Officer, Director)Isaac Cheng(Director)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
ESG Solutions provides subsurface diagnostic and monitoring solutions using advanced analytics technologies including microseismics, fiber optics, and electromagnetics for energy, mining, and geotechnical operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnergy
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Houston, US
Topper Luciani(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
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)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
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
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Noninvasix is developing a patented optoacoustic platform to non-invasively and continuously measure central venous oxygen saturation, an indicator of sepsis and septic shock severity.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
NXTClean Fuels develops renewable fuel production facilities in Oregon, including a proposed renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel hub at Port Westward and a Lakeview facility converting organic waste into renewable natural gas, renewable diesel, and clean hydrogen.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
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
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Pulmotect develops PUL-042, a clinical-stage inhaled therapeutic that stimulates the innate immune system in the lungs to protect against viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens.
BiotechHealthtechHouston, US
Colin Broom(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Worscheh(Director)Leo Linbeck III(Director)
BoardKumar Srinivasan(Director)Atul Varadhachary(Director)Leo E. Linbeck(Director)
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Radformation develops software that automates and optimizes the radiation therapy treatment planning workflow, offering tools such as AutoContour, ClearCheck, and ChartCheck to standardize plans, reduce errors, and speed up patient treatment.
HealthtechMedical 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
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 marketplace for buying and selling used and salvage heavy equipment, including construction machinery, agricultural equipment, parts, and other assets through sealed auctions, online auctions, make-offer, and buy-now formats.
AgTechConstruction TechMarketplaces
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
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
PartnerE. Scott Crist· solo GP
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBitGoNYSE: BTGO
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBitGo · newbernsj.com · Jul 18, 2026
Leapfin · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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