Mentors
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Mentors and Investors
We are always expanding our rosters. If you would like to support and encourage talented and ambitious tech startup founders in potential high growth sectors - please contact Joel Bennett.
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Chapp Moore
CEO, Stateofappiness
Motivated and resourceful executive with more than 15 years of experience driving bottom-line business results by managing projects and processes that deliver a positive client experience and providing sales and marketing leadership.
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Taylor Ansley
VP Product Development Sweb Development
Software architecture and systems design expert that has built and launched multiple companies
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Landen Bain
Liason to Healthcare, CDISC
Former CIO Duke University Health System, Expert in standards and linking clinical reaseach to healthaare information technology
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Mark Bruinooge
Co-Founder, Seismic Partners
Serial digital technology entrepreneur
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Lee Buck
Founder, Bright Blue Ventures
Serial Software Entrepreneur, CTO and Investor
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Christian Colo
Marketing Director, Healthcare Network, Inmar Inc.
Results-driven marketer managing flagship brands across both CPG and Pharma.
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Lister Delgado
Managing Partner, IDEA Fund Partners
Previously with MCNC Ventures, Lucent Technologies
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Fred Goldwater
Venture Partner, Hatteras Venures
Former SVP of Strategic Development and CIO, SVP of Operations at Blue Cross Blue Shield NC
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Tom Hearn Jr.
Managing Principal, Novarus Healthcare
Former Senior VP Novant Health and CEO Medcath Partners
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Tim Janke
Professor of Practice, Wake Forest School of Business
State Program Direstor, Private Equity Initiatives SBTDC, Executive Director Inception Micro Angel Fund
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Pamela Jennings
Director, UNC Center for Design Innovation
CEO & President CONSTRUKTS, Inc.
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Stan Kelly
CEO Peidmont Triad Partnership
Retired Regional President, Carolinas, Wells Fargo
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Troy Knauss
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Wake Forest University
Experienced Executive, Angel Investor and Entrepreneur. Board of Trustees, Angel Resourc
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Stan Mandel
Executive Professor, Wake Forest School of Business
Director of Entrepreneurship, Angell Center of Entrepreneurship at Wake Forest
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Dave Neal
Manging Partner, The Startup Factory
Software Entrepreneur and Investor
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Tom Osha
Managing Director Innovation and Economic Development, Wexford / Biomed
President & CEO, Innovation Research Park @ ODU
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Devora Rogers
Senior Director of Marketing, Inmar Inc.
Marketing, Strategy, Customer Acquisition and Retention. A driven innovation strategist and marketing leader whose experience encompasses marketing, digital tech, analytics and insights.
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Ginger Rothrock
Director, Emerging Technologies, RTI International
Co-founder and Senior Scientist, Liquidia Technologies
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Ryan Scholl
Senior Project Manager, Wake Forest University IT
Certified PM and Budding Entrepreneur
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Josh Schwartz
Oncology Medical Access Lead, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Perviously with Carolina BioPharm, North Carolina Center for Vaccine Innovation, PMG Research, Inc.
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Peter Seaone
Executive Director at Inquiry Impact Innovation Foundation
Previously with NC A&T State University, Eagle Vision Pharmaceutical Corp, King Pharmaceuticals
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Kim Westmoreland
CEO KeraNetics
Serial Healthcare Entrepreneur, Former Asst. Dean Wake Forest School of Business
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Evans Wroten
Founder and CEO, iSight
Serial Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Net Unlimited, former CIO of Silk Road Technoligies
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Scott Bauer
Owner, Bauer Associates, LLC
Banker, small business enthusiast.
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Ron Buck
M&A Advisor, Broker Murphy Business & Financial - Carolinas
Specializing in working with business owners to sell their businesses and buyers to buy a business or franchise with 25 years of management, investment banking (M&A and private capital raising), and C-level experience, coupled with the resources of Murphy Business and Financial Corporation.
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Jason Bush
Capital MarkeX, CoVest Realty, Zingenuity Owner and Managing Director
Serial entrepreneur with experience in resinsurance, financial and real estate markets
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Steve Virgil
Professor and Director of Law and Business Clinic, Wake Forest University School of Law
Community Law Clinic; Poverty Law; Nonprofit Organizations; Microtrade Development Clinic; Carolina Externship and Evidence.
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Jon Mayhugh
Fellow, Wake Forest Community Law and Business Clinic
Previously with Morgan Stanley, CCMI.