36|86, the entrepreneurship and technology conference powered by Launch Tennessee, is just days aways from June 4-7 in Nashville, and one of the key reasons for startups to attend is the number of investors that will be in attendance for the four days of programs, food and networking. In fact, the 36|86 website states that there will be 180 investors in the crowds. (If you haven’t bought your tickets, use ‘STARTUPSOUTHERNER3686’ and get 25% off your ticket to the event.)
The conference site currently lists around 80 VC firms’ logos as attendees, and we want go into a little more detail about these firms. An understanding of what sectors a venture capitalist invests in should help any startup looking for capital, and we hope this list will help startup founders maximize their time at 36|86. This list is a work in progress, so check back for more information.
Alerion Ventures
Founded: 2014
Location: Charleston, SC
Investment Region: the Southeast, with preference for those in South Carolina, Georgia or North Carolina.
Funds Raised: $106.4M
Investment Type: an evergreen venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments
Sector: B2B software, with emphasis on healthcare and energy-efficient technologies
Some investments made: Windsor Circle, CloudTags, Reveal Mobile
Accelerant Venture Capital
Founded: 2009
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Investment Region: United States
Funding Type: early stage, growth
Sector: software, healthcare IT, digital media, franchise, ed-tech
Some investments made: PlayOn!Sports, PursuantHealth, UserIQ
Altos Ventures
Founded: 1996
Location: Silicon Valley, South Korea
Investment Region: South Korea, United States, Canada
Funds Raised: $238.88M
Funding Type: Seed, Early Stage Venture, Later Stage Venture, and Debt Financing Investments
Sector: B2B software, with emphasis on healthcare and energy-efficient technologies
Some investments made: zlien, PandaDoc, OutboundEngine
Battery Ventures
Founded: 1983
Locations: Boston, Silicon Valley, Israel
Regions: United States, Canada, China, Europe, India, Israel
Funds Raised: $5.51B
Type: Seed, Early Stage Venture, Later Stage Venture, Private Equity, and Debt Financing Investments
Sector: application software, IT infrastructure and consumer Internet/mobile
Recent investments made: Angie’s List, Glassdoor, Pendo
Brand Foundry Ventures
Founded: 2014
Locations: NYC
Regions: United States
Investment Type: Seed
Sector: consumer-focused brands in e-commerce, mobile commerce, consumer products, and consumer devices
Recent investments made: jewelbots, kiwicrate, Koio Collective
The Angel Roundtable
Founded: 2012
Location(s): Johnson City, TN
Investment Region: Mountain South Region of Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina
Funding Type: Angel Group that does Early Stage Venture Investments
Sector: Curated Web
Some investments made: FlexReceipts
TriStar Health Partners
Founded: 2009
Location: Nashville, TN
Investment Region: United States
Sector: Healthcare
Some investments made: Angel Eye, Diabetes Care Group, BioStable, Aegis Labs, Molecular Sensing, NuSirt
UBS
Founded: 1854
Location(s): United States
Investment Region: Worldwide
Funding Type: Investment Bank that does Later Stage Venture Investments
Sector: Leading companies and institutions in more than 50 countries rely on UBS for financial resources, expertise and infrastructure to help them grow their businesses, manage their risks and invest for the future.
Some investments made: R3 CEV, Symphony, Nactus, Fantex, SigFig, Symphony, Impossible Foods
Wolf River Angels
Location: Memphis, TN
Investment Region: Memphis, TN
Funding Type: Venture Capital
Sector: an angel fund and network for Memphis-area angels. Provides follow-on and validation investment to select startups.
Some investments made: Preteckt (500 Startups Batch 20), Musistic, Pickle, eDivv,Cabsolutely, Troopto, ZoomThru, Boosterville, Front Door,HomeyLabs
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