Dakota Venture Group

The Dakota Venture Group (DVG) is a University of North Dakota student run venture capital investment fund, one of the few of its kind in the United States. The students focus their investments on the University community, including students and alumni as well as opportunities in the local economy. All investments they make have a triple bottom line: making sound investments to produce venture capital returns, investing in the local economy and educating students about entrepreneurship and private finance.

To learn more about the Dakota Venture Group, please visit their website at www.dakotaventuregroup.com.

Valley Angels Investment Fund

Valley Angel Investment Fund is a pooled angel investment group located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and organized through RAIN Source Capital of Saint Paul, Minnesota. This fund is particularly interested in companies with high growth potential related to value-added processing opportunities, University R&D spin-outs, technology-based ventures, as well as expansion and add-on investments with goals to create venture capital returns on investment for its members, as well as new jobs and wealth for the local economy.

For more information about this fund, visit their website at www.valleyangelfund.com.

FM Angels Investment Fund

The Fargo-Moorhead Angel Investment Fund is a pooled angel investment group headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota. As part of RAIN Source Capital's RAIN Fund Network, the fund shares prospective deals with the entire network to collectively raise all, or a good portion of, capital that companies are looking for. The fund looks for equity investment opportunities in early to mid-stage private companies in manufacturing, software or related technology sectors that have high growth potential and that are located in North Dakota and Minnesota.

For more information about this fund, visit their website at fmangelfund.angelgroups.net.

Lakes Venture Group

Lakes Venture Group is a pooled angel investment fund based in Alexandria, Minnesota. As a member of the RAIN Source Capital network, Lakes Venture Group works closely and collaborates with other pooled angel funds throughout this multi-state network of angel investors.

For more information about this fund, visit their website at lakesventuregroup.angelgroups.net.

Northern Plains Investments

Northern Plains Investments, located in Bismarck, North Dakota is a pooled angel fund and a member of the RAIN Source Capital network. The fund offers a pool of intellectual and financial resources of accredited investors and institutional investors. Northern Plains Investments provides seed and growth equity capital for emerging companies.

RAIN Source Capital

RAIN Source Capital is a St. Paul, Minnesota-based network of pooled angel investment funds. Ntractive has worked closely with RAIN Source Capital to get in touch with pooled angel funds throughout the Midwest. As a whole, this multi-state network of angel investors has a $33 million portfolio of 55 companies.

For more information about RAIN Source Capital, please visit their website at www.rainsourcecapital.com.

Dakota Renewable Energy Fund

Dakota Renewable Energy Fund is a North Dakota-based venture capital company founded by A. Bart Holaday. It seeks to invest in North Dakota-based companies with a focus in energy. Other opportunities are also considered.

For more information about the Dakota Renewable Energy Fund, email the Company.

Kirlan Venture Capital

Kirlan Venture Capital is a venture capital firm based in Seattle, Washington. The company focuses its investments on exceptional or promising technology companies with seasoned management throughout the United States and abroad. Kirlan Venture Capital's goal is to assist talented entrepreneurs in building successful businesses. The principals of Kirlan Venture Capital are unique, in that they have extensive management experience, bringing an experienced and knowledgeable viewpoint to the companies in which they invest.

For more information about Kirlan Venture Capital, visit www.kirlanvc.com.

Frontier Angel Fund

The Frontier Angel Fund, based in Kalispell, Montana, is a group of accredited investors dedicated to providing equity capital to early and mid-stage entrepreneurial companies. They are a member managed pooled fund - that is, they review deals together and then vote to invest their pooled capital.

Frontier Angel Fund members have extensive experience in founding, building, managing and financing companies in a wide variety of industries. The fund mentors and coaches entrepreneurs in whom they invest, serve on their boards, provide contacts and assist with team building, strategic planning and fundraising. Frontier also works closely with other angel groups throughout the country as well as regional and national venture firms.

To learn more about the Frontier Angel Fund, please visit their website www.frontierangels.com.