Overview
Trish Brasted, entrepreneur, ecosystem builder and active angel investor serves as the leader of Entrepreneurial Growth Ventures (EGV), a newly created business unit of NetWork Kansas. EGV was created with the acquisition of Wichita Technology Corporation, and Wichita Technology Ventures, (WTV), where Trish served as CEO for the past 25 years, to continue to expand and enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem and serve high-growth entrepreneurs in the region.
Trish has a long history in finance and entrepreneurship and understands the risks entrepreneurs face, the courage it takes to start a new venture and the process of growing a successful organization. Under her leadership, her team has assisted hundreds of entrepreneurs, invested seed capital dollars in more than 75 technology companies, representing 100 patented technologies in diverse technology areas such as advanced materials, manufacturing technology, biotech, broadband and telecommunications, proprietary engineering services, consumer products, information technology, and software solutions.
Trish is a CPA, earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree from 黑洞社区, and her master鈥檚 from Baker University. She is a frequent speaker on accessing venture capital and angel investing and serves on the boards of several private technology companies.