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Banana Capital is a technology investment firm

Gelt Venture Capital is an early stage venture capital firm with networks in LA, SF, NYC, and Ann Arbor. We invest across North America and Europe in all sectors except biotech and blockchain/crypto. Our initial investments range from $50k to $200k. Additionally, we provide early liquidity to investors, founders, and employees in the secondary market. We look for: - Unique, capital efficient business models with clear revenue prospects and hints of large markets - Exceptional products with differentiated distribution channels and incumbents that are un-incentivized to react - Early evidence of sustainable, long-term competitive advantages - Ethical business practices, sound corporate governance, and teams who take a stand for what’s right

Afore Capital is a Pre-Seed VC with $500 million in AUM co-founded by Anamitra Banerji & Gaurav Jain. We support product-oriented founders building software companies at the very earliest stages. Our sweet spot is investing $1-2m+ into founders first institutional round. We can lead this round alongside high value angels. At Afore, we believe that before theres a company, before theres a business, theres a product-oriented founder leading by product. The products are often raw, sometimes just rough concepts requiring a lot of imagination. They are pre-traction and pre-obvious. But they come from founders with non-obvious insights and infectious ambitions. We started Afore to back these founders at the pre-seed stage exclusively, on day zero of their journey. We bring with us 16 years of product experience and 7 years of institutional investing experience.

Banana Capital is a technology investment firm

Gelt Venture Capital is an early stage venture capital firm with networks in LA, SF, NYC, and Ann Arbor. We invest across North America and Europe in all sectors except biotech and blockchain/crypto. Our initial investments range from $50k to $200k. Additionally, we provide early liquidity to investors, founders, and employees in the secondary market. We look for: - Unique, capital efficient business models with clear revenue prospects and hints of large markets - Exceptional products with differentiated distribution channels and incumbents that are un-incentivized to react - Early evidence of sustainable, long-term competitive advantages - Ethical business practices, sound corporate governance, and teams who take a stand for what’s right

Afore Capital is a Pre-Seed VC with $500 million in AUM co-founded by Anamitra Banerji & Gaurav Jain. We support product-oriented founders building software companies at the very earliest stages. Our sweet spot is investing $1-2m+ into founders first institutional round. We can lead this round alongside high value angels. At Afore, we believe that before theres a company, before theres a business, theres a product-oriented founder leading by product. The products are often raw, sometimes just rough concepts requiring a lot of imagination. They are pre-traction and pre-obvious. But they come from founders with non-obvious insights and infectious ambitions. We started Afore to back these founders at the pre-seed stage exclusively, on day zero of their journey. We bring with us 16 years of product experience and 7 years of institutional investing experience.

Founded in 2010, Blackford Capital is a private equity investment firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Blackford Capital makes majority control investments in founder and family-owned, lower middle-market manufacturing, industrial, and service. Currently, Blackford Capital has nine portfolio companies. Blackford and their team members have received a number of recognitions over the past several years, including M&A Adviser Private Equity Firm of the Year, Corp. Magazine Small Company of the Year (Michigan), GR Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year (West Michigan), numerous recognitions on the Inc. 5000 fastest growing private companies list and M&A Advisor Private Equity Professional of the Year (Martin Stein). For information or career opportunities, please contact info@blackfordcapital.com or visit www.blackfordcapital.com.