Michael Gurau (@mgurau) profile picture

Former venture capitalist, now providing strategic financial, innovation and advisory management services to emerging growth ventures.

Portland Maine
Joined March 2009
Amazon eyes business services shr.gs/WxftONV
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Nanocomp (nanocomptech.com) got a call-out in the President's SOTU "That’s why Congress should undo the damage done by last year’s...
Nanocomp attracts $18M in fed funds. Great example of public private partnership to drive scale and continued innovation...
Very cool 6 min video on steel-making ow.ly/sliRq. Lots of materials management, heat and capital equipment.
cool materials story told through the lens of building of a plane ow.ly/qzxcJ
Pleased to announce that Nanocomp secured a $6M mezzanine commitment led by Horizon Tech Finance ow.ly/qmhcD
Under Sec'y for US DoD Acquis. Technology, and Logistics ow.ly/n6td5 called out Nanocomp's CNT mfg capacity in testimony in...
Nanocomp's sheets can take the heat. This vid shows a 2,500 degree blow torch applied for five minutes to Nanocomp's CNT sheets. Wonder...
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At Manufacturers Leadership Summit 100 last week, Nanocomp Technologies Inc.won the Game-Changing Technologies Category, beating eight...
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Defense Tech Briefs article by Tyco on carbon nanotube (CNT) wires/cables, core components of which are being supplied by Nanocomp...
Nanocomp cited in Aerospace Engineering ow.ly/l0I7Q for its volume production of CNT macrostructures
DuPont, a Nanocomp strategic partner--nanocomptech.com/dupont-rele… one of the most reputable companies by Forbes.
Rustic Crust (ow.ly/jkdyP) is shown on the latest Walmart commercial (about 7 seconds in) ow.ly/jkdyQ.
Karen Mills departure from SBA could well mean a run for Maine Governor, as Kevin Miller speculates ow.ly/hQSaD. As I know of...
Science Mag just published work by Rice and Teijin on strong conductive carbon nanotube fibers ow.ly/gQAuk . Nanocomp has...
An interesting Dupont video (commercial) highlighting fuel efficiency via use of its honeycomb core structures ow.ly/fDcZu
Here's the list of the Global 200 Greentech companies, which include Nanocomp Technologies ow.ly/fiPMd
Nanocomp selected as one of the "top 200 most promising private greentech companies on the planet" at Always On's Going Green 2012...