The last four days, I introduced Tech Wildcatter micro-seed project, their program, successful fundraiser dos/don’ts, and elements of their selection process. Finally, today we look at what they will do over the next few months and their future. Finally, at the bottom, you can contact them via their blog.
Gabriella Draney and Jon Feld started Tech Wildcatters. On Sept 3, I had the great opportunity to sit down with Gabriella and talk about her new venture. I organized her responses into each of these general question categories.
What is Tech Wildcatters doing in the next few months?
They are fundraising and looking for more mentors and collaborators.
They plan to raise about $600,000 and use this to seed the first group of companies.
For a mentor, they are seeking A-players: someone who has failed and been successful. They know how to do a successful exit. They are seeking 10 spearhead mentors and as of our interview time had firm commitments from 7 people.
For collaborators: someone in the B2B space, a potential acquirer of the company, or a potential relationship (whether vendor or customer).
Finally, how do I get in touch with them?
Stay tuned to Gabrielle’s blog at http://techwildcatters.wordpress.com/. Their first fund will start running March of 2010, and they plan on starting to accept Applications in December 2009!
