Eric Elfman

Koupon Media, Inc. operates as a mobile coupon platform. Its platforms include offer management, targeting, distribution, and analytics. The company was founded by Scott Hutchinson and T. J. Person in 2011 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

GE Ventures LLC (GE Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of General Electric Co. founded in 2000 by James Kim. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

SURGE Ventures LLC ( SURGE Ventures ) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by kirk Brand Coburn. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Metal Networks, Inc. provides a platform for buying and selling industrial metal. It offers a seller platform and procurement platform. The company was founded by Jeremy Chapman and Adam Richard in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Kinetic Ventures LLC (Kinetic Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Technology & Entrepreneurship Center of Houston operates as a non-profit organization created to accelerate the growth of Houston’s innovation ecosystem. It aligns ecosystem support around strategic initiatives that are connecting, attracting, and promoting startups, investors, corporations, government, and universities. The company was founded in October 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Texas Ventures LLC (Texas Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Eugene Scott Crist. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

SnapStream Media, Inc. offers a cloud-based video clipping product that records and transcribes live video. The product makes it easy to create and share important moments.

eSupply Systems LLC operates an e-procurement and spend management platform for the multi-family industry. It is a cloud-based procurement and spend management platform for the property management industry enhanced with Purchasing Intelligence tools. The company was founded by Mortimer Singer and Keu Zafar in 2008 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Infinite Composites Technologies innovates advanced fuel storage products for compressed natural gas applications. It designs, develops, and manufactures advanced gas storage systems. The company was founded by R. Matt Villarreal and Michael T. Tate on October 1, 2010 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

Seismos, Inc. provides real-time subsurface fluid flow monitoring technology for oil and gas production. It offers oil recovery, carbon sequestration and frac stage evaluation solutions. The firm products include Seismos-FRAC, Seismos-CONNECT and Seismos-AI. The company was founded by Panos Adamopoulos in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Station Houston Ventures LLC (Station Houston Ventures), subsidiary of Capital Factory Management LLC, is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

FitzRandolph Gateway Management, LLC (FitzRandolph Gateway) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by D. Mark Poag. The firm is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

Houston Exponential, also known as hx, is an independent non-profit organization based in Houston, TX. Established in 2017, hx aims to accelerate the formation and growth of startups in the region. Acting as a convening organization, hx collaborates with various partners including startup development organizations, angel and venture capital firms, innovation-oriented corporations, and educational institutions. hx focuses on attracting talent, capital, and additional partnering organizations to Houston.

AETolls LLC operates as a mobile platform to allow users to pay for tolls. The company was founded by Manuel Fustes in 2015 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Cougar Venture (Cougar Venture) is a venture capital division of C. T. Bauer College of Business founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

QuotaPath, Inc. provides software solutions. Its products include Hit More Quotas, Make More Money, One Team One Mission, and Know Your Path Track Your Journey. The company was founded by Anthony J. Bruno, Matthew Cole Evetts and Eric Heydenberk and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA.

Texas Medical Center (Venture Capital) (Texas Medical Center) is a venture capital subsidiary of Texas Medical Center founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

CSL Ventures LLC (CSL Ventures LLC) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of CSL Capital Management LLC founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Piva Inc. (Piva Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Ricardo Angel & Adzmel Adznan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Integr8d Capital engages in operation of a venture capital firm. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Neology, Inc., tapNpay, Inc. is a company that makes paying tolls on your phone easier than ever. The company is based in Cedar Park, TX. tapnpay allows untagged drivers to charge the toll on their mobile phone. The CEO of the company is Kenneth Plunk. tapNpay was acquired by Neology, Inc. on June 21, 2023.

W.D. The private company is based in Houston, TX. Von Gonten Laboratories LLC provides drilling services. The company was founded in 2013 by William D. von Gonten. William D. von Gonten has been the CEO since 2013.

The Houston Angel Network functions as an alternative investment manager. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Gradient Works, Inc. provides dynamic book management software for B2B sales teams. The company is based in Austin, TX. The company's BookBuilder software helps sales teams manage which accounts are being worked on and by whom. The company was founded by Hayes Davis and Jenn Deering Davis.

Thread Magic, Inc. operates as an online platform for thread products. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 2019 by Markel Alayev and Matthew Linn. Markel Alayev has been the CEO since 2019.

Fraser McCombs Capital Management LLC (FM Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Chase Fraser. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.