Success Stories
We consistently review and update our primary metrics (cumulative since ’93):
- New business formations: 117
- Funding events: more than $1.19 billion
- Job creation: more than 13,500
Since clients do not pay fees or compensation to TVC of any kind, these are TVC’s primary success metrics. Return on our invested time with clients is paramount. While we’d like to help as many entrepreneurs as we can, we are selective and look for those with commercialization potential—that means evaluating many of the same criteria that investors use (team, technology, pain, market size, customer traction, etc.). Since we work with early stage companies, we select clients based on their potential, and help entrepreneurs drive toward each milestone. When they line up with what investors have told us they’re seeking, we’ll make the introduction.
Angaza Receives Investment Funding
February 15, 2012
Congratulations to Technology Ventures client Angaza Design, Inc. who announced a $40,000 investment in January. The funding will enable the company bring better quality light to the developing world, starting in East Africa and moving beyond. Angaza designs, develops, and distributes “micro” solar power systems that provide clean, bright LED lights and battery charging to families and businesses in developing countries who do not have access to electricity. Based in Redwood City, California, Angaza sells its solar products as an alternative to the fuel-based energy sources found in developing regions worldwide. TVC has been instrumental in the company’s formation, assisting with business strategy development and introduction to equity investment. For more information, visit www.angazadesign.com.
