| November
2006 |
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the Deal-flow Pipeline |
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Welcome to the Wisconsin Angel Network's
eVestor newsletter, a web-based publication
created for WAN members and affiliates to keep you
updated on Wisconsin's early-stage financing activity,
events and resources.
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Investing Resources |
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Corporate Strategic Partners
The
Wisconsin Angel Network (WAN) is continually
developing new opportunities to help connect
entrepreneurs and investors. In that same spirit,
WAN is featuring our newest membership category,
Corporate Strategic Partners. Corporate Strategic
Partners (CSP) are companies that have an interest
and history of making strategic investments and/or
forming joint ventures with start-up companies.
Joint ventures with strategic partners can be a
great source of capital, access to distribution
channels, and assistance with product development.
Strategic partners can also provide an exit
strategy for investors through acquisitions.
Entrepreneurs
Expand your financing and sales options by
allowing Corporate Strategic Partners (CSP) to
view your executive summary on the Deal-flow
Pipeline. CSP’s can only view your executive
summary if you “opt-in” by selecting the “Allow
Corporate Strategic Partners to view my executive
summary” check box on the executive summary
submission form. If you are not interested in the
CSP’s viewing your information, simply do
nothing.
Investors
For
companies interested in strategic opportunities
with entrepreneurial companies, this is the
resource for you. Corporate Strategic Partners
(CSP) have access to many of Wisconsin’s most
innovative start-ups. Interested in becoming a
CSP? Sign up by clicking here.
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Deals Made |
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October saw a total of $5.5
million in two deals reported to WAN. Orion Energy
Systems continues to bring investors into their
portfolio while Jellyfish.com exploded on the
scene by securing a large initial round.
Orion Energy Systems
$500,000 by Capvest Venture Fund*
Jellyfish.com $5 million by Kegonsa
Capital Partners* and Clyde Street Investments
*WAN Investor-member
Are we missing a deal?
Please help WAN track investing in Wisconsin,
e-mail us at
info@wisconsinangelnetwork.com.
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Monthly Member Profiles |
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Entrepreneur: Transitions
As nearly
76 million baby boomers reach retirement age by
2011, Transitions Inc. is anticipating its own
“boom.” Read
more...
Investor-members, review
Transitions’ executive summary along with over 100
other Wisconsin companies looking for equity by
logging on to the Deal-flow
Pipeline. Not an investor-member of WAN? Learn
how to join.
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Investor: Promega Corp.
Most
biotechnology companies are (1) start-ups and (2)
still awaiting the day they have paying customers.
Promega Corp. is neither, but the company’s
founders haven’t forgotten their roots. Read
more...
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The Wisconsin Angel Network (WAN) is continually
looking for new and innovative ways to connect investors with
entrepreneurs on the Deal-flow Pipeline (DFP). For instance,
WAN’s Corporate Strategic Partner (CSP) membership, a new
investor-avenue on the DFP, was borne out of Promega’s Laura
Francis wish to access and review deals for potential
strategic partnerships. The CSP membership gives Wisconsin
entrepreneurs a unique ability to open their investment search
to corporations as well as joint ventures. As we work to
develop this new membership type, we hope that Wisconsin
entrepreneurs find this to be a unique and useful resource
that helps them raise money and grow their businesses.
Please feel free to forward copies of this month's
eVestor; if you're not on our e-mail list, click
here.
Sincerely, 
Joe Kremer, director
Wisconsin Angel Network
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