KICKSTART FUND AUBURN UNIVERSITY The path to first class entrepreneurship
HARBERT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS | NEW VENTURE ACCELERATOR
“The Auburn Kickstart Fund marks the next step in the evolution of world class entrepreneurship at Auburn University.” - Lou Bifano
A GROWING OPPORTUNITY
At Auburn’s New Venture Accelerator students and faculty, mentored by talented, veteran entrepreneurs-in-residence have raised over $100 million for start-up ventures. A Kickstart Fund can amplify this success and propel Auburn’s entrepreneurship programs to be among the best in the nation. There’s often a gap between winning a pitch competition and securing the financing that will lift a fledgling enterprise off the ground. A Kickstart Fund can offer direct capital grants to Auburn entrepreneurs without diluting their ownership. Designed to build on the Tiger Cage Business Pitch Competition awards, the Auburn Kickstart Fund is the next element in our planned program to help finance high-potential start-up teams.
LOU BIFANO Director New Venture Accelerator
Auburn Equity Investment Fund
Mark Forchette presents Holli Michaels of AbGlo with the First Place award during the final round of Tiger Cage competition.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY’S ENTREPRENUERIAL ECOSYSTEM The Auburn Kickstart Fund will be supported by philanthropic donations, public and private sector grants, and corporate partnerships. A dedicated Fund Manager will oversee day-to-day operations and an independent Investment Committee will make grant award decisions. Donors interested in contributing to the fund and strengthening Auburn’s entrepreneurial efforts should contact:
Auburn Investor Network
Kickstart Fund
DAN O’KEEFE Entrepreneur-in-Residence New Venture Accelerator dto0009@auburn.edu
Tiger Cage Seed Funding
In addition to the courses taught by the Harbert College of Business, Auburn assists start-ups through an entrepreneurial ecosystem that includes these resources: • New Venture Accelerator • Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship • Auburn Research and Technology Foundation • The Intellectual Property Exchange For more information on the Kickstart Fund and how to support entrepreneurship at Auburn, please contact: DAN O’KEEFE
Entrepreneur-in-Residence New Venture Accelerator dto0009@auburn.edu
HARBERT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS | NEW VENTURE ACCELERATOR
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