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Friday, March 13 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Venture Investing in Universities

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Venture capitalists, university investors, and technology entrepreneurs based out of Yale University come together for a panel discussion of strategies for investing in university-based startups – both from the labs and student body.
This session will cover how the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute’s Innovation Fund and external investors target opportunities, what stages of venture are ripe for investment, and the unique challenges and opportunities within the university.

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Speakers
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Donald Fischer

Venture Partner, General Catalyst Partners
Donald focuses on leading early stage investments in big data, open source, data science, cloud, and other enterprise IT technology areas. Donald sits on the boards of ScalingData and Tesora.
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Gregory Ho

Pres & Chief Operating Officer, Spring Mountain Capital LP
Greg is a founding partner of Spring Mountain Capital, which was established in 2001 and focuses on alternative asset investing. SMC's preference is to invest "in the gaps" which means it seeks opportunities that many investors avoid because of their complexity, uncertainty, mis-staging... Read More →
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Sean Mackay

CEO, IsoPlexis
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Erika Smith

Deputy Dir, Yale Entrepreneurial Institute
Erika Smith is the Deputy Director at the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute, where she helps to expand entrepreneurial opportunities for students, faculty, and alumni. Erika was formerly the senior director of investments with the Center for Innovative Technologies in Virginia. In addition... Read More →


Friday March 13, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Hilton Austin Downtown Salon B

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