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Building a company is hard. We’ve been there. And we want to make it easier. We join founders early on their journey and we stay by your side as you build, navigate the ups and downs, and go on to do great things. We’re a community of B2B SaaS experts, founders and operators here to support you every step of the way. Forum Ventures is the leading early-stage fund, program and community for B2B SaaS startups. Founded in 2014 as Acceleprise, we’re on a mission to make the B2B SaaS journey easier, more accessible and successful for early-stage founders, through pre-seed and seed-stage funding, high touch programming, corporate perks and introductions, and an active SaaS community. Forum For Founders, our pre-seed program, provides founders with $100k in funding and 15 intense weeks of talks, events, mentorship and 1:1 guidance focused on go to market and fundraising. Forum Seed, our seed fund, backs exceptional SaaS startups at the seed-stage both from within and outside of our pre-seed program. With over 250 portfolio companies, Forum founders have gone on to raise from NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Uncork Capital, 8VC, Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures, Canaan, Bowery Capital, Susa Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, SV Angel, True Ventures and many more. Our private peer community for Innovation executives -- The Innovation Forum -- brings together like-minded intrapreneurs from all backgrounds to share best practices, insights, and advice, and support one another. In addition to our incredible peer community, members get access to industry trend reports, collaborative events, emerging technology, and startup introductions.

We like to call ourselves "Startup Developers." We help build successful companies by offering the right combination of capital, knowledge & network to passionate entrepreneurs. What We Do Whether it’s right at the beginning or in the middle of the race, we partner with entrepreneurs and guide them to the finish line. How We Do It We have an Integrated approach to Startup Development where we bundle together all the elements that help startups become more successful. Continuous Capital Corporate Connects Gap Based Mentoring Global Market Access Resourceful Network Sector Specific Expertise Our Core Values We intend to create long lasting relationships and walk the journey together with all our stakeholders. Our organization is built upon the very same principles. We flourish when you all flourish. What Drives Us We started with an idea of democratizing angel investing and making startup investment as an asset class available to investors across the country and the globe. Now, we are onto creating the largest community of entrepreneurs and investors globally through education and technology. We want to create the world’s largest integrated incubator. We want you to think of us first, whether you are starting up or looking to invest in startups. What We Offer We are extremely bullish on the India story and more so, on the Indian entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is in our DNA, and we are aggressively looking to invest in and incubate the future of India’s tomorrow. Investment size: $ 200K - 2Mn Focus: Sector Agnostic Turn Around Time: Super-Fast Approach: Founder’s First

Gradient Ventures is a female-led seed stage/series A Venture Capital firm backed by Google. Founder and managing partner, Anna Patterson, established the fund in 2017. As founders who want to invest in founders, Gradient has a full investment team and operations team that is ready to roll up their sleeves and help our founders grow their businesses. Founders supporting founders We have been tech founders before, and we understand what it takes to start with an idea and build a transformative company. Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A Our team specializes in helping your company take off, providing hands-on product, marketing, sales, and talent support. When you join the Gradient portfolio, we work closely with you and your management team on identifying the best ways we can support you. Building your company from the ground up We like rolling up our sleeves. Whether it’s through multi-day deep dives, technical analysis, executive coaching, recruiting, or whatever else it takes - we are here to help. A community of fellow builders, strategists, and visionaries We care about our community. We host regular events for founders and their leads, facilitate mentorship and collaboration across the portfolio, and foster an active online community.

We are Nevada’s statewide startup accelerator & incubator. We enable entrepreneurs to develop and scale ideas from MVP to revenue-producing businesses, invest our own capital, then connect founders to additional growth capital. Get Help Funding Your Startup You have an amazing idea, and you’ve researched it and are positive there’s a market out there that’s waiting for this product or service. The only trouble is that you have no funding to get from Point A to Point B. You may not even know how to begin looking for investment sources. That’s okay because our accelerator makes an initial investment, then gives you the sales, marketing, development, and other tools to position yourself with early stage investors to raise additional capital. As you progress, we connect you with our network of angel investors and other capital sources. Become A Nevada Investor An idea paired with the right investor and mentor can become the next big industry disruptor. You’ve heard the stories, but you’ve never had the chance to do it yourself. You can change that by learning what it takes to successfully invest in business startups. Angel investing is riskier than other types of investments, but done properly, the rewards of making a great return while impacting our community makes it worthwhile. StartUpNV’s mission is to educate individuals on what it takes to be a good angel investor and make smart, successful investments. We’re establishing the angel investing ecosystem in Nevada, and you can be part of this bigger movement. Be The Good In The World. Ready To Invest While Making A Difference?

Bcombinator is a Startup Venture Corporation that builds and invest in startups that have the potential to grow fast and expand globally, with office space only occupied by entrepreneurs.

Lewis & Clark Ventures was founded by former founders and operators to support the tech ecosystem. We’ve built venture-backed companies and have navigated the terrain of going from idea to exit multiple times. We are excited to partner with dynamic founders them on their journey to build successful companies. What We Look For Stage | Sectors Late seed through Series A and are sector agnostic technology investors. Investment We typically invest between $2M - $3M in our initial investment, but have flexibility in either direction. Between The Coasts We seek to fund companies in geographies that are overlooked by coastal venture funds Market Large opportunity, with high growth potential. Founder | Team We look for founders that have a big vision, a bold idea, and a strong ability to build and lead a great team - an exceptional founding team with either previous startup experience, domain expertise, or are very close to the problem they’re solving. Role We prefer to lead investments, but this is not always a requirement. Market-Fit We look for rapidly accelerating growth metrics and lean toward a minimum of $500K - $1M in revenue. Customers Companies that are establishing strong product-market-fit through close customer relationships, and are beginning to demonstrate a consistent go-to-market process. Mission To partner with visionary founders to build iconic companies between the coasts. Our Ethos Empathy As former founders, we are rooted in understanding and supporting the founders’ journey. People who embark on this journey command our respect. Execute We take pride in doing great work and care about the details. Initiative is in our DNA and we always have a bias towards action. Navigate The path to success and significance is rarely a straight line and decisions are rarely black and white. We believe in navigating the complexity of startups with our experience to accelerate growth. Shoot Straight As partners for the long term, we believe an open, transparent and candid communication style, based on mutual respect and trust, is the best way to communicate and achieve the best results. Smart Growth We believe in smart growth, not growth at all costs. We work with founders to build sustainable, enduring companies, combining rapid growth built on a foundation of strong fundamentals. True Partners We believe that the people you surround yourself with make the difference in life. We work with people we respect, that challenge us to dream bigger, and that we enjoy spending time with. We support each other and win as a team.