● A $100M venture capital fund that invested in federally-funded, dual-use technologies in Communications, Cyber Security, Decision Analytics/AI/ML, Sensors, Advanced Materials, and Clean Energy.
● Led and assisted Partners in all stages of the venture investment process from deal sourcing and due diligence to term sheet structuring, negotiation, and execution as well as portfolio monitoring.
● Board Observer at WiSpry and Nextreme Thermal Solutions.
● Co-led the firm’s investment in WiSpry (acquired by AAC Technologies), Nextreme Thermal Solutions (acquired by Laird Technologies), and CoolIT Systems. Assisted in various aspects of due diligence and portfolio monitoring in Alta Analog (acquired by Phoenix) GeoIQ (acquired by ESRI), IntegriCo, Maxion (acquired by PSI), PacStar Communications, PureEnergy Solutions, Twisted Pair Solutions (acquired by Motorola Solutions), Remote Reality, Flyby Media (acquired by Apple), DisperSol, and Innovative Biosensors.
● Developed professional network in various government agencies to understand the needs and requirements of the government sector; developed relationships with universities, federal labs, and research institutions as sources of emerging venture-fundable technologies that can leverage non-dilutive government funding (e.g., via SBIR/STTR).
● Led commercialization, licensing, business development, and technology scouting activities for the U.S. government/DoD clients of the Fund’s strategic partner, InSitech Inc.