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Phone: 206-708-2458 
 
 
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The Institute for Venture Science (IVS) will fund high-risk, non-traditional scientific inquiries that may produce fundamental breakthroughs. IVS identifies the most promising challenges to prevailing paradigms and simultaneously funds multiple research groups worldwide for each selected challenge. The Institute operates on a $1B per year budget, drawn from a permanent endowment. The IVS community represents a combined total of more than 1,000 years of experience in fundamental science ranging across universities, corporations, and governments, in both private and public sectors.
			 
			 
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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 | 
                                 
                                
                                | Venture Capital |  | 
                                 
                                
                                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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