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Houston Ventures

Houston Ventures

Houston, Texashouven.com

Overview

Houston Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Houston, Texas, that focuses on technology opportunities that solve operational problems in the energy and power industries. The firm, founded in 2004, invests in companies in the business products and services, energy, and information technology sectors. It began with predecessor funds SMH PEG I and II before rebranding as Houston Ventures with the launch of Fund III in 2011 and Fund IV in 2017. The firm's most recent fund mentioned, Houston Ventures IV, made investments in companies including Kahuna, Oseberg, and SecurityGate.io.

Portfolio Companies

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Website

houven.com

Investments

Houston Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
SecurityGateJun 2020Series ALead
Kahuna Workforce SolutionsApr 2019Series ALead
OsebergDec 2015Series ALead
Kahuna Workforce Solutions-Series A ExtensionCo-investor
Tracts-SeedLead

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersHouston, Texas
Year FoundedN/A

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