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Aziz Gilani
Mercury Fund General Partner | NVCA Board Member | Rice University Adjunct
Houston, Texas
Overview
Aziz Gilani is a General Partner at Mercury Fund and a Board Member at the National Venture Capital Association. He has a strong background in venture capital, entrepreneurship, and business strategy, with notable achievements including serving on multiple boards and teaching at Rice University as an adjunct lecturer in management and entrepreneurship.
Work Experience
Managing Director
2018 - Current
Partner
2011 - 2018
Associate / Kauffman Fellow
2009 - 2011
Intern
2008 - 2009
Mercury Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm.
Board Member
2024
National Venture Capital Association advocates for policies that promote long-term investment and encourage innovation.
Lecturer in Management – Entrepreneurship
2010
Board Member
2022
Board Member
2020
Careviso is a technology healthcare company helping to simplify and streamline patient access for molecular diagnostics.
Raised $36,361,176.00 from Ballast Point Ventures, Lytical Ventures and Mercury.
Board Member
2016
Graylog is a log management software platform for collecting, indexing, and analyzing log messages in one place.
Raised $71,400,000.00 from Harbert Growth Partners and Silver Lake Waterman.
Board Member
2014
Managing Member
2021
Board Member
2009
National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
2022 - 2024
Department of Commerce finalizes antidumping and countervailing duty investigation determinations against chinese chemical companies.