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Blair Garrou

Blair Garrou

Managing Partner atMercury FundFirm active Oct 14Houston
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Blair Garrou is Managing Partner at Mercury Fund, which he co-founded. He has held leadership roles at several firms and is an Adjunct Professor at Rice Jones School of Business.

What Blair can write

Writes checks of$100K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
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Mercury Fund writes $100K to $10M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Deloitte & Touche (Deloitte) · auditor
  2. Compass Bank (BBVA Compass) · credit analyst
  3. Nesbitt Burns (BMO Capital Markets) · investment banker
  4. Houston Technology Center (HTC) · Director of Operations
  5. Genesis Park · Principal
  6. Intermat · CEO
  7. Mercury Fund · Managing Partner
    Now
  8. Rice Jones School of Business · Adjunct Professor

Companies founded

Mercury FundHouston Angel Network (HAN)Houston Exponential (HX)South Loop VenturesStation Houston (The Ion)SURGE Accelerator

Investments named in public bios

Cart.comCollideOmniscienceOttoVenus AerospaceAlert LogicBlackLocusKoupon MediaLabel Insight

Focus

aivertical market problemssoftware investingtechvertical marketventure capital

Education

Washington & Lee University, B.S. in Management with special attainments in Commerce

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Samantha Lewis
Samantha LewisPartner
Alex Gras
Alex GrasPrincipal

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At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Nick MoranGeneral Partner, New Stack Ventures
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Ryan FreedmanCo-Founder, Executive Chairman, Alpaca VC
Rob EloffCo-Founder & Partner, Lateral Frontiers
Alex Kamenetskiy
Alex KamenetskiyManaging General Partner and Head of MRV, Munich Re Ventures
John NordinGeneral Partner, Analog Ventures

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Questions

Who is Blair Garrou?

Blair Garrou is Managing Partner at Mercury Fund, which he co-founded. He has held leadership roles at several firms and is an Adjunct Professor at Rice Jones School of Business.

How much does Blair Garrou invest?

Blair Garrou invests through Mercury Fund, which writes checks of $100K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Blair Garrou?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Blair in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Mercury Fund backed works better.

What did Blair Garrou do before Mercury Fund?

auditor at Deloitte & Touche (Deloitte); credit analyst at Compass Bank (BBVA Compass); investment banker at Nesbitt Burns (BMO Capital Markets); Director of Operations at Houston Technology Center (HTC); Principal at Genesis Park; CEO at Intermat; Adjunct Professor at Rice Jones School of Business.

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