Houston Startups List
Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Houston.
Blair Garrou
Investor
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.
Mehdi Houdaigui
Co-Founder of Hurl. Strong mgmt experience with over 8 years providing technology risk & strategy consulting services to clients across multiple industries.
Sergey Averin, Ph.D.
entrepreneur, investor, educator
Justin Kvasnicka
Investor
Sr. Strategy Advisor, Dell, Inc. Formerly Fund Manager, BR Venture Fund; Senior Analyst, Capital Southwest Corporation; Analyst, JP Morgan Investment Bank.
Will Clifton
Investor
Director, R&D @procyrion, Founder @enventure • MD from @baylor-college-of-medicine, BioE at @university-of-southern-california
Stephen R. White
Founder & CEO of @qukku; Entrepreneur in Residence at Houston Technology Center
Bryan Guido Hassin
Co-founder of three global cleantech startups (two acquired), CXO of two more (one acquired). @imd-1 MBA, @rice-university CS/EE, and ex @uunet
Mark Clark
Investor
Founder @darc-corporation, O2Works • Worked at @oracle-corporation • Investor @fantree, @klick-push • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
John Elmer
Worked at @ingrain, @s2s-systems-international-llc • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1, @university-of-houston
Ken Tola
CTO of @ip-ghoster Startup focused on providing next generation communication security which will replace VPN.
Louis Marascio
Entrepreneur; Market Hacker; Troublemaker
Guillermo de Leon
Investor
Founder @blue-line-investment-group-llc • Investor @geeklist, @ycharts
Adithya Balasubramanian
David Cross
Founded Ternion CrossFit, Engineer at Shell, Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech.
Norman Nabhan
Distinguished financial services professional Norman Nabhan began his vocation after completing his bachelor of arts in business and liberal arts at @purdue-university.
http://normannabhan.tumblr.com/
Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet, MBA, PMP
Entrepreneur, Advisor and Project Manager. Work at Uber Opearations. Co-founded BCMPros. Founded @gonzalez-loumiet-group and FuseTank.
http://blog.eduardogonzalezloumiet.com/
Henry Vail
Henry Vail is an accomplished wealth advisor who serves physicians and other affluent clients at Sucre-Vail Wealth Advisors in Houston, Texas.
http://henryvail.wordpress.com/
Sudhi Seshachala
Founder & CTO @xervmon, @hoodukucloud • Worked at @hp, @seebeyond-technology
Eric Walloga
Director of sales for Valassis, Inc., Eric Walloga commands 20 years of experience in advertising sales.
http://ericwalloga.wordpress.com
Marc Nathan
Investor
@cubit-planning. Advisor to Giftiki, @storymix-media.
http://www.startuphouston.com
Duncan Dodds
Investor
Founder: Big Vision Advisors, Tops Global, Inc., Alliance Media Group. Advisor: Mach10Ventures, Moolala.com. Former CSO, Flippen Group & CEO, Joel Osteen Min.
Chris Church
Dedicated entrepreneur in the SaaS and OSHW spaces. Hacker, developer, and advisor.
http://dronecolony.com
D. C. Toedt
Tech company lawyer. Former VP/GC of BVEW (Nasdaq), partner at national IP firm. Law review, high-honors math degree at UT Austin. Ex-Navy nuke officer.
http://www.toedt.com/dct-blog
Ryan Jones
Investor
Product & Business Operations Manager. Data nut. Interested in iOS software eating the world. @duke-university
http://iamconcise.com
Tanvir Aman
As president and founder of Loyalty Apps, Tanvir Aman has integrated loyalty programs to mobile device engagement. A dynamic 13-year career in management, marketing, and business development in the technology, oil and gas, and distribution industries.
Sudz Khawaja
Investor
Angel Investor, @band-of-angels, Founder / Executive at 4 startups (3 exits, 1 operating). Enterprise Software & Professional Services (@accenture) background.