Private (Venture) Capital Sources for Kentucky

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List of Business Finance and Venture Capital Companies

Source of this list: Entrepreneur’s Ultimate Directory: YEAR: 2005

Alliance group, Inc.
Mike Pitino
9505 Williamsburg Plaza, Suite 101
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 425-3715
Stages for investment: Early stage
and later stages
Size of investment: up to $1 million
Industries preferred: Broad

bCatalyst Advisors
124 North First Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 583-0400
(502) 583-5606
www.bcatalyst.com
Email: info@bcatalyst.com

Blue Equity, LLC
Jonathan Blue
Preston Pointe
333 E. Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 589-8181
Stages for investment: all
Size of investment: $250k-$20m
Industries preferred: real estate,
financial services, publishing, media
and a sports and entertainment
platform traditional brick and mortar
businesses

Bluegrass Angels
Dean Harvey
208 Mathews Building, University of
Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0047
(859) 257-1930
Web Site: http://www.lexicc.com
Description: Primarily seed
Funding Limits: $50k to $1000k
Types of Businesses Funded:
technology with IP preferred

C-Cap /Queen City Angels
Jim Cunningham
11427 Reed Hartman Highway
Cincinnati, OH 45241
(513) 618-6440
Web Site:
http://www.c-cap.net/angels.html
Description: Pre-seed, seed and
early stage
Funding Limits: Up to $750k
Types of Businesses Funded:
Broad interests

Cobalt Ventures
Todd Blue
PO Box 1509
Louisville, KY 40201
(502) 589.8811
Web Site:
http://www.cobaltventures.com
Stages for investment: established
companies with revenue
Size of investment: Up to $5
million
Industries preferred: real estate,
commodities, materials handling,
transaction-based businesses

Commonwealth Seed Capital
Margaret C. Bell
(513) 361-7956
margaret.bell@fortwashington.com
Stages for investment: Early-stage
natural products companies
Size of investment: $50,000 to
$1,000,000
Industries preferred:
pharmaceutical, biotechnology,
nutriceutical, functional food and
ag-biotech

Evermore Fund
Dean Holland
Managing Member
Evermore Investments, LLC
Anchorage Crossings
P.O. Box 23539
11405 Park Road, Suite 180
Anchorage, KY 40223
(502) 292-2393
Web Site:
www.evermoreinvestments.com
Evermore Fund (cont’d)
Stages for investment: revenue
phase near cash flow positive
Size of investment: $50k - $500k
Industries preferred: technology,
healthcare, manufacturing,

Futurity Investment Group, LLC
Rod McNerney
900 Baxter Avenue
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 583-3038
Stages for investment: Middle to
latter stages and buy outs
Size of investment: $500,000 to
$2,500,000
Industries preferred:
Manufacturing and service
Kentucky Highlands Investment

Corporation / Mountain Ventures
Elmer Parlier
362 Old Whitley Road
London, KY 40743-1738
(606) 864-5175
Web site: http://khic.org
Description: Seed through
expansion
Funding Limits: $150k to $400k
Types of Businesses: low-tech


Kentucky Seed Fund
George Emont
201 E. Jefferson
Suite 315A
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 569-1590
Description: Seed Stage
Funding Limits: $50k-$200k
Types of Businesses Funded:
medical Devices and biotechnology,
healthcare services and health care
Information technology

Meritus Ventures
Ray Moncrief
P.O. Box 1738
London, KY 40743
606-864-5175
Stages: Expansion
Size of investment: $250,000-
$2,000,000
Industries preferred: Primarily
technology, service, manufacturing

OPM Ventures
Chuck Woods, VP
111 W. Washington St. #300
Louisville, KY 40202
502-583-8892
Web site: www.opmservices.net
Description: Pre-seed, seed,
early stage
Funding Limits: $100,000 -
$2,000,000
Types of Businesses Funded:
Transportation, Life Sciences,
Entertainment, Manufacturing,
Broadband

Pattco Inc.
Tom Dieruf
10000 Shelbyville Rd.
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 245-6623
Stages for investment: later stage
companies
Size of investment: $2 million
and up

River Hill Capital
W. James Lintner, Jr.
2904 Eastpoint Pkwy
Louisville, KY 40223-4186
(502) 326-4922
Web Site:
http://www.riverhillcapital.com
Stages for investment: Seed for
revenue growth
Size of investment: Up to $500k
Industries preferred: most
industries including healthcare,
insurance, real estate

Southern Appalachian Fund
Ray Moncrief
P.O. Box 1738
London, KY 40743
606-864-5175
Web Site:
http://southappfund.com
Stages for investment: Early to
expansion
Size of investment: $250,000-
$750,000
Industries preferred: Primarily
technology, service, manufacturing,
Low income census tracts

Todd Investment Advisors, Inc.
101 S. 5th Street, Suite 3160
Louisville, KY 40202
Toll Free: (888) 544-8633
Local: (502) 585-3121
www.toddinvestment.com

Triathlon Medical Ventures
George Emont
201 E. Jefferson
Suite 315A
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 569-1590
Web Site: www.tmvp.com
Stages for investment: First
institutional round
Size of investment: Initially, $500k-
$3mm, up to $7mm cumulatively
Industries preferred: Medical
Devices and biotechnology

Yearling Fund
Dale Boden
Preston Pointe
333 E. Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 587-1860
Stages for investment: Seed for
revenue growth
Size of investment: $100k to $300k
Industries preferred:
Technology, Health