Brainworks Ventures

Founded by renowned economist Dr. Donald Ratajczak, BrainWorks Ventures is a venture development and asset management company focused on building a portfolio of high-growth business opportunities developed from corporations and universities, as well as traditional entrepreneurs. BrainWorks Ventures works with universities, corporations, research labs, government economic development authorities and individual innovators to foster the commercialization of new concepts and technologies. BrainWorks Ventures filters these commercialization opportunities using a proprietary venture development methodology. The model utilizes a network of business and industry experts who assist BrainWorks in the selection and assessment of opportunities for investment. Executive Venture Partners is a boutique consulting practice that specializes in corporate venturing. Executive Venture Partners works with large corporations and government research laboratories to identify undervalued assets that can be commercialized. Executive Venture Partners then provides the resources and management talent to build a business around those assets. Executive Venture Partners also works with businesses to establish corporate venturing programs that manage corporate venture capital funds designed to make strategic investments. BrainWorks Ventures Labs focuses on the development of university affiliated venture development labs that are designed to accelerate the launch of profitable business ventures. BrainWorks Ventures Labs also offers its mentoring services to start-up companies that are not affiliated with a university.