Bryan Rishforth

The Close School of Entrepreneurship is the nations first freestanding school of entrepreneurship to offer degrees. Our interdisciplinary programs and curricula, which serve students of all academic disciplines and career ambitions, represent a bold new approach to entrepreneurship education. We don’t just teach entrepreneurship. We teach students to think and act like entrepreneurs. Our academic programs prepare students to face the challenges of self-employment and new venture creation in an evolving 21st century workforce. Our pioneering approach to entrepreneurship education addresses a very real market need — an extremely competitive global workforce that increasingly values initiative, independence, and the intellectual dexterity to rethink old ways of doing things and invent new ones. We prepare students to meet the job market on solid footing — and to create their own opportunities.

Energy Solutions Group is a sustainable energy investment and development firm that blends energy best practices, cutting edge technologies and innovative investment strategies to deliver the most efficient and cost-effective sustainable energy solutions to our private & public customers. Together, our team marshals over 40 years of combined experience in energy management, renewable energy development, structured finance, tax strategy and project management to support our clients as they reduce their energy spend and achieve their sustainability goals.

Triple Bristle is a patented, 3 brush head, sonic toothbrush company.

The Close School of Entrepreneurship is the nations first freestanding school of entrepreneurship to offer degrees. Our interdisciplinary programs and curricula, which serve students of all academic disciplines and career ambitions, represent a bold new approach to entrepreneurship education. We don’t just teach entrepreneurship. We teach students to think and act like entrepreneurs. Our academic programs prepare students to face the challenges of self-employment and new venture creation in an evolving 21st century workforce. Our pioneering approach to entrepreneurship education addresses a very real market need — an extremely competitive global workforce that increasingly values initiative, independence, and the intellectual dexterity to rethink old ways of doing things and invent new ones. We prepare students to meet the job market on solid footing — and to create their own opportunities.

Energy Solutions Group is a sustainable energy investment and development firm that blends energy best practices, cutting edge technologies and innovative investment strategies to deliver the most efficient and cost-effective sustainable energy solutions to our private & public customers. Together, our team marshals over 40 years of combined experience in energy management, renewable energy development, structured finance, tax strategy and project management to support our clients as they reduce their energy spend and achieve their sustainability goals.

Triple Bristle is a patented, 3 brush head, sonic toothbrush company.

SRI Capital is an early stage venture capital firm focused on funding innovative startups primarily in the US and in India. We will also consider global startups that are looking to enter the US market or the Indian market. Our main areas of interest are: (a) Enterprise software and deep tech: We are interested in US/Indian startups developing applications and technology for sale to the global enterprise market, preferably in a subscription model with built-in scalability for rapid growth. We like capital efficient product development teams, led by technology founders, serving niche market segments. (b) Cross-border innovation to serve the US or Indian markets: We realize that there is terrific IP and tech in various parts of the world. Given our deep ties and networks in the US and in India, we will fund startups that are well positioned to serve these markets. We are usually the first institutional investor in a company. We invest between USD 500,000 and USD 3,000,000 for a meaningful minority interest and are happy to lead the round. We are active investors, providing support to the founders beyond just a board role. We will also selectively do Series A investments, either as a lead investor or as a co-investor with other VCs or strategic investors. We have offices in Philadelphia, USA and Hyderabad, India. Please visit our website www.sricapital.com to know more about us.

Graphite GTC is a privately-held software and service provider located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Graphite GTC provides enterprise organizations with an innovative new way to develop robust software applications by focusing on the business solutions at hand and removing the traditional hand-coding efforts. The Graphite GTC No-Code Development Platform allows users to build entire enterprise-class web applications visually, without ever writing a line of code. The visual tools provided within the platform allow business users and subject matter experts to actively participate in the software development process, resulting in reduced risk and better communication. As a result, Graphite GTC project teams are smaller and more integrated than traditional project teams, allowing for maximum agility. Applications generated from Graphite GTC require no proprietary technology and can be deployed to any infrastructure of choice, including on-premise or direct to the cloud. The applications are modern, intuitive and web-responsive, providing a user experience that is expected from todays workforce.