Tom Ambrose

Partner at Black Bay Partners

📍 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 12 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2024
VC🌍 United States
12
Total investments
5
Early stage
2
Mid stage
1
Late stage
13y
Years active

Portfolio

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Board Member
Feb 2024
Capture Energy Inc.
early stageOil and Gas
Board Member
Jan 2024
Merichem Technologies is a global provider of sulfur treating solutions, including market-leading technologies such as LO-CAT®, FIBER FILM®, THIOLEX®, MERICAT®, MERICON®, and a suite of proprietary chemical catalysts. The Company’s capabilities include design, engineering, fabrication, R&D, and implementation of both chemical catalysts and mechanical solutions to treat sulfur and other impurities across many different industries and markets including renewables, gas treating, downstream and midstream as well as many others. Merichem Technologies’ reputation has been built over several decades, with mission critical applications across the globe.
Board Member
May 2023
Winston Rhea Scholars is a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that strives to assist current and former foster youth transitioning out of care and into adulthood by providing mentorship, community support, financial resources, and other living skills.
Board Member
Dec 2020
Formed in 2020, Piñon Midstream is a private midstream services provider focused on gathering and treating sour gas in the northern Delaware Basin. Piñon offers producers in the region a full menu of sour gas services that include field gathering and compression, sour condensate stabilization and marketing, amine treating for removal of H2S & CO2, acid gas injection and sweet/rich gas high-pressure delivery to multiple processing options.
early stageOil and Gas
Board Member
Jul 2018
Clean Chemistry is an oilfield services company and we're inspired on a daily basis by our roots as a technology company. Formed in 2012, we've taken the idea that there's a cleaner approach to some of the dirtiest industrial problems and we've applied that thought process primarily to the oilfield. We are experts, entrepreneurs, innovators and realists. We rely on our team and their hard work, dedication and commitment to excellence on a daily basis and we're proud of our culture of excellence. It isn't easy to make it as a new technology in this industry - in any industry really - but we're still thriving and we're excited to explore new opportunities in the oilfield and beyond. Our core values center around Innovation, Safety and Service. As we share content, provide educational resources and explore what we do and what makes us unique in this industry we think it’ll become clear that these values truly do inform our day to day operations and our relationships with our customers.
late stageOil and Gas
Board Member
Jan 2018
NEXGEN is a forward-thinking company that takes a non-traditional approach to oilfield chemistry and applications. Utilizing the experience and expertise of our team, we will work with oil and gas operators and other business partners to design custom solutions to address costly operational problems and inefficiencies. Our mission is to deliver truly differentiating chemical technology to increase efficiency and reduce the total cost of operations. Greater efficiency, that’s the power of true innovation! NEXGEN Oilfield Chemicals, LLC is a privately held oilfield service company comprised of a staff of highly experienced chemical development and application experts. The company’s headquarters is located in Houston, Texas area and services the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. NEXGEN offers consulting services and customized chemical solutions for our business partners including oil and gas operators as well as oilfield service companies. Our mission is to deliver truly differentiating chemical technology to increase efficiency and reduce the total cost of operations for the end user. NEXGEN exclusive technologies include a game-changing, non-triazine H2S scavenger chemistry, SCAVGEN™, that is a true replacement for MEA triazine on a global level. This patent pending technology is field proven and offers superior performance versus any competing technology on the market today.
early stageOil and Gas
Board Member
Sep 2017
Founded in 2012, SCS Technologies is a leading manufacturer of critical liquid measurement equipment, vapor recovery units, transloaders and other associated equipment coupled with controls and automation solutions in the Permian Basin. We serve clients in many segments of the energy and industrial space and take great pride in providing PLC-based control systems, control panel fabrication, and custody transfer liquid measurement (LACT/ACT/WACT/Systems), using the most current technologies. SCS also provides multiple field services including: meter proving, commercial/industrial electrical, LACT/VRU services, field construction and field automation. We strive to cultivate long-term relationships with our customers based on mutual trust, and a commitment to customer service and satisfaction. We place our clients first and go the extra mile to earn their business. SCS is ready to provide you with the most cost-effective approach and technical solutions that meets your needs.
mid stageOil and Gas
Board Member
May 2017
ADS has established a highly skilled team of pressure control professionals to deliver premium and innovative managed pressure drilling and well control solutions to the oil and gas industry. Based in Midland and Houston, the Company has a presence in the key US shale plays and provides products and services for the offshore and international markets. ADS recently opened the industry’s first managed pressure drilling technical training school, at its Odessa, TX manufacturing facility. The Company partnered with Black Bay Energy Capital in 2017 to expand its product suite and customer base, with particular emphasis on growth in the high-pressure drilling markets in the Permian Basin.
early stageOil and Gas
Board Observer
Jul 2013
Zahroof Valves Inc. (ZVI) is a Delaware C-Corp, incorporated in 11/2010, with its HQ in Houston, TX. ZVI manufactures and markets an innovative valve the StraightFlo valve for reciprocating gas compressors that has patents issued in over 30 countries world-wide. The valve, replacement for conventional valves, consists of standard modules or cartridges held stationary between a valve seat and carrier. All wear elements are within the modules, therefore, simply change out the modules to refurbish the valve. No machining required. 6 - 8 modules cover the entire compressor application, from 300 rpm to 3600 rpm, -40 to 550 F and all gases from sweet gas to acid gas. The modular design makes servicing the valves simple and minimizes inventory - reducing downtime, labor and operating cost. The modules are designed so that the gas flows straight through the valves without any changes in direction or incurring mixing losses. This makes the valves much more efficient than conventional valves, reducing compressor power and emissions. The design also makes the valve very tolerant to liquids and solids in the gas stream making it highly reliable, minimizing down time. Applications include: Natural gas (production, gathering, transmission, storage, CNG, LNG), CO2 (EOR, CSS), Petrochemicals, Process, multi-phase, Air, H2S, ammonia, technical gases, etc. The valves are highly tolerant to liquid and gas in the gas stream and is therefore exceptional in gas production, conventional or shale gas. Using these valves in a compressor: Reduces power consumption by 5 – 20%, reducing emissions at the same time. Multiplies the service interval by a factor of 2 to 5, minimizing compressor downtime. Simplifies service by eliminating all machining, skilled labor and special tools. Full service takes 5-10 minutes/valve onsite compared to days off-site for conventional valves. Reduces inventory by ~80%.
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2024
Board Member
Feb 2024
Capture Energy Inc.
early stageOil and Gas
Board Member
Jan 2024
Merichem Technologies is a global provider of sulfur treating solutions, including market-leading technologies such as LO-CAT®, FIBER FILM®, THIOLEX®, MERICAT®, MERICON®, and a suite of proprietary chemical catalysts. The Company’s capabilities include design, engineering, fabrication, R&D, and implementation of both chemical catalysts and mechanical solutions to treat sulfur and other impurities across many different industries and markets including renewables, gas treating, downstream and midstream as well as many others. Merichem Technologies’ reputation has been built over several decades, with mission critical applications across the globe.
2023
Board Member
May 2023
Winston Rhea Scholars is a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that strives to assist current and former foster youth transitioning out of care and into adulthood by providing mentorship, community support, financial resources, and other living skills.
2022
Board Member
Dec 2022
Allied Petrochemical is an independent provider of distillation and sulfonation services by powering industrial markets and stimulating a circular economy through recycled fuels, innovative distillation processes, and essential chemistries. We power industry through innovative distillation processes that turn waste into viable products. By reducing waste through innovative recycling processes, we’re moving away from the landfill and towards a more sustainable future. We power industrial markets through essential chemistries that are manufactured at our facility in Alvin, Texas. With over 20+ years of operating history, Allied has established a highly regarded industry reputation and long-standing customer and vendor relationships.
2020
Board Member
Dec 2020
Formed in 2020, Piñon Midstream is a private midstream services provider focused on gathering and treating sour gas in the northern Delaware Basin. Piñon offers producers in the region a full menu of sour gas services that include field gathering and compression, sour condensate stabilization and marketing, amine treating for removal of H2S & CO2, acid gas injection and sweet/rich gas high-pressure delivery to multiple processing options.
early stageOil and Gas
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