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Keiretsu Forum Exploration Could Bring New Investors and New Funding To Texas Startups

American Entrepreneurship

Its 2,000+ members have invested over $1 billion in 2.400+ companies since its founding in 2000. Hall Martin of Ten Capital and Kirk Otis of Merger Partners Inc, both seasoned professionals in the venture capital and entrepreneurial ecosystem in Texas, are supporting the exploration.

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Hans Severiens Award Given to Tony Shipley

Angel Capital Association

Since 2000, Shipley has led the Queen City Angels group (based in Cincinnati, OH), served as a board member for the ACA including a term as Chairman of the Board and worked tirelessly for the founding of the Angel Investor Foundation and chaired its capital campaign.

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Keiretsu Forum Exploration Could Bring New Investors and New Funding To Texas Startups

American Entrepreneurship

Its 2,000+ members have invested over $1 billion in 2.400+ companies since its founding in 2000. Hall Martin of Ten Capital and Kirk Otis of Merger Partners Inc, both seasoned professionals in the venture capital and entrepreneurial ecosystem in Texas, are supporting the exploration.

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Investors are missing out on Black founders

TechCrunch

I was in college from 2000 to 2004. It would be smart, and incredibly beneficial for investors, venture capitalists and the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem to take heed. But because of the lack of knowledge that I could actually do so and benefit from being inside the Ivy League “circle,” I didn’t.

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Unlocking Entrepreneurial Success: An Interview with Nick “Bucky” Buchanan, the Mastermind Behind…

Jason Malki

Managing Consultant for IBM Global Services, where he guided Global-2000 accounts on SEC electronic records compliance, leading to two publications for IBM Redbooks. What inspired me to start Blockperfect was recognizing a gap in the early entrepreneurial ecosystem. What motivated you to launch your startup?