Activate Venture Partners

We seek leaders who understand their customers' needs, possess a capital-efficient mindset, and have the ability to close early reference customers

Companies with early sales momentum and growing usage which can demonstrate product / market fit match our investment profile

Given our focus on early stage businesses, we prefer to invest in companies with easy access to our offices in Pennsylvania and New York City

Our initial investments will range from $750k to $3 million depending on the stage of development and capital intensity of the business

We primarily act as lead or co-lead investor, setting the terms, joining the board of directors, and working hard on behalf of the management team and shareholders

We strive to develop a trusted, constructive and supportive relationship with management without encroaching on their autonomy

Capital-efficiency governs our attitude toward compensation plans, operating expenditures, and value creation Its practice focuses the mind, inspires resourcefulness, and promotes wise decision-making

Our new fund Activate Ventures II LP marks the latest in a series of six early-stage venture capital funds which I have co-managed from Bethlehem, PA

With the launch of www activatevp com, we are replacing the Milestone Venture Partners brand with the Activate Venture Partners brand Glen Bressner and I serve as Activate’s Managing Partners, while Ed Goodman is an Investment Partner

As a venture capitalist, I am encouraged by the innovation pouring into the U S healthcare sector As a typical healthcare consumer, however, I still find it surprisingly difficult to navigate the system