In 2019, 100 million businesses are expected to launch but a staggering 90% won’t see their fifth anniversary (GEM Global Report). To make matters worse, billions of private investment dollars will evaporate when these companies close. To improve the odds, funders and companies need better data to make better decisions.
Hockeystick is building software to deliver exactly that.
Seraf is a professional portfolio management tool for investors in early stage companies. Our solution enables individual investors, angel groups, family offices, funds, micro-VCs, and accelerators to track, analyze, optimize, report on and value their portfolios. Seraf puts the power of organization and analysis in their hands, and it puts organized records within the grasp of their clients, advisors and family.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives. The mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability. NIH invests nearly $37.3 billion annually in medical research for the American people. More than 80% of the NIH's funding is awarded through almost 50,000 competitive grants to more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 universities, medical schools, and other research institutions in every state and around the world.
Assure specializes in special purpose vehicles (SPVs) and fund administration for the private investment marketplace. They offer a full range of back-office services, a team of experienced professionals to guide you, and an innovative technology platform that is changing how deals get done. When you outsource to Assure, you’ll have more time to nurture your investor relationships and do more deals.
Foley Hoag LLP is a leading national law firm in the areas of dispute resolution, intellectual property, and corporate transactions for emerging, middle-market, and large-cap companies. With a deep understanding of clients strategic priorities, operational imperatives, and marketplace realities, the firm helps companies in the biopharma, high technology, energy technology, financial services and manufacturing sectors gain competitive advantage. The firm's 225 lawyers located in Boston, Washington, and the Emerging Enterprise Center in Waltham, Massachusetts join with a network of Lex Mundi law firms to provide global support for clients largest challenges and opportunities. For more information visit www.foleyhoag.com.
Rwanda Nguriza Nshore is a five-year, $14.9 million program funded by USAID that will drive the growth of small and medium enterprises in Rwanda and create non-farm jobs for rural Rwandans.
Iownit.us believes in the power of technology to drive change in the way we do everything and to open up new opportunities. Raising capital or making investments is not easy but the process does not have to be cumbersome. The right technology can make capital formation more convenient, secure and transparent. Leveraging our collective financial markets and technology expertise, we digitized, streamlined and optimized every step of the investment journey.
Alberta Innovates is a provincially funded corporation with a mandate to deliver 21st-century solutions for the most compelling challenges facing Albertans. We do this by building on our province’s research and technology development strengths in the core sectors of health, environment, energy, food and fibre, and platforms such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and omics. We are working with our partners to diversify Alberta’s economy, improve our environmental performance and enhance the well-being of Albertans through research and innovation.
Alberta Innovates is a provincially funded corporation with a mandate to deliver 21st-century solutions for the most compelling challenges facing Albertans. We do this by building on our province’s research and technology development strengths in the core sectors of health, environment, energy, food and fibre, and platforms such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and omics. We are working with our partners to diversify Alberta’s economy, improve our environmental performance and enhance the well-being of Albertans through research and innovation.
ALTO's mission is to democratize alternative asset investing. They give people the access and help they need to invest in what they want using their IRA savings. They make it easy for companies and funds to accept IRA investments both directly and via crowdfunding platforms.
BlueIron’s patent financing is designed for Seed, Angel, and Series A startup companies. Rather than pay for patents with the full up-front cost, financing frees up cash for operations, however, the biggest benefit of financing is BlueIron’s due diligence and research prior to patenting.
CrowdStreet is a crowdfunding platform for commercial real estate investing.With the goal of combining CRE investment expertise with technology, CrowdStreet provides direct access to a range of vetted, institutional-quality CRE opportunities and all the online tools needed to manage those investments. CrowdStreet provides investors the ability to diversify their portfolio with the 3rd-largest asset class, and one known for its stability.
IBTX specializes in risk management and insurance solutions. Empowered with innovative thinking, our experienced professionals deliver creative solutions to proactively manage risk, mitigate exposure and consequences and minimize financial and human impact. We are among the largest independent brokers in the Southwest with a mission to instill confidence in our clients.
Mainstar Trust is the trusted guide for individuals looking for help navigating through investment waters, offering alternative, cost-effective retirement solutions, excellent services, and prompt, personal client contact.
Since our business is providing custodial service for your self-directed retirement accounts, you can count on us to provide specialized services designed to allow you to diversify and maximize your long-term objectives. Account holders gain more control over their future and know where they’re headed and are not limited to traditional investment options.
Take a look at Mainstar Trust's eBook for angels - Improve Your Angel Returns with the Tax Efficiency of a Self-Directed IRA
Mason & Mason Technology Insurance Services is an independent insurance broker that specializes in providing services and solutions to innovative, high-risk industries. Since the brokerage was founded in 1988, they have become experts and leaders in our field. They don’t just work in the industry—they help to shape it so that they can design the most effective solutions for their clients.
TRISH is a lean, virtual institute empowered by the NASA Human Research Program to solve the challenges of human deep space exploration. TRISH supports both high-risk early-stage research as well as pre-seed and seed-stage health technologies that can be modified for use by astronauts on the way to Mars. TRISH connects the dots for game-changing space health countermeasures and technologies, and is exploring health's new frontiers.
VentureWell is on a mission to cultivate a pipeline of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven to solve the world's biggest challenges.
