Investment Criteria
Venture Investors will look at a broad range of investment opportunities that meet the following investment criteria:
Stage
Seed & Early Stage
Geography
Midwest
Industries
Healthcare, Technology & Clean Tech
Characteristics
Proprietary products or services that offer a distinct and sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. These advantages should be quantifiable and be backed by intellectual property and scientific founder’s know-how.
Market Size
>$100M
Investment Size
Seed rounds starting at $50,000 up to $8.0M over time.
Management/Founders
Founders with relevant industry and/or technical expertise, with a willingness to build a world-class management team and who are solely focused on the opportunity. Entrepreneurs should share our objective of creating a company with rapid growth and an exit by sale or initial public offering, in a five to seven year period.