DFJ Mercury’s Blair Garrou – @bgarrou – on the Role of Seed and Early Stage Investing #DD10 @capitalfactory

During the Capital Factory’s Demo Day in Austin, I had a chance to catch up with Blair Garrou, Managing Director at DFJ Mercury in Houston.  DFJ Mercury is a seed and early stage venture fund. VC Minded / Super Angel Financing Blair’s firm looks at deals ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000, so an event like [...]

Texas-Israel Chamber Offers Opportunity to Exhibit Smart-Grid/Smart-Home Technology Technology at Clean Energy Venture Summit in Austin / September 29-30

The Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce a potential opportunity for your CleanTech company to present your Smart-Grid/Smart-Home Technology, September 29-30, 2010 at the fourth annual Clean Energy Venture Summit (CEVS) in Austin, Texas.   The City of Austin’s electric utility company, Austin Energy and the local Clean Energy Incubator are the organizers of the Clean [...]

My Interview with Mark Ellison, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Economic Development – Texas A&M University

via youtube.com During the Texas Israel Chamber of Commerce’s Cleanovation event in Austin, I had a chance to catch up with Mark Ellison, Associate Vice Chancellor for Economic Development – Office of Technology Commercialization with the Texas A&M University System. Mark is on the Board of Directors of the Texas Israel Chamber, and formerly ran [...]