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226 McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-624-0550
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Information Technology
Life Sciences & Healthcare
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The Office for Technology Commercialization (OTC) takes the ideas and technology that stem from University of Minnesota research, prepares this intellectual property for the market, and in some cases spins it out into new businesses. The Venture Center is the business unit within OTC that works with entrepreneurs, researchers, and investors to create start-up companies based on University research. The Venture Center also monitors and guides these start-ups until the occurrence of a liquidity event. The Center is capable of making an 'Ignition Investment,' which is an early stage loan made of $10,000 to $50,000 to a University start-up company to help enable a successful launch. The Ignition Investment will go directly to the company as a loan before the first outside money is raised for the company. Only new University of Minnesota start-ups are eligible to apply for Ignition Investments. The firm's startups have raised more than $1.15 billion ($654 million in startup investment capital and $498 million from IPOs and acquisitions, FY2006-2019).
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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
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
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Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
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 |
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