Working with Entrepreneurs

NMP typically plays an active investor role in portfolio companies. As a board member in most of our investments, NMP assists the management team in setting strategy, structuring the growing organization, finding key personnel, assisting with financial planning, raising additional capital to support growth and gaining liquidity for the investment at the appropriate time.

Why do leading entrepreneurs choose to work with NMP?

  1. Understanding the entrepreneur

    NMP’s investment philosophy is rooted in the understanding that the entrepreneur is at the center of the venture creation process. As a result, previously successful NMP management teams often return to NMP to seek capital when launching a new venture.


  2. Well-connected to the business, academic and research communities

    NMP has strong ties to the prominent technology research centers and Fortune 1000 companies in the Southeast. Research community partnerships include Atlanta’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), Emory University, Georgia Tech and the Microelectronics Center in Research Triangle Park. Furthermore, NMP has co-invested with many large strategic investors, such as Bank of America, GE, Intel, The New York Times Company, UPS and Wachovia.


  3. Long-term, yet fresh perspective

    Our team combines the benefits of a 25-year investment perspective with the energy, passion, domain expertise and understanding of current market trends to yield positive results for our investors and entrepreneurs.


  4. Credibility with out-of-region VC firms

    NMP has a strong network of co-investors within the region. Furthermore, in cases where a specific expertise or a national co-investor may be valuable to a portfolio company, NMP has a history of successfully syndicating investment opportunities with funds outside the region. In a similar manner, NMP's regional expertise is often attractive to an out-of-region VC leading a Southeast transaction and seeking a local co-investor.