Ted Vail

President, Aspiring World Ventures, LLC

Aspiring World Ventures, LLC (AWV) is a venture capital firm investing in profitable and leading development-oriented businesses among aspiring peoples primarily in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. AWV’s investment approach takes into account the financial, social and environmental dimensions – the concept of “triple bottom line” investing. In addition to capital, it provides technical assistance in strategic planning, structuring, implementation, governance, and management. Types of businesses in which AWV will invest include: • Financial Services – Focusing on the un-banked and poorly banked; referred to as microfinance. • Real Estate Development – Providing low and moderate income housing in mixed-use communities. • Multi-Functional Wireless Broadband Communication • Other Development-Oriented Businesses – Agribusiness processing; healthcare and insurance systems; education; solar energy; water companies; media; manufacturing; micro-franchising; etc.