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ECS Partners

ECS is a venture capital firm investing in innovative seed and growth-stage technology-based companies

Bar Harbor, ME, USA

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Description

ECS Capital Partners, LLC is an innovative global venture capital firm that invests in early-stage, technology-based companies promising high financial returns and positive social or environmental impact. The firm is based in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA, but operates globally with a unique, evergreen structure to manage a diversified portfolio for its investors. 
  • Seed & Growth Stage: ECS invests in companies from their earliest stages through later, venture-capital-dominated growth stages.
  • Vertical Integration: The firm's strategy involves integrating long-term partnership from the angel stage through the VC stages to optimize returns. 

ECS operates on an ongoing, professional management basis rather than a fixed-batch or public application cycle. 
  • Method: Initial deal flow comes from a broad network of global angel groups, incubators, accelerators, and university ecosystems.
  • Selection Criteria: They seek opportunities in deep science and technology where intellectual property provides competitive protection. 

Eligibility

  • Sectors: Core areas include Health (devices, diagnostics, therapeutics) and Sustainability (clean energy, materials, recycling). Minor sectors include food/Ag, education, communication, and space.
  • Impact Focus: All investments must address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promise a positive social impact. 

Process

  1. Global Sourcing: Deal flow is sourced globally through extensive relationships and professional interactions.
  2. Expert Evaluation: Managing Partner Charles Sidman (MBA, PhD) and the team use their backgrounds in science, medicine, and IT to evaluate deep-tech opportunities.
  3. Co-Investment Model: ECS provides a reliable flow of de-risked, well-understood candidates for co-investment consideration to larger family offices and institutions.
  4. Portfolio Management: For smaller investors, ECS provides access to a professionally managed, diversified, multi-stage portfolio.

What an Applicant can Obtain

  1. Strategic Capital: Access to funding and additional financial resources for later rounds, protecting initial angel investments.
  2. Expertise & Mentorship: Guidance from a managing partner with over 20 years of investment and scientific research experience.
  3. Global Network: Connectivity to a global network of partners, allowing for broader deal flow and international support.
  4. Flexible Participation: A mechanism for accredited individuals to participate in early-stage investing with a managed, diversified portfolio.