The Ritz Group is currently serving over 2,000 subscribers engaged in the process of funding early-stage entrepreneurs raising seed and Series A private equity funding. Our contribution to the Entrepreneur Ecosystem is demystifying the rigors of private equity funding or "going private". That is...creating and running a stockholder company funded by private equity stakeholders.
As leaders in addressing the modern day challenge to create and manage a private equity shareholder-based company, we are the authors of the Capital Drill that is the CORE for Equity-U addressing Angel and Entrepreneur Training, plus Capital Service offerings to include mentoring and fee-based consulting. Our philosophy is:
"If we can create more Angels - we can fund more companies."
We recognize Angels are a critical resource and this year we instituted an Investor Relations position and started our first Angel Pool to actually write checks for our "Innovation Star" companies. We continue to hold our Angel Club luncheons monthly that serve as our THINK TANK for Entrepreneurism.
Ritz Group leadership is driven by something rarely found in other organizations - that is our belief that... "Going Digital" is the answer to "connecting" Entrepreneurs with investors. We are a leader in providing members with an exclusive i-Match community hosted by Brite Idea Lab. We are pro-active advocate for using Ai and video to recreate Elevator Pitches and Pitch Decks.
We are avid supporters of Capital Expo - a virtual Trade Show that multi-hosts ALL organizations state-wide that incubate or foster entrepreneurs. We are pro-active leaders in supporting the next generation of De-Fi for Fintech leading to true democratization.
And this year, with your help, our technology platforms will FOCUS on Veterans with programs that address the 22/day veteran Suicides, as well as new programs and events for Diversity starting with women Entrepreneurs.
