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STAGE: SEED and PRE-SEED
We work with technologies often before there is a business plan, a company in place or a management team.
SECTOR FOCUS
Information Technology:
• Software
• Networking and telecom
• Semiconductor design and fabrication
• Wireless
Life Sciences:
• Diagnostics
• Medical devices
• Drug discovery
• Therapeutics
Other:
• Nanotechnology
• Specialty Materials
CRITERIA
We are looking for opportunities where
• The IP is well defined and available — granted or close
• The underlying technology is demonstrable — it already "works"
• There is latent value outside the owner's current 'field-of-use' — it need not compete
• There is support from the inventors — documents are never enough
Unlike a typical VC, we expect to find...
• Gaps in the top-team (or no management team at all)
• Incomplete business plans, market entry plans
• Lack of clarity of the right business model
• Uncertain financing strategies
What we DON'T Look For
We are generally not looking to fund existing technology businesses, IP with limited patent protection, non-technology companies (service businesses, specialty retail, consumer products, etc).
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