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Dan Watkins

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Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund · Board director at Cleanchemi

Houston, Texas

Writes $250K – $4M checks · typically $2.5M

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About

Dan Watkins is CEO and founder of Quicksilver Labs. He serves as venture partner and co-founder at Mercury Fund, and previously co-founded Mercury Data Science, which became OmniScience.

Board director at Cleanchemi

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Cleanchemi's investors · 1

Mercury FundHouston · $250K – $4M checks · since 2016

Experience

  1. Quicksilver LabsCEO/Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. MercuryVenture Partnercurrent2021 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
  3. MercuryManaging Director2005 — 2021Greater Houston
  4. Pelagos PharmaChairmancurrent2020 — present
  5. OmniScienceDirectorcurrent2022 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
  6. OmniScienceChief Executive Officer2018 — 2022Greater Houston

Investments

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Mercury Fund

Adrian Fortino
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Aileen Allen
Partner at Mercury Fund
Alex Gras
Principal at Mercury Fund
Andreas Galliker
Chief Financial Officer at Mercury Fund
Aziz Gilani
Associate at Mercury Fund
Blair Garrou
Co-founder & General Partner at Mercury Fund
Brad Van Otterloo
Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund
Chantell Preston
Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund

Network3

Daniel JaniakMentee
AveXis · Kauffman Fellow (Class 17)
Alex Gras
Principal at Mercury Fund
Blair Garrou
Co-founder & General Partner at Mercury Fund

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dan Watkins?
Dan Watkins is CEO and founder of Quicksilver Labs. He serves as venture partner and co-founder at Mercury Fund, and previously co-founded Mercury Data Science, which became OmniScience.
Where does Dan Watkins work?
Dan Watkins is Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund and Board director at Cleanchemi.
What check size does Dan Watkins write?
Dan Watkins typically writes checks of $250K – $4M.
What boards does Dan Watkins sit on?
Dan Watkins holds tracked board seats at Glycosbio, Olea Networks.
What companies has Dan Watkins invested in?
Investments tracked here include Apsara Therapeutics, Benson Hill Inc., Cleanchemi, Dnatrix, Glycos Biotechnologies, Illumitex, Resonant Therapeutics, Sight Machine, Sinopsys Surgical, Swift Biosciences, Vertos Medical.
Where did Dan Watkins go to school?
Dan Watkins studied at Carnegie Mellon University (PhD, Materials Science and Engineering); Rice University (BS, Materials Science).

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