Scare the Bear Capital is happy to announce Darren Wheeler as Strategic Advisor. Darren's expertise will equip STB portfolio companies with the right tools for growth. Matthew Dean
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Scare the Bear Capital is a private equity firm founded by experienced business operators that are focused on partnering with growing small businesses through capital investment, hands on relevant support and aligned incentives. Scare the bear is more than just the name of our investment company, its our mission and our business philosophy. We help small businesses show the strength and maturity of mid-tier to large businesses. These businesses can then command the level of valuations typically reserved for their larger colleagues. We bring capital (minority or majority investment directly into the company) and industry expertise (network of STB experts) to target specific organizational changes that have a direct and substantial impact on valuation. Our approach focuses on 12 valuation drivers that contribute to a premium valuation.
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Scare the Bear Capital is excited to announce Brandon LaBonte as Strategic Advisor. Brandon's experience managing small businesses provides great benefit to STB portfolio companies. Matthew Dean
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Make great sense and good for both small businesses and investors who are open to making non controlling investments. This will help keep the handcuffs off of small businesses looking to grow! Thanks U.S. Small Business Administration
SBA's new control and affiliation regulations, effective January 16 as part of the large HUBZone rule, provide clear guidance and more flexibility to small-business government contractors that are seeking capital investment. Under the revised "extraordinary circumstances" rule, a minority-share owner may have some decision making authority without being deemed an affiliate or causing the business to lose socioeconomic status. SBA specified the six extraordinary circumstances that the minority-share owner can hold veto power over, without causing control or affiliation. These include adding or increasing equity stakes, selling the company or all assets, and merging the company. In response to public comments that SBA received after publishing a proposed rule in August, SBA added a "catch-all" circumstance for provisions "crafted solely to protect the investment of the minority shareholders, and not to impede the majority’s ability to control the concern’s operations or to conduct the concern’s business as it chooses." SBA explained that the new regulations makes its control rules consistent across SBA's multiple programs and adopts language from prior appeal decisions from SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals. Small business contractors can take advantage of the new regulation to seek equity funding without becoming affiliated with the investors solely because of a broad interpretation of the SBA's control and affiliation rules.
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Congrats Knexus
DLA is using the power of AI to bring innovative solutions to DLA’s daily operations! The agency recently awarded three contracts worth $3.5 million as part of its first-ever AI Hackathon. The contracts will support the development of: ?? AI tools for demand planning reporting ?? A customized chatbot app ?? Virtual agents for acquisition business systems “DLA recognizes AI, automation and machine learning will bring significant changes across the agency,” said DLA Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer @Linda VanDyke. “We must examine acquisition of these technologies through this lens of responsible AI so we can fully understand future impacts to our mission.” What made these companies stand out among 46 submissions? Click to learn how DLA is advancing AI to meet logistics challenges: https://lnkd.in/eDyPNG7v #AI #ResponsibleAI #Hackathon #Automation #MachineLearning #AItools
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Scare the Bear Capital is proud to announce Michael DeFede as Strategic Advisor. Mike's experience with small businesses will bring valuable opportunities to Scare the Bear's portfolio companies. Matthew Dean
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The last year leading Knexus has been a great ride with an awesome team. I'm excited to announce the newest edition to our leadership team, James Thompson, who will help us scale our growth organization. Looking forward to diving in with him! #AI #DefenseTech #GovCon
I'm excited to join Knexus as President and CGO! ?? We're revolutionizing AI/ML solutions for the DoD and other US Government customers. With nearly 20 years of experience and a new partnership with Google Public Sector, we're ready to help our customers harness the power of AI to tackle the government's toughest challenges. #AI #MachineLearning #DefenseTech
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Scare the Bear Capital announces Zarrar Husain as a strategic advisor. Zarrar's experience will be instrumental in bringing value to Scare the Bear Capital's portfolio companies Matthew Dean
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Small firms and startups don't always seem like sound lending opportunities to banks. But new research by Assistant Professor Olivia S. Kim suggests that small businesses are far more fiscally conservative than banks realize, and shows that they draw down debt conservatively—and that expanding their access to credit could drive growth.
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Scare the Bear Capital founder Matthew Dean part of Inspiring People and Places Podcast.
“To be good or average in the industry is not very hard. But who wants to be average?” — Matt Dean ? In this episode of the Inspiring People & Places Podcast, we had the pleasure of talking to Matthew Dean. He is the founder of Scare the Bear Capital. ? We hear all about Matt’s background, what led him to his current leadership role, and where he is in his career today.?We also delve into the leadership lessons he learned growing his firm, how his leadership style changed as the firm grew and the ‘north star’ of Scare the Bear Capital. Be sure to listen to this new episode here: https://lnkd.in/dtAdu7DC
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Proud to announce that Dcode Capital is now an investor in Nucleus Security. We've known Steve Carter and the team since they came through Dcode three years ago and the growth they've had since is amazing. Their vulnerability management tool is a game changer for the US government, which is probably the most frequent target of cyber attacks in the world. And, since that's the case, we figured we should probably invest in the best vulnerability mgmt tool in the market.
Today, we're excited to announce an investment by?Dcode Capital, a growth-stage venture capital firm backed by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Dcode Capital’s investment follows?our FedRAMP? Moderate authorization?and further validates the critical impact of our Unified Vulnerability Management platform for Federal organizations. “Since we took part in its advisory program in 2021, Dcode Capital has been an important supporter of Nucleus Security, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to continue our partnership through this investment,” said Steve Carter, co-founder and CEO of Nucleus Security. Learn more in the full release: https://lnkd.in/gWEgi5dT