Biometrics Investors

AICA is a non-profit organization designed to foster the development of entrepreneurial environment in Armenia . It is created to help start-ups and entrepreneurs with innovative ideas find high-caliber business professionals who would invest and help steer companies in their endeavors of high impact and growth. AICA is 20 members strong and growing. AICA brings together a very diverse group of CEOs, Entrepreneurs and Business Professionals from Armenia, Russia, Germany, Austria, Denmark, and the USA. Its members represent various industries ranging from cutting edge sphere in Biotech, Digital Healthcare, IT, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Biometrics to more traditional sectors of Manufacturing, Construction, Real Estate Development, Renewable Energy, Banking, Fin-tech, Food & Beverage, Consumer Products, Logistics and Retail. AICA boasts 5 members from YPO and members from top business schools from Armenia, Europe, and USA, including 3 graduates of Harvard Business School. Members of AICA serve on Boards of Multinational Companies and run VC funds; They are Serial Entreprenuers with multiple successful companies under their belts and Top-Notch experts in Management, International and US Law, International Marketing, Sales and Distribution; They invest as Angels in companies with high growth potential and guide them through the exciting but challenging path to success; They open doors to New Markets and Clients and dedicate their Networks, Connections, and most importantly Knowledge, Experience, and Time to help companies Beat the Market Odds.

LLR Partners, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in investments in expansion and growth capital, emerging growth, late stage growth, buy and build, acquisitions, corporate divestitures, generational transitions, add-on acquisitions, recapitalizations, buyouts, PIPEs, shareholder liquidity, lower middle market and working capital financing in middle market companies. It does not invest in biotechnology and real estate sectors. The firm seeks to invest in technology and service-based businesses with a focus on business services, fintech, industrial, healthcare services, financial services, consumer and education services, software and information technology services, and security, defense, and government sectors. Within business services, it focuses on business process outsourcing, document and information management, marketing services, customer care, fixed asset management, human capital management, human resources outsourcing, staffing and search, information services and business intelligence, professional and consulting services, transportation and logistics, 3PL, warehouse and inventory management, supply chain management, and reverse logistics. Within the education sector, the firm focuses on early education, K-12, post-secondary, education technology, continuing education and training, specialty services. Within the consumer sector, it focuses on health and wellness, restaurants, specialty retail, and Internet retail. For investments in B2B Payments it seeks to invest in Accounts payable automation, Accounts receivable automation, Closed loop networks, Cross-border payments, Business expense management, Virtual card gateway, Enterprise and recurring billing, Accounting software. For investments in marketing services, the firm invests in direct marketing, marketing technology, and data analytics and management. Within the healthcare sector, it focuses on outsourced services, post-acute care, pharmaceutical services, distribution, diagnostics and monitoring, ACO services, payment integrity, alternative site, managed care, payor services, pharmacy benefit management, disease and benefits management, healthcare software and information services, healthcare information technology, revenue cycle management, practice management software, consulting services, and data analytics and informatics. Within the software and information technology sector, the firm focuses on technology enabled business services, information technology services, solutions, data/ information services, enterprise software, data management, business intelligence, infrastructure and systems software, vertically-focused Software, on-premise software and SaaS deployment, and application software. For security investments, the firm invests in physical/electronic security, security monitoring, video surveillance and analytics, cyber security, access control, biometrics and identity management, building automation and controls, critical infrastructure protection, information and network security, security information and event management (physical and IT), and risk management. Its defense investments focus on command & control (C2), communications and networking, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), unmanned systems, embedded processing and high performance computing, electronic warfare (EW), advanced research and technology development, training and simulation, signal processing, enterprise-level systems engineering, data analytics, and intelligence analytics. Within government services, it invests in health information technology, big data, cloud computing, enterprise it management, border / perimeter security, public safety and emergency communications, mobile device management, SETA and program delivery support, and analytics (FWA). Within the financial services sector, it focuses on marketing service, ecommerce services, and targeting and scoring, specialty finance, commercial finance, mortgage banking, collections, insurance service providers, insurance technology solutions, insurance distributors, investment managers, broker-dealers, data and analytics, trading platforms, eBrokerage, capital markets technology, transaction and payment processing, prepaid cards, alternative payments, banking solutions, outsourced services, fraud and compliance management, financial technology and services providers. It prefers to invest across United States with focus on Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Richmond, Washington D.C, the Mid Atlantic, Denver, Colorado, and Eastern United States regions. The firm typically invests between $25 million and $200 million in transactions ranging from $20 million to $250 million in value. It primarily invests in companies having revenues between $10 million and $250 million and customer base with an addressable market of at least $500 million. The firm seeks to invest in businesses with annual revenue and earnings growth in excess of 10% and gross margins of over 40%. Its capital structure includes a mix of preferred and common equity and senior debt and it tends to significantly under leverage its investments. The firm seeks to exit its investments between three and seven years through strategic sale, initial public offering, or recapitalization. It makes both minority and majority investments and takes a board seat in its portfolio companies. It can either act as a lead investor or can co-invest in transactions. LLR Partners, Inc. was founded in October 1999 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with additional office in Arlington, Virginia.

Five Crowns Capital, LLC is a private equity firm specializing in buyouts, mezzanine, industry consolidations, turnarounds, bridge financing, control and minority recapitalizations and growth capital investments in small, later stage, and lower and middle market companies. The firm seeks to invest in mature companies, control acquisitions, corporate divestitures from public companies, carve-outs of divisions and subsidiaries of public companies, financial and/or operational restructurings, distressed debt, and special situations. It typically involves privately-held companies, family-owned businesses, and corporations selling divisions. The firm invests in all sectors except utilities and financials. Within healthcare and life sciences, the firm focuses on consumer healthcare products, mobile/wearable biometrics technologies (e.g., pedometers, heart rate monitors, etc.), acquiring and licensing technology transfer IP from universities, medical devices, clinical diagnostics, research tools, healthcare services, and healthcare information technology. Within technology sector, the firm invests in hardware, consumer electronics, PC and mobile (smartphone and tablet) devices, accessories, software and services, Personal Health and Wellness Solutions, mobile/wearable biometrics technologies e.g. pedometers, heart rate monitors, etc., Home automation and control technology, Home LED lighting and home décor technology products, Advanced technology cookware, Legacy hardware and software technologies, University developed technologies and IP – i.e. technology transfer, industrial technology businesses. The firm also has a special interest in media and entertainment, consumer and commercial, and aggregates, asphalt, paving and concrete. It primarily invests in companies based in the United States with a focus on Western United States and considers companies based in Canada as well. The firm partners with selected institutional investment funds to make equity investments between $1 million and $200 million in companies with enterprise value between $10 million and $500 million, revenues between $10 million and $1 billion, and EBITDA between $1 million and $100 million. It seeks to exit its investments between three and five years. It has committed capital available for certain types of investments, and deal-by-deal capital available from multiple sources. It prefers to invest through its personal capital. Five Crowns Capital LLC was founded in January 2003 and is based in Newport Beach, California with an additional office in Nevada.

Upstream Ventures Pte. Ltd. is a venture capital investment firm specializing in seed and early stage financing. It primarily invests in semiconductors, security, biometrics, mobile content and applications, and information technology software and solutions sectors. The firm seeks to invests in emerging companies across Singapore, India and China. It prefers to invest $0.15 million to $3 million per transaction. Upstream Ventures Pte. Ltd. was established on 2003, and is based in Singapore, Singapore.

Growthgate Capital Corporation B.S.C. ("Growthgate”) is a private investment firm established in late 2007, as a closed joint stock company in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Growthgate is engaged in direct equity investments with a focus on the middle market segment. Growthgate principally invests in well-managed, profitable mid-sized companies that exhibit strong growth and expansion prospect in the GCC markets and other select countries of the MENA region. Growthgate was initially formed by a team of seasoned corporate financiers and dealmakers whose extensive experience and track record include landmark transactions in the MENA region in a variety of sectors ranging from telecom to oil & gas, and from building materials to minerals & mining. This team of managers, which remains at the helm of Growthgate, was soon joined by a group of founding shareholders comprised of State-owned banks, public pension funds, investment companies, and single-family offices. The founding shareholders provided the equity base of Growthgate in the form of $200m in permanent capital thus, availing the company with sufficient funding to launch its private equity investment activities in early 2008. Growthgate has since 2008 invested in 8 platform companies and, in turn, conducted over 24 bolt-on acquisitions on behalf of such companies. Growthgate’s portfolio companies operate in diverse sectors including: logistics & transport, waste management, distribution of building materials, business jet engineering & management, steel fabrication, biometrics, food processing & catering services, computer animation & themed entertainment, and modern retailing. Said portfolio companies have business activities and subsidiaries that operate in the Middle East, Africa, as well as, in Europe and the US. Growthgate has since 2014, completed 4 exits by selling some of its portfolio companies in full or in part including via listings on the London Stock Exchange, cross-border M&A and private placements. Growthgate’s competitive edge resides in the transactional expertise and strategic insight of its management team, and the extensive market knowledge and active support of its founding shareholders and Board of Directors.

Partnerinvest Norr is a private equity firm specialized in software, security, and biometrics sectors.Partnerinvest Övre Norrland AB is a venture capital firms that seeks to invest in limited companies which have are in the expansion phase.

LongueVue Management Company, LLC is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital, management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, acquisition financing and family succession planning investments in lower middle market companies. It invests in companies in healthcare, transport & logistics, precision manufacturing, advanced industrials, consumer, food & beverage, safety & security and specialty packaging sectors. In the advanced industrials sector, the firm focuses on industrial services, Electrical Systems & Controls; Automation & Control Panels; Industrial Instrumentation & Sensor Integration; Power Distribution & Facility Electrical Systems; Precision Mechanical & Field Services; Advanced Material Handling and Technical Field Services; Specialized Mechanical Systems, Piping, and Fabrication; Maintenance, Turnarounds, and Capital Project Services; Infrastructure Services & Compliance; Environmental Monitoring, Safety & Regulatory Compliance; Equipment-as-a-Service & Specialized Rental Platforms; Water, Waste, and Utility Infrastructure Services; Facility & Asset Performance Services; Field Services for Logistics, Distribution, and Manufacturing Environments; Facility Efficiency, Workflow Optimization, and Retrofit Services; and Predictive Maintenance, Testing, and Inspection subsectors. In the Consumer sector, the firm seeks to invest in Baby Products & Services; Consumer Services; Consumer Tech; E-commerce; Fitness & Outdoor; Health & Wellness; Home Improvement; Home Office; Household; Lifestyle; Lighting Fixtures; Pet & Pet Services; Pool Services; Recreation; Specialty Interiors and Sporting Goods subsectors. In the Healthcare sector, the firm seeks to invest in Healthcare Services; Contract Manufacturing; Clinical / Pharma Services; Healthcare Distribution; Healthcare Providers; Senior Living Owner/Operator; Behavioral Health; Clinical Practices; Medical Devices; Instrumentation; Implant OEMS; Innovative Technologies; Healthcare IT; Cost Containment and Patient-Centered Software or Data subsectors. In the Life Sciences sector, it focuses on Clinical Services; Clinical, Regulatory, Biometrics, & Quality Consulting; Site and Patient Recruitment; Health Economics & Outcomes Research; Medical Communications; Clinical Trial Packaging; Site Management Organizations; CROS; Clinical Trial Technology; CDMO Services; Formulation; Analytical Method Development; Clinical Trial Material Manufacturing; Commercial Manufacturing; API Synthesis; Lab Services; Analytical Method Development; Sterility Testing; Compendial Testing; Value Added Service Suppliers to the Cell & Gene Therapy Market; Formulation; Essential Ingredients, e.g. Plasmids, Buffers, Media; Equipment, e.g., Bioreactors, Columns, Contact Components; Cold-chain Logistics; Consulting; Software; and Compliance and Quality Offerings. In Medical Contract Manufacturing, it focuses on Front End Services; Product Design & Engineering; Prototyping & Low Volume Manufacturing; Regulatory Services; Packaging Design Services; Specialty Component Manufacturing; Thermo Molding; Micro Molding; Multi-Component Thermoplastic; Liquid Silicone Rubber; Catheter Components (e.g. Balloons, Heat Shrink Tubing, Complex Extrusion); Precision Drilling; Precision Grinding; Precision Machining; Laser Processing; Specialty Wire; Manufacturing Services; Assembly & Packaging; Coverings & Coatings and Logistics Management subsectors. In the Precision Manufacturing, it focuses on End Markets-Aerospace & Defense; Consumer; Diversified Industrial; Energy; Food & Beverage; Healthcare Products & Medical Equipment; Packaging & Material Handling and Transportation subsectors. In the Transportation & Logistics, it seeks to invest in Value-Added Warehousing & Distribution; Contract Logistics; E-commerce Fulfillment; Kitting & Assembly; Inventory Management; Freight Consolidation / Deconsolidation; Specialized Asset Light Transportation; Specialized Domestic Forwarding; Supply Chain Management; Last Mile Delivery; Differentiated Brokerage; Healthcare Logistics; Hazmat / Chemicals; and Specialty Packaging Services subsectors. In the Food & Beverage, it focuses on Co-Manufacturing; Co-Packing; Blending; R&D and Testing; Retail, Private Label & Food Service; Food & Beverage Ingredients; Meal/Flavor Enhancers; Nutrients / Enrichments; Premixes; Natural / Organic; Branded Packaged Frozen / Refrigerated; Better-for-you Snacking; Ready to Eat / Drink; Functional / Wellness; Logistics & Other Services; Value-Added Warehousing; and Sourcing & Supply Chain subsectors. In the specialty packaging sector, it focuses on Printing; Converting; Coating; Co-Manufacturing/Packaging; Value-Added Distribution; Extrusion; Food & Beverage; Food Processing; Agriculture; Healthcare; Consumer / Personal Care; Pet & Household Goods; Industrial Applications; Building Products and Shipping & Transportation subsectors. In the Safety & Security sector, it focuses on Workplace & Environmental Safety: Risk Assessment & Consulting; ANSI & OSHA Compliance Implementation; Facility Safety & Fall Prevention Equipment; Industrial Hygiene & Health Services; Hazardous Material Containment Products; Transportation & Public Safety Solutions, Fire & Life Safety: Code Compliant Detection, Notification, Ventilation & Suppression Systems; System Design, Engineering, Installation, Integration, Retrofitting & Replacement; NFPA Mandated Testing, Inspection, Repair, Maintenance & Monitoring Services; Apparatus, Pump & Skid Equipment; Specialized PPE & Turnout Gear, Electronic & Physical Security: Personnel, Facility & Perimeter Protection; Access Control, AV Technology, Lighting, Sensor & Alarm System Integration; Monitoring, Surveillance & Threat Detection; Asset Tracking, Tracing & Management and Patrol, Dispatch & Emergency Response subsectors. The firm seeks to invest in companies based in USA. It prefers to invest in companies having sales of $15 million and above and EBITDA of $3 million and above. The firm pursues complementary add-on acquisitions. LongueVue Management Company, LLC was founded in 2001 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.