When

Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 | 4:30pm to 7:30pm
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Where

Fairfield University, Dolan School of Business 
200 Barlow Road
Fairfield, CT 06824  

 
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Contact

Crossroads Venture Group 
(860) 282-4978
crice@cvg.org 

 

Presented by: Crossroads Venture Group

CVG IS SPONSORED BY:       

Deal Lead Sponsors      

Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP
Mintz + Hoke
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.
Robinson & Cole LLP
Webster Bank
Wiggin and Dana LLP   

B Round Sponsors

Connecticut Innovations
McCarter & English, LLP     

A Round Sponsors

Fairfield University/Dolan School of Business
University of Connecticut/CT Center Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Yale University/Yale Entrepreneurial Institute (YEI)
The Bolat Group

Venture Capital Sponsors 

Advantage Capital Partners / Ironwood Capital
Angel Investor Forum
Canaan Partners
Enhanced Capital
Horizon Technology Finance
LaunchCapital LLC
Stonehenge Growth Capital
 
Professional Services Firm Sponsors

Carter Morse & Mathias
Dilworth IP LLC
Fairfield Partners Executive Search
KPMG LLP
Murtha Cullina LLP
O'Connor Davies LLP
Pullman & Comley LLC
 
Collaborative Sponsors     

CURE Innovation Commons
Stamford Innovation Center 

 

 

 

Please join the movers and shakers of the investment and entrepreneurial communities for CVG's monthly Investor & Entrepreneur Network event.

October's event is going to be a special one: CT's University Startup Edition! We will shine a spotlight on the great and growing companies that are emerging from the vibrant university entrepreneurial programs in Connecticut. We'll feature entrepreneur pitches, company showcase, networking with investors, refreshments and more.

So far, universities participating include:
 
  • Fairfield University
  • Quinnipiac University
  • University of Connecticut
  • Yale University

Additional colleges and universities will be announced. The event will be held on Tuesday, October 18, and hosted by Fairfield University's Dolan School of Business.

 
Event Agenda:

4:30 pm | Registration, Networking & Company Showcase
5:00 pm | Program:
                 Welcome Address
                 Speaker - "Rainmaking through Networking"
                 12+ University Startup Pitches
6:30 pm | Networking Reception & Company Showcase

Our featured speaker for this evening will be Scott Nevins, senior investment advisor at Bernstein Private Wealth Management, and his topic will be "Rainmaking Through Networking." No one goes to school to learn how to network, but everyone knows it is vital to success. Scott will give us insight about how to master the skills involved in networking over the course of your career.

Our University Startup Edition Showcase Companies will include:

Fairfield
    •    Blink - Kyle King, Founder & CEO
    •    DraftSales - Tom Casale, Founder & CEO

Quinnipiac
    •    Kricket - Tom Nassr, Founder & CEO
    •    Drink Link - Jordan Rosenberg, Founder & CEO
    •    Brand Hero - Bobby Palmieri, Co-Founder and Zachary Fromson, Co-Founder

UConn
    •    Dashride - Nadav Ullman, Co-Founder & CEO
    •    LambdaVision - Nicole Wagner, President & CEO
    •    Protectiscope - Liz Pouya, Co-Founder & CEO

Yale
    •    Junzi Kitchen - Wanting Zhang, Co-Founder
    •    Wellinks - Ellen Su, Co-Founder & CEO

More university participants will be announced soon.


ATTENTION - All RISING ENTREPRENEURS:

Are you looking to connect with Active Investors, Industry Experts & other Critical Resources needed to launch and scale your business?

If so, then you should become a CVG Rising Entrepreneur.

CVG's Rising Entrepreneur Membership provides you with the opportunity to:
  • Showcase at our monthly events 
  • Participate in our Private 1:1 Investor sessions
  • Apply to be a Presenting Company & receive feedback from a Panel of Active Investors

All interested Companies should apply via our Gust profile.