$ When it comes to funding the world’s next big startups, Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures is shopping local By Janis Mara A nervous Emily Harburg took a deep breath and picked up the microphone. The presentation she was about to make to some 300 North Bay investors, partners and residents was key to the funding she was seeking for PairUp, her Sausalito startup. “We invest in early-stage startups looking to become the next Amy’s Kitchen or BioMarin Pharmaceutical,” says MSIV co-founder Zachary Kushel. Petaluma- based Amy’s Kitchen sells its organic dishes in 30 countries around the world. San Your Friendly, Neighborhood Venture Capitalists
Harburg was presenting along with 10 other companies at the April NEXT 2023 networking conference held in Rohnert Park by Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures. MSIV is a Corte Madera venture capital firm that launched in 2020 with the goal of helping Marin and Sonoma County startups grow.
Rafael-based BioMarin is a pharmaceutical company that reported revenues of $2.4 billion in 2023. “We are the first regional venture capital fund for local county startups. We’re venture capitalists on a community level,” Kushel says.
NorthBaybiz 33
September 2024
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