Venture Capital Firms Located in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota

Below are some contacts for Venture Capital Firms to help you in your search for capital. Please, come back often, because I am continually updating the Website and the lists. I have tried to include specific information and resources to help you save time with your research and developing your own contact list. Check out as many as you can and keep notes of any information you get to avoid calling the same investors twice. You should contact as many firms as possible, because you never know which one will be interested.

Please check out Other Funding Sources to Consider for Venture Capital. This section contains great insights into funding sources that you might not have considered. The information found there can help you to develop leads and network with others in the financial field.

I will keep adding to this Contact List of Venture Capital Firms from time to time. Please Contact Me if you would like to add any contact information to the list if you are a VC firm located in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina or South Dakota. If possible include the size investments your firm typically makes and describe what areas you invest in. For example do you only invest in a one industry such as technology, medical, or electronics.

If you are an entrepreneur or company looking for funding, try to narrow your search to only those contacts that you really feel may be interested in funding your company. This will save you valuable time by streamlining your search, not to mention reducing your stress factor.

When making your decision of which Venture Capital Firms to contact, you should examine two factors: 1. the dollar amount you are seeking and 2. the type of industry in which that particular VC firm typically makes an investment. Some Firms are smaller and only fund up to $1 of $2 Million, while the larger firms won’t fund anything under $10 Million. Bottom line, don’t waste your time with the larger VC firms if you are only looking for up to $2 Million.

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Pennsylvania

Bachow & Associates Inc. Three Bala Plaza East 5th Floor Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-3493 Tele: 610-660-4900 Fax: 610-660-4930 www.bachow.com

Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) 1835 Market Street Suite 1100 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Tele: 215-972-6700 Fax: www.benfranklin.org/

Edison Venture Fund 1025 Andrew Drive Suite 100 West Chester, PA 19380 Tele: 609-896-1900 Fax: 609-896-0066 www.edisonventure.com
Edison invests in expansion stage ($5 to 20 million revenue) information technology companies located in the New York City to Virginia corridor. We invest $4 to 7 million initially and usually are the sole or lead investor. Edison has expertise and experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and financial services IT sectors.

Innovation Works 2000 Technology Drive Suite 250 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 3109 Phone 412/681/1520 Fax 412/681/2625 http://www.innovationworks.org
Innovation Works is a state-sponsored organization working to seed technology companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania and grow them to the point of being self-sustaining. Innovation Work provides risk capital, business expertise, and other resources to high-potential companies with the greatest likelihood for regional economic impact. The combination of Innovation Work's early-stage investments and the hands-on guidance of our experienced business team helps companies commercialize their innovative technologies, gain critical early customers, develop strategies to maximize their competitive edge, and form relationships with other investors and advisors who can help these companies attract additional capital and grow.

PA Early Stage Partners The United Center Suite 390 1085 Van Voorhis Road Morgantown, WV 26507 Ph: 304-599-1032 Fax: 304-599-4272 www.paearlystage.com/

PA Early Stage Partners 1200 Liberty Ridge Dr. Suite 310 Wayne, PA 19087 Ph: 610-293-4075 Fax: 610-254-4240 www.paearlystage.com/
Founded in 1997, PA Early Stage Partners is an active and experienced family of venture capital funds that seek portfolio companies located in the corridor from New York to Washington, D.C., with a primary focus on companies located in Pennsylvania. PA Early Stage invests in early stage Technology and Life Sciences companies, typically as a lead or co-lead investor. PA Early Stage currently has approximately 30 active portfolio companies and more than $235 million under management across three venture funds.

Rhode Island

South Carolina

The Trelys Funds 1901 Assembly Street,Suite 390 Columbia, SC 29201 Tele: 803-251-7990 Fax: 803-251-7995 www.trelys.com/
The Trelys Funds invests in entrepreneurial teams who combine vision and creativity in addressing opportunities in growing markets. To these select groups, we provide access to capital, management expertise, and a network of other resources critical to growing a business. Our capital investments are targeted for companies in South Carolina and the surrounding region and typically fall in a range between $500,000 and $3 million. We normally do not consider seed stage investments. Rather, our goal is to help commercialize products or services that are in the marketplace already producing revenues but not necessarily profits.

South Dakota