Texas Emerging Technology Fund CERTIFIED
Firm Rating:
Rated 2.3 / 5.0 by 4
Track
Record
2.8
Operating
Competence
2.0
Pitching
Efficiency
2.2
Favorable
Deal Terms
2.8
Execution
Assistance
1.8
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FIRM OVERVIEW: Small Public VC founded in 2005 based out of Austin, USA (US Central)
FIRM DESCRIPTION: The Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF), a $200 million initiative created by the Texas legislature in 2005, encourages the creation of companies and jobs in new technologies. House Bill 1188, passed in September 2007, allocated approximately $100 million of additional monies for use over the 2008-2009 biennium. The ETF gives priority to proposals that involve emerging scientific or technology fields. The ETF provides Texas with an unparalleled advantage by expediting the development and commercialization of new technologies, and by recruiting the best research talent in the world.
TEAM MEMBERS:
Alan Kirchoff,
Pamela Hailey,
Patrick Boswell,
Ryan Confer,
Posted by
GoodTerms
on 2010-08-17
PUBLIC:Texas has a very long process. Took us 9 months from application to funding.
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Posted by
oldnova
on 2009-12-15
PUBLIC:If you are not in a pre-defined space they will not fund you. Very narrow focus and long funding window. That said - the money is cheap!
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