Mr. Dippel is a self-employed consultant in strategy and business development for technology-based companies and not-for-profit organizations that are developing innovative products for the US and global healthcare markets. Over the past two years, he has applied his more than 20 years of experienc... More
Mr. Dippel is a self-employed consultant in strategy and business development for technology-based companies and not-for-profit organizations that are developing innovative products for the US and global healthcare markets. Over the past two years, he has applied his more than 20 years of experience in biotech business development and academic technology licensing to a wide range of projects and clients. His current pro-bono work includes serving as a mentor in MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service, an advisor to Seeding Labs, LLC, a Cambridge-based non-profit with a mission of providing high-quality research equipment to scientists in the developing world, and an associate director for an MIT/Harvard graduate course on innovation in global health.
First Founders - Ideal Startup Investment
First Founders Ltd. (FFL) is an independent not-for-profit corporation dedicated to helping shape and build young business ventures emerging from academic and other institutional research. FFL was established in 2006 by a group of experienced business founders and executives who believed their knowledge and skills could make an important contribution to the success of a new generation of emerging entrepreneurs.
First Founders focuses on early-stage ventures that are ready to grow to their full potential but may lack the business expertise and financial resources to do so. Typically, such a venture has made significant advances in developing its product or service, but lags in pulling together the business elements and entrepreneurial organization needed to reach its next level. FFL provides an experienced startup entrepreneur who can guide the development of an integrated company and the expertise and connection to services needed to establish a venture’s viability.
First Founders Invests In These Industries
• Biotechnology
• Lifestyle
• Business Products and Services
• Marketing / Advertising
• Clean Technology
• Media and Entertainment
• Computers and Peripherals
• Medical Devices and Equipment
• Consumer Products and Services
• Mobile
• Education
• Nanotechnology
• Electronics / Instrumentation
• Networking and Equipment
• Financial Services
• Other
• Food / Drink
• Retailing / Distribution
• Gaming
• Semiconductors
• Healthcare Services
• Software
• IT Services
• Sports
• Industrial/Energy
• Telecommunications
• Internet / Web Services
• Travel
First Founders Invests In Companies That Have Reached The Following Milestones
Concept Only - Product In Development
Concept OnlyProduct In DevelopmentPrototype ReadyFull Product Ready$500K in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$1M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$3M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$5M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$10M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$20M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$50M in Trailing 12 Mo. RevenueMore than $50M in Trailing 12 Mo. RevenueMore than $50M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue ►◄ Concept Only
First Founders Invests In Companies With These Funding Needs
Pre-money Valuation: $0 - $0
Capital Seeking: $0 - $0
Previously Raised: $0 - $0
First Founders Expects Their Investments To Generate
Expected Revenue By Year 5: $0 - $0
Expected Returns: 5x Investment - 5x Investment
Expected Years to Exit: 1 Year - 10 Years
Expected Years to Break Even: 1 Year - 1 Year
First Founders Investment Portfolio
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