Mel has raised and invested greater than $100 million of equity in the western PA region, almost all of it exclusively from high net worth individuals.

He leads financings only for highly selected opportunities and works with the enterprise’s entrepreneur so that he or she can develop the most effective articulation of their value proposition and successfully secure the funding they deserve from predominately what’s known as “super-angel” investors.

Mel also provides CEO coaching and financial advisory services.

"Mel taught me the finer points of fundraising. I thought I knew what to do, and that I was comfortable doing it, but he showed me that there is a lot more to learn."

-- a CEO of a technology company who had already raised $35 million

"ALung gets Canadian approval to sell Hemolung system" Pittsburgh Business Times (February 2013)

"The Fastball of Pitching Your Company" - TechyVent/Pittsburgh (June 21, 2004)

"Ride to the Top" - Pittsburgh Technology Council TEQ (October 2003)

"The Eagle is a Phoenix" - Pittsburgh Technology Council TEQ (April 2002)

"Risk Diary: Sometimes, You Just Have to Take the Leap" - Pittsburgh Post Gazette (April 2003)

"How the Right CEO Ended a Saga"
Wall Street Journal (June 2002)

Eagle Ventures Principal 'Never' Does the Easy Deal - Pittsburgh Business Times (June 29 - July 5, 1992)

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