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Alerion Ventures is an evergreen venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in scalable startups. Based in Charleston, SC, Alerion partners with entrepreneurs primarily in the Southeast.
Focus
Alerion Ventures targets one new company investment per quarter with the following attributes:
Sector
Alerion will consider companies in a variety of industries, so long as they are capital-efficient and are targeting markets that will allow for substantial scale and return-on-investment. Primary areas of interest include business-to-business software and technology-enabled services and, more selectively, healthcare software and services and energy-efficient technologies. Alerion will not consider consumer-facing companies, drug discovery, medical devices, energy production, or project finance opportunities.
Stage
Alerion will first consider an investment once a company has achieved initial market and revenue traction following proof-of-concept including functional product development. While the primary focus is early-stage, opportunistic investments in growth-stage businesses with nearer term exit potential may also be considered. In all stages, Alerion prefers to partner with other experienced venture investors.
Region
Based in Charleston, Alerion will consider investments in companies nationally aside from the West Coast and Northeast, but has a preference for those headquartered in the Southeast.
Alerion Ventures is an evergreen venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in scalable startups. Based in Charleston, SC, Alerion partners with entrepreneurs primarily in the Southeast.
Focus
Alerion Ventures targets one new company investment per quarter with the following attributes:
Sector
Alerion will consider companies in a variety of industries, so long as they are capital-efficient and are targeting markets that will allow for substantial scale and return-on-investment. Primary areas of interest include business-to-business software and technology-enabled services and, more selectively, healthcare software and services and energy-efficient technologies. Alerion will not consider consumer-facing companies, drug discovery, medical devices, energy production, or project finance opportunities.
Stage
Alerion will first consider an investment once a company has achieved initial market and revenue traction following proof-of-concept including functional product development. While the primary focus is early-stage, opportunistic investments in growth-stage businesses with nearer term exit potential may also be considered. In all stages, Alerion prefers to partner with other experienced venture investors.
Region
Based in Charleston, Alerion will consider investments in companies nationally aside from the West Coast and Northeast, but has a preference for those headquartered in the Southeast.
Team
The Alerion Ventures team is able to support entrepreneurs through experience and relationships in the fields of operations, sales, research & development, finance, accounting, and mergers & acquisitions:
Lee Richards Managing Partner
Lee founded Alerion in 2014 and has experience in acquisitions, divestitures, international sales, and research & development. He has a degree in Economics from Auburn University and lives in Charleston.
Wiley Becker Partner
Wiley leads the due diligence function at Alerion and previously was Principal for Square 1 Ventures. He has a BS in Mathematics from Davidson College, an MBA from Wake Forest, and lives in Charleston.
Adam Bush Controller
Adam manages the operations and accounting functions for Alerion. He has a Master of Professional Accounting degree from the University of West Georgia and lives in Mount Pleasant.
Team
The Alerion Ventures team is able to support entrepreneurs through experience and relationships in the fields of operations, sales, research & development, finance, accounting, and mergers & acquisitions:
Lee Richards Managing Partner
Lee founded Alerion in 2014 and has experience in acquisitions, divestitures, international sales, and research & development. He has a degree in Economics from Auburn University and lives in Charleston.
Wiley Becker Partner
Wiley leads the due diligence function at Alerion and previously was Principal for Square 1 Ventures. He has a BS in Mathematics from Davidson College, an MBA from Wake Forest, and lives in Charleston.
Wiley Becker Partner
Wiley leads the due diligence function at Alerion and previously was Principal for Square 1 Ventures. He has a BS in Mathematics from Davidson College, an MBA from Wake Forest, and lives in Charleston.
Adam Bush Controller
Adam manages the operations and accounting functions for Alerion. He has a Master of Professional Accounting degree from the University of West Georgia and lives in Mount Pleasant.
Portfolio
Investments made by Alerion Ventures include:
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