BG

Blair Garrou

VC @ Mercury | Adjunct Prof @ Rice | AI/ML Software in Retail and Fintech

Houston, Texas

Investor
VC

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $250,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $4,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $2,500,000.00

Skills

Venture Capital
Start-ups
Entrepreneurship
Internet
Digital Media
Enterprise Software

Education

Lists including Blair

AP
AB
AZ
AG

Based in Texas

541 people

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AS
AT
AH

All Series A Investors

14748 people

AM
AT
AS
AR

All Seed Investors

19691 people

Work Experience

M
Mercury

2004

  • Managing Partner

    2004

    Mercury is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on software entrepreneurs and innovation outside the coasts. Mercury’s investment themes target startups enabling the digital transformation of markets, industries, and customer relationships through fintech, machine learning, and AI. With over $750 million under management, Mercury was the first VC to consider Middle America a region unto itself.

RU
Rice University

2006

  • Adjunct Professor of Management, Rice Business

    2006

C
Cart.com

2021

  • Venture Investor & Board Member

    2021

L
LISNR

2014

  • Venture Investor & Board Member

    2014

O
OmniScience

2023

  • Venture Investor & Board Member

    2023

NS
Nectar Social

2025

  • Venture Investor

    2025

P
Predactiv

2007

  • Venture Investor & Board Member

    2007

O
Otto

2019

  • Venture Investor & Board Member

    2019

S
Spruce

2018

  • Venture Investor & Board Member

    2018

MI
MealMe, Inc.

2024

  • Venture Investor

    2024