Greg Smith

SUM Ventures (formerly Startup Mavericks) is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on seed-stage investing and portfolio growth acceleration. At SUM Ventures, we invest in founders building fast-growth technology startups. We focus on FinTech and PropTech but will also invest opportunistically across all industries. Our growth-focused approach has led to our 233% IRR since 2018. We are servant leaders who focus on supporting all founders with mentorship and resources through our vast network of advisors and partners. We focus on adding value early, tracking KPI’s and investing at inflection points. As a result, we get access to high-quality deal flow and have a deeper understanding of our portfolio founders. Our approach leads to better investment decisions and superior returns. Sign up for our Monthly Newsletter: https://startupmavericks.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6f0d9e532a6f9719346b57b00&id=d8e42a5c03

Kyto Technology and Life Science, Inc., formerly Kyto Biopharma, Inc., seeks to develop a specialized vehicle for early stage technology and life science companies. The Company operates as a mentor, advisor, external manager and investor for selected privately held companies in the United States of America, Canada and Israel. The Companys portfolio includes CNote Group, Inc. (CNote), Exodos/Achelios Therapeutics, Inc. (Achelios), Seal Rock Therapeutics, Inc., and Crater, LLC (Crater). CNote provides an alternative savings product that pays up to 35x the interest of a traditional savings account. Crater provides the SurveyBot software program, which enables video chat between a moving companys representative and the customer. Achelios is a specialty pharmaceutical company with primary focus on new therapeutic entity (NTE) development for the treatment of pain and inflammation by delivered medications.

The Band of Angels is Silicon Valleys oldest seed funding organization. We are a formal group of more than 150 former and current high tech executives who are interested in investing their time and money into new, cutting edge, startup companies. Weve seeded over 277 companies in our history with 61 profitable M&A exits and 11 IPOs. Band members have founded companies such as Symantec, Logitech, and National Semiconductor and been senior executives at the likes of Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, and Intuit. The Band meets monthly to formally consider three startups selected from among the more than 50 that are screened each month by the Band Deal Selection Process. Entrepreneurs can expect a thorough examination and, occasionally, an investment from some of Silicon Valleys most accomplished entrepreneurs.