People

Meet 655 founders, developers, designers, and operators building Houston's tech scene.

Marc Nathan

Marc Nathan

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@cubit-planning. Advisor to Giftiki, @storymix-media.

Blair Garrou

Blair Garrou

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Managing Director of Mercury Fund, one of the most active seed/early-stage venture investors in the Midcontinent. Active advisor and mentor with seed accelerators.

Kirk Brand Coburn

Kirk Brand Coburn

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Coburn is the founder and managing director of @surge-accelerator. Founder of @pga-tour-network @chief-outsiders

Eric Standlee

Eric Standlee

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Investor in @shale-oil-and-gas-placement, @confidential-oil-and-gas-services-holding-company, @confidential-it-services-company, @american-prudential-capital.

Aziz Gilani

Aziz Gilani

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Director at @mercury-fund

Zaz Floreani

Zaz Floreani

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Diggin' big ideas, start-ups, and entrepreneurs. Dir of Corp Dev at a Texas startup. Wife of a Texas entrepreneur.

Vic Gatto

Vic Gatto

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entrepreneur turned VC. Interested in learning about seed / early stage deals & evergreen funds.

Nabil Kassam

Nabil Kassam

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Managing Director at Zynik Capital Corp. • Founder & Executive Chairman at @noble-iron & Texada Software Inc. • Studied at @harvard-university University & @stanford-graduate-school-of-business

Warren Pinkerton

Warren Pinkerton

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Co-Founder & Partner, OxonCapital ▪▫

Kraettli Lawrence Epperson

Kraettli Lawrence Epperson

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Founded @r7-solutions, @venturespur, @mann-diversified-services, @hyperalert, @manornet, @questia-media. Managing Partner @black-mesa-consulting-advisors

David Wesson

David Wesson

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Founder @geodynamics-inc, @peak-pressure-control-llc • Worked at @ds-wesson-investments • Investor @indinero, @sendhub • Studied at @southern-methodist-university, @texas-a-m-university

Blake Burris

Blake Burris

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Chief Hactivist of the global Cleanweb movement; catalyzing entrepreneurs in the world's mega cities to build the Clean Economy. fbFund grant recipient (2008). #cleanweb

CK Semlani

CK Semlani

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2 Turnarounds and Exits ; Over $200million in revenue generation; International Experience ; Board Member, Angel Investor; " RainMaker "

Justin Kvasnicka

Justin Kvasnicka

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Sr. Strategy Advisor, Dell, Inc. Formerly Fund Manager, BR Venture Fund; Senior Analyst, Capital Southwest Corporation; Analyst, JP Morgan Investment Bank.

James P. Mertz

James P. Mertz

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Oil and Gas Exploration. BSEE Texas, MBA Highest Hon. MI Ross and IESE.

JR Garcia

JR Garcia

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Principal at Green Park & Golf Ventures (GPG). undergrad at Notre Dame, MBA at SMU. Time at FedEX, Bold Ventures, Lone Star.

Ms. Amanda Besemer

Ms. Amanda Besemer

Film Producer. Serial Entrepreneur with exits. Angel investor. Connector.

Kala Marathi

Kala Marathi

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@houston-angel-network is the largest and most active angel network in Texas. Our members have invested more than $30M in 85+ deals.

Dan Janiak

Dan Janiak

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Investor in @marval-biosciences, @glycos-biotechnologies, @illumitex, @vertos-medical.

Bryan Emerson

Bryan Emerson

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President of Starlight Capital, Inc.

Jonathan Wasserstrum

Jonathan Wasserstrum

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Co-Founder at @thesquarefoot, Columbia MBA. Formerly Jones Lang LaSalle International Capital Group

Brad Wilson

Brad Wilson

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Founder/CEO Creeris Ventures

Aron Susman

Aron Susman

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CPA, Co-Founder of @thesquarefoot, formerly VP at Medical Design Technologies. MPA from UT - Austin.

Brian Krpec

Brian Krpec

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CEO of Big Data Elephants, 15+ yrs from start-ups to enterprise, prior work at Infochimps (sold to CSC), Performix Inc. (SAP landscape), Cognos (sold to IBM).

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