You are invited to join Nutrition Capital Network (NCN) as a Cornerstone Investor, Sponsor, University Partner or Government Trade Partner. See categories below.

NCN Cornerstone Investors

Benefits include:

• Access to the NCN applicant and evaluation pool with details of the 80-90 companies that apply for each major meeting; Semi-annual report on deal flow
• Entry for multiple attendees to all three NCN events: The NCN Spring Meeting in April  (New York), the NCN Fall Meeting in November (San Francisco), and the NCN Ingredients & Technology Investor Meeting at SupplySide West in Las Vegas
• Access to NCN databases containing information on all companies that have applied to present their business plans since October 2007; Custom searches available on request
• Access to the Member-Only area of the NCN website with access to  the NCN transaction database, deal flow summaries and market data & trends reports

Contact Grant Ferrier (619-295-7685 x15) to become an NCN Cornerstone Investor or NCN Sponsor and support the growth of the nutrition industry and its entrepreneurs.

NCN Sponsors

NCN Sponsors fall into the following categories: Law, Insurance, Accounting, Executive Recruitment, Marketing, and Investment Banking. Sponsorships can be for the year or for a single meeting and are offered at either the Silver or Gold level. Only one company in each category will have the opportunity to be a Gold Partner. Sponsors benefit from unique exposure and access to the NCN universe of Investors, Presenting Companies and other NCN Sponsors.  

Gold Sponsor benefits include:

• Access to the entire applicant pool for each NCN meeting
• Seat on the Screening Committee that selects Presenting Companies
• Signage at the event, logos on NCN pre-meeting marketing materials, text and logos in the NCN Workbook, and exposure on the NCN website.
• Attendance for two people from your company at NCN Investor Meetings.
• Introduction by NCN Principal when all meeting attendees are assembled at Dinner or Lunch
• Access to the Member-Only area of the NCN website

Silver Sponsor benefits include:

• Preview of Presenting Companies shortly prior to NCN Investor Meetings
• Signage at the event, logos on NCN pre-meeting marketing materials, text and logos in the NCN Workbook for each meeting, and exposure on the NCN website.
• Introduction of your company by NCN Principal to attendees assembled at Dinner or Lunch.
• Attendance for two people from your company at NCN Investor Meetings
• Access to the Member-Only area of the NCN website

Contact Tom Aarts (619-295-7685 x18) to become an NCN Sponsor, or Grant Ferrier (619-295-7685 x15) to become an NCN Cornerstone Investor.

NCN University Partners

NCN’s University Partners provide a valuable resource for the network, helping to educate investors about potential spin-outs, technologies, IP, joint ventures and licensing opportunities being incubated in academia and seeking commercial partners or financial backing. For information about the benefits of becoming a University Partner, please contact Mike Dovbish, NCN Executive Director, at 415-254-1116.