While CFG has extensive experience through its principals, the ultimate success of CFG will depend on our ability to secure the support and assistance of critical resources from within and from outside the region including co-investors, executive management, investment banking, corporate and industry relationships for business development and technology market validation and technology transfer expertise with similar institutions. CFG has secured a number of letters of support related to our proposed technology transfer mission in the Paso del Norte region. This is a small subset of the entire scope of relationships available to the CFG team but is intended to be representative of the types and quality of relationships available. These letters are available upon request.
Los Alamos National Bank – As a long term member of the Los Alamos community they have had a long history with LANL and with a variety of technology commercialization and economic development initiatives over the years.
Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation – Similarly, LACDC has entered a number of support agreements with LANL over the years and has been a leader in providing entrepreneurial guidance and physical resources to support technology commercialization over the years.
Glenn Kline/Battelle Ventures – Glenn was one of the founders of Academy Funds which focused on technology transfer out of North Carolina based universities. He is now a partner with Battelle Ventures who has a long history of successful technology transfer out of the national labs. He is based at Oakridge and has funded a number of start-ups based on Oakridge technologies. David Blivin invested in Academy Funds through his fund (Southeast Interactive), served on Glenn’s board and co-invested in an Academy investment.
Peter Dickstein – Peter was a recent visiting entrepreneur at Los Alamos National Labs. Mr. Dickstein has a twenty-plus year track record in California as a CEO, CFO, and strategic/financial consultant with portfolio companies of top venture firms and corporations based there. He has led and successfully exited start-up companies, served on boards and played lead roles on dozens of financial transactions. His experience and California presence, in conjunction with his tenure and relationships at LANL and knowledge of the New Mexico landscape are seen as an asset related to CFG’s strategy in New Mexico.
DLA Piper – Jim Montgomery is a senior partner with DLA Piper, one of the country’s leading venture focused law firms. Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Blivin worked closely on a number of companies at Southeast Interactive and have maintained a supportive relationship.
Savvian – Todd Carter was President at Robinson Stephens and is now one of the founders and leaders of GCA Savvian, one of the country’s leading technology investment banks.
Five Pillars - Joan Myers is the managing director of Five Pillars. She and Mr. Blivin worked together in a supportive relationship while she was CEO of NCTA – North Carolina’s Technology Association. She is a national leader in security and defense consulting and technology transfer with security clearances and direct relationships at the top of the FBI, CIA and Special Forces. She was a founder of DSTA (Defense and Security Technology Accelerator) in Fayetteville, NC; securing over $5 million in state sponsorship funding.
CXO Network – Jay Allen founded and leads the CXO network. The CXO Network was founded in Denver but now is an international organization. Jay has agreed to bring visibility of the region to his CXO Network and support the building of such a network in the region.
Bill Nunn – Bill is CEO of the Nordic American Group. He has a national and international history of technology transfer out of national labs, including LANL, and universities through his relationships with many of the nation’s top security and defense companies. He is in the process of relocating the headquarters of his company to New Mexico.
Emergent Technologies – Emergent is one of the country’s leading technology transfer companies in the life sciences area. They are currently extending their presence into New Mexico through their close relationship with David Schmidly, new president of the University of New Mexico.
Korn Ferry – Paul McKinnis and his son Jeff have a long history with Korn Ferry, one of the country’s leading executive search firms, including as head of the firms’ telecommunications practice.
Southeast TechInventures – Karen LeVert is the founder and leader of STI, a technology transfer focused firm based in North Carolina, but with national reach. STI focuses on SBIR’s as a way of providing initial sponsorship to innovation from Universities or elsewhere and has a SBIR Phase I success rate double the national average.
Square 1 Bank – Richard Casey is the founder and CEO of Square 1 Bank. Square 1 is the second leading venture lending firm in the country, behind Silicon Valley Bank. Richard and Mr. Blivin have worked together on a number of projects. Through Mr. Blivin’s introduction, Square 1 has agreed to work with Los Alamos National Bank to bring more active venture lending to New Mexico and the region.
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