For Investors
We can:
• Identify disruptive and up-and-coming technologies
• Engage in deal discovery as we review business proposals
• Provide a full, turn-key deal due diligence on existing and emerging businesses
• Assist with deal management and oversight for ETF awardees and non-ETF awardees
• Help identify add-on investments opportunities through our network of contacts
Call us to discuss specialized needs.
For Entrepreneurs
The TPEP RCIC can help you in the following ways:
Business plan review and market analyses
Strategic and SWOT analysis
Intellectual property evaluation/research
Technical assessment
Entrepreneurial grooming
Access to incubator(s)/business accelerators
Indentifying qualified management at the CXO level
Deal packing for seed, angel and VC funding
Introductions to strategic partners
If your business qualifies, we can provide ETF application packaging.
(Texas Emerging Technology Fund website: www.emergingtechfund.com)
The TPEP RCIC is vested in your success. We have a variety of models from which to engage with entrepreneurs. Call us to discuss which fits best for your organization.
For Regional Economic Development
There is no single source of deal management, entrepreneur development, identification or mentoring in our region. Whereas other cities and region have the capacity to incubate new businesses and businesses that relocate to their areas, our region lags behind. An organization that can disseminate information, coordinate service providers, assess deal flow quality and readiness, and aggregate resources for entrepreneurs, would reduce the barriers that new businesses face, thus promoting the wealth creation opportunities.
The RCIC has six goals against which to measure its success in the region.
• Economic Growth
• World-Class Research & Development
• Business Acceleration
• Federal Participation
• Workforce Development
• Global Competitiveness
Specifically, the RCIC would fulfill its role as the ETF’s regional representative and deal flow vetting entity, as well as institutionalize a process to attract, identify and nurture new high tech business development. Ultimately, this process will increase the number of technology ventures that rely on highly skilled labor and intellectual property assets.
Our success is predicated on generating opportunities for commercialization and entrepreneurship that lead to the creation of new high tech businesses and high tech jobs.
The RCIC will build and concentrate the capabilities that will accelerate new venture creation and the attraction of risk capital. In addition, it will serve as a resource to ETF applicants, fund recipients and entrepreneurs in need of a single point of contact for high tech business resources including a service provider directory, entrepreneur mentoring and due diligence coordination.
Understand: The process and pitfalls inherent in the transfer of technology while pinpointing the benefits to society.
Value Collaboration: Demonstrate the benefits of collaboration to key stakeholders and community partners.
Communicate: Communicate with key stakeholders and community partners in a consistent, clear and effective manner.
Governance: Ensure strong leadership is in place that best addresses the needs of the community.
Network: Maintain collaborative relationships and a productive networking environment among other economic development entities.
Metrics: Enhance the RCIC’s leadership position by addressing the need to collect and communicate information about the process and results of technology transfer for the purpose of venture creation.
