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Baltimore - Maryland, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Founder & Managing Partner of RareBreed Ventures
Maryland, United States
IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
Growth Equity Investor - Focus on Emerging Technologies
Growth Equity Investor - Focus on Emerging Technologies
- Annapolis Maryland - U.S.A., United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Consumer
Founder, Entrepreneur, Former I-Banker, Angel Investor
Co-Founder and Former CFO of @better-world-books, Baltimore Angels Member, Former CEO of Aid Through Trade, Co-Founder of Operation Incubation. World Traveler.
San Francisco Bay Area - New York - Chicago - California, U.S.A. - U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Partner, Broadhaven Ventures at Broadhaven Capital Partners
Partner, Broadhaven Ventures at Broadhaven Capital Partners
Senior Vice President, iCapital Network | Special Advisor, Panorama Point Partners | Fmr Director, Mosaic | Fmr Goldman Sachs PSI | Founder, NextGenEngage
Colorado, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Bill Miller is the founder and Managing Partner of Miller Investment Management. Bill is responsible for the overall investment strategy of both the venture and hedge funds. He is an active board member in a majority of the venture portfolio companies, where he leverages his experiences as an entrepreneur and investor to help companies make strategic decisions and grow their business. Bill co-founded StorageNetworks, a cloud data storage company, in 1997. The company grew to $125 million in revenues and completed an IPO in 2000, reaching a peak market cap of $16 billion. Bill has invested in 25 start-up companies over the past 15 years with 10 successful exits. Bill’s career also includes experience in the semiconductor industry and data storage sales. He has a BS in Chemistry from the University of Illinois.
Hong Kong - New York City (NY) - Bangkok Thailand - Bethesda Maryland - Houston Texas - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis
Executive Chairman of 365 Aviation & Owner of Lime Samui Villas
A former Equity Derivatives Trader now involved in a variety of businesses either as an Owner or Active Investor spanning Private Jet Charter, Asian Hospitality, Green Energy and a Volatility Hedge Fund. Currently focused on introducing Lime Samui Villas to the Thai market as a private luxury retreat and base to explore Samui's unspoilt west coast. www.LimeSamui.com
Annapolis Maryland - Chevy Chase Maryland - Los Angeles California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution)
Partner at Source Media Lab
New York City (NY) - Bethesda Maryland - Houston Texas - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness)
On January 3, 2012, Stellus Capital Management was established in connection with the spin out of the Direct Capital Unit of the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus focuses on the middle market, providing private credit financing to businesses in a wide range of industries, and private equity capital to energy-focused companies in North America. The Stellus team deployed more than $5 billion during their years investing together at the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus currently provides investment advice in respect of approximately $740 million in private credit and energy private equity investments generated while at the D. E. Shaw group. In Private Credit, Stellus focuses on the direct origination of debt for middle market companies, typically with modest corresponding equity co-investment. For Private equity and equity-linked debt investments, the firm targets small and middle market energy businesses (making investments of $10 million to $50 million). Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Stellus Capital Investment Corporation's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. Stellus is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and also maintains offices in the New York City area, and the Washington, D.C. area.
New York City (NY) - Chicago Illinois - Annapolis Maryland - Stevenson Washington - Illinois, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • CleanTech
Trilantic Capital Partners was formed in 2009 by the former principals of Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking (LBMB). Since 1989, funds managed by LBMB have invested approximately $5.6 billion of equity in over 60 companies. In April 2009, Trilantic Capital Partners senior management completed the acquisition of LBMB from the estate of Lehman Brothers. The acquisition was executed in partnership with Reinet Investments S.C.A., a listed investment trust controlled by the Rupert family, who made a strategic, minority investment in connection with the transaction. The firm targets investments of $75 to $200 million in firms with Enterprise Values of $100 million to $1 billion. The primary industry focus is on business services, consumer, energy, and financial services located in North America and Western Europe. Fund IV (2007) closed at $2.6 billion. The firm announced the closing of Trilantic Capital Partners V (North America) L.P. (December of 2013), a $2.2 billion private equity fund investing in the business services, consumer, energy and financial services sectors. Fund V North America exceeded its initial target of $2.0 billion and the size of its previous fund of $1.9 billion. Trilantic V North America is Trilantic's first stand-alone fund following its emergence from Lehman Brothers.
Beverly Hills California - London - New York City (NY) - Chicago Illinois - Bethesda Maryland - Indianapolis Indiana - Annapolis Maryland - Bellevue Washington - Houston Texas - Washington D.C - Indiana - Virginia - Texas - Illinois, U.S.A. - U.K. - India
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Logistics (& Distribution)
Perseus is a merchant bank and private equity fund management company headquartered in Washington, D.C., with an office in New York and an associated advisory firm in Munich. Perseus has invested in numerous growth equity, turnaround, and buyout transactions in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Perseus manages seven private equity funds and makes control equity investments in middle market companies that offer opportunities for value creation and enhancement. Since its inception in 1995, Perseus has made investments in more than 60 portfolio companies in a wide variety of industries in which Perseus and its principals have expertise, including energy, environmental, and engineering technologies; healthcare; and branded consumer products. Perseus has raised more than $1.6 billion in capital commitments. Perseus Partners VII, L.P., which was established in 2006, is a $602 million fund focused on control investments in middle market growth equity transactions principally in the energy, environmental, and engineering technology, healthcare, and branded consumer products sectors. This fund has been fully committed or reserved. Perseus also co-manages a $449 million fund that invests exclusively in life sciences companies. Growth equity and turnaround investing have been core investment focuses of Perseus since inception, supplemented by occasional opportunistic leveraged buyouts when supported by appropriate market conditions.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Consumer
Founded in 2012, Enlightenment Capital is a Washington, DC area based private investment firm that provides senior debt, mezzanine debt, and minority equity to small and mid-sized companies in the Aerospace, Defense & Government (ADG) sector. The firm partners with management teams, equity sponsors, and those businesses that provide vital services, protect critical infrastructure, innovate aerospace solutions, and safeguard national security. Enlightenment Capital seeks to invest between $1 million and $10 million per deal. February 2014, Enlightenment Capital announced the final closing of its first fundraising process with $80 million in assets under management.
- Annapolis Maryland - Washington - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Developer tools • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer
Co-founder/CTO at Hybrent, General Partner @india-venture-partners. Investor @appmobi, @veenome
- Annapolis Maryland - Washington - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Mobile Apps • Healthcare (& Wellness)
I helped create Crash Bandicoot and co-founded ITA Software. Most recently, I founded Arcode, creators of @InkyMail. Try Inky and love your inbox again!
Dallas Texas - Chicago Illinois - Baltimore Maryland - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Aerospace (& Defense)
Patriot Capital provides growth capital for middle-market companies seeking to finance business expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts or balance sheet recapitalizations. Patriot Capital II and its predecessor funds, Allegiance Capital and Patriot Capital I have over $270 million of capital under management. Patriot Capital's investments typically range from $3.0 million to $15.0 million in size and usually take the form of subordinated debt with a current coupon combined with warrants, preferred stock and/or common stock. The firm focuses on investment opportunities in small and medium-sized privately-held companies, typically with annual revenues of $10 to $200 million. The firm focuses on growth companies in the business and consumer services, consumer products, niche manufacturing and distribution, education, e-commerce, application software, transportation and telecom services industries located in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Southern U.S.
College Maryland - Maryland - - College Park Maryland - Annapolis Maryland - Washington - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • Mobile • Consumer • Oil & Gas (& Mining)
Elana Fine serves as Managing Director at Dingman Center Angels.
San Francisco California - Boston Massachusetts - Ohio - Texas - Maryland - - Austin Texas - Columbus Ohio - Baltimore Maryland United, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Advertising • AR/VR • Aerospace (& Defense) • Music • Mobile
Dr. Sean Lane is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Olive. He previously co-founded Upskill. He holds a degree from Miami University.
Dallas - Montreal, Canada - U.S.A.
Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility
Headquartered in Dallas and Nashville, Pharos Capital Group has $600 million in capital under management through three private equity funds. Founded in 1998, the firm's latest partnership is a $400 million fund focused on providing later stage equity funding for internal growth, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts or recapitalizations across industry sectors, with particular focus on healthcare, business services and technology. Pharos typically takes $10 to $30 million equity positions through staged investing in undercapitalized businesses in underserved regions across the nation. The firm has an additional office in Baltimore.
San Francisco California - Annapolis Maryland - Cockeysville Maryland, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data)
Josh Ferguson is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Architect & Board Member at Mode Analytics. Prior to co-founding Mode he was the Director of Data Services at Yammer where his team was responsible for developing the internal data pipelines, services, and tools for ad-hoc analysis, A/B testing, and sales automation. In his 15 year tenure as a software engineer Josh has worked in a diverse set of areas including content management systems, e-commerce, social gaming, and analytics.
Bethesda Maryland - Annapolis Maryland - Washington D.C, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing)
Daphne Dufresne is a Managing Partner of GenNx360. She brings extensive investment experience to the firm and is engaged in all aspects of the firm’s investment activities and portfolio management. She is a voting member of the firm’s Investment Committee and Chair of the firm’s Exit Committee. Daphne was a founding partner and a Managing Director of RLJ Equity Partners. She was responsible for sourcing, executing and monitoring investments, the day to day management of the firm including fundraising and she sat on the firm’s four-person Investment Committee which made final investment decisions. Daphne was Chairman of the Board of Directors of both Fleischmann’s Vinegar Company and Media Source Inc. until they were successfully sold. She was also member of the Board of Directors of portfolio company LAI International and led the investment in J&J Africa. Prior to RLJ Equity Partners, Daphne was a Partner with Parish Capital Advisors, a $1-billion fund of funds where she initiated and led their direct investment program. Prior, she was a Principal at Weston Presidio, a diversified private equity fund managing $4.4 billion of assets under management. She began her investment career as an Associate Director in the Bank of Scotland's Structured Finance Group, focusing on management buyouts in Europe. Prior to that, Daphne served as an Associate in Accenture’s (formerly Andersen Consulting) Strategic Services Group. Daphne earned her B.S. in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and her MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business. She is happily married with three children.
Menlo Park - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Consumer • Productivity
Own a Hedge Fund that is constantly looking for businesses that have great growth potential
Investment Banking for Tech companies in Enterprise and Consumer segments. A veteran in Enterprise, Mobile and Digital Media, Corporate Development VR, Voice Powered AI, Smart Devices, Mobile Advertising, Gaming, Artificial Intelligence, and IoT. Extensive deal-making with Mobile Carriers, Major Brands, Media Companies, Advertisers, Enterprise Sales, and Business Development, OEM's, Internet of Things (IoT) and Venture Capital. Entrepreneur, Angel Investor.
New York City (NY) - Bethesda Maryland - Houston Texas - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness)
On January 3, 2012, Stellus Capital Management was established in connection with the spin out of the Direct Capital Unit of the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus focuses on the middle market, providing private credit financing to businesses in a wide range of industries, and private equity capital to energy-focused companies in North America. The Stellus team deployed more than $5 billion during their years investing together at the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus currently provides investment advice in respect of approximately $740 million in private credit and energy private equity investments generated while at the D. E. Shaw group. In Private Credit, Stellus focuses on the direct origination of debt for middle market companies, typically with modest corresponding equity co-investment. For Private equity and equity-linked debt investments, the firm targets small and middle market energy businesses (making investments of $10 million to $50 million). Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Stellus Capital Investment Corporation's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. Stellus is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and also maintains offices in the New York City area, and the Washington, D.C. area.