Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services institution headquartered in San Francisco, California, founded in 1852. It offers a wide range of banking, investment, mortgage, insurance, and consumer finance products to individuals, businesses, and institutions both in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three main segments: Community Banking, which includes personal banking services such as checking accounts, loans, and credit cards; Wholesale Banking, which provides commercial and corporate banking services, including asset-based lending and treasury management; and Wealth and Investment Management, offering personalized financial planning, investment management, and retirement services. With significant assets and a substantial presence, Wells Fargo operates thousands of retail branches and ATMs across North America and around the globe. The firm also engages in corporate and investment banking through its subsidiaries, delivering a comprehensive suite of financial services to meet diverse client needs.

Douglas Braunstein JD

Vice Chairman

Puneet Chandhok

Managing Director

Basil Darwish

Managing Director, Strategic Investments

Darlene Goins

Head of Philanthropy and Community Impact, President of Wells Fargo Foundation

Ellen Koebler

Chief Risk Officer Commercial Banking, EVP

Maureen Offer

Finance Associate

Fernando Rivas

Co-CEO of Corporate and Investment Banking

John Ryan

Managing Director

Michael Vasquez

Managing Director

Emma Whitner

Investment Banking Analyst

Kären Woodruff

Senior Vice President

Sean Lee Sang Sub

Investor, Principal Technology Investment Group

Past deals in Business Development

Mountain BizWorks

Grant in 2020
Mountain BizWorks’ helps to build a vibrant and inclusive entrepreneurial community in Western North Carolina by helping small businesses start, grow, and thrive. When small businesses succeed, it all prosper. Mountain BizWorks provides business loans and coaching to emerging and established small businesses in Western North Carolina. It has a particular focus on working with businesses unable to access financing from banks and other traditional sources, as well as low-income, minority, women, and immigrant entrepreneurs, and businesses that operate within the local food system.
BRITE is Ohio’s only energy incubator, focused on supplying energy and tech startups with the guidance, resources and connections to get their products off the ground. While focusing on energy technologies and products & services including advanced materials, electronics, efficiency and control systems, BRITE’s entrepreneur in residence program means they can provide startups with the expertise necessary to enable their long-term success. Startups and companies of all sizes can utilize the BRITE Energy Labs, a well-equipped lab facilitating testing and development of energy storage and IoT solutions. Alongside core services for startups, BRITE offers a variety of event space spaces and BRITE Coworking memberships. BRITE houses 19 physical tenants in downtown Warren, Ohio. They have assisted over 200 startups since 2012 and has helped them secure over $60 million in funding.

DirectBooks

Seed Round in 2019
Addressing inefficiencies in the marketplace across multiple communication channels, DirectBooks will simplify the primary issuance process through the use of structured data and streamlined communications. The new service will increase the efficiency and accuracy of deal workflow information among market participants by disseminating it through a robust communication platform that can be integrated into underwriter and investor systems to better connect underwriters and their clients.
WWBIC is a leading innovative statewide economic development corporation “Putting Dreams to Work.” They focus on individuals who face barriers in accessing traditional financing or resources in pursuit of their dreams and economic well-being. They provide targeted individuals interested in starting, strengthening or expanding businesses with access to vital resources and tools such as quality financial and business education and responsible financial products.They improve the economic well-being of targeted low income individuals by building assets and advancing economic self-sufficiency. They particularly focus on women, people of color, and low-income individuals, providing direct lending and access to fair and responsible capital, quality business education, one-on-one technical business assistance and education to increase financial capability.

Industrious

Series D in 2019
Industrious LLC, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, specializes in leasing premium co-working and shared office spaces across the United States. The company offers a unique workplace experience characterized by high-quality design and exceptional hospitality services, catering to a diverse clientele, including established professionals and businesses of all sizes. With a focus on creating inviting and inspiring environments, Industrious has developed a scalable platform that enhances the traditional co-working model. The company operates numerous locations in major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City, among others, providing its members with access to beautifully designed office spaces and a supportive community.
VEDC is a leading non-profit small business lender that is changing the small business lending by making it more available and impactful. As a national small business lender with 38 years of expertise, VEDC has lent $380 million in direct and guaranteed loans to 104,000 small businesses and created more than 28,000 jobs and helping to create more than 2,000 new businesses.

Industrious

Series C in 2018
Industrious LLC, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, specializes in leasing premium co-working and shared office spaces across the United States. The company offers a unique workplace experience characterized by high-quality design and exceptional hospitality services, catering to a diverse clientele, including established professionals and businesses of all sizes. With a focus on creating inviting and inspiring environments, Industrious has developed a scalable platform that enhances the traditional co-working model. The company operates numerous locations in major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City, among others, providing its members with access to beautifully designed office spaces and a supportive community.

BizBots

Venture Round in 2000
BizBots is a leading-edge business-to-business technology company. Initially funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct advanced ecommerce research, BizBots is on the forefront of B2B net markets. They have a Management and Advisory Team with deep domain experience in the areas of trading systems, risk management, software technology and Internet business. As a result, They are building a one-stop trading exchange that allows both net market hosts and end-users to capitalize on the trillion-dollar B2B economy.
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