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− | {{ | + | {{Institution |
− | | | + | |Image= SURGE.png |
− | | | + | |Caption=SURGE Ventures Logo |
− | | | + | |Name=SURGE |
− | | | + | |Type=Accelerator |
− | | | + | |City=Houston |
− | | | + | |URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526224558/http://www.surgeventures.com/ |
− | | | + | |Cohort Size=32 |
+ | |Percent Funded= 12.50% | ||
+ | |Percent Acquired= 3.31% | ||
+ | |Percent IPO= 0% | ||
+ | |Number of Directors=1 | ||
+ | |Experienced Directors=1 | ||
+ | |Date Founded=2011 | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | Part of the [[Start-Up Guide (Issue Brief)]] Series | |
+ | |||
+ | ==About== | ||
+ | <onlyinclude>SURGE Venture's accelerator program was a Houston-based, for-profit institution founded in 2011. It is no longer operating and closed down in 2016. It advertised a wide array of services, including funding, access to experts, educational programs and mentorship. SURGE's director has direct entrepreneurship experience as an established entrepreneur. Of the 32 startups which had enrolled in the SURGE program, four had received venture capital funding. One company which had participated in HHV's NextHIT program was acquired and none exited in an IPO. | ||
+ | </onlyinclude> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Contact Information== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Website | ||
+ | |https://web.archive.org/web/20160526224558/http://www.surgeventures.com/ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Address | ||
+ | |177 W. Gray St., Houston, TX 77019 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Portfolio== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | ! style="text-align:left;"| Name | ||
+ | ! VC? | ||
+ | ! Acquired? | ||
+ | ! IPO? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |INRFOOD | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |myRoundUp2 | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |myLabBox | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The Hippo Kitchen | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |myLabBox | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |myLabBox | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Adient | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Luminostics | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Directors== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | ! style="text-align:left;"| Name | ||
+ | ! Bio | ||
+ | ! Class | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Jeff Frey | ||
+ | |Information Services Director; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | ||
+ | |None | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Christopher McCord | ||
+ | |Managing Director; Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP) | ||
+ | |D2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Patrick J. McGinnis | ||
+ | |Director of Medical Informatics, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Adjunct Professor, UT Houston School of Biomedical Informatics | ||
+ | |None | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Huyen Bui | ||
+ | |CTO, Life Line Screening, CTO and Founding Member, Esurance.com | ||
+ | |D1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Greg Wright | ||
+ | |Founder, HATCH Pitch Competition Co-producer and Curriculum Development | ||
+ | |D1 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Services Provided== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |Funding | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Experts | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Education | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Office Space | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Mentoring | ||
+ | |} |
Revision as of 12:41, 8 November 2016
SURGE | |
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SURGE Ventures Logo | |
Institution Information | |
Cohort Information | |
Director Information | |
City | Houston |
URL | https://web.archive.org/web/20160526224558/http://www.surgeventures.com/ |
Date Founded | 2011 |
Cohort Size | 32 |
Percent Funded | 12.50% |
Percent Acquired | 3.31% |
Percent IPO | 0%"%" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 0. |
Number of Directors | 1 |
Experienced Directors | 1 |
© McNair Center, 2016 |
Part of the Start-Up Guide (Issue Brief) Series
About
SURGE Venture's accelerator program was a Houston-based, for-profit institution founded in 2011. It is no longer operating and closed down in 2016. It advertised a wide array of services, including funding, access to experts, educational programs and mentorship. SURGE's director has direct entrepreneurship experience as an established entrepreneur. Of the 32 startups which had enrolled in the SURGE program, four had received venture capital funding. One company which had participated in HHV's NextHIT program was acquired and none exited in an IPO.
Contact Information
Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20160526224558/http://www.surgeventures.com/ |
Address | 177 W. Gray St., Houston, TX 77019 |
Portfolio
Name | VC? | Acquired? | IPO? |
---|---|---|---|
INRFOOD | No | No | No |
myRoundUp2 | No | No | No |
myLabBox | No | No | No |
The Hippo Kitchen | No | No | No |
myLabBox | No | No | No |
myLabBox | No | No | No |
Adient | No | No | No |
Luminostics | No | No | No |
Directors
Name | Bio | Class |
---|---|---|
Jeff Frey | Information Services Director; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | None |
Christopher McCord | Managing Director; Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP) | D2 |
Patrick J. McGinnis | Director of Medical Informatics, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Adjunct Professor, UT Houston School of Biomedical Informatics | None |
Huyen Bui | CTO, Life Line Screening, CTO and Founding Member, Esurance.com | D1 |
Greg Wright | Founder, HATCH Pitch Competition Co-producer and Curriculum Development | D1 |
Services Provided
Funding |
Experts |
Education |
Office Space |
Mentoring |