# Conoco

> Conoco is a VC fund in Houston backing Electronics, Marketplace and Market Research. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Houston, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2000
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/conoco
- Website: http://www.conoco.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conoco

Conoco is a VC fund in Houston focused on Electronics and Marketplace. The origin and heritage of the Conoco brand can be traced back to 1875, when Isaac E. Blake founded the Continental Oil Company in Ogden, Utah to provide petroleum products for Western pioneers. Today, the Conoco brand is owned by Phillips 66 Company® and Conoco quality gasolines are sold at more than 2,400 retail fuel sites in the United States.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Electronics | 1 | 100% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 100% |
| Market Research | 1 | 100% |
| Trading Platform | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Houston Street Exchange | The HoustonStreet European electricity trading platform is now live, marking the first step in establishing a multi-commodity, online trading platform spanning all European markets. Initially, trading is focused on power, with trading floors for England and Wales, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland, then expanding into other regionsand other commodities including crude oil, refined products and natural gas. |  |  | Mar 24, 2000 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Bowstreet — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NAI Elliott](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elliott-associates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- kRoad Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Publicis Sapient — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Vivendi Universal — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Conoco invest in?

Conoco invests primarily in Electronics, Marketplace and Market Research startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Conoco last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Conoco closed in Mar 2000. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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