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            <p>Hurricane Harvey may have highlighted a potential new tech hub for Houston: civic entrepreneurs.</p>

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            <p>They created apps and bots to help with relief and recovery efforts, such as connecting volunteers with those who needed help.&nbsp;</p>

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            <p>Blair Garrou, managing director of Houston-based venture capital firm Mercury Fund, said those entrepreneurial efforts have allowed Houston to view itself as a civic tech hub. More resources may be needed for a civic tech accelerator or incubator, and that's a perfect opportunity for the newly formed Houston Exponential.</p>

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            <p>Houston Exponential is a new nonprofit that merges the Houston Technology Center with the Greater Houston Partnership's technology innovation roundtable and the Mayor's Technology &amp; Innovation Task Force. The new organization will act as a central organization, or convener, to connect Houston's capital, academics, business accelerators, startups and corporations.</p>

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            <p>Garrou said it could pull resources from venture capitalists, the city and corporations to help expand that opportunity for civic entrepreneurs.&nbsp;</p>

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