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Cypress Growth Capital is pleased to announce the addition of Vik Thapar to the firm as a Venture Partner. He will be responsible for identifying new investment opportunities, assisting with due diligence and providing ongoing support to portfolio companies.
Most recently, Vik was Director of the North Texas Regional Center for Innovation and Commercialization (RCIC), overseeing the process of identifying, vetting and mentoring companies seeking funding from the State of Texas' $200 million Emerging Technology Fund. In that role, Vik developed an extensive, statewide network of relationships with investors, intermediaries, entrepreneurs, economic development officials and service providers.
Prior to his tenure at the RCIC, Vik worked with a Dallas-based private equity firm conducting financial and business analysis projects. He spent the first decade of his career working in the information technology field as a consultant to Fortune 500 companies including Zale's, Lockheed Martin and start-ups Univesco, Inc. and Best Crossmark.
Vik is also very active in the Texas entrepreneur community and currently serves on the Board of Directors of TeXchange as well as TiE Dallas. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University, with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies and Strategy, and a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Texas at Dallas.
Cypress Growth Capital provides royalty financing, an innovative new source of funding for emerging and expanding companies. An alternative to traditional debt and equity instruments, royalty financing offers entrepreneurs access to significant capital while preserving ownership and control. As one of the first and largest royalty financing firms in the United States, Cypress Growth Capital is actively investing in business services, software and information-based companies in the Southwest. For more information, please contact one of our principals.
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