Rod Van Sciver

Non profit founder and angel investor

📍 Rye, New Hampshire, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 20 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2008
Angel investor🌍 United States
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board member
Nov 2008
MediaMate has been a trusted advertising partner since its inception in 2006, priding ourselves on performance, trust, and credibility. We work alongside you and do what it takes to help you reach your target audience through a simple, streamlined process.
board member
May 2007
SemiNex Corporation manufactures next generation high power infrared laser diodes and SOA for LiDAR, military, industrial, cosmetic and medical applications. With a unique approach to laser manufacturing, SemiNex produces laser diodes with higher power and electrical efficiency than traditional laser technology. SemiNex produces a wide range of diode products with power outputs between 3 and 25 Watts (multimode) and up to 600 mW single mode. In addition to our standard offerings, we will customize our products’ power and wavelength to meet customer specifications. Standard laser diode wavelengths (in nm): 1310 * 1350 * 1450 * 1470 * 1532 * 1550 * 1625 * 1650 Package options include: -B-mount -C-mount -Fiber-coupled (including detachable fiber) -High Power Multi-chip module -TO cans -Low-cost Laser Engine with built-in heat sink and lens -Stacks Applications include: -medical surgery -dermatology -range finding -LIDAR -free-space communications -targeting For more information, contact: David Bean: dbean@seminex.com T: 978-326-7701
board member
2007
Vested For Growth is a flexible financing partner dedicated to helping your New Hampshire business and employees succeed. We provide sub-debt and royalty financing when banks and equity sources are unable to provide enough capital for a business's needs. VFG also provides management assistance, industry contacts, CEO peer learning opportunities, and connections to additional sources of bank debt and private equity. A program of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, VFG's professionals will tap your management team's knowledge and expertise. Once we've learned where you've come from, the lessons you learned along the way, and where you’re seeking to go, we have the flexibility to create a capital structure that aligns with your business's needs. You can expect win-win financing proposals that don’t include a sale or a controlling equity stake. That’s because our capital is privately sourced from investors who receive fixed-interest returns and appreciate that their money is strengthening businesses and creating quality jobs across New Hampshire. We are also an “evergreen” fund, meaning we don’t have to return the capital we invest by a set date. Employee engagement is a critical component in driving business growth and profits, particularly in a tight labor market. We help management teams develop strategies that unleash their employees’ potential, through one-on-one work with entrepreneurs, connections with experts, advisory boards, or participation in VFG Learning Partners. Vested For Growth was established in 2002 and has been recognized for excellence and ingenuity in numerous trade and business publications, including Inc. Magazine and the New York Times. For more information, visit www.vestedforgrowth.com or call (800) 432-4110.
board observer
Nov 2006
Aras is a leading provider of product lifecycle management and digital thread solutions. Its technology enables the rapid delivery of flexible solutions built on a powerful digital thread backbone and a low-code development platform. Aras’ platform and product lifecycle management applications connect users in all disciplines and functions to critical product data and processes across the lifecycle and throughout the extended supply chain.
board member
Nov 2006
Aras is a leading provider of product lifecycle management and digital thread solutions. Its technology enables the rapid delivery of flexible solutions built on a powerful digital thread backbone and a low-code development platform. Aras’ platform and product lifecycle management applications connect users in all disciplines and functions to critical product data and processes across the lifecycle and throughout the extended supply chain.
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2008
board member
Nov 2008
MediaMate has been a trusted advertising partner since its inception in 2006, priding ourselves on performance, trust, and credibility. We work alongside you and do what it takes to help you reach your target audience through a simple, streamlined process.
2007
board member
May 2007
SemiNex Corporation manufactures next generation high power infrared laser diodes and SOA for LiDAR, military, industrial, cosmetic and medical applications. With a unique approach to laser manufacturing, SemiNex produces laser diodes with higher power and electrical efficiency than traditional laser technology. SemiNex produces a wide range of diode products with power outputs between 3 and 25 Watts (multimode) and up to 600 mW single mode. In addition to our standard offerings, we will customize our products’ power and wavelength to meet customer specifications. Standard laser diode wavelengths (in nm): 1310 * 1350 * 1450 * 1470 * 1532 * 1550 * 1625 * 1650 Package options include: -B-mount -C-mount -Fiber-coupled (including detachable fiber) -High Power Multi-chip module -TO cans -Low-cost Laser Engine with built-in heat sink and lens -Stacks Applications include: -medical surgery -dermatology -range finding -LIDAR -free-space communications -targeting For more information, contact: David Bean: dbean@seminex.com T: 978-326-7701
board member
2007
Vested For Growth is a flexible financing partner dedicated to helping your New Hampshire business and employees succeed. We provide sub-debt and royalty financing when banks and equity sources are unable to provide enough capital for a business's needs. VFG also provides management assistance, industry contacts, CEO peer learning opportunities, and connections to additional sources of bank debt and private equity. A program of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, VFG's professionals will tap your management team's knowledge and expertise. Once we've learned where you've come from, the lessons you learned along the way, and where you’re seeking to go, we have the flexibility to create a capital structure that aligns with your business's needs. You can expect win-win financing proposals that don’t include a sale or a controlling equity stake. That’s because our capital is privately sourced from investors who receive fixed-interest returns and appreciate that their money is strengthening businesses and creating quality jobs across New Hampshire. We are also an “evergreen” fund, meaning we don’t have to return the capital we invest by a set date. Employee engagement is a critical component in driving business growth and profits, particularly in a tight labor market. We help management teams develop strategies that unleash their employees’ potential, through one-on-one work with entrepreneurs, connections with experts, advisory boards, or participation in VFG Learning Partners. Vested For Growth was established in 2002 and has been recognized for excellence and ingenuity in numerous trade and business publications, including Inc. Magazine and the New York Times. For more information, visit www.vestedforgrowth.com or call (800) 432-4110.
2006
board observer
Nov 2006
Aras is a leading provider of product lifecycle management and digital thread solutions. Its technology enables the rapid delivery of flexible solutions built on a powerful digital thread backbone and a low-code development platform. Aras’ platform and product lifecycle management applications connect users in all disciplines and functions to critical product data and processes across the lifecycle and throughout the extended supply chain.
board member
Nov 2006
Aras is a leading provider of product lifecycle management and digital thread solutions. Its technology enables the rapid delivery of flexible solutions built on a powerful digital thread backbone and a low-code development platform. Aras’ platform and product lifecycle management applications connect users in all disciplines and functions to critical product data and processes across the lifecycle and throughout the extended supply chain.
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