{{Project|Has project output=Content|Has image= |Has title=Houston Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Project|Has owner=Dylan Dickens, Ben Baldazo|Has start date=|Has deadline=|Has keywords=Data Files|Has sponsor=McNair Center|Has notes=|Has project status=Subsume|Is dependent on=|Depends upon it=|Does subsume=}} [[Category:Internal]][[Internal Classification::Legacy| ]] Under [[Houston Entrepreneurship]] umbrella. ==VC Funds in Houston==*All of [[Joe Reilly (Work Log)]] details the collaborative work he did on VC funds in Houston. The files used are in this project : E:\McNair\Projects\Houston\VCData. The key files are included on a shared Google Drive folder:*VC firms with address, basic sector info.xlsx *Venture Funds.txt Cleaned Address file is:*HoustonVCFundAddresses.txt This file excludes 3 VCs where we can't find their addresses:*Crest Capital Ventures Headquartered somewhere in Houston. Official address maybe in Delaware*Resolute Venture Partners Hdqt in Austin; has an office somewhere in Houston*S3 Ventures Hdqt in Austin; has an office somewhere in Houston These addresses can be plotted using googleplotter. Here py, which is the Google Drive folder linkin: E:\McNair\Software\CodeBase\New Implement of Enclosing Circle (Constrained K Means, Smallest Circle) ==To Do==1. Find updated cohort lists for each "green" entity on this table: [https://docs.google.com/a/rice.edu/spreadsheets/d/113T4W44m4xBqKDy6Wm7VAoK6d1pU9j-7_d95PBjZofs1twOP16uzHJC_xJzKZza1VEzlSfHtbJm_bJShxfp4DG0/edit?usp#gid=0 2. Turn each cohort list into a text file 3. Run text files through SDC Platinum to determine %VC, %Aquired, %IPO, %Top VC, and VC return rates. ==Chevron Technology Ventures==sharing]* A long [[listChevron Technology Ventures]] of ==The Status Quo== ===The Main Start-up Lists=== HoustonStarts-based up List*Came from houston.startups was acquired through the StartupBlink website [http://www.startupblink-list.com/Houston-startups]* TXT files 348 Companies*Searched for the lists of startups for accelerators are located name in the Google Drive folder: therefore all alive and in Houston**Could be start-ups or small biz*Fields: Name, Short Desc, Long Desc, "Txt Files"URL*To Do: clean up URL SDC VC Port Co:*Repull this file!*Use column from both files*PWCMoneytree deals Angel List:*Two files**Angel by joined**Angel by signal*Fields include:**Name, Subtitle (short desc), datejoined?, location (restrict to Houston), market (sector), url, employees range, stage, total invested*To do:*Txt *Merge the two files for **clean up the URLS**Remove the non-Houston*Estimated yield 350 to ???*Issues: Includes non-start-ups. *Total raised is weak indicator of Angel lists and startup lists investment Filtered Startups from Crunchbase cleaned:*Name, URL, brief description, address*118 of them (snaphealth, hireinfluence are in a sub fileon twice), 65 have addresses*Iris requirements: **Search: companies, houston**Received seed, angel, equity crowd, venture**Alive**In Houston**Not acquired, didn't go public*To do: minor clean up! ===The Accelerated Start-ups=== Starts-Accelerators (Clean):*Doesn't include HTC information (has the start-ups though)*Fields:**Name**Accelerator**Status (cohort, cohort year, stage of dev, type of client)**Desc**URL**Address**Email (contact info)*289 records. Some firms may have gone through multiple accelerators?*70 have addresses - Might be able to get more address info, particularly some accelerators (Red House, HTC - scattering)*Records from:**TMCx - Doesn't record when they joined**Surge**Red Labs**START Houston**Red House Associates**HTC**Fannin Innovation Studio**OwlSpark**Fruition Labs**Houston Health Ventures (Accelerator)**Enventure*To Do:**Double check the counts by accelerator!!!**Question the selection bias???**Worried that they aren't Houston firms Houston Incubators Cleaned as far as I can:*Biotech Commercialization Center at Uni of Texas Health Science Center is only incubator found!**BCC Sheet: 10 companies**Fields:**Name, URL, desc, address, called "AngelList and Crunchbase Startup Lists"crunchbase links
==Startups==
==Accelerators==
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Address
! Industry
! Founded
|-
| [[Surge Houston]]
| 177 W Gray St
| Energy
| Founded 2011
|-
| [[TMCx Accelerator]]
| 2450 Holcombe Blvd
| medical device and health startups
| founded 2014
|-
| [[Houston Technology Center (HTC)]]
| 410 Pierce St, Houston, TX 77002
| energy, IT, life sciences, NASA/aerospace, nanotechnology
| founded 1997
|-
| [[OwlSpark]]
| 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005
| Rice-affiliated startups, at least one member in each company is affiliated with Rice
| founded 2013
|-
| [[RED Labs]]
| 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77004
| any early-stage startup with at least one UH student per team
| founded 2013
|-
| [[SURGE]]
| 177 W. Gray St., Houston, TX 77019
| Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Water, Cleantech and Industrial sectors
| founded 2011
|-
| [[Fannin Innovation Studio]]
| 3900 Essex Lane,Houston, Texas 77027
| life sciences product development and technology
| founded 2005
|-
| [[Fruitition Labs]]
| 7505A South Fwy, Houston, TX. 77021
| bio-medical, alternative energies, robotics, IT, disaster response and education
| founded 2012
|-
| [[Global XLR]]
| 11110 Bellaire Blvd. Suite 205 Houston, TX 77072
| channel suppliers, specifically between China and US
| founded 2011
|-
| [[Enventure]]
| 2450 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77021
| life sciences
| founded 2012
|-
| [[NextHIT]]
| N/A
| life sciences
| founded 2014
|-
| [[Houston Health Ventures]]
| N/A
| health/biomedical
| founded 2014
|-
| [[3 Day Startup]]
| 2450 Holcombe Blvd.
| IT
| started 2013
|}
==Data Files==*All of the collaborative files used in this project are included on a shared Google Drive folder. Here is the Google Drive folder link: [https://docs.google.com/a/rice.edu/spreadsheets/d/113T4W44m4xBqKDy6Wm7VAoK6d1pU9j-7_d95PBjZofs/edit?usp=sharing]* A long [[list]] of Houston-based startups was acquired through the StartupBlink website [http://www.startupblink.com/Houston-startups]* TXT files for the lists of startups for accelerators are located in the Google Drive folder, "Txt Files"**Txt files for Angel lists and startup lists from Crunchbase are in a sub file, called "AngelList and Crunchbase Startup Lists" ==IncubatorsStartups==*Lists of startups in Houston come from multiple sources: Crunchbase, AngelList, StartupBlink, and other entrepreneurship related sites.* all files are in the folder Houston>Houston Ecosystem-Google Drive or under Houston>TXT Files>letter_S** the "letter_S" folder has multiple txt files for startup lists, as well as the "AngelList and CrunchBase Startup Lists" folder on the server*Houston Startups List [http://houston.startups-list.com/] ==Accelerators== [[Accelerator Rankings]] {| class="wikitablesortable collapsible collapsed" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; bgcolor: #f9f9f9"! Name! AddressLocation! Website! Brief Description! Curriculum! Cohort Dates! Classes/Rounds! Identity of Leaders! Preferred Industries! Preferred Stage! Source of Funds (Indicate top down or bottom up)! Investment Size! Selection Criteria! Top down / Bottom up! IndustryStartup Companies! Year foundedAdvisory Board Composition
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| [[Fruition Technology LabsTMCx Accelerator]]| 7505A South Fwy2450 Holcombe Blvd. Suite X| IThttp://www.tmc-x.org| 2012the TMC - medical center accross the street, which has the advant medical resources and the world-famous environment for the growth of entrepreneurs in mdeical and biological field; they can provide medical center resources to the entrepreneurs| http://www.tmcinnovation.org/tmc-x/curriculum/| http://www.tmcnews.org/event-type/innovation/| 21 companies since 2014| Leadership board of the texas medical center| medical device and health startups| range from early stage to FDA-cleared/revenue positive| Texas medical center| | health and medical device startups Candidates will be judged for their ability to become leaders and innovators in healthcare.| Top down| Adient Medical, admetsys, Brain Check, Clear Ear, Creative Bioinformatics, Delafield Solutions, DiBS, ECM Technologies, Gauss Surgical, iShoe, Laser Tissue Welding, Medical Adhesive Revolution, Nanolinea, Noninvasix, Oxitone Medical, Proximare Health, Redox, Sage Health, SemanticMD, Skylit Medical, Will 2 Love| basically everyone who is on the advisory board is either in a leadership role at the TMC or they have education qualifications. Few members have any experience with any startups or raising capital, etc. Advisors volunteer their time to TMCx, ranging from short "speed dates" to mock board meetings for startups they choose to work with.
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| [[Houston Technology SectorCenter (HTC)]]| 410 Pierce St, Houston, TX 77002| IThttp://www.houstontech.org/| 1997Houston Technology Center is the largest technology business incubator and accelerator in Texas. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, HTC assists Houston-based entrepreneurs within several key sectors: energy, information technology, life sciences, nanotechnology, and NASA/8aerospace.|http://www.houstontech.org/htc-client-acceleration-program/| http://www.houstontech.org/events/month/| 93 graduated companies,| [[The Brewery Incubator]]http://www.houstontech.org/htc-board-of-directors/| 907 Franklin Stenergy, IT, life sciences, NASA/aerospace, Houstonnanotechnology| client companies usually start off at HTC before they are ready to accept investment. They move to the "advanced client" stage once they are deemed ready to apply for investment by the HTC team.| 501 (c)(3) organization, TX 77002funding from company sponsors and benefactors| | Food A company headquartered in the Gulf Coast area,Be in one of HTC’s focus industries,Have proprietary, disruptive technology,Have potential to reach $30M by 5th year,Be willing to assemble appropriate management team, $250 application fee, 4% company ownership or 2.5% and Beverage Industry$1,500 per year| Top down| 201293 companies
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| [[Houston Technology Center (HTC)OwlSpark]]| 410 Pierce StreetRice University| http://owlspark.com/| 12 week summer program at Rice for Rice-affiliated startups to build their business and present at the Bayou Startup Showcase| http://owlspark.com/apply/| May 23-Aug 12| 3 classes of 8 startup companies| Kerri Smith (director), all leaders are involved in a Rice organization,| High Tech Rice- Multiple Industriesaffiliated startups, at least one member in each company is affiliated with Rice| any stage, mostly startups that are at very early stages and without any business plan or investments| funded by Rice University and sponsor foundations and individual benefactors| | Technology or business idea| Top down| Arovia, Digichef, OcuCheck, Open Factory, SenseWatch, ShowCoach, Wholistic Advisors, Ziel Solutions, Big Delta Systems, DiBS, Hospitable, Nexus Software, One Jump, Prosus Health, Rebel Putter, YouHootMe, CheckedTwice, Coached Schooling, Concept Node, Emergency Floor, Medical Informatics Corp., OwlEngine, ParkIt, Sweatalyzer, Village Innovations| 1997
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| [[Kitchen IncubatorRED Labs]]| 907 Franklin StUniversity of Houston| http://redlabs.uh.edu/| RED Labs is the University of Houston's coworking space, startup accelerator, and technology entrepreneurship program. We work with UH-affiliated founders (faculty, students, Houstonand recent alumni of the past 6 months) to turn their technology startup ideas into high growth ventures by providing free co-working space, access to mentors and resources in the startup community, TX 77002and customized startup curriculum. We are non-profit and take no equity.| Food sessions on topics such as funding, legal considerations, building a team, and Beverage Industryother material developed for early-stage founders| May 23-Aug 12| 3 classes of 17 startup companies total| Hesam Panahi, clinical assistant professor at UH Baur School of Business| any early-stage startup with at least one UH student per team| early stage, pre-investment| Top-down, funding by UH school of business| | at least one UH student per team| Top down| Raptorbird Robotics, Thermal Nomad, Luminostics, Wavve, Zodist, Datafuel, Teomics, Guestographer, Towbee, Lumen Motors, Victory Crate,| 2007
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| [[OwlSpark at Rice UniversitySurge Houston]]| 6100 Main 177 W. Gray St., Houston, TX 77019| http://www.surgeventures.com/| Multiple Industries SURGE validates companies innovating and exploiting the massive shifts in technology, policy, and expertise in the energy industry. Portfolio includes disruptive companies targeting traditional energy segments from oil and gas to water.| http://www.surgeventures.com/program| The program runs from Mid- ServiceFebruary to Mid-Based FocusJune. But SURGE will begin working with you immediately upon acceptance.| 5 classes with 32 companies total| 2013http://www.surgeventures.com/mentors/tom-ren-ceo| Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Water, Cleantech and Industrial sectors| any stage| bottom up, funding from energy companies and venture capital/angel networks| startups get 30K in seed funding in return for 8% equity, $100K in cloud hosting credits, Office space alongside the other companies in the programHelp with document preparation (decks, business plans, financial models, sales materials)Press coverageAdditional service provider assistance: Legal advice, Financial modeling / CFO advice, design work, sales training, and more| http://www.surgeventures.com/apply| Bottom up| (see Iris's document with comprehensive list)| http://www.surgeventures.com/mentors
|-
| [[RED Labs at Fannin Innovation Studio]]| 3900 Essex Lane, Suite 575Houston, Texas 77027| http://fannininnovation.com/| cofounding company, licensing, acquiring capital/grants, development, administration assistance. Assistance in exchange for equity. | seed money, non-dilutive grants, investment, venture capital to move to the University next stage | rolling basis, Fannin Partners LLC raises money periodically from other investors which it then uses to invest in new companies| 9 companies, according to the website| CEO of Aquinas Companies, LLC.,| life sciences product development and technology| pre-licensing, exchange equity for assistance with licensing, development, and establishing relationships with venture capitalists and industry experts| funded by Aquinas Companies, LLC. in conjunction with other Houston -area investors and VCs| raised over 7 million in 2014 with the intention of using it to fund around 15 startups, however they still only have their original 9 companies according to their website (UHperhaps there isn't any marketable research in TMC?)]]| 4750 Calhoun RdBiomedical research in TMC that can be commercialized,Fannin helps the researchers take their ideas and develop a company for a product or drug that can eventually be sold to a larger company, takes around 50% equity in exchange for their help (SURGE only takes 8% equity)| Multiple Industries - Service-Based FocusBottom up| Accelerox, ACF Pharmaceuticals, Apaxis Medical, Brevitest Technologies, Clearview App, Guidabot, NewHeart, Procyrion, Pulmotect| 2013The leadership team seems to also be its mentor group; they become the board of directors for each company they invest in, seems to be more effective than the TMCx accelerator, because the leaders have more ofa buy-in in each company. For example, Axcelerox was formed by researchers in TMC with assistance from Rice's Dr. Tour. Instead of going through the TMCx, they chose to give up 50% equity and use Fannin's help
|-
| [[Redhouse AssociatesFruition Technology Labs]]| 802 Lovett 7505A South Fwy (288)Houston, TX. 77021| http://www.fruitiontechlabs.com/index.html| | Fruition simplifies the steps Techpreneurs need to take to build their ideas into thriving business ventures through our 5 Simple Steps to Fruition: Unlock, Explore, Plan, Build and Launch. | N/A| 0 classes| Wesley OkekeTom Hickey| bio-medical, alternative energies, robotics, IT, disaster response and education| early| bottom up, funding from sponsor companies| startups pay a monthly subscription plan| online application: http://www.fruitiontechlabs.com/inventor_application.php| Bottom up| Obella Inc., Dezphonics| N/A|-| [[Enventure]]| 2450 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77021| http://www.enventure.org/| | Free 10-week course to learn how to create a startup| N/A| 0 classes| members of TMC| medical device and health startups| early-mid| Top-down, funding by TMC| ITN/A| N/A| Top down| Pancreatrx, 1molar| 2012
|-
| [[C2 CreativeNextHIT]]| 4828 Caroline St.N/A| all| 2011|}==Venture Capital Funds=={| class="wikitable"! Fund Name! FundYear! Fund Street Address, Line 1! Fund Street Address, Line 2! Fund Location! Date FundMade its LastInvestment! Date FundMade its FirstInvestment! Fund MSA! Fund's AvgCompanyInvestment($000)! Fund's AvgRound Invhttp://www.($000)! Fund's MaxCompanyInvestment($000)! Fund's MinCompanyInvestment($000)! Nohoustonhealthventures. of Cos.in whichFund Invested! Fund Size($ Mil)! Fund Type(Short Description)! |com/nexthit-accelerator-program-application/| AM Fund| 1994| 4600 Post Oak PlaceN/A| Suite 1000 classes| Houston, Advisory Board:Jeff Frey: Information Services Director; University of Texas 77027MD Anderson Cancer Center Christopher McCord: Managing Director; Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP)| 02Health tech/01/2001medical devices| 07/01/1996early-mid| top-down, funding by Houston, TXHealth Ventures| 2,376.4| 1Investment companies need to be in the health IT field,336.7| 9"further down the path to commercialization",515and ready to accept investment.7| 170Applicants send in their executive summaries to NextHIT to be considered for the program.0| 9top down| 14.5| PRIVN/A
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| Accenture Technology Ventures[[3 Day Startup]]| 20002450 Holcombe Blvd.| 2929 Allen Parkwayhttp://www.bauer.uh.edu/3ds/| Suite 2000| Houston, Texas 770193-day competition| 02/05/2002Oct. of every year| 01N/01/2000A| HoustonEntrepreneurship Major Academic Advisor:Asha ThomasMelcher Hall, TXRoom 262713-743-8963asha@uh.edu| 5,209.2any| 4,769.0pre-seed| 35,500.0University of Houston| 500.0| 65| 1,000.0| FINCORPN/A
|
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| Arthur Andersen Ventures LLC[[Global XLR]]| 200011110 Bellaire Blvd. Suite 205 Houston, TX 77072| 711 Louisianahttp://globalxlr.com/en/pages/about-us/| Suite 1300| Houston, Texas 77002individual basis| 09N/19A| N/2000A| 03/27/2000Tom Ren: Chairman and CEOJohn Sullivan: Chief ConsultantAngela Hu: Senior ConsultantMike He: Senior ConsultantMia Smith: Project Manager and Assistant to CEO| Houston, TXcompanies with US-China relations| 9late-stage,050.0internationalization| 9,050.0| 25,000.0Global XLR| 1Global XLR works with later stage companies in both the US and China that are established leaders in their respective countries, but haven't yet expanded globally,000as well as promising startups.0| 3Bottom up| 500.0| FINCORPN/A
| BMC SoftwareBioHouston| Houston| 2001| http://www.biohouston.org| 2450 Holcombe Blvd, Suite G27 Houston, TX 77021| 713-874-9300| Biotech - Unspecified FundLife Science| Biotechnology Commercialization Center (BCC) at the University of Texas Health Science Center| 2000Matchmaking, hosting annual conference| 2101 City West Boulevard
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|-| Biotechnology Commercialization Center (BCC) at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC-H)| Houston, Texas 77042| 082009| https://20www.uth.edu/2002| 09otm/07bcc-biotechnology-commercialization-center/2001| 7000 Fannin, Houston, TX77030| 1,672.7713-500-3383| 1,115.1Biotech - Life Science| 315,000sq.0ft. of combined labs, offices, and shared space| 345.3Space for leasing to startup companies| 2Access to UTHSC-H core laboratory, animal services, and capital equipment. Conference and meeting rooms, shared business services, onsite parking.
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| CORPVEN-| Business Technology Center (BTC) at Houston Business Development Inc. (HBDI)| Houston| 1986| http://www.hbdinc.org/resources/business-technology-center/| 5330 Griggs Road, Houston, Texas 77021| 713-845-2400| Multiple Industries - Service-Based Focus| 160,000 sq. ft. of mixed-use business space
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| Access to Business Information Center and capital and management services, office equipment, conference rooms, and bundled administrative support services; computer labs; free parking; P.O. box rentals; 24-hour security; conference/training rooms; on-site receptionist and notary; and voicemail/answering services
| Workshops and seminars
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| CCG Venture Partners-Unspecified FundCenter for Business Development (CBD)| Houston| N/A| http://www.houstonicc.org| 12700 Northborough, Houston, TX 77067| 1999281-408-0866| 14405 Brown RoadMultiple Industries - Service-Based Focus
| CapStreet II, L.P.| 2000| 600 Travis| Suite 6110NSBRI Industry Forum| Houston, Texas 77002| 11/16N/2012A| 06http:/19/2000www.nsbriforum.org| 6500 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX77030-1402| 14,178.6713-798-7412| 8,630.4Biotech - Space Biomedical| 53,000.0| 5Seed-stage opportunities and funding, market analysis reporting, match-making,000.0| 14| 370.0| PRIVand funding for studies
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| Access to scientific and technology commercialization-related NSBRI workshops, seminars, and other events
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| Catalyst Capital Partners II[[OwlSpark]]| 1994| Three Riverway| Suite 770Houston| Houston, Texas 770562013| 08http:/06/2004| 07/01rcel.rice.edu/1997owlspark| 6100 Main Street, MS 363, Houston, TXTexas 77005| 802.3713-348-3181| 802.3Multiple Industries - Service-Based Focus| 1,500.0| 683.0| 7| 50.0Summer accelerator experience, initial funding, living stipend, industry mentorship, pitch day with Houston VCs and angel investors| PRIV
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| Cogene Ventures II, L.P.[[RED Labs]]| 2004Houston| 4400 Post Oak Parkway2013| Suite 1400http://redlabs.bauer.uh.edu/| 4750 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas 7702777204-6021| 09/30/2006713-743-2255| 09/15/2004Multiple Industries - Service-Based Focus| Houston, TXSpace of UH campus| 4Access to mentors and resources in the startup community; and assistance with idea validation, business modeling, and product building,830.8and meeting with investors| 2Access-controlled campus coworking space includes unlimited coffee and ramen,898.5| 6conference room access, storage lockers, Ethernet, WiFi,025.0| 1power plugs,066.7| 3| 157.0| PRIVand flat screens with HDMI/VGA inputs|
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| Cogene Ventures, L.P.Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship| Houston
| 2000
| 4400 Post Oak Parkway| Suite 1400| Houston, Texas 77027| 03http:/08/2006| 04/12/2001www.alliance.rice.edu| Jones School, Room 308, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX77005-2932| 2,637.2713-348-3443| 1,883.7High Tech - Multiple Industries| 5,775.0| 1Digest Newsletter,136.0| 10| 50.0| PRIVbusiness plan competition
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| Venture Forum programs
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| Compaq Fund IIRice Launch at Rice University| 2000Houston| 20555 State Hwy2010| http://rcel.rice. 249edu/ricelaunch| 6100 Main Street, MS 363, Houston, Texas 77005| 713-348-3181| High Tech - Multiple Industries| | Offer worshops/lectures, brainstorming sessions, opportunities to network and pitch venture ideas
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| Houston, Texas 77070
| 12/05/2000
| 12/05/2000
| Houston, TX
| 2,846.2
| 2,846.2
| 2,846.2
| 2,846.2
| 1
| 100.0
| CORPVEN
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| Contango Capital Management - Unspecified Fund[[Surge Houston]]| 2004Houston| 1401 McKinney Street2011| Suite 900http://www.surgeaccelerator.com| 177 W. Gray St., Houston, Texas 77056TX 77019| 01N/25/2011A| Energy-Related Technology| | 90 day bootcamp including mentoring and networking and final showcase. Participating program companies receive operation funding and support plus free office space, IT services, banking,company formation and legal documents, financial plan assistance, mentoring, and press support.| | |-| Technology Incubator West Houston (TIWH)| Katy| 2010| 09http:/10/2004www.TIWH.net| Houston438 FM 1463, Katy, TX77494| 281-396-2201| High Tech - Multiple Industries| | 8Office space; mentoring, business, and financial planning assistance and referrals to financing, marketing support,778legal and accountingorganizations; funding forums| | |-| TechStudios| Houston| 2003| http://www.7techstudios.net| 21701 Brun St, Suite 100,926.2Houston, Texas 77019| 713-874-0100 x71| 15,524.0High Tech - Multiple Industries| 2,033.3| 2Offers business and marketing plan development and management team members; business incubation services
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| CORPVEN
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| Contango Capital Partners I, L.P.The University of Houston (UH) Energy Research Park (ERP)| 2005Houston| 1401 McKinney Street2009| Suite 900| Houston, Texas 77056| 04http://12www.uh.edu/2006| 04universityservices/01erp/2005| 5000 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TXTexas 77023| 1,000.0| 1,000.0| 1,750.0| 500.0| 3| 8.3713-743-1694| CORPVENEnergy-Related Technology
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| Contango Capital Partners II, L.P.
| 2005
| 1401 McKinney Street
| Suite 900
| Houston, Texas 77056
| 05/12/2006
| 04/12/2006
| Houston, TX
| 2,505.0
| 2,505.0
| 4,510.0
| 500.0
| 2
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| CORPVENUniversity resources and programs, low cost office leases as well as industrial and light manufacturing space, professional property management,state-of-the-art IT infrastructure, 24/7 on-site security, and free UH shuttle service
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|} ==Venture Capital Funds=={| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; bgcolor: #f9f9f9"! Fund Name! FundYear! Fund Street Address, Line 1! Fund Street Address, Line 2! Fund Location! Date FundMade its LastInvestment! Date FundMade its FirstInvestment! Fund MSA! Fund's AvgCompanyInvestment($000)! Fund's AvgRound Inv.($000)! Fund's MaxCompanyInvestment($000)! Fund's MinCompanyInvestment($000)! No. of Cos.in whichFund Invested! Fund Size($ Mil)! Fund Type(Short Description)! |-| Crestview Capital - Unspecified AM Fund| 20041994| 7500 San Felipe Street4600 Post Oak Place| Suite 100| Houston, Texas 7706377027| 1202/2101/20062001| 07/1901/20041996| Houston, TX| 2,500376.04| 21,500336.07| 59,000515.07| 5,000170.0| 29| 14.5| PRIV
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| DFJ Mercury I Annex Fund, L.P.Accenture Technology Ventures| 20052000| One Greenway Plaza2929 Allen Parkway| Suite 9302000| Houston, Texas 7704677019| 0702/2505/20122002| 0901/2201/20092000| Houston, TX| 6355,209.52| 2544,769.20| 135,150500.0| 500.10| 465| 61,000.0| PRIVFINCORP
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| DFJ Mercury IIArthur Andersen Ventures LLC| 20082000| One Greenway Plaza711 Louisiana| Suite 9301300| Houston, Texas 7704677002| 1109/0319/20152000| 0203/2827/20082000
| Energy Special Situations CRG - Unspecified Fund I, L.P.| 20052003| 1801 Patterson 1000 Main Street| Suite 2500| Houston, Texas 7700777002| 1112/2501/20082015| 1205/1407/20052015
| Enron Net Works Ventures- Unspecified FundCatalyst Capital Partners II| 20001994| 1400 Smith StreetThree Riverway| Suite 770| Houston, Texas 7700277056| 1008/1006/20002004| 0807/3101/20001997
| Enron North America - Unspecified FundCogene Ventures II, L.P.| 19962004| 1400 Smith Street4400 Post Oak Parkway| Suite 1400| Houston, Texas 7700277027| 0609/2230/20012006| 1209/3015/19972004
| Haddington Energy Partners, L.P.Enron Net Works Ventures- Unspecified Fund| 19982000| 2603 Augusta1400 Smith Street| Suite 1130| Houston, Texas 7705777002| 0110/2010/2000| 1108/3031/19982000
| Hines Interests L.P.Enron North America - Unspecified Fund| 19991996| 2800 Post Oak Boulevard1400 Smith Street| Williams Tower| Houston, Texas 7705677002| 1106/2422/20132001| 0912/2930/19991997
| Main Street Capital Corporation - Unspecified FundFreestone Partners II, LP| 19972004| 1300 Post Oak Boulevard3000 Richmond Avenue| Suite 800350| Houston, Texas 7705677098| 1105/3026/20152010| 1109/0125/19972007
| Main Street Equity Ventures II, L.P.GTD Capital-Unspecified Fund| 20002009| 1300 Post Oak Boulevard1155 Dairy Ashford Street| Suite 800806| Houston, Texas 7705677079| 0901/04/20022010| 1003/1617/20002009
| Mercury Fund Genesis Park, L.P. - Unspecified Fund| 20052001| One Greenway Plaza2131 San Felipe| Suite 930| Houston, Texas 7704677019| 12/01/21/20162012| 10/3026/20062000
| Notre Capital Ventures IIIJoint Energy Investment Developments II, L.P.| 20001998| Three Riverway1400 Smith Street| Suite 1430| Houston, Texas 7705677002| 0111/2922/20011999| 0111/2922/20011999
|-| Palantir Capital - Unspecified Fund| 2002| 3355 West Alabama| Suite 1025| Rancho Santa FeHouston, California 92067Texas 77002| 0903/1612/20151999| 0903/1612/20151999
| Quantum Energy Partners IV, L.P.Main Street Capital Corporation - Unspecified Fund| 20071997| 1401 McKinney Street1300 Post Oak Boulevard| Five Houston Center,Suite 2700800| Houston, Texas 7701077056| 1211/3130/20082015| 0411/3001/20071997
| Quintana Energy PartnersMain Street Equity Ventures II, L.P.| 20062000| 601 Jefferson Street1300 Post Oak Boulevard| Suite 3600800| Houston, Texas 7700277056| 0609/2404/20102002| 0310/3116/20062000
| Redstone Equity Fund IMilestone Venture Group, L.PInc.- Unspecified Fund| 19992000| 109 North Post Oak LaneThree Riverway| Suite 2001285| Houston, Texas 7702477007| 0811/0630/20012004| 1209/1913/2000
| Small Ventures USA Palantir Capital - Unspecified Fund| 20082002| 3050 Post Oak Boulevard3355 West Alabama| Suite 4601025| HoustonRancho Santa Fe, Texas 77056California 92067| 1009/0216/2015| 0509/1916/20082015
| Triad Reliant Energy Ventures-Unspecified Fund| 19951998| 4600 Post Oak Place1201 Fannin Street| Suite 100| Houston, Texas 7702777002| 0611/2918/20012002| 0409/0128/19952000
| Shell Technology Ventures LLC - Unspecified Fund| 1998| 150 North Dairy Ashford| | Houston, Texas 77079| 10/19/2015| 10/19/2015| Houston, TX| | | | | 1| | CORPVEN| |-| Small Ventures USA - Unspecified Fund| 2008| 3050 Post Oak Boulevard| Suite 460| Houston, Texas 77056| 10/02/2015| 05/19/2008| Houston, TX| 725.4| 725.4| 1,200.0| 155.8| 3| | PRIV| |-| Southwest Mezzanine Investments II, L.P.| 2005| 712 Main Street| Suite 2500| Houston, Texas 77002| 03/26/2014| 02/28/2007| Houston, TX| 10,386.7| 7,790.0| 29,212.0| 10,000.0| 6| 65.3| IBANK| |-| Southwest Mezzanine Investments, L.P.| 2002| 712 Main Street| Suite 2500| Houston, Texas 77002| 11/13/2007| 06/23/2005| Houston, TX| 2,708.3| 2,708.3| 4,624.8| 3,500.0| 3| 50.0| IBANK| |-| Sternhill Partners - Unspecified Fund| 1999| 1177 West Loop South| Suite 1725| Houston, Texas 77056| 05/23/2007| 11/16/1999| Houston, TX| 4,936.6| 2,879.7| 15,610.5| 1,000.0| 7| | PRIV| |-| Sternhill Partners I, L.P.| 2000| 1177 West Loop South| Suite 1725| Houston, Texas 77056| 10/20/2006| 01/12/2000| Houston, TX| 6,539.7| 2,942.8| 13,205.3| 1,500.0| 9| 100.0| PRIV| |-| Summit Capital I, L.P.| 1994| 600 Travis| Suite 6110| Houston, Texas 77002| 11/27/2015| 10/05/1995| Houston, TX| 3,409.1| 1,136.4| 7,602.3| 625.0| 3| | PRIV| |-| TPH Partners, L.P.| 2009| 1111 Bagby| Suite 5100| Houston, Texas 77002| 03/26/2012| 09/21/2009| Houston, TX| 2,809.0| 1,605.1| 3,093.0| 3,093.0| 4| 50.6| IBANK| |-| TechQuest Capital Partners| 2000| 2001 Hermann Drive| | Houston, Texas 77004| 08/04/2005| 10/26/2000| Houston, TX| 3,911.3| 1,738.3| 10,050.3| 987.5| 4| | PRIV| |-| Transwestern Commercial Services| 1999| 6671 Southwest Freeway| Suite 200| Houston, Texas 77074| 10/15/1999| 10/15/1999| Houston, TX| 1,000.0| 1,000.0| 1,000.0| 1,000.0| 1| | CORPVEN| |-| Triad Ventures-Unspecified Fund| 1995| 4600 Post Oak Place| Suite 100| Houston, Texas 77027| 06/29/2001| 04/01/1995| Houston, TX| 1,050.5| 963.0| 3,040.5| 332.8| 11| | PRIV| |-| Williams Communications Group| 1999| 2800 Post Oak Boulevard| | Houston, Texas 77056| 12/20/2001| 08/01/1999| Houston, TX| 8,814.7| 8,814.7| 30,000.0| 2,000.0| 16| | CORPVEN| |-| Yellowstone Capital - Unspecified Fund| 1995| 1177 West Loop South| Suite 1425| Houston, Texas 77056| 01/08/2014| 11/01/1997| Houston, TX| 4,446.6| 2,540.9| 18,967.2| 161.8| 8| | PRIV| |-| Yellowstone Energy Ventures II, L.P.| 2008| 1177 West Loop South| Suite 1425| Houston, Texas 77056| 04/17/2013| 04/04/2008| Houston, TX| 4,088.2| 1,022.1| 6,843.1| 1,333.3| 2| 21.8| PRIV| |-| Yellowstone Energy Ventures, L.P.| 2005| 1177 West Loop South| Suite 1425| Houston, Texas 77056| 03/23/2006| 03/23/2006
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==Angels and Angel Groups==
*Angel data is sourced from AngelList and Crunchbase*files can be found on the Houston Ecosystem Folder, under Txt Files>AngelList and CrunchBase Startup Lists