Programs Special One-Day Events

Tuesday 18th October 2016 8:30 - 1:00pm at GOOGLE, 355 Main Street, Cambridge.

The Capital Network’s Series A Fast Track Boot Camp for Post Seed Entrepreneurs, is an intensive, interactive half-day seminar providing post seed-stage entrepreneurs an in-depth understanding of what it takes to raise Series A capital. Taught by Boston’s top VC investors - they’ll give you unique insights about fundraising and growing your company the right way.

You will spend the day learning from and interacting with New England’s leading investors, entrepreneurs, and post-seed stage experts through workshops, panels and discussions. You will leave the Venture Fast Track with concrete materials and knowledge that will help you move your company forward through the various stages of the fundraising process, and with a new network of investors, mentors and peers from which to draw.

Mentors and Faculty for the day are drawn from New England’s Investment and Entrepreneurship Community and include members of the most active Venture Capital firms in the area, including:
Bessemer Ventures, Open View Ventures, HLM Ventures, .406 Ventures, Launch Capital, Good Growth Ventures, Accomplice Ventures, General Catalyst, Polaris Ventures, Square 1 Bank, Banyan Capital, Philips Ventures, GE Ventures, Sigma Prime Ventures, MVM, PJC, Charles River Ventures and more!

Are you a Post-Seed Stage Entrepreneur looking to scale? Then this event if for you!

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8:30 - 8:45 Registration & Breakfast

8:45 – 9:00 Introductions

9:00 – 9:50 Funding 2.0 - Options & Strategies in the Post Seed Fundraising Process
Targeting, communicating, engaging and managing VCs / Series A investors is an essential part of the fundraising process for high growth startups. Join our experts for a conversation around how to create the perfect fundraising venture capital round and answer questions around:

• Exploring Options
• Pivoting and Restarts
• Processes and Strategy

Kent Bennett Venture Capital Investor Bessemer Venture Capital

Phil Gager Managing Director Square 1 Bank

Maureen Stancik Boyce Co-Founder & Director Good Growth Capital

Eric Horndahl CEO & Co-Founder Renoviso

10:00 - 10:50 - Negotiating Series A - The Three Headed Monster
The series A round consists of 3 major players:

• Founder and Management Team
• Seed Investors
• Incoming Series A investors

The key to a successful raise is managing all three parties interests in:

• Internal or external raises
• Management structure - both management team and board seats
• Company direction and growth
• Equity

AND keeping all parties communicating, happy, and functional. We’ll bring in a panel of experts to break down how to constructively manage this process and provide the best outcomes for all interested parties.

Jeremy Halpern Partner & Director of Business Development Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP Founder, Edible Ventures

R. Gregg Stone Seed Stage Investor Launchpad Venture Group

Jessica Nam Kim Entrepreneur-in-Residence Charles River Ventures Founder/CEO, BabbaCo

Murat Bicer General Partner Charles River Ventures

11:00 - 11:50 - You Have The Money - Now What? Planning for Growth Post Series A

Congratulations! You raised a series A. Now you have to deliver. With a new set of board, funding, and milestones to achieve our experts will discuss how to plan for growth for your:

• Team
• Product
• Customer development

A post series A startup looks radically different from your seed funded company, we help you understand how to prepare and plan for the future.

Adam Ghander Partner Nutter McClennen & Fish

Diane Hessan Chairwoman C_Space

Jay Batson Entrepreneur, Investor Sigma Prime Fellow Founder, Acquia

John Mandile Managing Director Sigma Prime Partners

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch with Investors

The Entrepreneur-Investor lunch is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to ask questions and receive advice from experienced Series A investors who are active supporters of New England’s entrepreneurial community. Entrepreneurs - come ready with one-minute pitches and a burning question.

Ricky Pelletier Partner OpenView Ventures

Margo Layton Cole Principal Breakaway Ventures

Kent Bennett Investor Bessemer Venture Capital

Jay Batson Entrepreneur, Investor Sigma Prime Fellow

Jeremy Halpern Partner & Director of Business Development Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP Founder, Edible Ventures

Glenn Champagne Managing Director DataPoint Ventures

“We were introduced to TCN by accident, since they were a sponsor of the Babson business plan competition the year we won. But if it weren’t for that chance connection, we would never have met our CEO, and we likely never would have raised our Series A. So in a very real way, we owe our startup’s success to the mentorship, guidance, and network that TCN provided”-

- Ben Sprecher, Startup Founder (Acquired By Google) & CPO at Catalina Marketing.

“As an investor, my job is much easier if an entrepreneur has been through TCN membership and events – they are versed in the key issues and grounded in the fundamentals.”

- Christopher Mirabile, Managing Director of Launchpad Venture Group & Chair of the Angel Capital Association