CEI Ventures, Inc.

CEI Ventures, Inc. is the venture capital investment arm of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. specializing in early stage investments. It seeks to invest in companies that are emerging, growing, or undergoing transformation. The firm primarily invests in companies in the underserved markets through out the Northeastern United States. It typically invests between $500,000 and $2 million with an average of $750,000, often through multiple financings. The firm prefers to exit its investment between five years and seven years. It seeks to take a board seat in its portfolio companies. CEI Ventures, Inc. was founded by Mr. Nathaniel V. Henshaw in 1994 and is headquartered at Portland, Maine.