Archive for June, 2011

6/23: NYEBN Startup Pitch Series 6 @ 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 36th floor, Chadbourne & Parke LLP

 
Join our panel and entrepreneurs for a startup pitch event on June 23. Each startup will have 5 minutes to present their companies and 15 minute Q&A time with our panel and audience. Pizza and drinks will be served.

Startups:

Soraya Darabi - Co-Founder @ foodspotting.com
Ryan O'Donnell - CEO @ letsgift.it
Chris Mirabile - Read More...

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On June 16th, 2011

I’m joining ff Venture Capital

 
I am delighted to announce that I'm joining ff Venture Capital as a Partner. Official blog post and more details here. In addition, Michael Yavonditte, CEO of Hashable, is joining as a Venture Partner.  
 
Since 1999, ff has made over 100 investments in over 35 companies, and from the beginning has been highly focused on Read More...

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On June 14th, 2011

Monday night: HBS Angels of NY Investor Meeting and Company Presentations

 
HBS Angels of New York is holding its first full investor meeting Monday night, June 13.  Although this event is only for our members, I thought some of our readers might be interested in the great group of companies that are presenting.  For more information on HBS Angels of New York and how to join, Read More...

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On June 12th, 2011

6/16: What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

 
I hope you can join us at the HBS Club of NY / HBS Angels of NY event below on Thursday, June 16:
 
 
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From enormous marketplaces such as eBay and Craigslist, to emerging sectors such as social lending (Zopa), peer-to-peer travel (Airbnb) and car sharing (Zipcar or peer-to-peer RelayRides), Collaborative Consumption Read More...

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On June 7th, 2011

FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event - June 2, 2011

 
 
   
 
The new FinTech Innovation Lab, an annual program run by the New York City Investment Fund and Accenture, had their launch event on Thursday night.  It attracted a very high quality crowd of senior executives from major investment banks and members of the innovation community --- two groups that don't normally mingle. 
 
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On June 6th, 2011