Laura L. Siegal

Acorn Growth Cos. provides equity capital to small, niche-specific companies. The firm employs the incubator model for enterprise development to mitigate the risk of seed and early-stage investments. Acorn focuses on several industries including: aerospace (maintenance, repair, overhaul and logistics), environmental sciences (materials, processes and technology), communications (systems, products and services) and human capital development (systems, techniques and networks). They look for companies with significant US and/or international market segments, strong growth opportunity, reasonable competitive structure and the ability to penetrate a definable niche with scalability. Companies should have (1) proprietary technology, products or services (2) specialized distribution (3) demonstrable customer value with clear ROI benefits (4) disruptive technology or process that will reasonably be adopted by the market (5) existing revenue generation or the ability to do so within 60 days and (6) cash flow positive within 12 months. Acorn Growth Cos. expects investment returns of at least 10x in 3 to 7 years.

Neo Technology, Inc. engages in the manufacture of semiconductor packaging and automation equipment. The company was founded on September 15, 2000 and is headquartered in Hwaseong, South Korea.

Natel Engineering Co., Inc. offers electronics manufacturing services for the aerospace, defense, and medical industry. Its products include box assembly products, printed wire board assemblies, radio frequency & microwave integrated circuits, hybrid microelectronics, and substrated. The firm also provides engineering design services, including product development and engineering, design for manufacturing, value analysis/value engineering, and new product introduction services. The company was founded by Sudesh K. Arora in 1975 and is headquartered in Chatsworth, CA.