McGovern Capital LLC invests seed and early stage capital to start-up companies fitting a particular profile.Because of time constraints, we request that companies send a one or two page summary of their business containing the following four “P’s” prior to submitting a fully business plan:

PRODUCTS: what is your company’s product or service?

PEOPLE: who are you and why will you excel in providing this product or service?

PROJECTION: what size market are you addressing and how will you profit?

PROPOSITION: what is your proposition for MC’s involvement?

Please also consider the investment criteria below before submitting a business plan to McGovern Capital LLC:

• McGovern Capital must be able to attain 5% to 20% of the startup company’s equity through an investment of cash and facilitative services (usually a blend of 50% investment and 50% facilitative (e.g. legal, tax, accounting, securities) services)
• The company’s post investment valuation for McGovern Capital’s investment usually does not exceed $5 million.
• The company must have on board several full-time key employees with relevant prior experience.
• The company’s business plan must show the company’s unique barriers to entry for potential competitors such as proprietary know-how and/or intellectual property.
• McGovern Capital is currently investing primarily in companies with strong intellectual property portfolios, primarily trade secrets and non business-method patents, although we welcome any innovative business idea.

If your company’s business profile fits the criteria, please forward the business summary and cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and include the name of your company in the subject line.