Evening of Ventures

Evening of Ventures gives students an informal chance to learn about venture capital and meet with some of Boston's foremost thought leaders in venture capital. We will have two panels followed by a discussion-divided dinner, with groups of eight being led by a speaker on a specific area of venture capital. Please use the Twitter tag #eveningofventures to promote and discuss this exciting... [read more]

Evening of Ventures gives students an informal chance to learn about venture capital and meet with some of Boston's foremost thought leaders in venture capital. We will have two panels followed by a discussion-divided dinner, with groups of eight being led by a speaker on a specific area of venture capital. Please use the Twitter tag #eveningofventures to promote and discuss this exciting event and register here: http://harvardeveningofventures.eventzilla.net

This event is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Highland Capital Partners and Polaris Ventures and features speakers from Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cue Ball, Flybridge Capital, General Catalyst, Highland Capital Partners, Spark Capital, and Polaris Ventures.
Dinner will be held in small groups led by our speakers and will include topics such as VC in Emerging Markets, Early Investment in Life Sciences, Consumer Internet etc. This is meant to provide students a more intimate setting to meet the venture capitalists and learn about an area of interest.

The first 40 participants to arrive will receive a free copy of Jeff Bussgang's famous book, "Mastering the VC Game," courtesy of Flybridge Capital. The address of the iLab is 125 Western Ave, Allston, MA

Schedule
3:30 - 4pm Registration
4 - 4:40 The State of Fundraising
4:50 - 5:30 Relationships between VCs and Entrepreneurs
5:30 - 7pm Dinner

Panelists:
Bain Capital Ventures: Brett Garrett
Bessemer Venture Partners: Felda Hardymon
Cue Ball: Tony Pino
Flybridge Capital: Matt Witheiler and Kate Castle
General Catalyst: Nitesh Banta
Highland Capital Partners: Alex Taussig (moderator)
Lighthouse Capital: Gwill York
NextView: Lee Hower
Northbridge: Jamie Goldstein
Spark Capital: David Haber
Polaris Ventures: Alan Crane

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