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The Frankel Commercialization Fund (FCF) is a “pre-seed” venture

Frankel Commercialization Fund Overview The Frankel Commercialization Fund (FCF) is a “pre-seed” investment fund made possible thanks to the support of Stanley Frankel, whose overarching vision is to leverage the Stephen M. Ross School of Business talent and resources to help increase the number of successful commercial ventures coming out of the University of Michigan. The goals of the FCF are to: Accelerate the commercialization of research and ideas generated within the University community. Create a financially self-sustainable process of research commercialization, by which successful past investments will provide the funds needed to make new ones. Provide a stimulating, hands-on educational experience for students, thus reinforcing the Ross School of Business’ commitment to action-based learning. Build excitement within the University community about the prospects of research commercialization. The Fund is made up of Ross MBA students (“Frankel Fellows”) selected because of their domain knowledge of the health care or technology industries and their experience and interest in early-stage company formation. The Frankel Fellows are divided into two teams, one specializing in health care investments and the other on technology investments. Each of the teams will invest up to $100,000 under the guidance and mentorship of Tom Porter, the fund’s managing director and executive-in-residence at the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Ross School, and an advisory board, consisting of experienced executives in health care and information technologies and early-stage company formation and investing. Advisors serve as a board of directors for each Frankel Fund team. Criteria/Process In order to be considered by the fund, projects will need to meet the fund’s criteria for investment. Most importantly, projects must: Address an unmet need within the marketplace, or provide at least an order of magnitude performance improvement compared to existing soluti