Mike Bogdan

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Mr. Mike Bogdan is Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Rocket Ventures LLC.
He joined the firm in 2008, with a strong finance and risk management background.
Prior to Rocket Ventures, he spent many years in the financial services industry as a vice president in the Business banking group at Key Bank and as an executive VP and senior lender at a local community bank.
He also held sales and management positions in insurance, food retail brokerage, and technology industries, gaining invaluable experience working with entrepreneurs.
He currently serves as a Director at ADS Biotechnology and Ceuticare Company, LLC.
Mr. Bogdan obtained his bachelor of business administration with a concentration in finance from The University of Toledo in 1987.
Mr. Bogdan serves as a faculty resource and student mentor at The University of Toledo College of Business, is a member and small business advocate for the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, audit committee member at Lutheran Homes at Wolf Creek, Waterville Boy Scout Troop 101 assistant scout master and merit badge counselor, and building finance committee member for the Community of Christ Lutheran Church.

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Companies	Position	End
KeyBank NA (Cleveland, Ohio) KeyBank NA (Cleveland, Ohio) Major BanksFinance Provides banking services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Rocket Ventures LLC Rocket Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Rocket Ventures provides pre-seed funding to technology-based companies with a primary focus on companies involved in: (1) information technology (2) biosciences and biotechnology (3) instruments, controls and electronics (ICE) (4) advanced manufacturing and materials and (5) alternative energy and clean technology. The firm invests in an 18-county region of Northwestern Ohio including the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot. Rocket Ventures seeks to invest in early-stage companies with up to $5 million in current revenues and less than 30 employees. They also look for companies with the potential for rapid growth that can be expected to achieve full-scale commercialization and annual revenues of $30 million to $50 million within 5 to 8 eight years.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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University of Toledo (Ohio) University of Toledo (Ohio) Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
KeyBank NA (Cleveland, Ohio) KeyBank NA (Cleveland, Ohio) Major BanksFinance Provides banking services	Finance
Rocket Ventures LLC Rocket Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Rocket Ventures provides pre-seed funding to technology-based companies with a primary focus on companies involved in: (1) information technology (2) biosciences and biotechnology (3) instruments, controls and electronics (ICE) (4) advanced manufacturing and materials and (5) alternative energy and clean technology. The firm invests in an 18-county region of Northwestern Ohio including the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot. Rocket Ventures seeks to invest in early-stage companies with up to $5 million in current revenues and less than 30 employees. They also look for companies with the potential for rapid growth that can be expected to achieve full-scale commercialization and annual revenues of $30 million to $50 million within 5 to 8 eight years.	Finance

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