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Bradley B. Bertoch cont'd...
The results are proof of concept: in the last 24 years, 70% of the hundreds of companies participating in WBI programs have raised capital. In total, companies participating in an Institute venture conference have raised almost $2 billion in private equity capital. Currently, he is a member of Olympus Angels and SL Life Sciences Angels and former venture partner with Hamilton Bioventures a San Diego based life sciences venture fund.
Bertoch has spent the last 25 years in economic development, focusing on homegrown, high technology business development. His experience includes research park and incubator development; strategic planning consulting for SRI International and the BluePrint Team; and assistance in the validation of the New Venture Template, a set of analytical tools designed to improve new venture formation.
He was the founding chairman of the National Business Incubator Assn. (NBIA) and co-founder and current board member of the MountainWest Capital Network. He is an honors graduate from the University of Utah, and received an MBA from Northwestern University. He is currently a fellow of the Foundation for Enterprise Development.
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