Blair Garrou
InvestorManaging Director at Mercury Fund · Co-Founder, Mercury Fund at The Artemis Fund
Houston, Texas
Writes $250K – $4M checks · typically $2.5M
About
Co-founder of Mercury Fund who previously was CEO of Intermat and a principal at Genesis Park, and helped build Houston's innovation ecosystem including the Houston Angel Network and Houston Technology Center. He is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurial finance at Rice's Jones School of Business.
Experience
- Mercury FundManaging Partnercurrent2004 — presentHouston, Texas Area
- Rice UniversityAdjunct Professor of Management, Rice Businesscurrent2006 — presentHouston, Texas Area
- Cart.comVenture Investor & Board Membercurrent2021 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- OttoVenture Investor & Board Membercurrent2019 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- LISNRVenture Investor & Board Membercurrent2014 — present
- collide.Venture Investor & Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- OmniScienceVenture Investor & Board Membercurrent2023 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- BitGoVenture Investorcurrent2024 — present
- OpenTradeVenture Investorcurrent2025 — present
- StarlabVenture Investorcurrent2024 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- Venus AerospaceVenture Investorcurrent2025 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- Nectar SocialVenture Investorcurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- MealMe, Inc.Venture Investorcurrent2024 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- SmartAC.comVenture Investorcurrent2024 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- Medefy HealthVenture Investorcurrent2023 — presentTulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- PredactivVenture Investor & Board Membercurrent2007 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SpruceVenture Investor & Board Membercurrent2018 — present
- The CollectivSr. Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- South Loop VenturesSr. Advisorcurrent2021 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- The Artemis FundStrategic Advisorcurrent2020 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
Education
- Washington and Lee UniversityBS, Management1990 — 1994
Skills & more
From Blair's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Washington and Lee University33
+ 27 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Predactiv2
Also worked at Spruce6
Also worked at Amify3
Also worked at Deloitte & Touche, LLP1,036
+ 1,030 more
Deals · 10
Molecule Software, Inc.Board seat
via Mercury Fund · filed Jul 2025 · $11.9M raise
Digital Wildcatters, Inc.Board seat
via Mercury Fund · filed Mar 2025 · $7.4M raise
Meal MeBoard seat
via Mercury Fund · filed Mar 2024 · $13.1M raise
TelevetBoard seat
via Mercury Fund · filed May 2023 · $41.3M raise
Apartment ButlerBoard seat
via Mercury Fund · filed Sep 2022 · $25.6M raise
Trackx HoldingsBoard seat
via Mercury Fund · filed Jan 2021 · $207K raise
AptoBoard seat
via Mercury Fund · filed Jul 2019 · $1.9M raise
AmifyBoard seat
via Mercury Fund · filed Mar 2019 · $5.9M raise
Label insightBoard seat
via Mercury Fund · filed Feb 2016 · $10M raise
TrendKiteBoard seat
via Mercury Fund · filed Nov 2015 · $10.7M raise
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