About
The Organizer Behind 106+ Certified Trade Missions
TradeMissions.org plans, organizes, recruits and leads U.S. Department of Commerce Certified Trade Missions in partnership with the International Trade Administration.
- 1,400+
- U.S. venture capital and private equity fund managers hosted
- Up to 120
- Face-to-face meetings across a certified trade mission initiative
- 8–10
- Countries hosting missions each year
Leadership
Irwin Katsof, Managing Director
Irwin Katsof leads TradeMissions.org and has organized U.S. Department of Commerce Certified Trade Missions since 2012. Under his direction the initiative has delivered 106+ Certified Trade Missions, hosting more than 1,400 U.S. fund managers and operating company executives.
Certified trade missions are held in eight to ten countries each year, with face-to-face meetings arranged between U.S. delegates and pre-qualified international investors, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices and institutions.
As mission organizer, TradeMissions.org is solely responsible for the selection and recruitment of participants for each mission.
Certification
What a Certified Trade Mission is
A certified trade mission is an initiative by the U.S. Department of Commerce with the focus of connecting foreign capital and investors with U.S. institutions. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce, TradeMissions.org has organized 106+ certified trade missions since 2012.
Host markets
Countries that have hosted alternative asset missions
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Colombia
- Germany
- Hong Kong SAR, China
- India
- Israel
- Japan
- Mexico
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
In their words
Delegate testimonials
“I thought the Trade Mission was one of the most unique fundraising assets I've ever seen. The ability to have 50+ warm leads provided over the course of 1 day is phenomenal. It would have been impossible for our fund to have done anything like this ourselves and I doubt any financial service organizations could have provided a stronger group. I would highly recommend the Trade Mission, not just because of the quantity of potential investors but the quality of investors.”
“Our company has been involved with foreign investors for over 30 years. It typically takes several years and multiple visits to have high quality meetings with investors in a new country. This conference was incredibly valuable to us because it allowed us to accomplish this in one day instead of over a prolonged period of time.”
Next Step
See if you qualify
Schedule a call with our Managing Director.