Chart Venture Partners (CVP) concentrates its investments in the homeland defense and security sectors, with an emphasis on dual–use technologies of interest to the government and commercial sectors. The rise in government spending in homeland defense R&D is stimulating a corresponding increase in technology breakthroughs in need of early stage venture funding. These technologies will be developed by CVP to meet the global market demand for improved security. Through an exclusive Strategic Partner Agreement with InSitech, Inc., the sole Partnership Intermediary for Picatinny/ARDEC (Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center), Chart Venture Partners has unique access to federally funded technologies that are the result of research initiatives in the defense and homeland security arena.

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Connecticut Innovations provides strategic capital and operational insight to push the frontiers of high-tech industries such as energy, biotechnology, information technology, and photonics.

Over the years, CI has helped over 100 emerging companies research, develop, and market new products and services. This activity has attracted over $1 billion dollars in additional investments from private equity providers. CI has brought the State of Connecticut over $510 million in Gross State Profit and over 5,000 additional job-years.

CI was created by the Connecticut Legislature in 1989. Since 1995, returns from its own prudent investments - not state money - have supported operations and new, forward-thinking funding programs.

In addition, CI is undertaking statewide efforts to provide state residents with clean energy alternatives for their homes and businesses through the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund.

Connecticut Innovations and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund - advancing technologies to fuel Connecticut's prosperity.

For more information, go to www.ctinnovations.com