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Working with us: Our Investment Approach

There are several things you should do to ensure that you present your concept or business, as best as possible. You must clearly communicate the key aspects of your company on the online Submission Form, including a non-confidential statement of your technology; concept and a description of your stage of development; a clear statement of the market problem you are solving, and its scope; and your differentiation in the competitive landscape. It is also very helpful to include references and/or personal introductions.

The online submission form acts as a brief, non-confidential executive summary. You will not be asked to share any proprietary information at this point. Again, confidentiality agreements will be considered if all parties agree to pursue the opportunity. Please review the content of the online submission form prior to filling it out to make sure that you have all the key information available to complete it. VC may ask for additional documents, but only if we decide to proceed in further in evaluating the opportunity. Some of this information will include:

A complete Business Plan
Relevant resumes for you and key members of your management team
Detailed financial projections and cash flow that support your concept/business model.
Capitalization table that describes current ownership of your company based on share holdings and funding rounds to date. Any employee option pools and all classes of shares should be included in this calculation.
Personal and business references

VC prefers to invest in concepts or companies where we have a significant value-add capability. Please familiarize yourself with our activities by reviewing our capabilities and portfolio, and note potential synergies in the submission form.

In very early-stage investments, the information requested might not be fully developed. This is especially true for university professionals in the very early stages of a company idea. If this is the case, please indicate your development stage as "Academic" on the submission form. For a truly breakthrough technology, we are willing to work with university-based entrepreneurs to develop a commercially viable enterprise.

To submit your non-confidential, concept/business summary, refer to the online Submission Form. We encourage you to carefully complete the form, as the information you submit during this phase of the process will be used to make our initial investment decision. There is no confidentiality provision during this initial screening process due to the large number of submissions and the need to share this information with outside resources to better evaluate your technology or business concept. We will consider confidentiality agreements if warranted in subsequent stages of this process.

After you have submitted your information, the review process can take several weeks depending on our workload and number of submissions received. We do not expect you to be proactive in seeking a response.

When progressing toward final approval, it is normal to expect several email exchanges and phone calls and there will always be meetings at your location and elsewhere with the Dow Venture Capital team.


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