Sponsorship Issues

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

Sponsors bring needed financial support to the angel network.

Here are some key points for managing sponsors:

1. Keep the number of sponsors low so it’s easier to manage.
2. Allow a limited number of sponsor representatives to join the meetings so they don’t overwhelm the members.
3. Set the rules of engagement on how sponsors should interact with the members regarding service offerings.
4. Add the sponsor to the website to give brand recognition.
5. Allow the sponsor to place marketing materials at the meetings for takeaways.
6. Tap sponsors to provide training to the members.
7. Canvas sponsors for any potential members to pursue.
8. Invite sponsors to coach the startups where there’s a good fit. 
9. Leverage the sponsors’ network for potential speakers for events.

Sponsors add not only financial support, but also domain expertise to the angel funding process.


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On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Fred Walti, CEO of the Network for Global Innovation (NGIN).

The Network for Global Innovation is an international network of entrepreneurial support agents. Its mission is to accelerate the expansion of new sustainable technologies while simultaneously generating significant economic growth in both developed and emerging markets. NGIN currently has 26 members in 20 countries with partners or program experience in Armenia, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and the U.S.

Fred is an expert in creating innovation ecosystems that drive economic development. Prior to joining NGIN, Fred was the Co-Founder and, for a period of six years, served as the Founding CEO of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), combining experience as an entrepreneur with his passion for clean technology. Fred built LACI from a start-up in a bus repair garage into a statewide commercialization ecosystem with an international footprint. LACI is now recognized as one of the premier cleantech commercialization programs in the world.

Under Fred’s leadership, LACI has helped 120+ companies raise $228 million in funding, thus creating 1,700 jobs and delivering more than $400 million in long-term economic value for the City of Los Angeles. Fred has been involved — either as a founder, consultant, principal, or investor — in the startup of several-dozen technology companies. He was named in Techweek100 as one of the most impactful technology leaders in 2014.

In October 2018, Fred was invited to join the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee by the US Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross.

Fred often speaks on subjects that include creating high-performance innovation ecosystems that drive economic development; the new mega-city revitalization concept “The StartUp City”; leveraging a region’s strengths to build a large green economy, entrepreneurship, the role of innovation in creating jobs, and public/private partnerships.

Fred discusses the state of investing in the sustainability space and how he sees the industry evolving. He advises startups and investors and shares some of the challenges they face.

You can visit the Network for Global Innovation at www.ngin.org, via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/the-network-for-global-innovation, and via Twitter at www.twitter.com/NGINnews.   

You can contact Fred via email at fred@ngin.org, via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/fredwalti/, and via Twitter at www.twitter.com/fwalti  

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