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* Notable absences: Y Combinator and Rock Fund, both of which no longer identify as seed accelerators but as seed funds
=Houston Entrepreneurship Ecosystems===Incubators====Accelerators====Venture Capital Funds====Accelerators== [[Accelerator Rankings]] {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="borderCategory: 1px solid darkgray; bgcolor: #f9f9f9"! 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=={| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; bgcolor: #f9f9f9"! 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=={| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; bgcolor: #f9f9f9"! 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=={| class="wikitable"! 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== {| class="wikitable"! 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 StarsPublic]]
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===Accelerators===
An accelerator is a “fixed-term, cohort-based program including mentorship and educational components, that culminates in a public pitch event, often referred to as ‘demo-day’” (Cohen and Hochberg, 2014). The mission of an accelerator, often a non-profit entity, is to provide early stage start-ups with resources, mentorship, and networking needed to gain access to venture capital funding. On average, cohorts stay with an accelerator for 3 months cumulating with a pitch to several venture capital investors. (Fehder and Hochberg, 2014)
[[Image:SARPMap.jpgpng|frame|Map of notable accelerators in North America]]
====Top Seed Accelerators, 2014 (SARP)[http://www.seedrankings.com/(SARP)]====
#AngelPad (San Francisco, CA)
#MuckerLab (Santa Monica, CA)
#The Iron Yard (Greenville, SC)
===Hubs===
There are several networks of tech hubs around the country and around the world, including Google's North American Tech Hub Network [https://www.googleforentrepreneurs.com/startup-communities/the-north-america-tech-hub-network/] and 1776's Startup Federation[http://www.1776.vc/startup_federation/].
[[Image:Hubs Plot 1_Cropped.jpgpng|frame|2000px||Map of notable tech hubs in North America]]
'''Notable tech hubs in North America:'''
*Venn Centre[http://venncentre.ca/] (Moncton, CAN)
*Venture Hive[https://www.venturehive.com/] (Miami, FL)
==Venture Capital==
===Venture Capital Investment by Stage===
[[Image:Stage Investment GraphGrowth.jpg|400px|thumb|right]]
Start-ups are classified by Venture Capital firms into 4 stages [http://www.pwcmoneytree.com/Definitions/Definitions]: seed stage, early stage, expansion stage, and late stage. These stages of development help investors determine the potential return of an investment.
#IT ($3.25 Billion)
===Top U.S. Venture Capital Firms ===(from Forbes[http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2015/03/25/midas-top-ten-list-2015/], by most exists (successful) exits since January 2014)===
#Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers
#Bessemer Venture Partners
According to the University of New Hampshire's Center for Venture Capital Research[https://paulcollege.unh.edu/sites/paulcollege.unh.edu/files/webform/2014%20Analysis%20Report.pdf], 2014 saw Angel Investors contributing $24.1 billion, a slight decrease from 2013 investment.
==Other componentsComponents==
In addition to the larger institutional players, the ecosystem benefits from the presence of the following institutions and/or individuals in the community. The following components contribute to developing and cultivating a population of potential entrepreneurs and their innovations.
==Micro-Finance==
Micro-finance institutions are banks that give small loans to individuals or groups with low interest rates. The clients of micro-finance institutions are often lower-income households and small business owners looking for micro-loans to expand or create a small business venture. Currently, micro lending in the developing world is significantly more prolific than in the United States or in other developed countries, due to a combination of policy and market obstacles. Though not exclusively, micro-finance institutions are often linked with non governmental organizations, social entrepreneurship, and nonprofit ventures in an attempt to stimulate economic activity and job creation in developing communities. (Sterner and Murdoch, 2001)
