People
Meet 655 founders, developers, designers, and operators building Houston's tech scene.
Marc Nathan
@cubit-planning. Advisor to Giftiki, @storymix-media.
Blair Garrou
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
Coburn is the founder and managing director of @surge-accelerator. Founder of @pga-tour-network @chief-outsiders
Eric Standlee
Investor in @shale-oil-and-gas-placement, @confidential-oil-and-gas-services-holding-company, @confidential-it-services-company, @american-prudential-capital.
Aziz Gilani
Director at @mercury-fund
Zaz Floreani
Diggin' big ideas, start-ups, and entrepreneurs. Dir of Corp Dev at a Texas startup. Wife of a Texas entrepreneur.
Vic Gatto
entrepreneur turned VC. Interested in learning about seed / early stage deals & evergreen funds.
Nabil Kassam
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
Co-Founder & Partner, OxonCapital ▪▫
Kraettli Lawrence Epperson
Founded @r7-solutions, @venturespur, @mann-diversified-services, @hyperalert, @manornet, @questia-media. Managing Partner @black-mesa-consulting-advisors
David Wesson
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
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
2 Turnarounds and Exits ; Over $200million in revenue generation; International Experience ; Board Member, Angel Investor; " RainMaker "
Justin Kvasnicka
Sr. Strategy Advisor, Dell, Inc. Formerly Fund Manager, BR Venture Fund; Senior Analyst, Capital Southwest Corporation; Analyst, JP Morgan Investment Bank.
James P. Mertz
Oil and Gas Exploration. BSEE Texas, MBA Highest Hon. MI Ross and IESE.
JR Garcia
Principal at Green Park & Golf Ventures (GPG). undergrad at Notre Dame, MBA at SMU. Time at FedEX, Bold Ventures, Lone Star.
Ms. Amanda Besemer
Film Producer. Serial Entrepreneur with exits. Angel investor. Connector.
Kala Marathi
@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
Investor in @marval-biosciences, @glycos-biotechnologies, @illumitex, @vertos-medical.
Bryan Emerson
President of Starlight Capital, Inc.
Jonathan Wasserstrum
Co-Founder at @thesquarefoot, Columbia MBA. Formerly Jones Lang LaSalle International Capital Group
Brad Wilson
Founder/CEO Creeris Ventures
Aron Susman
CPA, Co-Founder of @thesquarefoot, formerly VP at Medical Design Technologies. MPA from UT - Austin.
Brian Krpec
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).