Jonathan Brickman

Each year Carnegie Mellon students, staff and professors launch 20 – 30 startups. Many of these spin-offs are based on industry leading intellectual property developed on campus. CMU Startups on Crunchbase: http://bit.ly/2nowN4F We believe companies with CMU technical DNA have an unfair advantage in the market. The purpose of this group is to find the best of the best and share these investment opportunities with CMU Alumni (and select friends). Together we can all help these great entrepreneurs succeed and also share in their financial success. What we look for: 1) Passionate, coachable founder(s) with deep empathy for customers. Lean, Focus, and Hustle. 2) Technology innovation rooted in next technology Epoch. 3) Large and growing addressable market or high-value problem. How does this get exponentially big? 4) Demonstrated early product traction. 4) Plausible "why now?"​ answer. 99 Tartans is independent of and not affiliated with the Carnegie Mellon University in any way.

RainKing recognizes that timing and insight turn prospects into customers, so we provide you with the richest, most up­-to­-date sales intelligence on the companies and people that need your products and services. By rigorously and continuously researching the market to determine precisely who will be making—and what will be driving—upcoming purchase decisions, our experts deliver industry­-leading intelligence that empowers you to make faster, smarter sales. The most revered names in the technology industry proudly rely on RainKing to grow their sales. RainKing is employed by stalwarts like HP, Dell and IBM as well as red-hot up-and-comers like Tableau, FireEye, and Splunk and 1,200+ more great information and marketing technology companies. As a RainKing client, you have access to nearly 1 million IT decision makers. 50,000+ mid to large-sized organizations. Over 1,500 investment signals published daily and customized for your needs. Contact information that’s continuously checked and re-checked every 60 days. Plus, a team of global researchers who gather, verify and deliver actionable investment signals, all in a SaaS platform that lets you filter and rank based on your needs. In other words, RainKing is far more than information. It’s sales intelligence realized.

Ipreo was a leading global provider of financial services technology, data and analytics. Ipreo supported all participants in the capital-raising process including banks, public and private companies, institutional and individual investors, as well as research, asset management and wealth management firms. Their unique, cross-asset class solutions equipped clients with the information and tools they needed for more effective decision-making and a more efficient workflow. In August of 2018 Ipreo was acquired by IHS Markit.

Each year Carnegie Mellon students, staff and professors launch 20 – 30 startups. Many of these spin-offs are based on industry leading intellectual property developed on campus. CMU Startups on Crunchbase: http://bit.ly/2nowN4F We believe companies with CMU technical DNA have an unfair advantage in the market. The purpose of this group is to find the best of the best and share these investment opportunities with CMU Alumni (and select friends). Together we can all help these great entrepreneurs succeed and also share in their financial success. What we look for: 1) Passionate, coachable founder(s) with deep empathy for customers. Lean, Focus, and Hustle. 2) Technology innovation rooted in next technology Epoch. 3) Large and growing addressable market or high-value problem. How does this get exponentially big? 4) Demonstrated early product traction. 4) Plausible "why now?"​ answer. 99 Tartans is independent of and not affiliated with the Carnegie Mellon University in any way.

RainKing recognizes that timing and insight turn prospects into customers, so we provide you with the richest, most up­-to­-date sales intelligence on the companies and people that need your products and services. By rigorously and continuously researching the market to determine precisely who will be making—and what will be driving—upcoming purchase decisions, our experts deliver industry­-leading intelligence that empowers you to make faster, smarter sales. The most revered names in the technology industry proudly rely on RainKing to grow their sales. RainKing is employed by stalwarts like HP, Dell and IBM as well as red-hot up-and-comers like Tableau, FireEye, and Splunk and 1,200+ more great information and marketing technology companies. As a RainKing client, you have access to nearly 1 million IT decision makers. 50,000+ mid to large-sized organizations. Over 1,500 investment signals published daily and customized for your needs. Contact information that’s continuously checked and re-checked every 60 days. Plus, a team of global researchers who gather, verify and deliver actionable investment signals, all in a SaaS platform that lets you filter and rank based on your needs. In other words, RainKing is far more than information. It’s sales intelligence realized.

Ipreo was a leading global provider of financial services technology, data and analytics. Ipreo supported all participants in the capital-raising process including banks, public and private companies, institutional and individual investors, as well as research, asset management and wealth management firms. Their unique, cross-asset class solutions equipped clients with the information and tools they needed for more effective decision-making and a more efficient workflow. In August of 2018 Ipreo was acquired by IHS Markit.

Ipreo was a leading global provider of financial services technology, data and analytics. Ipreo supported all participants in the capital-raising process including banks, public and private companies, institutional and individual investors, as well as research, asset management and wealth management firms. Their unique, cross-asset class solutions equipped clients with the information and tools they needed for more effective decision-making and a more efficient workflow. In August of 2018 Ipreo was acquired by IHS Markit.