To Jump-Start Corporation Innovation, Choose The Startup Next Door, was published in Innovation Enterprise and was written by Adrian Fortino.
Adrian Fortino, Partner at Mercury Fund, shares insights into corporate innovation through Midcontinent startups.
The engineers’ ‘eye,’ unparalleled capital efficiency, or a glut of top-tier technology grads might all be …
Mercury Fund is a Houston and Ann Arbor-based venture fund that invests in early-stage startups throughout the Midcontinent. Our unique positioning is built on the belief that entrepreneurship is not a coastal pursuit — innovation happens everywhere. When Mercury was founded in 2005, our focus was on Texas and the …
4 Ways to Excel at SaaS Outside Silicon Valley, was published in Inc. and was written by Ilya Pozin.
Adrian Fortino, Partner at Mercury Fund, shares tips into starting a successful SaaS business outside of Silicon Valley.
Entrepreneurs have no shortage of decisions to make when starting their companies. But …
How to make yourself marketable as an IoT software engineer, was published in TechBeacon and was written by Will Kelly.
Adrian Fortino, Partner at Mercury Fund, shares his insight into building out analytics skills.
Opportunities abound for software engineers these days in the booming Internet of Things (IoT) business. Whether …
Midcontinent Venture Capital – Growing in Leaps and Bounds, was published in Kauffman Fellows Report and was written by Aziz Gilani and LK Pryzant.
Aziz Gilani and LK Pryzant, members of the Mercury Fund team, share insight into venture capital activity in the middle of the country.
In my original …
Don’t Forget the Fly-Over States, was published in Entrepreneur and was written by Jeff Harbach.
Aziz Gilani, Partner at Mercury Fund, shares his insight into the vast opportunities for founders if they locate near Midwestern hubs.
A big trend we are seeing in the venture capital world is that investors …
Houston VC: St. Louis should bet big on agtech, fintech, was published in St. Louis Business Journal and was written by Brian Feldt.
Blair Garrou, Partner at Mercury Fund, shares his insight into the St. Louis startup scene.
St. Louis needs to double — even triple — down on what …
Need to Meet: Adrian Fortino, a thematic investor at Mercury Fund, was published in Venture Capital Journal and was written by Eamon Murphy.
Adrian Fortino, Partner at Mercury Fund, shares his insight into his experience as an entrepreneur and his thematic investment strategy as a VC.
Before Adrian Fortino …
VCs remain optimistic about Austin despite overall tech slowdown, was published in Crain’s Austin and was written by Mary Ann Azevedo.
Aziz Gilani, Partner at Mercury Fund, shares his insight into Austin’s sustainability as a thriving city for entrepreneurs.
While much of the nation is seeing declines in venture capital …
LISNR at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
Cincinnati based startup founder, Rodney Williams, gave a keynote at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in France last month. Each year, select experts in innovation are invited to speak at the festival to share their insights and experiences. …
