Livestream
Agenda
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8:30 A.M. // Welcome Remarks
8:45 A.M. // TrueToForm
9:14 A.M. // Softmed Technologies LLP
9:43 A.M. // Cricket Hill Inc. (ChirpSnax)
10:08 A.M. // Break
10:23 A.M. // Block Rank
10:52 A.M. // OrisDx Inc.
11:21 A.M. // Earthi
11:46 A.M. // Remarks by Deputy Dean Starr Marcello and Lunch Break
1:00 P.M. // Alloy
1:29 P.M. // Medici
1:58 P.M. // Canopy Aerospace
2:23 P.M. // Break
2:35 P.M. // BlackCurrant Inc.
3:04 P.M. // Flights: A Wine Collective
3:29 P.M. // Final Remarks
3:45 – 4:45 P.M. // Quick Pitch Videos & People’s Choice Award Voting
3:40 P.M. // Judges Deliberation and People’s Choice Award Voting (VOTE HERE >>)
5:00 P.M. // NVC Awards Announcement
Distinguished Judges
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- Cindy Bayley, PhD ’90, MBA ’97, Affiliate, ARCH Venture Partners
- Dan Caruso, MBA ’90, Chairman of the Board, Endeavor Colorado
- Joanne Chen, MBA ’14, Partner, Foundation Capital
- Jake Crampton, MBA ’98, Founder and CEO, MedSpeed
- Jai Das, MBA ’99, President and Managing Director, Sapphire Ventures
- Laura Desmond, Founder and CEO, Eagle Vista Partners
- Jackie Dimonte, MBA ’17, Partner, Chicago Ventures
- Jim Dugan, CEO, Cofounder, and Managing Partner, OCA Ventures
- Brent Hill, MBA ’98, Partner, Origin Ventures
- Van Jones, MBA ’14, Deal Lead and Vice President, Wellington Management
- Venetia Kontogouris, MBA ’77, Managing Director, Venkon Group LLC
- Mark Koulogeorge, Managing General Partner, MK Capital
- Mark Leahy, JD/MBA ’89, Partner, Fenwick & West LLP
- Mark Leavitt, MBA ’83, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Enlightened Hospitality Investments
- Matthew McCall, Partner, Pritzker Group Venture Capital
- Bob Mylod, Founder and Managing Partner
- Koichiro Nakamura, MBA ’07, Founding Partner, Sozo Venture
- Eric Perez-Grovas, Cofounder, Jaguar Ventures
- Jonathan Shulkin, Partner, Valor Equity Partners
- Ian Taylor, Partner Pear VC
- Immanual Thangaraj, MBA ’93, Managing Director, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures
- Guy Turner, MBA ’10, Managing Director, Hyde Park Venture Partners; Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Polsky Center
- Pete Wilkins, Managing Director, Hyde Park Angels
- Sam Yagan, Co-Founder & CEO, Corazon Capital
Sponsors
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TITLE:
- Edward L. Kaplan, MBA ’71
FIRST-PLACE PRIZE:
- Rattan L. Khosa, ’79
PLATINUM:
- Caruso Ventures
- Gregory J. Purcell, ’94, and Francine C. Purcell
- Sozo Ventures
- Robert and Keren Vishny
GOLD:
- Optiver
SILVER:
- Mark Leavitt and Enlightened Hospitality Investments
- Dresner Partners Investment Banking
- Robin Loewenberg Tebbe and Mark Tebbe
- Carol Rubin and Steven Kaplan
- Teed J. Welch and Susan Brenner Fund for Entrepreneurship
- Valor Equity Partners
BRONZE:
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP
PRIZE:
- Caruso Ventures
- Colleen and David* Kessenich, MBA ’96 (*deceased)
- Rattan L. Khosa, MBA ’79
LEGAL:
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP
IN-KIND:
- Airtable
- Amazon Web Services
- Bubble
- Carta
- Clerky
- HubSpot
- Microsoft
- Mintel
- Mixpanel
- ShipBob
- ZenBusiness
- ZenDesk