Date: Nov 17, 2021Time: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
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HBSAANY – HBS Alumni Angels of NY/Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs First Annual Startup Showcase

Wed, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Zoom Meeting (Information to be sent to Registrants)
Alumni Angels

Description

Here is your opportunity to be a part of the first HBSAANY-HAE Startup Showcase.

Applicants have greatly exceeded our expectations – we have well over 100 brilliant start ups vying for one of six spots to pitch on the 17th! Each finalist will get to pitch for 5 mins, followed by 5 mins of Q&A.

This is your chance to hear the best of what Harvard Entrepreneurs have to offer, to test your investing skills & have a say in which startup will have the opportunity to pitch to Harvard Alumni Angels at their next investors meeting.

All attendees will be invited to download an app (link given at registration) and given $10K Crimson Cash to invest between your favorite startups (or given all to one you really love – your choice!). Winners are determined by the most cash invested from the audience!

For questions, please contact Jim Sherman, HBSAANY, at jsherman@amberventures.tech, or Kirstin Broderick, HAE-NYC at kirstin@north-scale.com,

About our moderators: Jim Sherman (HBSAA-NY) and Kirstin Broderick (HAE-NYC)

Here is your opportunity to be a part of the first HBS Alumni Angels of NY / Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs NY Startup Showcase.

Applicants greatly exceeded our expectations – we had well over 100 brilliant start ups vying for one of six spots to pitch on the 17th! Each finalist will get to pitch for 5 mins, followed by 5 mins of Q&A.

This is your chance to hear the best of what Harvard Entrepreneurs have to offer, to test your investing skills & have a say in which startup will have the opportunity to pitch to Harvard Alumni Angels at their next investors meeting.

All attendees will be invited to download an app (link given at registration) and given $10K Crimson Cash to invest between your favorite startups (or given all to one you really love – your choice!). Winners are determined by the most cash invested from the audience!

For questions, please contact Kirstin Broderick, HAE-NYC at kirstin@north-scale.com, or Jim Sherman, HBSAA, at jsherman@amberventures.tech.

Pitching Companies

STEMuli — STEMuli is a fully integrated virtual schoolhouse that connects companies to their future workforce and students from diverse and economically challenged households to a brighter future.
Janover — Lending Tree meets Rocket Mortgage for commercial real estate. A b2b fintech marketplace connecting commercial borrowers and lenders.
Pawame — 600million people in Africa don’t have access to electricity and credit. PAWAME solves this issue by providing an affordable solar platform (pay-as-you-go), that offers much more than power to our customers (microcredit, appliances, etc.).
PairUp App – PairUp creates a seamless digital mentorship and remote onboarding experience for corporations to foster relationship-building, accelerate growth, and maximize retention.
Arbilex — ArbiLex is unlocking liquidity for the multi-trillion-dollar, uncorrelated asset class of litigation finance using AI analytics and data-driven capital.
Simul Consult — SimulConsult’s Computational Medicine platform matches patient information with a physician-curated medical database to assist clinicians in making complex diagnoses, generating more effective notes and referrals, and evaluating the potential effectiveness of therapies

Bios

Moderator

Jim Sherman

HBS Alumni Angels of New York External Relations Chair

Jim is a serial Internet entrepreneur, angel/seed stage investor, and author. He founded and exited three companies — WestEnd New Media in the late 90s focused on providing Internet strategy advice to media firms; ShermansTravel Media (2002 to present), a leading publisher of hand-picked travel deals, and Hamptons Lane, an e-commerce venture targeting foodies. He has deep experience in digital media, advertising & marketing, and e-commerce. His former corporate roles include strategy consulting (Bain & Co.) and publishing (Time Inc.; Pearson; Martha Stewart Living). He loves travel, the theater, and international politics.

Moderator

Kirstin Broderick

Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs NY

Kirstin is a serial social entrepreneur, most recently the founder of NorthScale, a mental resilience & performance coaching firm. She has a Masters in Strategic Management & Economic Development (Harvard) and is a licensed therapist (LMSW, Fordham), but her most important training is her 20+ years as a Zen Buddhist. She has worked with organizations from The World Bank, fast-growing tech companies, VC firms, and even a vegan food truck. She completed her first intensive meditation training in rural Japan in 1998, and received Jukai–or Zen Ordination–in 2012, and was given the dharma name Daikatsu, translated as Great Liveliness, or Big Life.

Date Time

Date: Nov 17, 2021Time: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Location

Zoom Meeting (Information to be sent to Registrants)1460 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
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Price

  • 5 / HBS Club of NY Members
  • 10 / General Public
  • Free / HBS Alumni Angels of New York Members Only

Sponsors

Attendees

Ravinder Agarwal, Guy Baron, Agnes Brichard, Jane Chen, Jeffrey Devers, Diegane Dione, Eva Fang, Irwin Friedman, Ayala Gamburd, Mary Hainsworth, Jinsook Han, Adriana Herrera, Mark Hopkinson, Richard Kane, Aman Kapadia, Jason Klein, Jason Klein, Alan Mark, Eduardo R Marquez, Phyllis Nacey, Michael Pambianchi, John Ricci, Marvin Schildkraut, James Sherman, Charles Soriano, Caitlin Steedle, Laurie Tarpey, Harriette Terbell, Nina Wanerman, Nina Wanerman, David Young, SHARON ZOU, David Zura, Ava Zydor

Zoom Meeting (Information to be sent to Registrants)

1460 Broadway, New York, NY, 10036