Investors backing Houston startups
832 investors have backed a company based in Houston: 704 funds and 128 angels. Mercury Fund, Alumni Ventures and Right Side Capital Management lead by local deal count, and most of them sit outside Houston.
The most active investors in Houston
What the numbers say about Houston
832 investors have backed a Houston company. 704 funds and 128 angels
Only 452 of the 704 funds are classic VC firms. The rest are syndicates, family offices and private equity
Series A and Seed are neck and neck. 749 and 747 active investors
Mercury Fund leads by deal count. 33 investments in Houston
How a founder raised from investors like these
Frequently asked
Are there venture funds based in Houston?
A handful, which is why this page counts investors by portfolio instead. The 832 investors here have already written a cheque into a Houston company from wherever they sit, and that is the list that matters for outreach.
How many investors do founders contact to get meetings?
Founders in our Raise Benchmarks reached 45 to 900 investors per round. in2ition.ai closed $1M from 4 investors. Besample reached 900 investors for 55 first meetings. A wide, well-targeted list beats ten warm names.
How do I get a warm intro to these investors?
Fundraisly's Warm Intro maps your team's LinkedIn connections against every investor in this database and shows which of these funds and angels a colleague can introduce you to.
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