The World of RTV
Rose Tech Ventures is the hub of several companies and organizations, all of which are dedicated to creating value through encouraging and supporting entrepreneurship. Depending on what you are involved with, and what value you think we may be able to provide, we invite you to reach out directly to the appropriate organization:
Angelsoft
Angelsoft was founded on the vision that technology has the potential to automate and simplify the previously dispersed and nearly invisible ecosystem of angel investing. Today, with over 11,500 accredited investors in 450 angel groups in 45 countries who review over 2,500 new business plans each month, Angelsoft provides the infrastructure for the global early stage private equity industry. The newly released Group Finder gives you one-click access to find the nearest early stage capital sources to you, whether as an entrepreneur or investor. If you are an entrepreneur seeking early stage capital, or run an angel investment group or venture capital fund, please visit the Angelsoft web site at www.angelsoft.net for more information.
New York Angels 
New York Angels is the leading angel investment group in New York, and one of the most active in the country. Our 75 members include all of the most active angel investors profiled in Crain’s recent article on New York early stage investing, as well as half a dozen venture funds who focus on early stage deals. Our members have invested over $35 million during the past fve years in deals that have presented to our group, and this is the right place to come if you have started a company, reached some significant milestones and need growth capital, but are not quite ready for a traditional venture capital investment. To put things in perspective, New York Angels typically invests between $250,000 and $750,000 as part of round (which we often lead) which might total as much as $1 million. Companies in which we invest will typically have an experienced entrepreneur at the helm, a relatively complete product and management team, at least some revenue, and a ‘pre-money’ valuation in the range of $1 - $2 million. If this sounds like you, then we encourage you to visit the New York Angels web site at www.newyorkangels.com, where you can learn more about the group and submit your business plan for consideration.
Egret Capital Partners
Egret Capital Partners is a specialized private equity firm with a focus on companies in the fields of manufacturing and business services. We look for businesses that are based in North America (not just New York), with revenues between $15 and $50 million, free cash flow less than $5 million and recurring revenue from an established customer base. Egret invests in companies in which we can acquire a control position, but ones in which the core management team is in place and is interested in either retaining significant equity involvement with the company (in the case of owner-operators) or acquiring such an interest. If you are an entrepreneur who fits this profile, we strongly encourage you to visit the Egret web site at www.egretcapital.com, where you can find out more about our team and the types of opportunities we are seeking.
The Incubator
The Incubator at RTV is the in-house entrepreneurial incubator at Rose Tech Ventures. Located in our headquarters in New York’s Silicon Alley, we have created a greenhouse to nurture the seedlings of future entrepreneurial superstars. Acceptance into the Incubator is by invitation, which is extended to a small percentage of companies that no doubt hold great promise. However, because of the time, effort, space, support, mentorship, and services we provide, we are only able to work with with a few companies at any given time. Appropriate ventures for the Incubator will be seed stage, with a great entrepreneur, an exciting concept, a well-thought-out business plan, and a unique twist. The Incubator has two parts: the Fifth Floor is an open, shared, co-working environment ideal for one to four person teams with a great idea and basic needs. The Sixth Floor is for slightly more mature companies with teams of up to eight people, who are provided private offices and additional support. Both floors have shared cafe/lounge areas, conference rooms, printers, copiers, Wifi and wired networks, state-of-the-art VOIP telephony, and more. If you are interested in either of these opportunities and would like to be considered for the the Incubator team, please fill out our online application at rose.vc/incubator
Cloud Nine
While the Incubator is the place for world class entrepreneurs, Cloud Nine is the home of world class angels. This shared office provides a critical mass of early stage investors, all of whom are explicitly committed to mentoring and working with early stage entrepreneurs. Being co-located in the same building as the rest of the RTV biosphere means that there is a continuous flow of information, excitement and support among new and serial entrepreneurs, active early stage investors, and the infrastructure systems to support them.Cloud Nine is currently fully occupied, but if you are an active, accredited angel investor interested in working with promising entrepreneurs, feel free to drop us a note at cloudNine@rose.vc
The Pitch Coach
David’s presentation skills training sessions for entrepreneurs looking for angel or venture capital, are offered by David on a pro bono basis for companies presenting to New York Angels. Over the past decade they have developed a reputation as the financial industry’s “best presentation training that money can’t buy”, and have been profiled in BusinessWeek SmallBiz, Presentations magazine, and many other publications. Learn more about them at The Pitch Coach
Five Roses Press
Hey, what would a 21st century, super-high-tech, vanguard of Silicon Alley be without a…nineteenth century hand print shop?! Yup, right on our premises, we’ve got one of the last surviving letterpress shops in New York, with half a dozen printing presses, tons of metal and wood type, and one of the country’s great libraries of arcane printing manuals. What else would you expect from the home of Google’s #1 ranked site on letterpress printing?
Liminal Group
David S. Rose’s public coaching seminars in presentation skills, early stage investing and entrepreneurship are conducted under the auspices of the Liminal Group, where he is a member of the faculty and on the board of advisors. Liminal Group is a multi-platform leadership consultancy that provides consultants to corporations, coaches to prominent individuals, and advisors to governments. The Liminal faculty’s clients have included almost two-thirds of the Fortune 500 CEOs and thousands of top executives and leading entrepreneurs across the globe. For more information about David’s public programs, please visit the Liminal Group web site at www.liminalgroup.com.
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If you would like to contact Rose Tech Ventures LLC, or David S. Rose, on a subject not listed above, please send an email to Molly Gunther at molly@rose.vc