Ep. 031 – W – Institutional Venture Capital, How Individual Investors can Participate Effectively
Blair Garrou – co-founder and managing Director of Mercury Fund.
What is the history of Mercury Fund and how it has created its strategic advantage.
We follow the evolution of Houston’s growth as a Tech Start-Up City.
We discuss what is missing in the Venture Capital Industry especially related to the middle of the country vs. Venture Capital on the Coasts.
How and why Mercury Fund pivoted from being an early seed stage V.C. company to a Series A round funding company.
To learn more about what Series A means click here.
How you as an individual investor can add value to a large V.C. company even if you cannot write a million-dollar check.
We will explore the terms:
Seed funding/investing
Product-Market Fit
Run-Rate
Enterprise Customer
Also, learn how Investing alongside an experienced V.C. firm can lead to starting your own fund if you so choose.
Felix Chevalier –
Felix Chevalier is an attorney and is an investor. He represents companies in various industries such as energy, tech, manufacturing, healthcare, and transportation who are seeking market entry through governmental agencies domestically and internationally. Felix also works with companies abroad seeking to enter the U.S. market.
FChevalier@chevalierlaw.com
Educate – Empower and Enable.
About the author, Eric
Physician|Investor|Author|Speaker