First Leaf Capital

We love hardworking entrepreneurs, products that solve substantive problems, hard-to-imitate advantages, lean market validation, and realistic goals To the companies we back, we offer quick decisions, simple and fair terms, credible introductions to our trusted network, strategic input from a winning founder, and all the encouragement we can send your way

Mark Aardsma is the founding investor and Managing Partner of First Leaf Capital He previously founded three startups, and led them to success as CEO He is an advisor to companies and their leaders, and his investments have consistently outperformed the market by wide margins In 2016 his book Investing With Purpose was published

Venus Walker handles bookkeeping and administrative functions

Lori DeLuca provides accounting and audit support for the fund

First Leaf Portfolio Company SIA Acquired by Integra Life Sciences

I am very pleased to announce a successful exit of Surgical Innovation Associates Our fund invested in 2021 Integra LifeSciences (Nasdaq: IART) acquired SIA in an all-cash deal valued up to $140 million depending on future milestones Read the press release here

FLC Invests in GeoH’s $2M Seed Round

We recently participated in GeoH’s Seed round, alongside VisionTech Partners, Boomerang Ventures, and Elevate I will join their board as an observer Read more in the press release

First Leaf Capital Sponsors Cozad New Venture Competition

We are pleased to be among the sponsors of the 2022 Cozad New Venture competition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Mark will participate as a judge of the final round as well