Applications due Friday, March 6, 2014
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What is VentureLink?
SDVG’s VentureLink program connects venture capital firms with local talent and businesses to encourage investments within our region. We put 4 or 5 qualified companies in front of a VC for a one hour meeting. Telegraph Hill Partners will visit San Diego to look for investment opportunities Friday, March 27, 2014.
Who is Telegraph Hill Partners?
Telegraph Hill Partners (THP) is a leading venture capital and growth equity firm dedicated exclusively to life science and healthcare investing. In 2013 they closed their third fund with $310M in capital commitments and in February, 2014 announced the addition of a San Diego partner and office.
THP invests in companies with advanced technologies that have already demonstrated organic revenue growth and a superior business model. Areas of focus include life science tools, reagents, specialty chemistries, medical technology, medical devices, healthcare IT, healthcare services, agriculture and animal health. They have invested in a number of San Diego based companies including Althea Technologies, AltheaDx, Nexus Biosystems and Kinetikos Medical.
What is Telegraph Hill looking for?
Often, the companies in which THP invests have been boot-strapped and THP is their first institutional investor. In many cases, they are the lead or sole investor, though they also participate in financings with other experienced investors. THP III will make relatively few investments and add lots of effort to them and work very closely with their portfolio companies to provide strategic and operational guidance. They are looking for to work with innovative entrepreneurs and experienced management teams that want a partner dedicated to growing their business.
Applications due Friday, March 6, 2014.
Questions? Email SDVG.