John Funk - Principal with, and the Chief Product Scout for, Evergreen IP, LLC

John Funk is a Principal with, and the Chief Product Scout for, Evergreen IP, LLC (www.evergreenip.com). Funk has 3 issued patents to his credit and has been a serial entrepreneur for the past decade (3 companies launched; over $500m in value creation for shareholders). At last count, Funk has created over 12 new products that have met with commercial success.

Funk recently launched Evergreen IP with two partners to help inventors commercialize their products by transforming, validating, and licensing them to BigCos. Evergreen IP is a "product capitalist" firm that partners with inventors and invests in new consumer products that are dramatically different from existing products.

Funk has raised over $30m in venture capital over the years and has experience with both private equity investors, corporate investors and M&A. Funk received his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, graduated cum laude from Northwestern School of Law (concentration in IP law), and received his Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University. In prior lives he has worked for Bell Atlantic (where he was youngest Director-level executive in the company's history), the law firm of Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and management consultancy William M. Mercer.

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