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Terrance Berland

Entrepreneur/Strategist/CEO - Growth Stage Technology Companies

Seattle, Washington

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $3,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $2,000,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Acting CEO

    2023

    Have had the pleasure to hold the acting CEO position at LoadSpring since January, 2023. Over that time frame, the company has truly accelerated its performance and made a significant strategic shift from being the leading project management application and data hosting provider to being the digital transformation partner to global leaders across multiple capital intensive industries.

  • Board Member

    2022

  • Co-Founder and Principal

    2022

    Unicorn & Lion offers management advisory services that cover company and product strategy, organizational growth and expansion, capital raising, and transitional management support. The leadership team brings over 50 years of work experience including executive, regional, departmental, line and project management roles across start-ups through global Fortune 500 companies.

2022

  • Technology Council Member

    2022

    The mission of the Forbes Councils are to bring together proven leaders from every industry, creating a curated, social capital-driven network that helps every member grow professionally and make an even greater impact on the business world

  • Board Member

    2017

    Starter Studio is a newly formed integration of the following: CANVS, the nonprofit coworking space for tech startups; FireSpring Fund, a seed fund for early stage entrepreneur ventures; and Starter Studio, and educational boot camp for young entrepreneurs. Our mission is to make it easier for anyone to start and scale a company in Central Florida, and subsequently stay in this community long term

  • Director Board Of Directors

    2019 - 2020

2017 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2024

    ecoSPEARS is a clean water company that specializes in the in situ removal of PCB toxins from sediment. It is based on a NASA-developed technology that was licensed to ecoSPEARS for public commercialization.

2021 - 2022

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2022

    Native Gro is a management company created specifically to help native American tribes establish and manage convenience store, dispensary and cannabis grow operations

Violet Defense Group, Inc.

2019 - 2022

  • Chairman and CEO

    2019 - 2022

2016 - 2022

  • Chairman Of The Board and CEO

    2018 - 2022

    Leveraging patented technology in the UV space to provide distinctive levels of germ-killing in the air, on surfaces, and in water.

  • Board Member and Chief Operating Officer

    2016 - 2018

    Violet Defense Technology has developed a transformative UV technology for the purpose of killing germs in nearly every environment (air, water, surface). www.violetdefense.com

  • Managing Partner

    2015 - 2022

    Kirenaga is a private investment company that is focused on identifying and capitalizing on small to mid-size growth companies that can benefit from additional capital, management expertise, or both. As co-managing partner, my role is to identify potential companies, conduct relevant due diligence, execute transactions, and then work with either in-place management teams for find replacement management teams to run the portfolio companies. Additionally, I am jointly responsible with my other partners, for raising additional capital, as appropriate.

VIOLET GRO

2017 - 2018

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2017 - 2018

    Violet Gro is an advanced technology company specializing in customizable high efficiency agricultural lighting designed to provide indoor agriculture with a total cost of ownership solution this allows them to compete aggressively with traditional farming "Lighting designed to grow plants, not your expenses"