When: Thursday October 8, 2015
4:30pm - 7:30pm

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Where: UConn Cell & Genome Sciences

400 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030  

 
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Rob Michaud 
860-282- 4978 
info@cvg.org 

 

Crossroads Venture Group is Sponsored by:

B Round Sponsors:  
Enhanced Capital, Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP, Mintz + Hoke, Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C., Webster Bank, Wiggin and Dana LLP

A Round Sponsors: 
McCarter & English, LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Robinson & Cole LLP, University of Connecticut - CT Center Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Yale University - Office of Cooperative Research

Venture Capital Sponsors:  
Advantage Capital Partners/Ironwood Capital, Angel Investor Forum, Canaan Partners, Connecticut Innovations, Horizon Technology Finance, LaunchCapital LLC, Stonehenge Growth Capital

Professional Services Firm Sponsors:
Carter Morse & Mathias, Dilworth IP LLC, Fairfield Partners Executive Search LLC, Murtha Cullina LLP, O'Connor Davies LLP, Pullman & Comley LLC  

Collaborative Sponsors:
Stamford Innovation Center

 

 

 


 



 

Be sure to register to join the movers and shakers in CT's Investor and Entrepreneur Network for an event focused on the Tech Transfer industry and the commercialization of technologies created by Institutions & Industry.

Please join us for a conversation with Matthew McCooe the new CEO of Connecticut Innovations regarding Tech Transfer & the CT Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.

This event will also feature company presentations to an investor panel, company showcases, networking, refreshments and more. 

Event Details:
4:30pm- 5:00pm | Registration and Networking
5:00pm - 5:45pm | Company Presentations to Investor Panel

5:45pm - 6:15pm | Keynote Speaker
6:15pm - 7:30pm | Networking Reception | Company Showcase

 

Moderator:

Frank Milone
Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina, Partner
CVG State Board of Directors

 

Keynote Speaker:

Matthew McCooe
Connecticut Innovations, Chief Executive Officer

Matt McCooe comes to CI from Chart Venture Partners (CVP), a New York City-based technology venture capital firm. Prior to CVP, Matt was a Director at Columbia University Science and Technology Ventures (STV), where he helped launch and manage a portfolio of spinout companies, as well as the deployment of STV's profitable seed fund. During his tenure, 11 portfolio companies went public or were acquired by publicly traded companies.

As CEO of CI Matt manages the full array of business startup and growth initiatives, which include venture and equity investment funds, loans and loan guarantees, and programs to support innovation, entrepreneurship, collaboration and commercialization.

 

Investor Panel:

Daniel Devorsetz
Horizon Technology Finance, Chief Investment Officer
 

Susan Froshauer, Ph.D.
CURE, President and CEO 
Angel Investor Forum 


Matt McCooe
Connecticut Innovations, Chief Executive Officer 


Kathy Rocha
Golden Seeds Boston, Managing Director
UConn's Entrepreneurship & Innovation Consortium, Managing Director 

 

Company Presentations to Investor Panel:

Chondrogenics, Inc.
Caroline Dealy, PhD, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer 
 

Revai Health Inc.
Jesse Rich, Co-Founder & CEO



Shoreline Biome, LLC
Mark Driscoll, Co-Founder      

ATTENTION - All RISING ENTREPRENEURS:

Are you interested in being a Showcase Company or presenting your company to an Investor Panel at this event or an upcoming CVG Investor and Entrepreneur Network Event?

Apply via our Gust Profile or contact Rob Michaud to learn more.

 

Hope you will join us!

Mary Anne Rooke
Executive Director, Crossroads Venture Group 

 

 

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