Terrance Berland
Managing Partner @ Kirenaga Partners
Orlando, United States
Terrance Berland is a seed investor at Kirenaga Partners in Orlando focused on Fitness and Medical. Terrance Berland is the Technology Council Member at Forbes. Terrance Berland attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
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Industries Terrance Berland invests in
Stages Terrance Berland invests in
Countries Terrance Berland invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Fitness 1 (25%)
- Medical 1 (25%)
- CleanTech 1 (25%)
- Health Care 1 (25%)
- Manufacturing 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Series A 1 (25%)
- Series B 1 (25%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (25%)
Investments
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| Violet Defense is on a journey to find new ways to protect people from harmful germs that have grown resistant to traditional forms of cleaning and disinfecting. After years of research, Mark discovered a unique way to combine a light source with a highly transmissive lens material to produce greater photonic energy. Because the lens can withstanddirect and immediate contact with the light source, we have the ability to miniaturize the technology deployment. Mark secured extensive worldwide patent protection for this breakthrough discovery.In 2012, Mark founded Violet Defense to research and develop new products using this patented technology that can help protect our world from germs. The first line, Surface Air Germ Elimination (S.A.G.E.) System hit the market in May 2017. The possibilities of where this technology goes from here are endless. | $20M / Series B / Nov 02, 2021 | ||
| Violet Defense is on a journey to find new ways to protect people from harmful germs that have grown resistant to traditional forms of cleaning and disinfecting. After years of research, Mark discovered a unique way to combine a light source with a highly transmissive lens material to produce greater photonic energy. Because the lens can withstanddirect and immediate contact with the light source, we have the ability to miniaturize the technology deployment. Mark secured extensive worldwide patent protection for this breakthrough discovery.In 2012, Mark founded Violet Defense to research and develop new products using this patented technology that can help protect our world from germs. The first line, Surface Air Germ Elimination (S.A.G.E.) System hit the market in May 2017. The possibilities of where this technology goes from here are endless. | $5.3M / Series A / Apr 21, 2020 | ||
| Violet Defense is on a journey to find new ways to protect people from harmful germs that have grown resistant to traditional forms of cleaning and disinfecting. After years of research, Mark discovered a unique way to combine a light source with a highly transmissive lens material to produce greater photonic energy. Because the lens can withstanddirect and immediate contact with the light source, we have the ability to miniaturize the technology deployment. Mark secured extensive worldwide patent protection for this breakthrough discovery.In 2012, Mark founded Violet Defense to research and develop new products using this patented technology that can help protect our world from germs. The first line, Surface Air Germ Elimination (S.A.G.E.) System hit the market in May 2017. The possibilities of where this technology goes from here are endless. | $2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 05, 2019 | ||
| ecoSPEARS is a cleantech solutions company ushering in the carbonless future of environmental cleanup. ecoSPEARS has designed and developed green and sustainable remediation technologies to extract and destroy PCBs, dioxins, and other Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) from the environment - forever. | $2M / Seed / Feb 12, 2019 |
Co-Investors
Katalyst Securities
1 deal together
About Kirenaga Partners
Kirenaga is an early-stage venture investing firm, focusing on disruptive technologies with explosive growth potential that make a positive societal impact. We believe you can 'Do Well by Doing Good.' The Kirenaga approach is both well-defined and repeatable:(1) We source new technologies in the fertile grounds of Central Florida,and we write the 'missing check' of $1-3 million that other firms won't. This allows Kirenaga to invest in amazing deals at exceptionally attractive entry valuations.(2) We de-risk and then scale our portfolio companies by investing enough money for 18-24 months of runway and utilizing our partners' operating expertise. We connect our portfolio companies with our national network of professionals, suppliers, clients and talent, so our companies can compete and win. Our hands-on approach reduces risk and increases the speed of growth.
Kirenaga Partners Contacts
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Bobby DeYoung
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David Scalzo
Founder and Managing Partner
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Terrance Berland
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What does Terrance Berland invest in?
Terrance Berland invests primarily in Fitness, Medical and CleanTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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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The most recent investment recorded for Terrance Berland closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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