Joe Maruschak
Managing Director - Aventurine Capital Group
Monmouth Beach, New Jersey
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2021 - Current
Aventurine Capital Group focuses on inventors, researchers, and entrepreneurs with strong and impactful Foundational IP. Our IP Commercialization Program and Studio provides unparalleled support in realizing the potential of intellectual property through IP Strategy, IP Asset Management and supporting Go-To-Market services. Realizing that not every inventor is a nascent CEO, we help bring exceptional innovations to market, strengthen and advise science and tech teams, source investment capital and execute growth strategies. We also advise investment managers, funds, and family offices that have interest in companies with substantial intellectual property assets.
General Partner
2017
The Coast to Crest Fund invests in early-stage startups that exhibit outstanding growth potential. Our investments are heavily mentored and supported through our network of contacts to advance them to their next point of funding or exit. Coast to Crest is no longer looking for new investment opportunities.
Entrepreneur In Residence
2022
Working with students and researchers to advise them on venture launches.
Investor
2018
Defunkify is a stage CPG company that uses green chemistry to engineer laundry cleaning products.
Raised $2,846,703.00 from LB Equity and Keiretsu Capital.
Investor
2017
Investor
2018
Nulia develops a digital enablement platform designed to drive sustained digital skills development.
Raised $4,500,000.00.
Investor
2018
Visual Robotics is transforming the performance of vision-guided robots with breakthrough 3D vision systems.
Investor
2018
Bitcork is an app that sells and delivers PPE supplies, hand sanitizer & other things for nursing homes and supplies wines for restaurants.
Startup Coach
2020 - 2021
Assisting Student entrepreneurs with business ventures.
Managing Director/Executive Director
2014 - 2018
For 5 years, from 2104 to 2019, I was the Managing Director of the RAIN Eugene Accelerator, and Executive Director of the associated Non-Profit, RAIN Eugene. In 2014, I was asked to create an accelerator program to support the startup community in the greater Eugene metro area. I created the program, configured the space, was able to acquire a building to support the accelerator and the supporting programs that fed the pipeline for the accelerator, as well as created a framework for ongoing community events. During my tenure, I worked with 6 cohorts (a total of 49 companies), several of which went on to raise substantial amounts of capital. The Regional Accelerator & Innovation Network (RAIN) is a consortium of government, higher education, and the business community. RAIN was founded to advance the formation and growth of startup companies throughout the South Willamette Valley.
Education
B.S.
1995 - 1998