Blair Garrou

VC @ Mercury Fund | Adjunct Prof @ Rice | AI / Blockchain / FrontierTech

📍 Houston, Texas, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 32 investments📅 21 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States20+ investments
32
Total investments
16
Early stage
5
Mid stage
7
Late stage
21y
Years active

Portfolio

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Venture Investor
May 2025
OpenTrade provides an institutional grade platform for yield products designed for fintechs and institutional investors across Web2 and Web3 ecosystems. Our offerings combines a technology platform with legal and operational frameworks and services that together support safe, compliant, and scalable yield products for the next generation of financial services & markets.
Venture Investor & Board Member
Mar 2025
Collide builds AI infrastructure purpose-built for the energy industry. Our domain-specific systems integrate into complex engineering and commercial workflows, enabling operators to make faster, more reliable decisions at scale.
late stageOil and Gas
Venture Investor & Board Member
Mar 2025
collide is the tab you’ll want to leave open all day. ask and answer technical questions in the no-nonsense, hand-vetted energy community. throw your toughest Qs at collide ai and get answers with real citations. built by industry professionals, exclusively for industry professionals. apply to join today @ collide.io
Venture Investor
Feb 2025
Venus Aerospace has built the first generational improvement in rocket engine technology since the Apollo missions. After the fastest and most capital-efficient rocket engine development in history, on May 14, 2025, Venus executed the first ever test flight of a high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE), ushering in the future of rocket propulsion.
Venture Investor
Jan 2025
Nectar Social is an agentic community management and social listening platform for the worlds leading businesses.
Venture Investor
Dec 2024
Starlab Space is a global joint venture between Voyager Space, Airbus, Mitsubishi Corporation, and MDA Space to provide orbital services and enable world-changing discoveries and solutions through an international network of partners. The two main priorities of Starlab Space are the design, development, and operation of the commercial Starlab Space Station and the establishment of a sustainable Global Space Enterprise. Starlab’s collaborative approach allows us to leverage the strengths and expertise of individual partners, maximize investments, and accelerate development through our global, commercial space ecosystem.
Venture Investor
Oct 2024
SmartAC.com, we’re redefining how service businesses connect with their customers. What started as a mission to modernize the HVAC industry has evolved into a powerful platform that helps contractors and service providers build stronger relationships, grow predictable revenue, and deliver smarter experiences to homeowners and property managers. Our technology bridges the gap between traditional service and the connected future. Through intelligent monitoring, data-driven insights, and seamless integrations, SmartAC.com empowers businesses to stay ahead of system issues, enhance customer trust, and operate more efficiently. By turning real-time performance data into actionable opportunities, we make it easier for service providers to focus on what matters most — providing comfort, reliability, and peace of mind. We believe that success in the home services industry isn’t just about fixing problems — it’s about building relationships. That’s why our platform is designed to help businesses grow their membership programs, improve retention, and create lasting value with every customer interaction. From automated alerts to predictive maintenance insights, SmartAC.com equips contractors with the tools they need to deliver proactive service that drives loyalty and recurring revenue. As we continue to innovate, our vision extends beyond HVAC. SmartAC.com is becoming the growth engine for connected service industries everywhere — from plumbing and electrical to energy and beyond. Our goal is to create a world where homeowners and service professionals are seamlessly connected through technology that empowers both sides of the relationship. SmartAC.com is more than a technology platform — it’s a partnership built on trust, innovation, and shared success. We’re proud to stand alongside the hardworking professionals who keep homes and businesses running, helping them grow faster, work smarter, and deliver service that truly stands out.
Venture Investor and Board Member
Jun 2024
MealMe is on a mission to embed commerce into every website and app. Our core approach is to offer our technology in the form of APIs and SDKs that are easily integrated into any platform.
Venture Investor
Jun 2023
Medefy is a healthcare benefits navigation mobile platform that helps employers revolutionize their benefits offerings by empowering health plan members to find and use their health benefits — right when they need them. The platform provides a centralized tool that connects users with live benefits experts 24/7. For more information, visit Medefy.com.
Venture Investor
Mar 2023
OmniScience is a leading AI organization that advances clinical trials with Vivo, the first agentic AI control tower to unify data and deliver real-time, explainable insights. Our goal is to help trial teams act faster, reduce costs, and bring life-changing treatments to patients sooner.
Venture Investor & Board Member
Jan 2023
Build the future with us. Were bringing together the brightest minds and makers in the investmentsphere. We dance on the cutting edge, we challenge the status quo, and we care deeply about giving developers around the globe the tools they need to unlock a new world of investment enabled possibilities. We are Brassica.
Venture Investor & Board Member
Jan 2021
Cart.com is the leading provider of unified commerce and logistics solutions that enable B2C and B2B companies to master omnichannel commerce, from product discovery to order delivery. The company’s enterprise-grade software, services and logistics infrastructure, including its own network of fulfillment and distribution centers, are used by some of the world’s most beloved brands and most complex companies to streamline operations across channels and drive more efficient growth. With over 6,000 customers, 1,600 employees and a nationwide network of 18 fulfillment and distribution centers spanning over 10 million square feet, Cart.com is transforming how commerce works in the omnichannel world.
Venture Investor
Nov 2020
Venture Investor
Nov 2020
Topl is developing a Bitcoin layer 2 protocol that supports builders in emerging markets and those building a more inclusive and interconnected future. Topls Thunder network runs seamlessly alongside Bitcoin, bringing increased functionality, speed, and affordability to the most widely adopted cryptocurrency.
Venture Investor & Board Observer
2019
Otto is how modern veterinary clinics deliver big wins. We partner with you to put tedious tasks on Otto-pilot so you can focus on the best parts of your job.
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2025
Venture Investor
May 2025
OpenTrade provides an institutional grade platform for yield products designed for fintechs and institutional investors across Web2 and Web3 ecosystems. Our offerings combines a technology platform with legal and operational frameworks and services that together support safe, compliant, and scalable yield products for the next generation of financial services & markets.
Venture Investor & Board Member
Mar 2025
Collide builds AI infrastructure purpose-built for the energy industry. Our domain-specific systems integrate into complex engineering and commercial workflows, enabling operators to make faster, more reliable decisions at scale.
late stageOil and Gas
Venture Investor & Board Member
Mar 2025
collide is the tab you’ll want to leave open all day. ask and answer technical questions in the no-nonsense, hand-vetted energy community. throw your toughest Qs at collide ai and get answers with real citations. built by industry professionals, exclusively for industry professionals. apply to join today @ collide.io
Venture Investor
Feb 2025
Venus Aerospace has built the first generational improvement in rocket engine technology since the Apollo missions. After the fastest and most capital-efficient rocket engine development in history, on May 14, 2025, Venus executed the first ever test flight of a high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE), ushering in the future of rocket propulsion.
Venture Investor
Jan 2025
Nectar Social is an agentic community management and social listening platform for the worlds leading businesses.
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