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4700 Wissahickon Ave. • Suite #126 • Philadelphia • PA 19144• www.GoodCompanyVentures.org • 215.951.7200
About
GoodCompany Ventures catalyzes start-ups with innovative solutions to big, unmet social needs.GoodCompany entrepreneurs get a great place to work in Philadelphia, a community of like-mindedentrepreneurs, and access to a network of capital sources and expert advisors. We champion models thatoffer investors both financial return and social impact
Mission
GoodCompany seeks only for-profit companies. The idea of addressing critical social issues with the rigorand access to capital of the business world can be implemented through nonprofit, hybrid and for-profitbusiness models. However, GoodCompany’s founders particularly value the sustainability of models thatprovide private investors with attractive social and financial returns.
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Social impact should be a central component of the mission or operations. While many businesses have important social objectives and/or highly active philanthropic activities, we arelooking for models where social impact is integral to what the company does.
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Scale matters. Local solutions can often have big impacts on local communities, but are not ofteninvestable.
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We think the needs of a sustainable economy are some of our largest social needs. That means,for example, that our interests span education, clean technology and economic development…and your new idea, too.
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GoodCompany accepts entrepreneurs who agree to measure their impact against a triple bottomline encompassing people, profit and planet. Of course, entrepreneurs need to find ameasurement system that makes sense for them. A refined set of metrics (that we happen to like)for summing across the “non-financial” bottom lines can be found at BCorporation.
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Innovation matters. Old business models can be effective ways to address social issues, but they rarely provide strong financial returns. We are especially interested in models that harnesscutting-edge technology or re-think existing models.
4700 Wissahickon Ave. • Suite #126 • Philadelphia • PA 19144• www.GoodCompanyVentures.org • 215.951.7200
Founders
Sidney E. Amster
, MBA, Co-Founder and Partner, Phase II International, Clinical Professor, TempleUniversity’s Fox School of Business - GoodCompany Ventures Board Member
Jacob Gray
, Partner, Murex Investments - GoodCompany Ventures Board Member
Dr. Shoshanna Loeb
, Chief Scientist and Executive Director, Telcordia Technologies - GoodCompany Ventures Board Member
Lee R. Marks
, Senior Counsel, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - GoodCompany Ventures Board Legal Counsel
Garret Melby
, Executive Director, Iolite Social Capital - GoodCompany Ventures Board Member
Naeemah Nelson
, Business Development Coordinator, Resources for Human Development -GoodCompany Ventures Board Member
Chris Bentley
, GoodCompany Ventures Executive Director
Alice Cathcart
, Vice President, Market Development, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation
Edward Curry
, Vistage Chair, Strategic Advisor and Private Investor
David Famolari
, Program Manager & Senior Scientist, Telcordia Technologies
Robert Fishman
, LCSW, Founder and Executive Director, Resources for Human Development
Stephen M. Goodman
, Partner, Morgan Lewis and Bockius, LLP, Business and Finance Practice
James Jaffe
, President and CEO, National Association of Seed and Venture Funds
Jason Keramidas
, Deputy Secretary General, Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization
Joel Steiker
, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Murex Investments
4700 Wissahickon Ave. • Suite #126 • Philadelphia • PA 19144• www.GoodCompanyVentures.org • 215.951.7200
Mentors and Speakers
GoodCompany’s carefully-selected group of mentors and speakers have committed to providing invaluable guidance and support to participating entrepreneurs through either group sessions, one-on-onementoring or pro-bono services. All of our mentors and speakers are experienced members of the early-stage community, and include successful entrepreneurs, early-stage attorneys, technologists, venturecapitalists, angel investors and early-stage service providers.
Participating Mentors and Guest Speakers
Sidney E. Amster
, MBA, co-Founder and Partner, Phase II International
Richard J. Anthony
, Sr., Managing Director, The Solutions Network and Founder, The Entrepreneur’s Network
James Caruso
, CPA, Partner, Fesnak and Associates, LLP
Bob Cooper,
President, Frontier Service Design
Edward Curry
, Vistage Chair, Strategic Advisor and Private Investor
Christopher J. Dervishian
, Shareholder, RatnerPrestia
David Famolari
, Program Manager & Senior Scientist, Telcordia Technologies
Robert W. Fesnak
, CPA/ABV, CMA, CVA, Partner, Fesnak and Associates, LLP
Don Gleklen
, Strategic Business Advisor and Private Investor, Director, Firstrust Bank
Stephen M. Goodman
, Partner, Morgan Lewis and Bockius, LLP, Business and Finance Practice
Jacob B. Gray
, Partner, Murex Investments
Jonathan Harrison
, Director, National Social Innovations
James Jaffe
, President and CEO, National Association of Seed and Venture Funds
Jason Keramidas
, Deputy Secretary General, Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization
Chuck Lacy
, Founder and President, The Barred Rock Fund, former President, Ben and Jerry’s
Dr. Shoshanna Loeb
, Chief Scientist and Executive Director, Telcordia Technologies
Lee R. Marks
, Senior Counsel, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Garrett Melby
, Executive Director, Iolite Social Capital
Michael R. Reinhard
, National Penn Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Rosenblum
, Executive Vice President, Business Development, SHPS and Founder, Arbor Associates
Joel Steiker
, co-Founder and Managing Director, Murex Investments
Robert H. Strouse
, President, Wind River Holdings
Woody Tasch
, Founder and Chairman, Slow Money, President Emeritus, Investor’s Circle (invited)
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