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Greg Kilgore (Mba ’03) – Liftseat Corp.

Dr. Harold Welsch

In 2005, Greg approached the Coleman Center with his business plan for LiftSeat, which develops, manufactures and markets a full line of toilet transfer solutions that reduce falls and increase patient and caregiver safety. After extensive coaching and editing assistance, Greg pitched his plan to a group of angel investors assembled by the Coleman Center in 2006. That led to an introduction to an area angel network, which invested over $300,000 in LiftSeat as part of a nearly $1 million round of funding. Today, LiftSeat employs five full-time and three part-time employees, plans to break $1 million in annual revenues, …