Brent Farese

NextGen Venture Partners works with over 1,800 Venture Partners to invest $1 million in seed stage companies and $2 million to $10 million in companies with more than $10 million in revenue. Our Venture Partners are top founders and innovation executives across the country whose expertise and connections help NextGen accelerate the growth of our portfolio companies.

Empire Angels is a member-led, New York City based angel group comprised of experienced young professionals who are attracted to making smart investments in early stage technology ventures with a focus on supporting young, US based entrepreneurs. The group is collaborative and open source, providing a democratic framework with highly filtered deal flow and member training. Empire Angels, through it’s individual members, typically invests between $100k and $250k in Seed, Seed+ and Series A rounds. EA invests in early stage, capital efficient companies led by dedicated, young founders with a clever solution, large target market and initial user engagement, as well as a clear path to meaningful revenue generation in the next 6-12 months. Empire Angels hosts monthly pitch sessions to screen start ups before pursuing due diligence and active negotiations. Empire Angels is not a fund and while members collaborate on due diligence, make individual investment decisions. Empire Angels has the youngest membership of any angel group in the country and is the only organization focused on training the Millennial generation of angel investors.

Aline is an AI contracting platform that streamlines the entire contract lifecycle for in-house legal teams. It offers AI Redlining & Playbooks, automated workflows, dynamic templates, in-platform electronic signatures through AlineSign, and a smart repository that automatically extracts and tracks critical contract data. Alines AI Contract Analysis tool pulls data from thousands of agreements in real-time. These capabilities enable teams to efficiently manage legal contracts, approvals, and negotiations, enhancing collaboration and operational efficiency.

NextGen Venture Partners works with over 1,800 Venture Partners to invest $1 million in seed stage companies and $2 million to $10 million in companies with more than $10 million in revenue. Our Venture Partners are top founders and innovation executives across the country whose expertise and connections help NextGen accelerate the growth of our portfolio companies.

Empire Angels is a member-led, New York City based angel group comprised of experienced young professionals who are attracted to making smart investments in early stage technology ventures with a focus on supporting young, US based entrepreneurs. The group is collaborative and open source, providing a democratic framework with highly filtered deal flow and member training. Empire Angels, through it’s individual members, typically invests between $100k and $250k in Seed, Seed+ and Series A rounds. EA invests in early stage, capital efficient companies led by dedicated, young founders with a clever solution, large target market and initial user engagement, as well as a clear path to meaningful revenue generation in the next 6-12 months. Empire Angels hosts monthly pitch sessions to screen start ups before pursuing due diligence and active negotiations. Empire Angels is not a fund and while members collaborate on due diligence, make individual investment decisions. Empire Angels has the youngest membership of any angel group in the country and is the only organization focused on training the Millennial generation of angel investors.

Lerner David works with clients to build and protect their Intellectual Property (IP) assets, as well as minimize risk from competitors. The firms attorneys counsel our clients in all IP disciplines, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, unfair competition, Internet law and standards bodies and trade secrets. Within those disciplines, Lerner David advises clients on litigation, procurement, licensing, freedom to operate investigations and opinions, diligence in merger and acquisition transactions, IP-related agreements including license and development agreements, asset management, and strategic IP planning. Lerner David has built a strong reputation for effecting positive results for its clients in the courts, in the Patent and Trademark Office, and at the bargaining table. Lerner David is an internationally known firm representing a diverse set of clients, from the largest corporations in the world to small businesses with big ideas. The firm represents clients in every major patent and trademark office in the world, and in litigation on virtually every continent. Teaming with its clients and their other advisors, Lerner Davids business-focused approach is a significant factor in Lerner Davids success, leading directly to many long-term relationships with its clients. Clients know and trust that the firm does not simply pursue an end simply because it believes the end can be pursued successfully. Every action should be in pursuit of a business goal.