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Blair Garrou

Investor at Mercury

Houston, Texas

Overview 

Blair Garrou is a Venture Capitalist at Mercury in Houston, Texas, with a focus on investing in post-seed and Series A startups in sectors like Media/Content and Enterprise Software. With a background in entrepreneurship and digital media, Garrou has successfully managed investments in various companies and serves as a board member for multiple organizations. Notable highlights of Garrou's career include his role as Managing Director at Mercury, where he has made impactful investments in startups and his position as an Adjunct Professor of Management at Rice University, showcasing his expertise in the field of venture capital and entrepreneurship.

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

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