Ryan Sheen

Duke Capital Partners, Duke Universitys official early-stage venture investment arm, provides capital and expertise to help Duke startups, and features one of Duke’s most innovative experiential learning opportunities for students. As one of the largest and oldest university investment entities of its kind, Duke Capital Partners consistently places among the top five in North America. Our mission is to support the global Duke entrepreneurial community with an angel investing platform and co-investment fund (the Duke Innovation Fund) that engage and leverage the unparalleled Duke network.

Duke Capital Partners, Duke Universitys official early-stage venture investment arm, provides capital and expertise to help Duke startups, and features one of Duke’s most innovative experiential learning opportunities for students. As one of the largest and oldest university investment entities of its kind, Duke Capital Partners consistently places among the top five in North America. Our mission is to support the global Duke entrepreneurial community with an angel investing platform and co-investment fund (the Duke Innovation Fund) that engage and leverage the unparalleled Duke network.

Lean, Modern, Elite. Optimal Counsel delivers top-tier, company-focused legal counsel to venture-backed tech companies across the country and world. For clients who want strategic guidance from elite lawyers, but not the unnecessary overhead that inflates the cost of legal services.

Egan Nelson LLP (E/N) is a lean, world-class law firm that provides exceptional service, expertise, and value to its clients. Our partners and attorneys have practiced at leading major law firms and manage highly complex transactional matters for which they’ve been recognized professionally as leaders in their fields. The firm was formed to provide a lower-overhead and flexible platform for our top-tier attorneys to continue sophisticated legal practices, while offering more efficient, responsive, “hands-on” services to our clients. In addition to our internal specialties, the firm leverages leading-edge technology and a broad, international network of experienced specialist attorneys to ensure clients receive full service legal counsel. Our platform is more flexible and efficient than a traditional large firm, and more scalable than a typical boutique firm. This allows us to tailor our services appropriately for clients at all stages of their development: from early-stage startups to mature, multi-national corporations.