Alex Gras is a Principal at Mercury Fund focused on AI in legacy industries. He has led investments in Collide, SmartAC, Satsuma, and Pie, and co-owns Houston F&B concepts.
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Mercury Fund writes $100K to $10M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- Tenaris · engineer
- Pokatok Labs · co-founder
- The Cannon · Chief Commercial Officer
- Mercury Fund · PrincipalNow
- oil and gas · engineer
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Who is Alex Gras?
Alex Gras is a Principal at Mercury Fund focused on AI in legacy industries. He has led investments in Collide, SmartAC, Satsuma, and Pie, and co-owns Houston F&B concepts.
How much does Alex Gras invest?
Alex Gras invests through Mercury Fund, which writes checks of $100K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Alex Gras?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Alex in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Mercury Fund backed works better.
What did Alex Gras do before Mercury Fund?
engineer at Tenaris; co-founder at Pokatok Labs; Chief Commercial Officer at The Cannon; engineer at oil and gas.
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