• 6Fusion IT is a Utility, Operate it Like One.
    6fusion Delivers Actionable IT Financial Intelligence to the Modern Enterprise
  • AMP/Flexa https://flexa.co/ Flexa is now AMP/Flexa
  • Azadi Azadi - 300 Million woman are under house arrest once a month due to menstruation. Because of this many drop out of school, lose their jobs, etc. Azadi solves this debilitating issue by providing a biodegradable product while empowering these women with the opportunity to sell Azadi feminine napkins to their peers.
  • Bow truss Bowtruss - At Bow Truss, our goal is to make specialty coffee more approachable, bringing fantastic single origins, naturals, and delicious direct trade to you through partnerships and collaborations around the world.
  • Bundlar Bundlar: Augmented Reality Made Easy: Create, Publish & Measure Augmented Reality Experiences with No-Code
  • CFX CFX Alternative Investing - CFX Markets, a secondary market for crowdfunding assets, has an online market now open to the public.
  • Chester David Chester David Group - A real estate service solution company specializing in rehabbing Section 8 homes on the South Side of Chicago
  • CityScan CityScan - Empowers municipalities to observe and predict street-level activity so they can proactively respond to changes that impact their communities.
  • DigiBuild DigiBuild is a construction management software company utilizing blockchain technology to deliver unprecedented value to the global construction industry.
  • Donor Path Donor Path - Merged with Network For Good....see below.
  • EDOVO At Edovo, our mission is to provide meaningful access to education and self-improvement tools that can unlock the potential of every person affected by incarceration.
  • Frontier Mission Network "The Frontier Mission Network is a nonprofit organization serving the region’s national security sector, including research laboratories, startups and small- and medium-sized businesses, capital investors, and federal acquisitions authorities."
  • G2See G2See - provides a complete facial recognition framework that can be used for both B2C and B2B solutions.
  • G2T3V G2T3V is an early stage investment firm committed to financing and developing disruptive innovations.
  • GTL Project H.O. Clark sold to JUPITER
  • Kings Crowd Get help tracking and sorting through thousands of investment opportunities in the online private markets.
  • LIGHTSTREAM (formerly Infiniscene) Lightstream. Sold to the VITEC Group
  • Loot Labs We’re building the most exciting way to acquire digital collectibles.
  • MarkitX MarkitX - An Online exchange fueled by real time market intelligence for pre-owned IT equipment. Assets purchased by 6FUSHION.
  • Med Reality THYNG - Thyng brings the world around you to life by allowing you to create your own Augmented Reality experiences on any surface!
  • Mode Mobile Formally Current
  • My Short Track Use ShortTrack on any mobile device, from anywhere.One account to manage all of your leads, contacts, transactions, and closings.
  • NETWORK FOR GOOD Network For Good - Network for Good was bought by Bonterra
  • NUCURRENT Using inductive and resonant charging technologies, NuCurrent transforms electronic devices and how people experience them. Allow our superior wireless charging systems to revolutionize the way you do business.
  • PACKBACK Pack Back - 24hr College E-book Rental System that lets you rent college textbooks when you actually need them.
  • PEER REALTY merged with CFX
  • PHILO MEDIA Philo works with advertisers to create and distribute branded video content.
  • PLAYERS HEALTH Players Health - We provide athletic organizations with the essential medical information and injury reporting via our HIPAA compliant mobile application to manage the health and care of student-athletes.
  • POPULAR PAYS Popular Pays - Popular Pays. Sold to Lightricks.
  • RAISE Raise - Raise is a gift card marketplace where users can sell or buy gift cards online at a discount.
  • RETAIL AWARE Retail brands and their partners can boost sales performance and optimize their product displays to receive highest engagement.
  • Scholastica Scholastica - Peer review software that allows the student to manage and publish existing or lead open access moment in the field of starting a new journal.
  • SOCIAL CRUNCH (purchased by Style Seek)
    SocialCrunch is a consumer web application that is building a behavior graph of people on the Internet.
  • RiseKit (formerly Solve Smart Cities) Our software creates smart cities in Underserved Communities by measuring job training & placement
  • SPOT HERO Spot Hero - Referred to as the Orbitz of Parking, Spot Hero allows you to search and view available garage parking options in and around the city.
  • StageBloc (purchased by First Screen)
    StageBloc - A digital engine that gives you the freedom to create, share and monetize yourself online.
  • STARCHUP Starchup - Starchup's web and mobile applications enable laundry businesses to operate an efficient delivery service that customers can access from their smartphone.
  • STYLE SEEK (purchased by RAISE)
    The intelligent recommendation site for style by helping you uncover your StyleDNA to shop brands and browse editorial content recommended just for you.
  • TECHNORI Technori - A “Starter” publishing & education platform in the world through curated content, events & a passionate network of starters.
  • TELNYX Telnyx - A new kind of phone company that delivers a la carte telephony services via an ecommerce experience.
  • WAVVE Wavve offers a mobile dating app that connects people in social settings while also providing females with safety and privacy controls.
  • WINOTE WiNote - allows brands to create their own social network for user generated photos and videos that can be leveraged across both online properties and physical locations.
Alan Matthew CEO / Managing Director

Alan Matthew

  • Investor, Mentor and Advisor.
  • Extensive International Network.
  • 40 years as CBOT Member and Futures Trading.
  • Formerly involved in the Council on Foreign/Global Affairs
  • Shamanic Healer for 29 years
  • Avid Burning Man Participant, published photographer, traveled to 100+ countries
Alan Matthew CEO / Managing Director

"You can't solve today's problem with the same
thinking that created them"
Albert Einstein

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