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The Houston Angel Network serves both investors and those seeking funding by interacting with investor groups and accelerator programs; it is also active in the Houston Ecosystem, which makes for a strong deal flow network. Type and stage varies.

Stephanie Campbell is Managing Director of the non-profit Houston Angel Network, the oldest and largest angel network in Houston and the most active angel network in the U.S. Members of the Houston Angel Network have invested more than $100 million dollars in 300 deals since their inception in 2001.

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You’re drilling four miles below the earth’s surface and something down there breaks. What do you do? Greg Powers wants you to have the answer before you ask the question.

As Vice President of Global Innovation, Powers seeks technology that could help his company, even if the technology is not meant for the oil and gas industry. Sound like he’s searching for needles in a haystack? He is!

Greg Powers is Vice President of Global Innovation for oilfield services company Halliburton. He joined Halliburton in 2010.

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Could your startup use $1.2 million from some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs? You betcha!

Most Houston entrepreneurs know about the GOOSE Society—a group of uber-successful entrepreneurs who banded together in 2005 to provide angel investment and support to startups. But over time, as their “investments” have matured, their role is changing.

Samantha Lewis is Director of The GOOSE Society Venture Group, a super angel investment group of venture capital and private equity investors.

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