Winter 2018 Cohort

“As a start-up, Firefly was stealth for a long-time before we decided to scale. Cardinal Ventures nutured the necessary time and space to innovate. This time was essential at the beginning and helped build our foundation.”

—Kaan Gunay, CEO and Co-Founder, Firefly

Spring 2017 Cohort

“Cardinal Ventures exposed us to a lot of people that have started companies and scaled companies. We started to understand the mindset of those people and how they approached solving problems. That was the single biggest impact that it had for us. It takes a very long time to internalize what it’s like to found a company, the right questions that you have to be asking, and how to simplify things down so that it’s manageable day-to-day.”

—Aidan McCarty, Co-Founder & Co-CEO

Fall 2015 Cohort

“Cardinal Ventures gave Nova Credit the start that has helped the business scale to where it is today. The support, mentorship, and strategic advice that we received in those early days gave us a strong foundation and helped us refine our business model to be investor- and market-ready. As first-time founders, that experience was invaluable.”

—Misha Esipov, Co-Founder & CEO