Alex Gras
InvestorAssociate at Mercury Fund
Houston, Texas
Writes $250K β $4M checks Β· typically $2.5M
About
Focuses on the AI enablement of legacy industries such as heavy industry, real estate, sports, and hospitality. A former oil and gas engineer and Houston F&B co-owner, he hosts the AI After Dark podcast.
Experience
- Mercury FundPrincipalcurrent2026 β presentHouston, TX
- Mercury FundSenior Associate2024 β 2026Houston, TX
- Mercury FundAssociate2023 β 2024Houston, TX
- Mercury FundProject Associate2022 β 2023Houston, TX
- collide.Board Membercurrent2025 β presentHouston, Texas, United States
- VoltBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- MealMe, Inc.Board Membercurrent2024 β present
- Houston ExponentialOwnership Group2022Houston, Texas, United States
- PokatokCo-Founder2022Houston, Texas, United States
- The Cannon CommunityChief Commercial Officer2021 β 2022Greater Houston
- The Cannon CommunityManaging Director2021Houston, Texas, United States
- TenarisBusiness Development Manager2018 β 2021Houston, Texas
- TenarisProject Manager2017 β 2018Rio de Janeiro Area, Brazil
- TenarisTechnical Sales Engineer2013 β 2017Houston, TX
- TenarisMarketing Intern2012Houston, TX
- Southern Methodist UniversityStaff Supervisor2009 β 2012
- TGSGeneral Administrator (Operations)2011
- Group ExcellenceSupervisor2008 β 2009
Education
- Southern Methodist UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.) with a major in Operations Research, Operations Research2013 β 2015
- Southern Methodist UniversityManagement Science, Finance2008 β 2012
- Curtin UniversityBachelor of Business Administration; Bachelor of Science, Finance Business; Mathematics Mathematics2011
- St. John's SchoolLower, Middle1998 β 2008
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel19Microsoft Office21PowerPoint15Access11Microsoft Word11Matlab3HTML4Java3Visio3Twitter3OS X2Outlook1
+12 more
Microsoft PowerPointSpanishAnalysisSalesManagementEngineeringBusiness DevelopmentForecastingOil & Gas IndustryProcurementPetroleumSales ManagementLanguages English Β· Portugese Β· Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Southern Methodist University69
Minh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate VenturesJim DoehrmanAdvisor at Sierra VenturesTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCOThomas MallakSenior Financial Analyst at AlleyCorpBeau BarnesCFO at JStar Capital InvestmentsHunter HorganManaging Director at Renown Capital Partners
+ 63 more
Also attended Curtin University38
Sam KroonenburgVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesJohn PearcePartner Emeritus at Underscore VCKaitlyn TregenzaAdvisor at Emmeline VenturesAnn NgFinance Director at SR One Capital ManagementTodd HooperPartner, AI, ML & Software at Acequia Capital (AceCap)Silvia GhonataOperations, Director at TRIREC
+ 32 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Volt4
Also worked at MealMe, Inc.3
Also worked at Houston Exponential6
Gordon DaughertyCo-Founder & Chairman at Capital FactoryAbhinav JainCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Titanium Innovation InvestmentsSamuel GarciaPartner at Amplo VenturesKala MarathiVenture Partner at Climate Impact CapitalHarvin MooreDirector at Texas VenturesHarvin C. MoorePrincipal at Frontera Technology Ventures
Also worked at Tenaris7
Roberto VitΓ³nManaging Partner at The Yield Lab LatamMartin MolinaManaging Partner & Founder at Lucens CapitalJoaquin MorixeHead of Globant Ventures at Globant VenturesCarlo CerilliInvestor at BlockXJuan Cruz Valdez RojasGeneral Partner at iThink VCJuan FranckManaging Partner at SoftBank Vision Fund
+ 1 more
Colleagues at Mercury Fund
Adrian Barwinski
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Adrian Fortino
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Adrienne Miller
Investor at Mercury Fund
Aileen Allen
Partner at Mercury Fund
Andreas Galliker
Chief Financial Officer at Mercury Fund
Andrew White
Venture Partner at Mercury Fund
Aziz Gilani
Associate at Mercury Fund
Blair Garrou
Co-founder & General Partner at Mercury Fund
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Adrian Fortino
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Adrienne Miller
Investor at Mercury Fund
Andrew White
Venture Partner at Mercury Fund
Blair Garrou
Co-founder & General Partner at Mercury Fund
Dan Watkins
Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund
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