VC  Mercury Fund

http://mercuryfund.com/





     Office Locations:

3737 Buffalo Speedway Ste 1750
Houston, TX 77098
Phone: 713-715-6820
Fax: 713-715-6826

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Stages:

  • Early
  • Seed


 

Industries:

  • Energy & Clean Tech
  • Information Technology
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare

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    Description:

    Formerly known as DFJ Mercury, Mercury Fund is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm. With over $300 million under management, Mercury invests in compelling and novel software and science-based startup opportunities, focusing on technology innovation originating in the U.S. Midcontinent. Mercury typically invests $50,000 to $1.5 million in seed and early stage companies and can also build syndicates for investments needing larger amounts of capital. The firm expects to invest between $4 million and $6 million over the life of an investment. The firm announced December 2014 the close of Mercury Fund III, with $105 million in total commitments.


     

    Funds:


      Fund Name


      Amount


      Date

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    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Adrian Fortino PhD Managing Director
    Aziz Gilani Managing Director
    Blair Garrou Co-Founder and Managing Director
    Dan Watkins PhD Co-Founder and Managing Director
    Danny Janiak PhD Advisor

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      11/27/2023


      RepeatMD


      TX


      $50,000,000


      Series A


      09/01/2023


      Otto


      TX


      $43,000,000


      Series B


      05/23/2023


      Amify


      VA


      $10,000,000


      Series B


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Aclaimant
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      Ambiq Micro
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      Ambyint
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      Amify
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      Apto
        web link


      Benson Hill Biosystems
        web link


      BlackThorn Therapeutics
        web link


      Cart.com
        web link


      Cloudsnap
        web link


      Datical
        web link


      DNAtriX
        web link


      Donde


      Experiment Engine
        web link


      Filament Labs
        web link


      Graylog
        web link


      Label Insight
        web link


      Lisnr
        web link


      Molecule
        web link


      Otto
        web link


      Polco


      RepeatMD
        web link


      SEE Forge
        web link


      Sight Machine


      Spruce Housekeeping
        web link


      Strap
        web link


      Swift Biosciences
        web link


      Topl


      TrendKite
        web link


      Vistar Media
        web link


      Wizehire
        web link


     

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