Blair Garrou
Investor at Mercury
Houston, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2004 - Current
Mercury is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on software entrepreneurs and innovation outside the coasts. Mercury’s investment themes target startups enabling the digital transformation of markets, industries, and customer relationships through fintech, machine learning, and AI. With over $750 million under management, Mercury was the first VC to consider Middle America a region unto itself.
Mercury Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm.
Adjunct Professor of Management, Rice Business
2006
Venture Investor & Board Member
2021
Cart.com is a technology company that provides a unified commerce platform to help companies from discovery to delivery.
Raised $759,213,278.00 from BlackRock, Silicon Valley Bank and Trinity Capital.
Venture Investor & Board Member
2014
Venture Investor & Board Member
2023
OmniScience is a leading AI organization advancing life science missions through unparalleled expertise in biology and data science.
Venture Investor
2025
Venture Investor & Board Member
2007
Venture Investor & Board Member
2019
Otto provides an integrated mobile app extension to existing veterinarian practice management systems.
Raised $50,000,000.00 from Boehringer Ingelheim, Mercury and Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
Venture Investor & Board Member
2018
Spruce develops a platform that enables individuals to receive services in their homes through a mobile app.
Raised $40,600,000.00 from SoftBank, Fitz Gate Ventures, Seamless Capital, New Age Ventures, Mercury, Raven One Ventures and Sweat Equity Partners.
Venture Investor
2024
Education
BS
1990 - 1994