Fabien W. Edjou ⋅ Saint Paul, MN U.S. Army, First Lieutenant ⋅ 14 years served

In one of the multiple books that I have read, the author suggested to “Commit first, and then figure out later.”

I am proud to announce that a provisional patent application has been filed for my invention. I currently have a fully executed Option Agreement with the UWM Foundation and we are finalizing the licensing agreement.

Meanwhile, I have been extremely fortunate to have a fully executed Partnership and Investment Agreement in place with Brooks Stevens, Inc. a local Industrial Design company. They’ve committed to a S.A.F.E. (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) investment to the amount of US $21,000 towards the production prototype of my device, I am responsible for the other US $21,000. Based on our current timeline, the production prototype will be ready no later than June 1, 2018.

At this time, most banks are saying that the $21,000 is a very small amount for a loan, I’ve tapped out my friends & family to get this far.

I would like to know if anyone knows possible grants that I can apply for or any other possible suggestion for honoring my financing requirement. I learned that it is good to “commit first and figure out later”, and by signing this SAFE I’ve done just that, now I am trying to figure it out.

Here’s the link for learn more about my product: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leanvo/

Thank you very much!