Sudheer Bayanker

Seal the Seasons partners with local farmers to sell locally-grown frozen fruit 365 days a year in nearby grocery stores. Seal the Seasons currently operates in five different regions of the United States (Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, Pacific Northwest & Pacific Southwest) with 4-9 products available in each region. The company was founded in 2014 and developed by Patrick Mateer & Alex Piasecki, local food entrepreneurs who founded the company while in college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mateer is a 2017 recipient of the Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Entrepreneurs, as well as a winner of the 2018 Specialty Food Association Leadership Award for Vision. Piasecki is a NexGen 30 under 30 award winner Seal the Seasons began by selling produce in North Carolina-based retailers in the fall of 2016, and now freezes and sells over 3 million lbs. of local family farmed fruits and vegetables. Seal the Seasons is now available in 38 states and more than 5,000 conventional and natural grocery stores. Seal the Seasons creates a new market for local family farmers, allowing them to drastically increase seasonal planting to meet the demand outside of the growing season. Our local product delivers the consistency and quality that conventional grocery stores now, while also fulfilling consumers demand for local produce 365 days a year. We create a new frozen market for small farmers, allowing them to drastically increase seasonal planting to meet demand outside of the growing season. Since frozen is consistently available year-round, our local product delivers the consistency and quality that mainstream grocery stores need. We fulfill consumers​ demand for local produce every season of the year. As a Certified B Corporation, Seal the Seasons is committed to using business as a force for good in the world. For more information about Seal the Seasons, visit www.sealtheseasons.com.

VentureSouth is an early-stage venture firm that develops and manages angel investment groups and funds throughout the Southeast. Since our inception with the Upstate Carolina Angel Network in 2008, VentureSouth has grown to include more than 550 investors, making us one of the largest angel investment organizations in the United States. To date, VentureSouth has deployed over $85 million in more than 100 companies. Follow us to learn how we Make Money. Have Fun. Do Good.

Interprocure is an e-commerce software that enables third-party vendors to sell products or services on an online multi-vendor marketplace. This software allows users to create an e-commerce site that works like an online shopping mall. Users have an option to choose and authorize third-party vendors and products before they are listed on their marketplace. Multiple authorized vendors can easily add, edit and delete their products and services. Vendors provide product descriptions, pricing, fulfillment, shipping and returns. Transactions are processed by the marketplace operator. Customers have the option to compare multi-vendors’ products and services on a single page.

Seal the Seasons partners with local farmers to sell locally-grown frozen fruit 365 days a year in nearby grocery stores. Seal the Seasons currently operates in five different regions of the United States (Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, Pacific Northwest & Pacific Southwest) with 4-9 products available in each region. The company was founded in 2014 and developed by Patrick Mateer & Alex Piasecki, local food entrepreneurs who founded the company while in college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mateer is a 2017 recipient of the Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Entrepreneurs, as well as a winner of the 2018 Specialty Food Association Leadership Award for Vision. Piasecki is a NexGen 30 under 30 award winner Seal the Seasons began by selling produce in North Carolina-based retailers in the fall of 2016, and now freezes and sells over 3 million lbs. of local family farmed fruits and vegetables. Seal the Seasons is now available in 38 states and more than 5,000 conventional and natural grocery stores. Seal the Seasons creates a new market for local family farmers, allowing them to drastically increase seasonal planting to meet the demand outside of the growing season. Our local product delivers the consistency and quality that conventional grocery stores now, while also fulfilling consumers demand for local produce 365 days a year. We create a new frozen market for small farmers, allowing them to drastically increase seasonal planting to meet demand outside of the growing season. Since frozen is consistently available year-round, our local product delivers the consistency and quality that mainstream grocery stores need. We fulfill consumers​ demand for local produce every season of the year. As a Certified B Corporation, Seal the Seasons is committed to using business as a force for good in the world. For more information about Seal the Seasons, visit www.sealtheseasons.com.

VentureSouth is an early-stage venture firm that develops and manages angel investment groups and funds throughout the Southeast. Since our inception with the Upstate Carolina Angel Network in 2008, VentureSouth has grown to include more than 550 investors, making us one of the largest angel investment organizations in the United States. To date, VentureSouth has deployed over $85 million in more than 100 companies. Follow us to learn how we Make Money. Have Fun. Do Good.

LTV SaaS Fund is a U.S. investment fund primarily focused on SaaS and software investments in privately held businesses. LTV SaaS Fund seeks short and long-term investment opportunities, with a return rate at approximately 174% over a 3-5 year term. We invest in a wide selection of businesses, maintaining a core focus on SaaS businesses and recurring marketplace apps to manage risk while maintaining a diversified investment base. The core area of our investment projects is in the U.S., with offices in New York and San Francisco. Yet, the investment scope of LTV SaaS Fund does not stop, there. We are represented across three continents, securing the best acquisition candidates and in-house expertise to deliver consistent growth at scale.

Interprocure is an e-commerce software that enables third-party vendors to sell products or services on an online multi-vendor marketplace. This software allows users to create an e-commerce site that works like an online shopping mall. Users have an option to choose and authorize third-party vendors and products before they are listed on their marketplace. Multiple authorized vendors can easily add, edit and delete their products and services. Vendors provide product descriptions, pricing, fulfillment, shipping and returns. Transactions are processed by the marketplace operator. Customers have the option to compare multi-vendors’ products and services on a single page.