Sonaly Aditya

The Wharton Angel Network (“WAN”) is a crossroads where the human capital and investment capital of our members can coalesce with the big ideas and significant technologies of entrepreneurs. WAN exists as a forum for entrepreneurs to be discovered and accredited investors to directly interact with each of them and each other. Fundamentally, WAN introduces investment opportunities in early-stage companies to our members who are accredited seed, angel and VC investors. And, in 2012, we are adding a human-capital component. WAN will facilitate members exchanging time and expertise for sweat-equity in early-stage companies and entities that universities may want to form to commercialize promising technologies.

The Wharton Angel Network (“WAN”) is a crossroads where the human capital and investment capital of our members can coalesce with the big ideas and significant technologies of entrepreneurs. WAN exists as a forum for entrepreneurs to be discovered and accredited investors to directly interact with each of them and each other. Fundamentally, WAN introduces investment opportunities in early-stage companies to our members who are accredited seed, angel and VC investors. And, in 2012, we are adding a human-capital component. WAN will facilitate members exchanging time and expertise for sweat-equity in early-stage companies and entities that universities may want to form to commercialize promising technologies.

VentureCrush is a related set of community-enhancing programs developed and run by the Tech Group at Lowenstein Sandler LLP (a leading law firm with a deep commitment to the tech startup/growth company and venture capital community). VentureCrush stages programs and events involving startup and growth company founders, the investors who back them (venture investors, growth equity/PE investors, angel investors, strategic investors), the acquirors of those companies, and senior execs from larger tech companies in the U.S. and abroad. Ed Zimmerman is obsessed with wine and music, so we often have terrific music, intriguing wine and the great people who make wine and music. The core components of VentureCrush are: VentureCrushNY, VentureCrushSF, VentureCrushFG, VentureCrushAV, VentureCrushEU and VentureCrushFGX. VentureCrush includes other smaller events and programs as well. #VentureCrush

Patriarch Partners, LLC, is a holding company with investments in more than 75 companies across 14 industry sectors. Founded by Lynn Tilton in 2000, Patriarch was built upon a proprietary patented financial model designed to manage and monetize the distressed portfolios of financial institutions. Patriarch focuses on the acquisition and invigoration of undervalued iconic American brands where time, capital and sound strategy can rescue a business and restore value, creating and preserving jobs in America. The firm is devoted to rebuilding America one company at a time, one job at a time. Since 2000, through affiliated investment funds, Tilton has had ownership in and restructured more than 200 companies with combined revenues in excess of $100 billion, representing more than 675,000 jobs. Current investments include Dura Automotive, Spiegel Catalogs, MD Helicopters, Rand McNally, and Stila Cosmetics. Tilton’s platform is the largest woman-owned business in the country. The firm’s belief system and strategy in value investing does not waver or change with market fluctuations. It takes time, stability, liquidity and an appropriate capital structure to rebuild businesses. Challenging conditions often mean the need to improve operations from the ground up; the situations require equal concentration and adeptness between financial engineering and operational execution. Patriarch Partners Management Group, established in 2005, is a team of seasoned and connected global professionals strategically placed among portfolio companies to fortify management and to unearth and implement necessary efficiencies, new technologies and unique strategies.

Sun Capital Partners, Inc. is a global private equity firm that focuses on partnering with outstanding management teams to accelerate value creation. Since 1995, Sun Capital has invested in more than 550 companies worldwide with revenues in excess of $50 billion across a broad range of industries and transaction structures. The Firm has built a reputation as a trusted partner, recognized for its operational experience. Sun Capital focuses on defensible businesses in growing markets with tangible performance improvement opportunities in the Services, Industrials & Distribution, and Food & Consumer sectors. The Firm has offices in Boca Raton, Los Angeles and New York, and an affiliate with offices in London.