Mercury Fund

Mercury Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, that has been investing in disruptive technology startups outside of Silicon Valley since 2013. The firm leads or co-leads Seed and Series A rounds, with initial check sizes of $1M–$5M (and pre-seed investments as low as $100K for strong thematic fits), expecting to deploy $6M–$8M per company over its lifetime. Mercury focuses on two primary investment themes: vertical AI platforms targeting deeply entrenched legacy industries, and blockchain infrastructure centered on stablecoins and tokenization. Core sectors include fintech, retail and supply chain, healthcare, energy and industrials, manufacturing, logistics, and defense. The firm manages approximately $750M in assets across 50+ active portfolio companies and 30+ exits, with over $18B in reported value creation since inception. Mercury's value-add platform includes the Mercury Method operational framework, OpsHygiene assessments, fractional executive support, and Quicksilver Labs, an in-house AI research lab. The firm targets founders in Texas and the broader Central U.S. region.