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Houston Ventures

Last cheque observed May 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $5.7M, Sept 2018VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BDigital MediaMobileInvestment Management

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque3086days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MRounds led0 of 2Sole investor1 rounds
Pitch Houston Ventures

Houston Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.0M

What they do

If yes, please send us information about yourself and your company. You can expect a response within five business days.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Digital MediaMobileInvestment Management
Based in
Houston, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. May
    OspreyDataSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MSole investor
  3. 2013

    1 round

  4. Sept
    GeoforceGrowth · US · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

CDCharles DavisCharles Davis is a Managing Member of Houston Ventures III, LP, the General PartneriFiling they signed
FLFred LummisMemberiFiling they signed
JNJames NewellJames Newell is a Managing Member of Houston Ventures III, LP, the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 4 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

4 of 10 we have independently watched raise

GeoforceKahuna Workforce SolutionsLiquidframeworksZilliantMesquite-technologies-llcNuphysiciaOsebergRigSecuritygateTracts

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Quick answers about Houston Ventures

What does Houston Ventures invest in?

Houston Ventures invests most often at Growth and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Digital Media, Mobile and Investment Management.

How active is Houston Ventures?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2018.

What has Houston Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: OspreyData (Series A, May 2018).

How big are Houston Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

Is Houston Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2018.

What kind of investor is Houston Ventures?

Houston Ventures is a VC firm based in Houston, United States.

Has Houston Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Sept 2018, reporting $5.7M raised.

Does Houston Ventures take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

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