In Memory of Merc Mercure · Founder, Ball Aerospace · Founder, Boulder Ventures

The Merc List

"Every great technology business can be described in two words."

The Giants
TeslaElectric Cars
NvidiaAI Chips
AppleElectronic Gadgets
MicrosoftComputer Software
FacebookSocial Networks
AmazonOnline Shopping
GoogleInternet Search
Ball AerospaceSatellite Manufacturing
Ten of Ours
Array BioPharmaCancer Drugs
ArcherDXCancer Tests
Black Bear EnergyCommercial Solar
BroadHop4G Software
ClarabridgeCallcenter Software
DatavailDatabase Services
Lefthand NetworksEthernet Storage
LineRateProxy Services
Rally SoftwareDeveloper Tools
XifinBilling Software
How It's Enforced
Kyle: Merc, I'd like to lead the Series A round for Hauser Chemical Research.
Merc: What do they do?
Kyle: They use ethanol column extraction to make active pharmaceutical ingredients from plant substances at scale.
Merc: Too wordy. What do they do?
Kyle: They make Taxol for Bristol Myers Squibb.
Merc: Is that a good business?
Kyle: $720,000 per kilo. BMS ordered 200 kilos.
Approved
Boulder Ventures · From "Brevity," September 2024 · boulderventures.com/perspectives