Tallgrass Technology Partners, LLC believes the path to success should be a simple one. That is why we concentrate our expertise is in only two areas- securing Licensing / Distribution agreements and raising capital through Venture Capital / Private Equity / Angel Investment funding.

Licensing / Distribution

Ernst & Young reports that patent licensing alone should soar from the $110 billion it generated in revenue in 2000 to $500 billion by 2015.

Our Comprehensive Patent Program offers our clients the maximum competitive and economic advantage for commercializing their patents. We offer complete analysis of your patent and its marketability, along with a proven five part systematic licensing program designed specifically for your patent.

By utilizing our Risk Adverse Investment Model we dramatically reduce your risk while affording you all the advantages of partnering with a professional and ethical marketing and consulting firm.

The key to successful commercialization of any patented technology is to make sure your product is seen by the right people the right way. To ensure this, we utilize state of the art tools and resources along with old fashioned hard work.

Venture Capital / Private Equity / Angel Investment

Venture capitalists are cautiously optimistic about the improving nature of their ecosystem in the coming year, yet are realistic about an inevitable contraction of industry resources, according to Venture View 2010, the annual predictions survey conducted by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). According to respondents, the venture industry will begin to see gradual increases in investment levels and exit transactions in 2010, but the asset class will continue to shrink in size over the next five years. Specific areas of optimism include clean technology investing, growth equity and later stage companies, and ongoing opportunities overseas.

“It is readily understood by the venture capital community that our industry is going to contract in size going forward,” said Mark Heesen, president of the NVCA. “That will mean fewer firms, for sure, but not necessarily fewer companies funded. There is a great deal of innovation taking place and venture capitalists who have the track record to raise funds will be well positioned to build companies.”

The angel investor market in Q1,2 2009 experienced a considerable decline in investment dollars from last year but exhibited a slight increase in the number of investments. Total investments in Q 1,2 2009 were $9.1 billion, a decrease of 27% over Q 1,2 2008, according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. However, a total of 24,500 entrepreneurial ventures received angel funding in Q 1,2 2009, a 6% increase from Q 1, 2 2008 and the number of active investors in Q 1,2 2009 was 140,200 individuals, virtually unchanged from Q 1,2 2008.

Who We Work For

Tallgrass Technology Partners, LLC works with Universities through their licensing organizations, professional technology development companies, small corporate intellectual property departments, individual inventors and entrepreneurs.