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Tony Alexander

Co-Founder @Remote Vans

πŸ“ Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesπŸ”„ Updated November 2026πŸ’Ό 2 investmentsπŸ“… 14 years investingπŸ—“ Last invested Jan 2015
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2015
Energy Free EXIT signs that never need - Batteries -Lightbulbs -Electricity -Testing. UL924 listed rocks meet building and fire codes. Code required stairwell luminous egress solutions. MN8 develops, markets and sells revolutionary photoluminescent coatings and products that will provide illumination for several hours and stay visible in complete darkness for up to 80 hours. These materials will charge with just a few minutes any light source. There is no need for any external battery, electrical, or energy source other than light. They can be recharged indefinitely. The firefighting, industrial safety, mining, construction, maritime, and defense industries have no way to illuminate products, tools, and/or personnel in the dark without an active electrical source. Additionally, there is a need to illuminate many areas that may lose external power or not have ready access power. Our products and applications can assist a firefighter with quickly locating dropped tools, identifying other firefighters and searching for victims. Additionally, firefighters typically work in dark environments, our light emitting products and coatings They can illuminating vehicles, tools, and emergency evacuation routes in the mining industry. There are many applications in the construction industry that could greatly benefit from our products ability to identify hazards at night and provide accountability to both individuals, equipment, and machinery. In the maritime industry our products can provide illumination to rope lines, nautical hazards, and help docking procedures at night. The defense sector could greatly benefit from our technologies in both nighttime operations and in providing light alternatives in areas that do not have access to power. Additionally, our products can provide an environmentally friendly lighting source alternative as they do not require any external energy source other than light.
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2021
Co-Founder
Jan 2021
We build work-from-anywhere vans with superior technology that deliver power, comfort and connectivity. Built to the highest standard, our Friday and Oasis Series vans are the most technologically advanced vans on the road. No matter how ambitious your, "work, play, travel ... anywhere," plan may seem, the technology that sets our vans apart, turns that dream into your next adventure. The future is waiting, are you ready? See you there.
2016
Partner
Jan 2016
We are a real estate development, management and construction company with an emphasis on historic renovation. We purchase vacant properties in historic urban cores and rehabilitate to restore their historical integrity.
early stageReal Estate
2015
Board Member
2015
Energy Free EXIT signs that never need - Batteries -Lightbulbs -Electricity -Testing. UL924 listed rocks meet building and fire codes. Code required stairwell luminous egress solutions. MN8 develops, markets and sells revolutionary photoluminescent coatings and products that will provide illumination for several hours and stay visible in complete darkness for up to 80 hours. These materials will charge with just a few minutes any light source. There is no need for any external battery, electrical, or energy source other than light. They can be recharged indefinitely. The firefighting, industrial safety, mining, construction, maritime, and defense industries have no way to illuminate products, tools, and/or personnel in the dark without an active electrical source. Additionally, there is a need to illuminate many areas that may lose external power or not have ready access power. Our products and applications can assist a firefighter with quickly locating dropped tools, identifying other firefighters and searching for victims. Additionally, firefighters typically work in dark environments, our light emitting products and coatings They can illuminating vehicles, tools, and emergency evacuation routes in the mining industry. There are many applications in the construction industry that could greatly benefit from our products ability to identify hazards at night and provide accountability to both individuals, equipment, and machinery. In the maritime industry our products can provide illumination to rope lines, nautical hazards, and help docking procedures at night. The defense sector could greatly benefit from our technologies in both nighttime operations and in providing light alternatives in areas that do not have access to power. Additionally, our products can provide an environmentally friendly lighting source alternative as they do not require any external energy source other than light.
2012
Board Member
2012
Main Street Ventures is working to become the community-funded initiative that makes entrepreneurship possible for everyone in Greater Cincinnati, by supporting entrepreneurs with what they need, when they need it: Capital, Connections, and Education. We look to support all good ideas and founders, but with a particular focus on women and minority entrepreneurs who have been historically under-represented in the startup community.
2010
Co Founder
2010
SimpleRegistry is changing the way people register for gifts and what they register for! Register anything, anywhere, and redeem your gifts in the form of cash. SimpleRegistry caters to all life events including weddings, babies, and fundraising. -Split expensive gifts into manageable pieces to easily allow group gifting -Use the mobile app to add items from any store in the world or snap a photo and upload to your registry -Skip all the hassles. Buy what you want, when you want
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