Hosted by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge

Are you funding your startup?

Financing a startup has never been easier.. and harder. Venture capital funding of new companies continues to increase, with some leveling of late. VC investment in startups remained at about $12B for both Q4 2015 and Q1 2016, yet, with a smaller deal volume in the latter quarter, according to PWC’s oft-quoted MoneyTree Report. Angel funding, though totaling only about $24B per annum or one-half of venture funding, reaches a far larger number of startups. And, recent studies by Josh Lerner and others suggest that angel funding can be a significant factor in a startup’s success. Still, not all startups want or need funding to achieve great success.

Join us, on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at the offices of Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, in Boston’s Innovation District, for an evening discussion on funding the startup…or not. Panelists include a former venture capitalist, an angel investor, and the founder of a startup that was bootstrap-funded before a successful exit last year.  They will address where funding and the oversights it brings might fit into your company’s growth.

Panelists:

• Bill McPhee is an investor with over 35 years of experience in venture capital, angel investing and strategic consulting. He has raised over $150 million in risk capital, founded and exited two companies. Bill is the founder and managing director of Praxis Advisors, a partnership of senior executives that helps early stage medtech businesses develop and execute the strategies and tactics needed to reach commercialization and exit.
• Mic (Michael) Williams has been an angel investor for over 34 years. His primary investments have been in commercial real estate, manufacturing, mining, lumber products, ships and entertainment. Since he founded the Boston chapter of Keiretsu Forum in 2004 and then Boston Harbor Angels in 2006. He has invested in dozens of “portfolio” companies.
• Sanjay Manandhar sold Aerva, the company he founded in the 2000s, to Watchfire in 2015. A native of Nepal, Sanjay came to the U.S. to pursue his undergraduate degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. With masters degrees from both MIT’s Media Lab and INSEAD, Sanjay has more than 20 years of product development experience, on top a finance background he gained in Europe.

Details

Thursday, October 20, 2016
6-8 pm

Nutter McClennen & Fish
Seaport West 5th Floor, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center
155 Seaport Boulevard
Boston, MA 02210 United States

This event is free for members, sponsors & students. $20 for non-members.

To learn more and to register, visit the MIT Enterprise Forum’s website.