Partners and Sponsors

Meet Our Partners and Sponsors

ACA is proud to work with partners and sponsors who support and add tremendous value to the angel investment field. Learn more about how they can help you:

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	The NO/LA Angel Network is a group of accredited investors from New Orleans and throughout Louisiana who work together to evaluate, fund and nurture early-stage companies. Our members make individual decisions to invest in high growth Louisiana based businesses, where the path to exit is understood.

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Graffagnini, L.C. aims to maximize your results, whether they be in the boardroom or the courtroom. Companies who want to grow big and grow fast choose our firm because our deep deal experience counts. The success of our clients in financing and M&A transactions speaks volumes about our ability to help them raise money and scale their business. Our litigation clients trust our judgment and advocacy. Our vision is simple. For corporate and investor clients, our guidance is one step ahead of your growth curve. For our clients in the courtroom, you have us in your corner. We “put skin in the game” to get you the results you desire. Our success is built on your success.

Greater New Orleans, Inc. is a regional economic development alliance serving the 10-parish region of Southeast Louisiana. Our mission is to serve as the catalyst for wealth creation in the 10-parish region of Southeastern Louisiana. GNO, Inc. will accomplish this by pursuing an aggressive agenda of business development—marketing the region—and product development—improving regional business conditions through policy, workforce, and research initiatives.

OurCrowd is a leading equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors to invest in Israeli and global companies. Managed by a team of investment professionals and led by entrepreneur Jon Medved, OurCrowd vets and selects opportunities, invests its own capital and brings these startups to its accredited membership. Investors meet stringent accreditation criteria and invest a minimum of $10,000 per deal of their choice. OurCrowd has raised over $150 million in equity crowdfunding for its 75 portfolio companies which include: Borro, BillGuard, Consumer Physics, BioCatch, Abe’s Market and ReWalk, OurCrowd’s first portfolio company to complete a successful IPO on the NASDAQ.

At Stone Pigman, we believe that outstanding lawyers deliver superior client service. Stone Pigman attorneys are experienced, creative and focused on finding the best solution for our clients. Our goal is to help you advance your interests and grow your business, whether that business is a local start-up, a regional manufacturer, or a Fortune 100 company. We are serious advocates and partners for all our clients, large and small.

It is the policy of Whitney Bank to serve its community to the best of its abilities within its financial, physical and personal resources in accordance with sound banking practices and its obligations to its depositors and stockholders.

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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.

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.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is one of the largest and most highly ranked law firms in the U.S., with approximately 1800 attorneys in 37 offices in the US, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Greenberg Traurig’s Emerging Technologies Team has over 100 attorneys in 20 offices committed to servicing the needs of entrepreneurs and investors, and offers clients access points to hubs of global innovation. Greenberg Traurig has in-depth knowledge across multiple industries and legal disciplines, a value-added “entrepreneur-in-residence” program that provides guidance for navigating the capital-raising process, and a firm-wide program to facilitate introductions between start-ups, investors and strategic partners.

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.

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.