# Frank Balas

> Frank Balas is a funding round investor at Emerald Technology Ventures backing Electronics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Emerald Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerald-technology-ventures)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/francois-balas/0/a97/83b

Frank Balas is a funding round investor at Emerald Technology Ventures in Toronto focused on Electronics. Frank Balas - Investment Director @ Emerald Technology Ventures

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NLM Photonics | NLM Photonics is a pioneering photonics company developing computing and networking solutions and devices. |  |  |  |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Oregon Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oregon-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Emerald Technology Ventures

VC Fund · Zürich, Switzerland

Emerald Technology Ventures specializes in clean technology venture capital. Emerald focuses on the areas of energy, water, and materials. , Emerald manages several venture capital funds and venture capital portfolio mandates.

5 contacts available at Emerald Technology Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Charles Vaslet | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-vaslet |
| Frank Balas | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-balas |
| Hans Dellenbach | CFO and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hans-dellenbach |
| Michal Natora | Industrial IT Specialist & Open Innovation Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michal-natora |
| Simone Riedel Riley | Head of Techfund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simone-riedel-riley |

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## FAQ

### What does Frank Balas invest in?

Frank Balas invests primarily in Electronics startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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