A Series of Small Things
Random Thoughts on Building Venture-Backed Companies in the Midwest
Announcing Allos II
4.20.12 by Dov
Busy day today on the blog front, but couldn’t let this nugget slip by undetected.
I’m happy to announce that Allos II has had a closing – giving us the capital to continue our search for the perfect investment. The fund continues the strategy and builds on the success of our first fund, which invested in AssureRx Health, BidPal Networks, Scale Computing, and Weblink International.
Not only that, but we and our portfolio companies will continue to benefit from an advisory board and limited partner group that includes successful technology company founders and executives such as David Becker (First Internet Bank of Indiana), Scott Dorsey (Exact Target), Bill Godfrey (Aprimo), Mark Hill (Baker Hill), Scott Jones (Boston Technology, Gracenote, Cha Cha), Bill Oesterle (Angie’s List), Carl Sparks (Travelocity), and Tim Schigel (ShareThis), among others.
So to all you entrepreneurs – let me just say that we feel your fundraising pain. And isn’t that what you really want from your VC – some empathy?
Have a promising company? Tell us about it.
This is not how we value companies at Allos
4.20.12 by Dov
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Intern Update
4.20.12 by Dov
Jon Schneider started as our AAI today (Awesome Allos Intern for the uninitiated). He is, as his title implies, awesome. He joins us from the University of Dayton, where he has managed their student angel fund, and in his free time enjoys working as an M&A analyst at Brady Ware Capital and probably building cold fusion reactors in his basement. Plus he’s an Eagle Scout – what’s not to love?
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