Houston Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Project

Project

Houston Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Project
Project Information
Has title	Houston Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Project
Has owner	Dylan Dickens, Ben Baldazo
Has start date
Has deadline date
Has keywords	Data
Has project status	Subsume
Subsumed by:	Houston Entrepreneurship
Has sponsor	McNair Center
Has project output	Content
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Under Houston Entrepreneurship umbrella.

VC Funds in Houston

Joe Reilly (Work Log) details the work he did on VC funds in Houston.

The files are in:

E:\McNair\Projects\Houston\VCData. 

The key files are:

• 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.py, which is in:

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/spreadsheets/d/1twOP16uzHJC_xJzKZza1VEzlSfHtbJm_bJShxfp4DG0/edit#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

Chevron Technology Ventures

The Status Quo

The Main Start-up Lists

Houston Starts-up List

• Came from houston.startups-list.com
• 348 Companies
• Searched for the name in Google: therefore all alive and in Houston
  • Could be start-ups or small biz
• Fields: Name, Short Desc, Long Desc, 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:
  • Merge the two files
  • clean up the URLS
  • Remove the non-Houston
• Estimated yield 350 to ???
• Issues: Includes non-start-ups.
• Total raised is weak indicator of Angel investment

Filtered Startups from Crunchbase cleaned:

• Name, URL, brief description, address
• 118 of them (snaphealth, hireinfluence are on 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, crunchbase links

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: [1]
• A long list of Houston-based startups was acquired through the StartupBlink website [2]
• 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"

Startups

• 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 [3]

Accelerators

Accelerator Rankings

Name	Location	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	Startup Companies	Advisory Board Composition
TMCx Accelerator	2450 Holcombe Blvd. Suite X	http://www.tmc-x.org	the 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.
Houston Technology Center (HTC)	410 Pierce St, Houston, TX 77002	http://www.houstontech.org/	Houston 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/aerospace.	http://www.houstontech.org/htc-client-acceleration-program/	http://www.houstontech.org/events/month/	93 graduated companies,	http://www.houstontech.org/htc-board-of-directors/	energy, IT, life sciences, NASA/aerospace, nanotechnology	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, funding from company sponsors and benefactors		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 $1,500 per year	Top down	93 companies
OwlSpark	Rice 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,	Rice-affiliated 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
RED Labs	University 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, and 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, and customized startup curriculum. We are non-profit and take no equity.	sessions on topics such as funding, legal considerations, building a team, and other 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,
Surge Houston	177 W. Gray St., Houston, TX 77019	http://www.surgeventures.com/	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-February to Mid-June. But SURGE will begin working with you immediately upon acceptance.	5 classes with 32 companies total	http://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
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 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 (perhaps there isn't any marketable research in TMC?)	Biomedical 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)	Bottom up	Accelerox, ACF Pharmaceuticals, Apaxis Medical, Brevitest Technologies, Clearview App, Guidabot, NewHeart, Procyrion, Pulmotect	The 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
Fruition Technology Labs	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	N/A	N/A	Top down	Pancreatrx, 1molar
NextHIT	N/A	http://www.houstonhealthventures.com/nexthit-accelerator-program-application/			N/A	0 classes	Advisory Board:Jeff Frey: Information Services Director; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Christopher McCord: Managing Director; Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP)	Health tech/medical devices	early-mid	top-down, funding by Houston Health Ventures		Investment companies need to be in the health IT field, "further down the path to commercialization", and ready to accept investment. Applicants send in their executive summaries to NextHIT to be considered for the program.	top down	N/A
3 Day Startup	2450 Holcombe Blvd.	http://www.bauer.uh.edu/3ds/		3-day competition	Oct. of every year	N/A	Entrepreneurship Major Academic Advisor:Asha ThomasMelcher Hall, Room 262713-743-8963asha@uh.edu	any	pre-seed	University of Houston				N/A
Global XLR	11110 Bellaire Blvd. Suite 205 Houston, TX 77072	http://globalxlr.com/en/pages/about-us/		individual basis	N/A	N/A	Tom Ren: Chairman and CEOJohn Sullivan: Chief ConsultantAngela Hu: Senior ConsultantMike He: Senior ConsultantMia Smith: Project Manager and Assistant to CEO	companies with US-China relations	late-stage, internationalization		Global XLR	Global 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, as well as promising startups.	Bottom up	N/A

Incubators

Name	Location	Founded	Website	Address	Phone	Specialization	Space	Business Services	Facilities	Programs
BioHouston	Houston	2001	http://www.biohouston.org	2450 Holcombe Blvd, Suite G27 Houston, TX 77021	713-874-9300	Biotech - Life Science	Biotechnology Commercialization Center (BCC) at the University of Texas Health Science Center	Matchmaking, hosting annual conference
Biotechnology Commercialization Center (BCC) at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC-H)	Houston	2009	https://www.uth.edu/otm/bcc-biotechnology-commercialization-center/	7000 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030	713-500-3383	Biotech - Life Science	15,000 sq. ft. of combined labs, offices, and shared space	Space for leasing to startup companies	Access to UTHSC-H core laboratory, animal services, and capital equipment. Conference and meeting rooms, shared business services, onsite parking.
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		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
Center for Business Development (CBD)	Houston	N/A	http://www.houstonicc.org	12700 Northborough, Houston, TX 77067	281-408-0866	Multiple Industries - Service-Based Focus		Consultations
Houston Technology Center (HTC)	Houston	1997	http://houstontech.org	410 Pierce Street, Houston, TX 77002	713-658-1750	High Tech - Multiple Industries	50,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility	Exposure to capital and mentor networks		Incubator and accelerator programs
Kitchen Incubator	Houston	2007	http://www.facebook.com/kitchenincubator	907 Franklin St, Ste 150	N/A	Food and Beverage Industry		Advisory and business development services, assistance with certification, forms and contacts, mentoring, networking, promotional events	Fully-equipped commercial kitchens in a downtown Houston facility	Food Business Boot Camp
MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas (Houston)	Houston	1984	http://www.miteftexas.org	N/A	713-839-0808	High Tech - Service-Based Focus		New Venture Clinics, 3 annual Networking Socials		Flagship Programs
NSBRI Industry Forum	Houston	N/A	http://www.nsbriforum.org	6500 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77030-1402	713-798-7412	Biotech - Space Biomedical		Seed-stage opportunities and funding, market analysis reporting, match-making, and funding for studies		Access to scientific and technology commercialization-related NSBRI workshops, seminars, and other events
OwlSpark	Houston	2013	http://rcel.rice.edu/owlspark	6100 Main Street, MS 363, Houston, Texas 77005	713-348-3181	Multiple Industries - Service-Based Focus		Summer accelerator experience, initial funding, living stipend, industry mentorship, pitch day with Houston VCs and angel investors
RED Labs	Houston	2013	http://redlabs.bauer.uh.edu/	4750 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas 77204-6021	713-743-2255	Multiple Industries - Service-Based Focus	Space of UH campus	Access to mentors and resources in the startup community; and assistance with idea validation, business modeling, and product building, and meeting with investors	Access-controlled campus coworking space includes unlimited coffee and ramen, conference room access, storage lockers, Ethernet, WiFi, power plugs, and flat screens with HDMI/VGA inputs
Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship	Houston	2000	http://www.alliance.rice.edu	Jones School, Room 308, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005-2932	713-348-3443	High Tech - Multiple Industries		Digest Newsletter, business plan competition		Venture Forum programs
Rice Launch at Rice University	Houston	2010	http://rcel.rice.edu/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
Surge Houston	Houston	2011	http://www.surgeaccelerator.com	177 W. Gray St., Houston, TX 77019	N/A	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	http://www.TIWH.net	438 FM 1463, Katy, TX 77494	281-396-2201	High Tech - Multiple Industries		Office space; mentoring, business, and financial planning assistance and referrals to financing, marketing support, legal and accountingorganizations; funding forums
TechStudios	Houston	2003	http://www.techstudios.net	1701 Brun St, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77019	713-874-0100 x71	High Tech - Multiple Industries		Offers business and marketing plan development and management team members; business incubation services
The University of Houston (UH) Energy Research Park (ERP)	Houston	2009	http://www.uh.edu/universityservices/erp/	5000 Gulf Freeway, Houston, Texas 77023	713-743-1694	Energy-Related Technology			University 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

Venture Capital Funds

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)
AM Fund	1994	4600 Post Oak Place	Suite 100	Houston, Texas 77027	02/01/2001	07/01/1996	Houston, TX	2,376.4	1,336.7	9,515.7	170.0	9	14.5	PRIV
Accenture Technology Ventures	2000	2929 Allen Parkway	Suite 2000	Houston, Texas 77019	02/05/2002	01/01/2000	Houston, TX	5,209.2	4,769.0	35,500.0	500.0	65	1,000.0	FINCORP
Arthur Andersen Ventures LLC	2000	711 Louisiana	Suite 1300	Houston, Texas 77002	09/19/2000	03/27/2000	Houston, TX	9,050.0	9,050.0	25,000.0	1,000.0	3	500.0	FINCORP
BMC Software- Unspecified Fund	2000	2101 City West Boulevard		Houston, Texas 77042	08/20/2002	09/07/2001	Houston, TX	1,672.7	1,115.1	3,000.0	345.3	2		CORPVEN
CCG Venture Partners-Unspecified Fund	1999	14405 Brown Road		Houston, Texas 77269	08/29/2007	01/04/2001	Houston, TX	4,381.4	3,286.1	6,750.0	1,125.0	3		PRIV
CNL Ventures Fund	2005	700 Louisiana Street	39th Floor, Bank of America	Houston, Texas 77002	02/17/2011	02/17/2011	Houston, TX	2,000.0	2,000.0	2,000.0	2,000.0	1	500.0	PRIV
CRG - Unspecified Fund	2003	1000 Main Street	Suite 2500	Houston, Texas 77002	12/01/2015	05/07/2015	Houston, TX	4,897.3	3,917.9	8,333.3	3,765.0	4		PRIV
CapStreet II, L.P.	2000	600 Travis	Suite 6110	Houston, Texas 77002	11/16/2012	06/19/2000	Houston, TX	14,178.6	8,630.4	53,000.0	5,000.0	14	370.0	PRIV
Catalyst Capital Partners II	1994	Three Riverway	Suite 770	Houston, Texas 77056	08/06/2004	07/01/1997	Houston, TX	802.3	802.3	1,500.0	683.0	7	50.0	PRIV
Cogene Ventures II, L.P.	2004	4400 Post Oak Parkway	Suite 1400	Houston, Texas 77027	09/30/2006	09/15/2004	Houston, TX	4,830.8	2,898.5	6,025.0	1,066.7	3	157.0	PRIV
Cogene Ventures, L.P.	2000	4400 Post Oak Parkway	Suite 1400	Houston, Texas 77027	03/08/2006	04/12/2001	Houston, TX	2,637.2	1,883.7	5,775.0	1,136.0	10	50.0	PRIV
Compaq Fund II	2000	20555 State Hwy. 249		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
Contango Capital Management - Unspecified Fund	2004	1401 McKinney Street	Suite 900	Houston, Texas 77056	01/25/2011	09/10/2004	Houston, TX	8,778.7	2,926.2	15,524.0	2,033.3	2		CORPVEN
Contango Capital Partners I, L.P.	2005	1401 McKinney Street	Suite 900	Houston, Texas 77056	04/12/2006	04/01/2005	Houston, TX	1,000.0	1,000.0	1,750.0	500.0	3	8.3	CORPVEN
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		CORPVEN
Crestview Capital - Unspecified Fund	2004	7500 San Felipe Street		Houston, Texas 77063	12/21/2006	07/19/2004	Houston, TX	2,500.0	2,500.0	5,000.0	5,000.0	2		PRIV
DFJ Mercury I Annex Fund, L.P.	2005	One Greenway Plaza	Suite 930	Houston, Texas 77046	07/25/2012	09/22/2009	Houston, TX	635.5	254.2	1,150.0	.1	4	6.0	PRIV
DFJ Mercury II	2008	One Greenway Plaza	Suite 930	Houston, Texas 77046	11/03/2015	02/28/2008	Houston, TX	1,772.0	485.9	6,000.9	15.0	34	70.0	PRIV
DJF Mercury Venture Partners	2005	One Greenway Plaza	Suite 930	Houston, Texas 77046	11/23/2015	05/01/2005	Houston, TX	2,434.7	529.3	10,342.3	.4	15	21.0	PRIV
Denota Ventures- Unspecified Fund	1999	Post Office Box 132166		The Woodlands, Texas 77393	05/09/2000	05/09/2000	Houston, TX	5,000.0	5,000.0	5,000.0	5,000.0	1		INDIV
EnCap Energy Capital Fund III	1997	1100 Louisiana Avenue	Suite 3150	Houston, Texas 77002	06/07/2007	05/14/1999	Houston, TX	8,968.6	4,348.4	30,000.0	24.0	16	480.0	PRIV
Energy Special Situations Fund I, L.P.	2005	1801 Patterson Street		Houston, Texas 77007	11/25/2008	12/14/2005	Houston, TX	3,915.3	2,936.5	18,237.5	2,000.0	9	118.3	PRIV
Energy Special Situations Fund II, L.P.	2008	1801 Patterson Street		Houston, Texas 77007	07/16/2010	08/22/2008	Houston, TX	999.8	999.8	5,000.0	999.0	6	225.0	PRIV
Enron Investment Partners- Unspecified Fund	2000	1400 Smith Street		Houston, Texas 77002	10/25/2001	09/01/2000	Houston, TX	1,891.4	1,891.4	5,674.2	5,674.2	3		CORPVEN
Enron Net Works Ventures- Unspecified Fund	2000	1400 Smith Street		Houston, Texas 77002	10/10/2000	08/31/2000	Houston, TX	3,422.2	3,422.2	3,427.6	3,416.7	2		CORPVEN
Enron North America - Unspecified Fund	1996	1400 Smith Street		Houston, Texas 77002	06/22/2001	12/30/1997	Houston, TX	7,245.6	6,521.0	20,700.0	1,425.4	9		FINCORP
Enron Principal Investments- Unspecified Fund	2000	1400 Smith Street		Houston, Texas 77002	02/27/2001	02/04/2000	Houston, TX	5,490.5	4,912.5	14,096.0	2,873.6	17		CORPVEN
Equus Capital Corporation - Unspecified Fund	1998	Eight Greenway Plaza	Suite 930	Houston, Texas 77019	09/06/2012	01/01/1998	Houston, TX	2,974.2	1,762.5	26,569.4	100.0	16		PRIV
Eyes of Texas Partners, LLC	2000	25227 Grogan's Mill Road	Suite 125	Spring, Texas 77380	06/09/2004	10/10/2000	Houston, TX	3,514.4	2,928.7	13,085.0	292.0	5		OTHER
Eyes of Texas Partners, LLC - Unspecified Fund	2000	25227 Grogan's Mill Road	Suite 125	Spring, Texas 77380	12/31/2002	12/31/2002	Houston, TX					1		PRIV
Fayez Sarofim-Unspecified Fund	1997	Two Houston Center	909 Fannin Street; Suite 2907	Houston, Texas 77010	07/27/2015	01/01/1997	Houston, TX	4,961.6	2,737.4	12,022.5	321.0	16		INDIV
Freebird Partners, LP - Unspecified Fund	2002	2800 Post Oak Boulevard		Houston, Texas 77056	09/20/2006	01/26/2006	Houston, TX	1,556.0	1,556.0	2,150.0	962.0	2		PRIV
Freestone Partners II, LP	2004	3000 Richmond Avenue	Suite 350	Houston, Texas 77098	05/26/2010	09/25/2007	Houston, TX	4,110.5	4,110.5	9,532.5	999.0	3	4.8	PRIV
GTD Capital-Unspecified Fund	2009	1155 Dairy Ashford Street	Suite 806	Houston, Texas 77079	01/04/2010	03/17/2009	Houston, TX	458.2	305.4	583.0	333.3	2		PRIV
Genesis Park Ventures	2001	2131 San Felipe		Houston, Texas 77004	01/17/2003	01/05/2001	Houston, TX	766.7	707.7	1,500.0	250.0	12	27.0	PRIV
Genesis Park, L.P. -Unspecified Fund	2001	2131 San Felipe		Houston, Texas 77019	12/01/2012	10/26/2000	Houston, TX	1,127.1	1,127.1	4,800.0	250.0	6		PRIV
Haddington Energy Partners II, L.P.	2000	2603 Augusta	Suite 1130	Houston, Texas 77057	09/30/2004	10/01/2002	Houston, TX	2,840.7	2,840.7	6,322.0	2,200.0	3	73.0	PRIV
Haddington Energy Partners, L.P.	1998	2603 Augusta	Suite 1130	Houston, Texas 77057	01/20/2000	11/30/1998	Houston, TX	175.0	175.0	700.0	700.0	4	80.0	PRIV
Haddington Ventures - Unspecified Fund	1997	2603 Augusta	Suite 1130	Houston, Texas 77057	07/14/2015	06/30/1999	Houston, TX	25,582.5	17,055.0	51,165.0	51,165.0	2		PRIV
Hines Interests L.P.	1999	2800 Post Oak Boulevard	Williams Tower	Houston, Texas 77056	11/24/2013	09/29/1999	Houston, TX	362.2	362.2	1,811.1	1,811.1	5		CORPVEN
Houston Economic Opportunity Fund II L.P	2000	1400 Smith Street		Houston, Texas 77002	02/09/2000	02/09/2000	Houston, TX	1,600.0	1,600.0	1,600.0	1,600.0	1	38.3	CORPVEN
Houston Ventures - Unspecified Fund	2005	600 Travis	Suite 6100	Houston, Texas 77002	12/06/2013	10/10/2012	Houston, TX	4,000.0	2,666.7	5,500.0	2,500.0	2		PRIV
Joint Energy Investment Developments II, L.P.	1998	1400 Smith Street		Houston, Texas 77002	11/22/1999	11/22/1999	Houston, TX	1,425.4	1,425.4	1,425.4	1,425.4	1	1,000.0	FINCORP
LJM2 Co-Investment Fund	2000	1400 Smith Street		Houston, Texas 77002	10/01/2001	01/01/2000	Houston, TX	21,288.7	21,288.7	99,969.0	673.0	20	387.1	FINCORP
MG Technology Ventures - Unspecified Fund	1999	910 Travis		Houston, Texas 77002	03/12/1999	03/12/1999	Houston, TX	2,000.0	2,000.0	2,000.0	2,000.0	1		PRIV
MGCV III	1999	9821 Katy Freeway	Suite 500	Houston, Texas 77024	06/01/1999	06/01/1999	Houston, TX	170.0	170.0	170.0	170.0	1	.2	IBANK
MGCV IV	2000	9821 Katy Freeway		Houston, Texas 77024	03/31/2000	03/31/2000	Houston, TX	1,000.0	1,000.0	1,000.0	1,000.0	1	1.0	IBANK
MVP Growth Equity Fund II, L.P.	2008	1100 Louisiana	Suite 5005	Houston, Texas 77002	03/09/2009	10/17/2008	Houston, TX	2,909.5	1,454.8	2,909.5	2,909.5	1	7.3	PRIV
Main Street Capital Corporation - Unspecified Fund	1997	1300 Post Oak Boulevard	Suite 800	Houston, Texas 77056	11/30/2015	11/01/1997	Houston, TX	2,496.2	2,454.6	30,000.0	200.0	59		PRIV
Main Street Equity Ventures II, L.P.	2000	1300 Post Oak Boulevard	Suite 800	Houston, Texas 77056	09/04/2002	10/16/2000	Houston, TX	2,802.1	2,802.1	5,604.2	5,604.2	2	30.0	PRIV
Medford Investments, L.P. - Unspecified Fund	2003	700 Louisiana Street		Houston, Texas 77002	12/11/2006	06/30/2004	Houston, TX	3,783.3	2,837.5	6,250.0	2,100.0	3		PRIV
Mercury Fund - Unspecified Fund	2005	One Greenway Plaza	Suite 930	Houston, Texas 77046	01/21/2016	10/30/2006	Houston, TX	662.9	367.0	5,103.0	7.0	31		PRIV
Milestone Venture Group, Inc. - Unspecified Fund	2000	Three Riverway	Suite 1285	Houston, Texas 77007	11/30/2004	09/13/2000	Houston, TX	791.3	791.3	1,500.0	82.5	2		PRIV
Millennium Ventures LLC - Unspecified Fund	2002	10777 Westheimer #1100		Houston, Texas 77042	05/19/2006	01/19/2005	Houston, TX	1,139.0	569.5	1,590.5	687.5	2		PRIV
Murphree Investments III	1997	1100 Louisiana	Suite 5005	Houston, Texas 77002	04/15/2002	07/01/1997	Houston, TX	689.3	636.3	2,100.0	225.0	12	24.1	PRIV
Murphree Venture Partners IV	1998	1100 Louisiana	Suite 5005	Houston, Texas 77002	04/30/2008	04/01/1999	Houston, TX	761.9	481.2	2,666.7	132.0	12	11.0	PRIV
Murphree Venture Partners V	2000	1100 Louisiana	Suite 5005	Houston, Texas 77002	04/30/2008	02/14/2000	Houston, TX	1,651.4	917.4	4,286.3	60.0	10	16.0	PRIV
Murphree Venture Partners VI, L.P.	2005	1100 Louisiana	Suite 5005	Houston, Texas 77002	05/21/2014	04/18/2006	Houston, TX	3,358.4	1,343.4	8,711.3	361.0	4	9.0	PRIV
Notre Capital Ventures III	2000	Three Riverway	Suite 1430	Houston, Texas 77056	01/29/2001	01/29/2001	Houston, TX	8,375.0	8,375.0	8,375.0	8,375.0	1		PRIV
Online Energy Solutions-Unspecified Fund	2000	333 Clay Street	Suite 4150	Houston, Texas 77002	07/05/2000	07/05/2000	Houston, TX	2,790.5	2,790.5	2,790.5	2,790.5	1		PRIV
Palantir Capital - Unspecified Fund	2002	3355 West Alabama	Suite 1025	Rancho Santa Fe, California 92067	09/16/2015	09/16/2015	Houston, TX	333.3	333.3	333.3	333.3	1		PRIV
Palmetto Partners	2000	711 Louisiana Street		Houston, Texas 77002	08/28/2013	08/22/2000	Houston, TX	12,163.4	9,122.6	27,890.3	3,100.0	3		INDIV
Quantum Energy Management - Unspecified Fund	1998	1401 McKinney Street	Five Houston Center,Suite 2700	Houston, Texas 77010	06/08/2015	09/30/1999	Houston, TX	79,585.4	65,373.8	636,000.0	4,400.0	23		PRIV
Quantum Energy Partners IV, L.P.	2007	1401 McKinney Street	Five Houston Center,Suite 2700	Houston, Texas 77010	12/31/2008	04/30/2007	Houston, TX	23,333.3	23,333.3	70,000.0	70,000.0	3	1,320.0	PRIV
Quintana Energy Partners, L.P.	2006	601 Jefferson Street	Suite 3600	Houston, Texas 77002	06/24/2010	03/31/2006	Houston, TX	1,454.0	1,454.0	15,000.0	264.0	16	650.0	PRIV
R. Chaney & Co., Inc.	1994	909 Fannin Street	Suite 1275	Houston, Texas 77010	11/01/1994	11/01/1994	Houston, TX	5,000.0	5,000.0	5,000.0	5,000.0	1	40.0	PRIV
RSTW Partners III, L.P.	1997	5847 San Felipe		Houston, Texas 77057	10/31/2001	01/21/1998	Houston, TX	15,351.4	9,978.4	36,000.0	799.0	13	500.0	PRIV
Redstone Equity Fund I, L.P.	1999	109 North Post Oak Lane	Suite 200	Houston, Texas 77024	08/06/2001	12/19/2000	Houston, TX	635.0	635.0	1,270.0	1,270.0	2	50.0	FINCORP
Reliant Energy Ventures	1998	1201 Fannin Street		Houston, Texas 77002	11/15/2001	03/31/2000	Houston, TX	716.9	716.9	1,027.0	406.7	2		CORPVEN
Reliant Energy Ventures - Unspecified Fund	1998	1201 Fannin Street		Houston, Texas 77002	11/18/2002	09/28/2000	Houston, TX	8,754.4	5,836.3	27,187.0	2,125.0	4		CORPVEN
Rice Partners II, L.P. (AKA: RPII)	1994	5847 San Felipe		Houston, Texas 77057	12/27/2002	05/04/1995	Houston, TX	7,127.2	4,669.6	17,031.0	500.0	19	250.0	PRIV
SCF-III, L.P.	1995	600 Travis	Suite 6600	Houston, Texas 77002	02/01/2000	07/01/1995	Houston, TX	16,160.2	8,814.6	39,335.0	500.0	6	205.0	PRIV
SCF-IV, L.P.	1998	600 Travis	Suite 6600	Houston, Texas 77002	07/04/2006	08/17/1999	Houston, TX	2,148.2	1,288.9	10,000.0	2,889.0	6	500.0	PRIV
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	Houston, TX	1,050.0	1,050.0	1,050.0	1,050.0	1	10.0	PRIV

Service Firms

Name	Address	Type of Service	Year founded
iDiscover	14027 Memorial Dr	Consulting
January Advisors	723 Main St	Consulting	2009
Aleberry	177 W Gray St	Design	2009
Bouncing Pixel	2802 Albany St	Design	2009
Culture Pilot	228 West 19th St	Design	2003
Benjamin Ochoa, Attonery at Law	1121 Delano St	Law	2012
Daniel Krohn, Attorny at Law	820 Richmond	Law	2010
I AM Marketing and Innovation	3400 Timmons	Marketing	2013

Coworking Spaces

Name	Address	Year Founded
START Houston	1121 Delano St	2012
Level Office	405 Main Street	2014
Level Office	720 Rusk	2014
Sharespace	2201 Preston St	2013
Platform Houston	5504 Morningside Dr	2012
Launch Effect	1605 Potomac Drive, Houston, TX 77057	2014
Houston Makerspace	3605 Texas Street	2013
TXRX Labs	205 Roberts St	2009

Benchmarking Accelerators

• Y Combinator
• Chicago Booth NVC Accelerator
• Mucker Capital
• Tech Stars

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

Related Organizations

Name	Address	Type of group	Industry focus	Year formed
GroundUP Houston	2802 Albany Street	Meetup Group	all	2010
Houston iPhone Developers' Meetup	4012 Westheimer Rd.	Meetup Group	IT	2008
LiftFund	3300 CHIMNEY ROCK	non-profit	all	1994
MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas (Houston)	N/A	Organization	High Tech - Service-Based Focus	1984
Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship	6100 Main St.	Organization	High Tech - Multiple Industries	2000
BioHouston	2450 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX	Organization	Biotech - Life Science	2001
Biotechnology Commercialization Center (BCC) at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC-H)	7000 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030	Organization	Biotech - Life Science	2009
Business Technology Center (BTC) at Houston Business Development Inc. (HBDI)	5330 Griggs Rd.	Organization	Multiple Industries - Service-Based Focus	1986
Center for Business Development (CBD)	N/A	Organization	Multiple Industries - Service-Based Focus	N/A
NSBRI Industry Forum	6500 Main Street,	Organization	Biotech - Space Biomedical	N/A
SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives)	8701 S. Gessner	Organization	all	1965