Thursday, January 3, 2008

Bang Ventures gets into the projects evaluating and helping entrepreneurs to develop strong companies from the idea inception phase

What Company Is Offering:
Bang Ventures is a Cambridge-based investment firm with offices in New York and Krakow and is focused on early stage emerging technology companies.

Bang Ventures isn't a VC firm. They help smart and driven people co-found fantastic new companies, providing entrepreneurs with a roof over their heads, mentoring, a deep network of contacts, marketing support, professional services and other technical support....and yes, funding as well.

How It Works:


Bang Ventures gets into the projects evaluating and helping entrepreneurs to develop strong companies from the idea inception phase. Bang Ventures is focused on the emerging Web 2.0 sector of software, web services and wireless services, as well as investments in cleantech, and medical devices.

Who Is Backing Them

The firm is lead by F. Mark Modzelewski, a noted technology evangelist, executive and investor.
He Co-founded New Europe Ventures, a Polish-based Venture Capital firm, as well as the Benet Group, Leonardo BioSystems, Lux Research, and the NanoBusiness Alliance. He has served as a senior executive at NanoDynamics (and continues to advise the company), Opion, GolinHarris and NRW. In addition, he has consulted for companies ranging from NanoSys to Engelhard to Mastercard to Yahoo to eSpeed to Pixar to DaimlerChrysler.

Mark is a member of the Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group to the President Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST). He is among the most well known figures in technology and was recognized by Forbes as a "powerbroker" and has been featured in Time, Newsweek, US News, ABC, BBC, NY Times, Business Week, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, among others. Mark also appeared regularly as CNBC technology commentator and on occasion as a co-host of SquawkBox.
More at:http://www.bangventures.com/

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