Acorn

Acorn is a private equity investment company, providing angel financing to start up companies in the technology and bioscience industries. Since its establishment in 1996 and its incorporation in 1999, it has provided hands on investing to over 10 start-ups, primarily in the Washington DC and Atlanta metropolitan areas. It is also an investment partner in Blue Water Capital Venture Fund II, a growth stage private equity fund for infotech companies, and in the Maryland Angels Council, an organized group of angel investors providing financing and mentoring for technology and bioscience companies in the Mid-Atlantic Area. Acorn is the private equity investment vehicle for the Oakes Family, located in the Washington DC and Atlanta, Georgia areas. The principals are William Oakes Jr., William Oakes III, and Patricia Oakes Poulos. Acorn focuses on technology based products or services in Telecom, Software, IT, Internet, and E-Business; and in Bioscience based products or services such as Biotech, Pharmacia, Health Care, and Bioinformatics.