VC  Activate Venture Partners

https://www.activatevp.com





     Office Locations:

116 Research Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone: 610-849-1990

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Stages:

  • Early


 

Industries:

  • Information Technology
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare

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    Description:

    Formed 2017, Activate Venture Partners replaced the Milestone Venture Partners brand. Glen Bressner and Ed Pietri serve as Activate's Managing Partners, while Ed Goodman is an Investment Partner. The new fund has invested in three promising portfolio companies (Diameter Health, Digital Pharmacist, and Healthify) and seeks to make approximately 15 new investments over the next five years. The firm primarily leads or co-leads its investments with an initial investment of between $750,000 and $3,000,000. In aggregate, the firm's partners currently manage over $200 million of committed capital while Activate's current fund has approximately $50 million to start. With offices in New York City and Bethlehem, PA, Activate invests in high growth, early stage technology businesses easily reached from its offices.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Edwin A. Goodman Investment Partner
    Glen R. Bressner Managing Partner
    Jeffrey A. Davison General Partner
    Todd T. Pietri Managing Partner

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      12/18/2023


      KAID Health


      MA


      undisclosed


      


     

    Portfolio companies include:

     

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