Mercury Fund is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage startups. The firm invests in entrepreneurs and technology innovation originating in the U.S. Midcontinent, particularly in the geographies that are under-ventured. Mercury Fund invests across a wide range of sectors including software, cloud computing, and data analytics, among others.

Mercury is an early-stage venture capital firm partnering with entrepreneurs to drive innovation across Middle America. Mercury’s investment themes target B2B SaaS and B2B2C marketplace platforms enabling the digital transformation of markets, industries, and customer relationships. With $750M under management, Mercury has created over $9 billion of value with an operationally focused investment strategy helping startups achieve rapid, sustainable growth.  Mercury is headquartered in Houston with offices in Austin, Texas and Ann Arbor, Michigan.  To learn more visit mercuryfund.com.

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Mercury’s newest team member Devin R. joined Co-founder Blair Garrou to catch up with Jishnu Nair of the Houston Business Journal!

The trio discussed Devin’s joining the fund, his professional journey and relocating to Houston. Read about how Devin’s background in growth equity and investment banking supports the fund’s focus on driving liquidity and returns. In addition to Redmond, the firm is seeking to bring in a Houston-based analyst.

Read the full article to get all the details.

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Despite a 50% M&A downturn in the financial services sector in 2023 compared to 2021, read why Blair sees signs of market optimism and his predictions for the coming years. 
 
Additionally, Blair shares how the goalposts have shifted for companies looking to raise their Series B rounds of capital from Growth Equity, and what that means for early-stage startup fundraising.
 
Read more in Axios FinTech’s Expert Voices interview with the Mercury Co-Founder.

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Mercury’s adrian fortino and Eddie Lou caught up with Chicago Inno and discussed the Chicago Tech market and if the VC and IPO markets will rebound in 2024.
 
Click the link below to read the full article!
 
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Mercury is hiring an Analyst at our Houston Headquarters office!

If you’re passionate about technology, innovation, and working in an entrepreneurial environment, let's talk!
 
Responsibilities include investment opportunity sourcing, diligence, network building, internal operations support, and more. This is a rare opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the venture capital industry and work directly under incredible leaders that are passionate about the development of their people.

To learn more about the position and apply visit:
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Mercury Ecommerce Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or related business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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