FortySix Venture Capital LLC (46VC), a venture capital management firm with offices in Bentonville, AR and Tulsa, OK, is proud to announce the launch of Dickson & Main Fund I. The fund is managed by a team of experienced investors at 46VC and will target early-stage tech founders with a strategic connection to the University of Arkansas and wider Arkansas entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (OEI) at the University of Arkansas (UofA) will serve as UofA's liaison to Dickson & Main, playing a supportive role to build awareness of the importance of early-stage investment and to ensure that students have educational opportunities to participate in the due diligence process and other aspects of fund management through OEI's Venture Intern Program
The Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (OEI) at the University of Arkansas (UofA) will serve as UofA's liaison to Dickson & Main, playing a supportive role to build awareness of the importance of early-stage investment and to ensure that students have educational opportunities to participate in the due diligence process and other aspects of fund management through OEI's Venture Intern Program
Dickson & Main will back founders affiliated with the university and entrepreneurial ecosystem with funding and help them harness the power of the university community. "For an early-stage founder, access to capital can be a major challenge in an ecosystem outside of the country's coastal tech hubs," said Phil Shellhammer, Executive Director of Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. "By recruiting investors who care about Arkansas and investing in startups that are part of our ecosystem, Dickson & Main will fill an important gap, while providing a platform for our students to learn about this dynamic career path in finance
"By recruiting investors who care about Arkansas and investing in startups that are part of our ecosystem, Dickson & Main will fill an important gap, while providing a platform for our students to learn about this dynamic career path in finance

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