Bruce Lunsford is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lunsford Capital, LLC. Lunsford Capital is a private investment company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky that works and invests in a wide range of companies including, but not limited to, healthcare, technology, entertainment and real estate.

Lunsford Capital’s mission is to invest in individuals with great ideas. In addition, Mr. Lunsford believes in providing leadership as companies make their journey to success.

Tekfen Ventures is a venture fund that invests in industrial software and hardware technologies. We invest in early-stage companies that have uniquely impactful technologies and business models we believe will change the world. We are based in New York City, but look at opportunities across the world.

The Urban Innovation Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that provides seed capital and regulatory support to entrepreneurs shaping the future of cities – helping them grow into tomorrow’s most valued companies.

VVP is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on Seed and Series A investments in companies that address industry-specific pain points for enterprise customers. We define a “vertical” as any specific industry sector that has a large number of companies and unique business characteristics. Examples of verticals are retail, healthcare, education, aerospace, etc. The core investment philosophy of our firm is the belief that a company solving a problem specific to a single industry vertical reaches product-market fit and revenue faster than one that sells an industry-agnostic solution. We do not invest in consumer, internet or media companies, nor do we invest in companies whose product or service requires a government regulatory approval to scale.

Our typical check size is $250K – $1 million at the Seed stage and $2 – $3 million at the Series A stage, with reserves for future financing rounds. We are comfortable with both active and passive investments, although we tend to favour those with Board participation.