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ATHENIAN NEWS
Innovation awards honor inventors, entrepreneurs
(March 20, 2013)
Athenian's Dave Scholl honored by The Innovation Awards for his notable advances in business and technology. Read more...
VC sees opportunity in sequester
(February 28, 2013)
On the spot as the looming federal sequestration unfolds, Upstart’s venerable Kent Berhard seeks expert opinion from Athenian’s Karl Elderkin. Read more...
Athenian's Dave Scholl keynotes two prominent life science events
(February 25, 2013) Athenian's Dave Scholl is featured key note presenter at Nationwide Children's Hospital's Technology Showcase and West Virginia Bio Science Summit. Read more...
Athenian further defining niche strategy in off-the-beaten-path investments: FLORIDA
(February 15, 2013) Athenian Venture Partners is actively shopping the state for more companies in which it can put its money to work. Read more...
Mary Strother featured in The Glasshammer
(January 28, 2013) Voice of Experience: Mary Strother
Managing Director, Investor Relations, Athenian Venture Partners. Read more...
Mary Strother on judging panel for Startup Weekend Athens
(January 25, 2013) Ohio University to host second Startup Weekend Athens for tech entrepreneurs. Read more...
Athenian's Mitch Rosich discusses what it takes in the leadership of IT start-ups to get them off the ground 
(December 12, 2012) Straight from a VC's mouth: 5 things I look for in a CEO Read more...
Mary Strother featured in The NextWomen
(December 11, 2012) Mary Strother: What is Investor Relations & How Can Women Get into the field? Read more...
Athenian in Huffington Post
(December 3, 2012)How the Midwest is becoming an Entrepreneurial Hotspot
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Mary Strother with Athenian has article published in Women 2.0
(November 26, 2012) One woman's journey to investor relations Read more...
Athenian recognized as rare breed: having a bubble-era fund with significant remaining value
(October 1, 2012)
Venture Capital Journal quotes Karl Elderkin in bubble-era funds cover story.
With the majority of bubble-era funds reporting negative IRRs, Athenian's investment strategy is paying off in much better returns. read more here on page 36 thru 47...
The Term Sheet tops its daily publication with buzz on Athenian
(September 26, 2012)
Fortune Term Sheet - Ohio produces top VC fund: While Silicon Valley insider Mark Kvamme could help save Ohio's economy, it seems like the investment community in the Buckeye state has been doing pretty well... VC firm Athenian Venture Partners...find out more here...
We see deals that other VCs fly right over...
(September 25, 2012) Midwest IT/Lifescience VC Read more...
Athenian shows that Ohio is a leader in investment opportunities.
(September 6, 2012) Karl Elderkin explains that Athenian's location in the Midwest puts them in a prime location for finding profitable investments in key innovation states like Ohio.
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Techli
(August 16, 2012) Investing in Ohio Startups Pays off Big, According to VC. Read more...
Athenian Boasts a Top Venture IRR for the 2003 Vintage
(August 7, 2012) Small venture funds "can boast eye-popping returns that larger funds can only lust after."
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Athenian input sought on IPOs as exit strategy
(August 3, 2012) IPOs not much of an exit plan for investors or option for raising cash.
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Athenian Venture Partners fund ranked number one by Preqin
(August 1, 2012) Based on its 1,669 venture capital funds on file, including 38 funds of the 2003 vintage, Preqin determined that Athenian is currently the hightest ranking of the 2003 U.S. venture capital funds in both net return multiple (4.95x) and IRR (31%). find out more here...
Athenian on 4 reasons why VCs should check out Ohio
(July 15, 2012) Mitch Rosich backs up why investing between coasts makes a lot of sense: 1. untapped investment opportunities, 2. attractive deals for the right price, 3. long-term vision and 4. supporting its entrepreneurs. find out more here...
Athenian on Crowdfunding in peHUB
(July 9, 2012) Karl Elderkin explains pros and cons of crowdfunding and VC. find out more here...
5th Annual BioVenture & Innovation Showcase
(May 24, 2012) Innovation showcase highlights Athens area’s leadership
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$44M partial acquisition by Norwest Venture Partners
(April 3, 2012) Athenian has worked closely with Manta's management to grow the company since its initial investment in 2000, and its performance has exceeded all expectations. Manta's focused vision and brilliant execution shows the world that exciting technology companies are not geographically limited to the east and west coasts, but can also be built in Ohio and the surrounding region. Bringing on NVP is yet another proof point of the company's sector dominance in the online SMB community. Read more...
Athenian on Regional M&A Activity - Karl Elderkin
Region buzzing with M&A deals amid recovery (January 13, 2012). Read full Columbus Business First article here.
PORTFOLIO UPDATE
Cyber Rain
(May 18, 2013)
Cyber Rain's full line of weather-based controllers is the first outdoor technology to earn the EPA's WaterSense label and was recently named a top ten environmentally innovative product for 2013 by the editors of Building Green’s GreenSpec and Environmental Building News. Read more...
