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Tech Futures Group
Pitch Global offers an affiliate program to Tech Futures Group. If you are a company pitching at Pitch Global, we select some of the companies with the highest potential and submit them to the TFG application, and then if approved you will be mentored by the key executives of Pitch Global
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About Tech Futures Group:
Tech Futures Group is a venture platform that provides Northern California tech startups with the resources and strategy to move faster and build bigger. TFG is a program in partnership with the Northern California SBDC, making this a no-cost and no-equity service for select tech companies. Our goal is to drive innovation and growth in the Northern California region.
No-Cost Advising
PG-TFG clients work one-on-one with advisors. Each client is paired with an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (“EIR”) and has access to a team of specialist advisors in intellectual property, fundraising, financial planning and projections, and federal grants.
Our Funding
PG-TFG is a program of a non-profit organization called the Northern California Small Business Development Center Network (“SBDC”). Launched in June 2012, TFG is one of three initiatives designed to extend the reach of the SBDC to niche entrepreneurial groups, such as tech startups, triple bottom line firms, and importers & exporters.
Clients
Software, hardware, internet, mobile, life sciences, cleantech, biotech, telecom, and SBIR/STTR grant applicants.
Mentorship Areas
Medtech/Healthcare tech/Biomedical Advising/ Functional Medicine
TFG-PG Advisory Services
PG’s Mr. Tillmann is a former advisor to various Lifescience funds and has advised many companies in this field as well as in the field of functional medicine. Our advising is designed to pinpoint the challenges facing companies in the biomed space to provide tailored solutions.
Go-To-Market Strategy
Business plan optimization, product positioning and management, business development and sales, early customer engagement, market entry and expansion, and fundraising presentation development and pitch coaching.
Commercialization & Fundraising
Fundraising strategy, channel and strategic partnership, joint ventures and strategic alliances, private equity and financing, and pivoting.
IP Strategy
Advice on IP strategy, disclosure, marketing, patent and trademark prosecution, technology transactions, and tech transfer.
Financial Projections
Financial statement preparation, financial planning, risk mitigation and cash flow modeling.
SBIR/STTR Grants
Assistance in applying for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) federal grants.
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s leader of job growth, economic development, and business assistance efforts.
Funded in part through a Grant with the Office of the Small Business Advocate. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the California Office of Small Business Advocate.