ACA is pleased to work with partners and sponsors who add value and thought leadership to the angel investment field. They include: PREMIER SUMMIT SPONSOR FundersClub is a new type of venture capital platform, built around a unique online marketplace that allows accredited investors to become equity holders in FundersClub-managed venture funds – which then fund pre-screened, private companies. The platform combines industry-standard venture funds, with an easy-to-use web-platform that allows members to browse and screen fund investment opportunities, view
investment profiles and sign legal documents. The result – deserving companies get the capital they need, and investors get unprecedented access to the opportunities they want and the ability to build a diversified portfolio.
ACA PARTNERS PENSCO Trust Company, founded in 1989, is an IRA custodian providing services to IRA account holders investing in many alternative assets including real estate, private equity and promissory notes.
Founded in 1984, APCO Worldwide is an independent global communication, stakeholder engagement and business strategy firm with offices in more than 30 major cities throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. We challenge conventional thinking and inspire movements to help our clients succeed in an ever-changing world. Stakeholders are at the core of all we do. We turn the
insights that come from our deep stakeholder relationships into forward-looking, creative solutions that always push the boundaries of communication. APCO clients include large multinational companies, trade associations, governments, NGOs and educational institutions. The firm is a majority women-owned business. For more information, please visit www.apcoworldwide.com.
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 FD Venture Farm, LLC is an independent deal monitoring service designed to facilitate the tracking of specific companies of interest to investors. Companies tracked through the service are limited to those referred by approved institutional and private equity capital investors and lenders.
 Foley Hoag, LLP provides comprehensive legal services to clients throughout the United States and around the world. We serve a wide range of industries including technology, life sciences, healthcare, energy and renewables, venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds. With 225 lawyers located in Boston, Washington DC, and the Emerging Enterprise Center in Waltham MA, we provide corporate, private
equity, securities, intellectual property, employment and real estate services to numerous leading angel organizations. Visit us at www.foleyhoag.com.
 Gust is ACA's official software for administering angel investment groups. Gust's software provides a secure system to manage angel group deal flow and syndication with other angel groups and smart investors. The platform allows angel groups to capture deals, process them through a customizable work-flow process and collaborate with other investors. As the official platform of the world's leading angel and venture associations, Gust is the industry standard. For entrepreneurs, Gust provides the complete tool set for professional investor relations from pitch to exit. www.gust.com.  OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces for 10,000 U.S. and global securities. Through our OTC Link® ATS, we directly link a diverse network of broker-dealers that provide liquidity and execution services for a wide spectrum of securities. We organize these securities into marketplaces to better inform investors of opportunities and risks – OTCQX®, The Best Marketplace with Qualified Companies; OTCQB®, The Venture Stage Marketplace with U.S. Reporting Companies; and OTC Pink®, The Open Marketplace with Variable Reporting Companies. Our data-driven platform enables investors to easily trade through the broker of their choice at the best possible price and empowers a broad range of companies to improve the quality and availability of information for their investors. To learn more about how we create better informed and more efficient financial marketplaces, visit www.otcmarkets.com. OTC Link ATS is operated by OTC Link LLC, member FINRA/SIPC and SEC regulated ATS.  Silicon Valley Bank is the premier commercial bank for companies in the technology, life science, cleantech, venture capital, private equity and premium wine industries. SVB provides a comprehensive suite of financing solutions, treasury management, corporate investment and international banking services to its clients worldwide. Through its focus on specialized markets and extensive knowledge of the people and business issues driving them, Silicon Valley Bank provides a level of service and partnership that measurably impacts its clients’ success. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., the company serves clients around the world through 26 U.S. offices and international operations in China, India, Israel and the United Kingdom. Silicon Valley Bank is a member of global financial services firm SVB Financial Group (Nasdaq: SIVB), with SVB Analytics, SVB Capital and SVB Private Bank. More information on the company can be found at www.svb.com. 
Designed in collaboration with Angel group managers, Venture360 puts powerful portfolio tracking tools in your hands, absolutely free. Your dashboard provides a 360° view of your Angel group: number of companies, number of investors, total portfolio value, cumulative change, and when the information was last updated are automatically calculated by the system. If you have portfolio companies that missed their scheduled
financial updates, you’ll see the number in red, letting you know your portfolio may be out of date. www.venture360.co SUMMIT SPONSORS 1776 is a platform to reinvent the world by connecting the hottest startups with the resources they need to excel. From our Campus a few blocks from the White House, 1776 serves as a global hub for startups tackling major challenges in education, energy, health care, government, and other critical industries. 1776 startups receive mentorship, corporate connections, access to capital, media attention, and a pipeline of
top talent—the raw materials critical for innovators to succeed.
 AngelAssure© is a new set of insurance products developed specifically for and available only to ACA members and portfolio companies. It uses a strategic approach to insurance that provides customized products at competitive prices. Our professionals are leading brokers with proven expertise in navigating the risk management needs of asset managers involved in angel, venture capital and private equity
investing. AngelAssure© program solutions: Personal/firm outside directorship liability program, Portfolio copmany management liability coverage (written on eiher an "Open" program or "Master" program basis), Portfolio company property and casualty insurance, and Venture Capital Asset Protection (VCAP).
The Angel Venture Forum is an ad hoc group of more than 30 active, experienced angel investors from more than 24 angel investor groups located throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Each of our colleagues shares a mission to discover, develop, and invest in strong opportunities - as well as provide a commitment to assist the companies in which they invest.
 Early IQ, Inc helps angels and angel groups with the critical step of early stage private investment – thorough background diligence – while also enabling compliance with new SEC regulations requiring Bad Actor screening and disclosure. Our next generation, 100% online, custom diligence reports give you unprecedented transparency into the company and management team backgrounds of your target investment. All the
essential elements including; company verification, civil and criminal record access, degree verification, identity validation, and regulatory compliance checking, are included in a simple, cohesive, and comprehensive online report. For a limited time, ACA members receive 50% off their first EarlyIQ report.
The Emerging Technology Centers (ETC), a venture of the Baltimore Development Corporation, serves as Baltimore’s technology incubator, co-working space and lean start-up accelerator. ETC provides the opportunity for start-up companies to maximize their growth potential; it is a creative environment in which like-minded entrepreneurs can increase their company’s potential through shared learning,
partnerships, joint ventures, collaborations and more.
 The Founders Market is an online investment platform focused exclusively on deep-technology startups backed by significant R&D/IP.We source the highest-quality startups from our network of research labs, select incubators and universities, as well as a network of angel investors. We vet the startups via our network of experts and produce proprietary research reports to give investors a head start on their diligence. Investors benefit from deep-technology focused deal flow and research reports. Startups benefit from access to an investor community focused on deep-technology ventures. Fast, secure online deal closure helps create efficiency. The platform serves accredited investors. 
Delivering the U.S. to the world, Greenberg Traurig helps clients bridge diverse legal systems and cultures, with a focus on efficient and effective strategic advice and legal services. GT has offices in every major U.S. financial center, key U.S. growth states and in leading centers for business and finance in Europe. GT offers clients additional access points to hubs of global innovation through its strategic alliances
with leading independent law firms in Europe. These are the places our clients need and want to do business and the place “built for change” lawyers want to work.
 Hockeystick.co is a reporting platform for Angel groups that makes it easy to gather updates and metrics from portfolio companies. Investors can create custom reports to get the data they need and Hockeystick.co takes care of reminding companies to file. Hockeystick.co then provides powerful portfolio reporting tools to analyze performance and generate reports.
 Innovation Accelerator (IA) is the private component of a public-private partnership with the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The goal of this partnership is to facilitate the commercialization efforts of high-technology small businesses funded by grants from the NSF SBIR program.
As a top-tier public research university, The University of Kansas is committed to the education of our students, the support of our faculty, and the public benefit of our society.Whether we’re helping to license a technology, getting additional funding for university researchers from industry or foundations, or supporting entrepreneurs launching a new venture – KUIC is open for business.
 K&L Gates practices out of 48 fully integrated offices located in the United States, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and South America and represents leading global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and individuals. For
more information about K&L Gates or its locations, practices and registrations, visit www.klgates.com.
 MACH37™ is America’s premier market-centric cybersecurity accelerator. The Accelerator is designed to facilitate the creation of the next generation of cybersecurity product companies. MACH37™'s unique program design places heavy emphasis on the validation of product ideas and the development of relationships that produce an initial customer base and investment capital.
MACH37™ is located at the Center for Innovative Technology. The Accelerator is operated by the MACH37™ partners. Mach 37 refers to “escape velocity,” the minimum velocity needed to escape earth’s gravitational field. We felt that this was an apt term for our accelerator, because newly launched technology companies must push past forces that inherently prevent their growth.
 Millennium Trust Company is a leading financial services company offering niche alternative custody solutions to institutions, advisors and individuals. We serve as a complement to services offered by other custodians. Our innovative solutions include rollover solutions, alternative asset custody, private fund custody and advisor support solutions. Millennium Trust performs the duties of a directed custodian
and, as such, does not perform due diligence on prospective investments, sponsors or service providers and does not sell investments or provide investment, tax or legal advice.
With a membership of nearly 200 colleges and universities from all over the United States, the NCIIA engages more than 5,000 student and faculty innovators and entrepreneurs each year, helping them to bring their concepts to commercialization.
The NCIIA ‘pipeline’ provides nascent student start-ups with early stage funding, help with business strategy development, mentoring, and investment. The NCIIA provides faculty with funding for courses and programs in tech entrepreneurship, opportunities for recognition, and entrepreneurship education training and networking. 
Part of the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) plans, conducts, and supports research related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases; and sleep disorders. The Institute also administers national health education campaigns on women and heart disease, healthy weight for children, and other topics. NHLBI
materials are available online at www.nhlbi.nih.gov.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) was created to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense. The NSF Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) has a mission to enhance our nation’s economic competitiveness by catalyzing the transformation of discovery into societal benefits through stimulating partnerships and
promoting learning environments for innovators. IIP through the NSF SBIR/STTR programs supports approximately $120 million per year in seed grants to facilitate innovation in the small business community.
 New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is New Zealand’s international business development agency. Our role is to help New Zealand businesses grow bigger, better, faster in international markets. Through our network of international offices, we help businesses grow by building alliances and developing strategic commercial relationships overseas. These alliances can provide access to
international distribution networks, new markets, skills and technology, and investment capital. NZTE promotes international investment in New Zealand and we help investors identify New Zealand-based opportunities and gain access to government and private sector contacts. As a global organisation, we are committed to unleashing the international potential of New Zealand businesses.
 NuView IRA clients enjoy access to a responsive transaction team that will process your purchases and sales in an efficient and timely manner. When you call our transaction team, you will reach a knowledgeable IRA professional, not a call center agent. The Advisory Board of our retirement plan administration company is made up of some of the most influential and innovative leaders in the area, providing
advice and wisdom to the NuView management team.
 Pathable's award-winning community and attendee directory for events has helped hundreds of conferences, congresses and trade shows provide their attendees with a world-class networking experience. Pathable's community and mobile app provide a destination for attendees to discuss, schedule private meetings, plan their conference agenda, map out their tradeshow visit and much more. Pathable communities
allow people to start connecting months before an event begins, stay plugged in at the event itself and then continue the conversations and engagement long after the convention center has been locked and swept clean. Visit Pathable.com for a tour today.
 PLSG invests in and supports the growth of biosciences companies in western Pennsylvania. PLSG has a track record of excellence when it comes to attracting and growing life sciences companies in the region. Since its inception in 2002, the PLSG has invested $19 million in 76 companies which has leveraged nearly $900 million in additional capital to the region. The PLSG portfolio of companies represents an aggregate
market valuation which the PLSG believes it conservatively estimates at nearly $2 billion. The PLSG has assisted 400 life sciences companies and has helped create or retain nearly 6,000 jobs in western Pennsylvania. In addition, 34 companies or venture capital firms have been provided with office or laboratory space and 13 have been relocated to Pittsburgh from outside of the region.
In 1837 founders William Procter and James Gamble created an innovative partnership to pool resources and procure ingredients for their separate candle and soap-making businesses. Today, P&G is the largest consumer goods company in the world with 300 brands that include some of the most trusted household products. Twenty-five of these brands each generate more than $1 billion dollars in annual sales. The
Company's products are sold in over 180 countries around the world, serving approximately 4.8 billion people. P&G is a Company built on innovation, dedicated to consumer understanding and driven to touch and improve lives. Visit www.pg.com for more information about P&G and its brands.
The ProSeeder funding platform equips Angel Groups and VC firms with an enterprise solution that manages the complete deal process and all Angel Group operations. Boasting a fully integrated VDR (Virtual Data Room) for due diligence, social media networking features for member events and payments, tasks and messaging, ProSeeder provides the necessary operational tools to efficiently move deals from
screening to the closing binder. Syndicate with confidence, as ProSeeder controls and tracks access to all internal documents and communications. ProSeeder is Your platform, at Your web domain, fully branded and customized for You.
 The Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) is the go-to source for entrepreneurial support and guidance for start-ups and early-stage companies engaged in bringing innovative ideas to market. For more than a decade, the organization has provided funding, mentoring and networking opportunities to support Maryland’s innovation ecosystem. While founded by the Maryland General Assembly, TEDCO is an
independent entity that makes seed/early-stage investments and manages private capital for angel and venture capital funds. It is frequently ranked as one of the most active seed/early-stage investors in the nation.
At Transaction Commons, we're passionate about streamlining the deal process. Developed by a team of experienced transaction attorneys and executives, Transaction Commons is the neutral and secure site where authorized individuals can access, review, and negotiate all the key documents for their specific investment deal - from due diligence through the final term sheet. Transaction Commons is the secure and easy to use tool for all types of sensitive
multi-party financial transactions, including: angel investments, private equity and venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture agreements and credit agreements. For more information, visit our website at www.transactioncommons.com.
 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises worldwide. We represent companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations, as well as the venture firms, private equity firms, and investment banks that finance and advise them. The firm's broad range of services and practice
areas are focused on addressing the principal challenges faced by the management, boards of directors, shareholders, and in-house counsel of our clients.
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