For Entrepreneurs

Value Creation Network

Have a big idea?

If you are an aspiring entrepreneur with a business breakthrough or innovation that will shape our lives over the next century, we’d love to hear from you. We’re committed to investing in obsessive visionaries (with a practical side) who share our passion for making an impact on how we live, work and communicate.

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For Entrepreneurs

World-class scientists and entrepreneurs partner with Spencer Trask to realize their most profound dreams. Over the years, Spencer Trask has helped leaders in technology and life sciences protect bold ideas and turn them into world-changing companies. We play a critical supporting role by providing the right combination of wisdom, advise, talent and capital at just the right time via the Spencer Trask Value Creation Network.

How You Can Get Involved

The Value Creation Network offers entrepreneurs extraordinary depth of business insight and practical assistance when an early-stage company is most vulnerable and in need of help that can make a meaningful difference. For example, the CEO of a world-class corporation who advises an entrepreneur on product strategy and can also open doors for initial reference accounts. Our Network is designed to help startups with a wide range of strategic and tactical needs, which includes providing access to:

Advisors: scientific and business development leaders
Board members: world-class individuals with extensive contacts
Capital: in the right form, amount and time
Customers and partners: strategies and referrals to increase sales
Executives: experienced and capable people to grow a company

The Spencer Trask Value Creation Network focuses an enormous amount of resources on its portfolio companies to help its entrepreneurs succeed.

Having seen how it works, many entrepreneurs in our Network serve as advisors to other start-ups and share their experience for the benefit of a next generation of companies.