About Us

Who we are

Our Mission

We specialize in the private capital market within the business finance sector, utilizing a proven, analytical, and objective approach to identify the key high-value attributes of potentially successful enterprises. This process helps save time and money by effectively managing investment risks in both privately held and publicly traded alternative speculative market ventures.

Problem
  • There are 550,000 startups creates in America per year.
  • 26% of businesses fail in their first year, and only 48% make it to the fifth year.
  • There is no industry standard to qualify companies for capital and mitigate risk.
  • With 800,000 business consultants in America alone, plus countless more globally, there is a growing need for a standardized tool that consistently defines business opportunities worthy of capital investment, presented in a clear and uniform format.
Solution
  • Daemon Advisors is the first and only business finance document company to integrate cutting-edge Fintech, Blockchain, and SaaS technologies, enabling the confirmation and continuous tracking of an enterprise's health for effective risk mitigation
  • Daemon Advisors is a trusted Fintech company, backed by a 13-year study of 400 successful projects, demonstrating our proven track record of delivering results.

Business Model

  • Daemon Advisors is a "FINTECH"
  • Sells and Conducts Certification Courses
  • Certifies the Work Product of its Members
  • Provides Continuing Education
  • Software as a Service (SaaS) - Members Pay Monthly Subscription Fee for Access to the Daemon Advisors Score™
  • Blockchain Verification Services
  • Certified Members
  • Smart Contract Management
  • Document Maintenance, Compliance Validation, and Notification Services

Industry Sector

NAICS CODE 541611

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

Providing operating advice on administrative management issues such as:

  • Financial planning and budgeting
  • Equity and asset management
  • Records management
  • Office planning
  • Strategic and organizational planning
  • Site selection
  • New business startup
  • Business process improvement

NAICS CODE 813910

Business Associations

Promoting business interests of their members. May include:

  • Research on new products and services
  • Develop market statistics
  • Sponsor quality and certification standards
  • Lobby public officials
  • Publish newsletters, books, or periodicals for distribution to their members
Meet Our Team

Executive Team

Tony Drexel Smith

Co-Founder, CEO & President

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Leslye Galati

C0-founder

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Peter Kundsen

CFO/BOARD MEMBER

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Fred Young

CTO/BOARD MEMBER

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Gavin West

Board Member

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Steve S. Young

CHIEF COUNSEL

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The Certified Business Plan

For the past 28 years Tony Drexel Smith has served small to medium enterprise (SME) business owners, start-up entrepreneurs and the business capital community by serving as a Subject Matter expert specializing in the development and execution of professional-grade business finance documentation and valuations. He has published numerous works including the The Certified Business Plan and The Essential Handbook for Small Business. He graduated from the University of La Verne with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration Cum Laude.
For more than 15 years Leslye Galati has been serving small to medium enterprises in the capitalization process. She is an expert in documentation, compliance, and due diligence. Ms. Galati has been a Senior Project Manager since 2003 having managed more than 200 companies through her executive management roles at US Capital Global, Blue Moon Advisors, LLC, US Business Incubator, SUMATICI, Inc. and SoCalBizOps, Inc. Ms. Galati serves Daemon Advisors Licensees, Enterprises and Advisors in the critical areas of compliance and administration.
After an undergraduate degree in economics at Yale, two years as an officer in the US Navy, and being awarded an MBA in marketing from Northwestern, Mr. Knudsen served as CEO of the family business for twelve years. Subsequently, he founded a manufacturer’s representative business in the high-rise automated warehouse field. Later he co-founded a heavy-duty alternator manufacturing business. Mr. Knudsen has served as a member of the Board of Directors and member of the compensation and audit committees of NetBrain Technologies, Inc. for the past fifteen years and currently serves as Treasurer, CFO and Board Member of CAPIZATE, INC.
Over 35 years of entrepreneurship and business management experience in sales, marketing, developing and managing technology, manufacturing, distribution, retail, and business automation solutions across a variety of industries. Founder of a business software manufacturing company. Founder of a business consulting company. Mr. Young possesses startup, management and technical experience in many different industries and functional areas including expertise in: internet marketing; sales and sales processes; operations; business automation; software design, development and implementation; supply chain and vendor management; distribution; logistics and EDI; manufacturing; and accounting.
Gavin currently leads global commercialization for, SmIileyscope, a pediatric DTX start-up that recently completed their $7M seed round. He serves as a board member for Daemon Advisors, and advises numerous early stage Medtech and defense companies poised to enter the market. He holds an undergrad from the United States Naval Academy and completed his master’s at Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business. Prior to his career in Medtech, Mr. West served as a Marine Officer and conducted numerous combat tours in infantry, intelligence, and special operations roles.
Stephen is an experienced international lawyer and business developer with a broad background in technology, finance, and international business operations. Military experience as an officer abord nuclear powered submarines, and top-level executive experience with United Technologies Corporation and Praxair have given him extensive operating knowledge in international business, energy systems, industrial gases, and multiple industrial technologies. He is a member of several venture investment groups and serves on the boards of directors of several privately held technology and small business enterprises. He has a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, an MBA from Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, and a JD from University of Connecticut School of Law. He is also a licensed private pilot.