Welcome to DFJ Mercury

DFJ Mercury is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, DFJ Mercury invests in compelling and novel start-up opportunities in the information technology, advanced materials and bioscience sectors. DFJ Mercury seeks to partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs to build globally competitive businesses, focusing on investments emanating out of Texas and targeted regional tech clusters in the Mid - and Southwest. Our team has extensive experience and strong relationships with technology transfer offices, and appreciates hard science with solid intellectual property. Our Firm has a particular focus on university spin-outs and incubation, often investing prior to a business plan or management team being formed.

Since inception in early 2005, DFJ Mercury has been one of the most active start-up and seed-stage investors in Texas, has consistently rated as a "Top VC Firm for Entrepreneurs" by Entrepreneur Magazine, and has become a "go-to" venture firm for entrepreneurs at the earliest stages of idea generation, company formation, and market execution. DFJ Mercury is an active partner in the DFJ Global Network of venture capital funds.