Upcoming Events
WAAN Boston FALL Pitch Event
November 6, 2018
Our Fall pitch event for Investor Members will feature 4 exciting companies presenting their businesses. Each pitch will be followed by a Q&A session with the company. Registration details have been sent to WAAN Boston Investor Members.
November 6, 2018
Our Fall pitch event for Investor Members will feature 4 exciting companies presenting their businesses. Each pitch will be followed by a Q&A session with the company. Registration details have been sent to WAAN Boston Investor Members.
Past Events
Experience the Brain Science Behind Investing
June 4, 2018
On June 4th, WAAN Boston hosted a live-lab education session on how our brains processes confidence and subsequently impacts our investment decisions. Wharton alum Alyssa Dver, CEO of the American Confidence Institute, introduced the core components of Neurosciences and Investor Confidence, including biases, risk predictors, and the environment. Two entrepreneurs then took the stage to pitch their startups. The audience was asked to rate their interest, experience, and feelings about the opportunity both before and after each startup's pitch.Rebecca Liebman was first up and she pitched her personal finance literacy startup LearnLux. Chris Mutti followed with a pitch of his food recognition technology company FoodPhone. The ensuing discussion focused on being mindful when making investment decisions.
June 4, 2018
On June 4th, WAAN Boston hosted a live-lab education session on how our brains processes confidence and subsequently impacts our investment decisions. Wharton alum Alyssa Dver, CEO of the American Confidence Institute, introduced the core components of Neurosciences and Investor Confidence, including biases, risk predictors, and the environment. Two entrepreneurs then took the stage to pitch their startups. The audience was asked to rate their interest, experience, and feelings about the opportunity both before and after each startup's pitch.Rebecca Liebman was first up and she pitched her personal finance literacy startup LearnLux. Chris Mutti followed with a pitch of his food recognition technology company FoodPhone. The ensuing discussion focused on being mindful when making investment decisions.
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WAAN Boston Pitch Event
April 3, 2018
On April 3rd, WAAN Boston hosted its first pitch event. Executives from 5 companies - CabinetM, Galaxy.AI, GoPetie, Mindhome Insurance, and Mousam Valley Mushroom - pitched their companies and networked with a spirited group of WAAN Boston members at Alley Cambridge.
Why Most Biotech Startups Fail - And WHAT Can We Do About It
(WAAN Boston Founder-Funder Series)
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Alley Cambridge
Join us February 21st for WAAN Boston’s first educational event of 2018 as we continue our Founder - Funder series. We present two life sciences veterans who began their relationship not with an investment, but by co-authoring a book on why most biotech startups fail – and what can we do about it.
Our panel will feature Scott Dessain, a physician/scientist and biotech co-founder, and Scott Fishman, a medical technology and pharmaceutical industries strategic advisor and healthcare investor. Gail Gilbert Ball, founder and managing partner of Chestnut Street Ventures, a VC firm specializing in Penn-centric investments, will moderate.
(WAAN Boston Founder-Funder Series)
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Alley Cambridge
Join us February 21st for WAAN Boston’s first educational event of 2018 as we continue our Founder - Funder series. We present two life sciences veterans who began their relationship not with an investment, but by co-authoring a book on why most biotech startups fail – and what can we do about it.
Our panel will feature Scott Dessain, a physician/scientist and biotech co-founder, and Scott Fishman, a medical technology and pharmaceutical industries strategic advisor and healthcare investor. Gail Gilbert Ball, founder and managing partner of Chestnut Street Ventures, a VC firm specializing in Penn-centric investments, will moderate.
Hosted by:
Alley powered by Verizon locations are developed by Verizon, the world’s leading technology company, in collaboration with Alley, a membership-only community workspace for creators. Each location is a curated community powered by the emerging technologies and thought-leadership of Verizon.
WAAN Boston Investor Member Meet-and-Greet
Monday, January 22, 2018
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Millennium Tower
One Framklin Street, Boston
Wharton Alumni Angels Network Boston Launch Event – A 360° View of Angel Investing
Tuesday, October 3, 2017, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Join us for an engaging discussion on angel investing fundamentals from the perspectives of both the angel investor and the startup founder. The panel will feature an angel investor, a corporate strategic venture investor, and a founder from each investor’s portfolio companies. Christopher Mirabile, Chair Emeritus of the Angel Capital Association, will moderate.
Alley powered by Verizon locations are developed by Verizon, the world’s leading technology company, in collaboration with Alley, a membership-only community workspace for creators. Each location is a curated community powered by the emerging technologies and thought-leadership of Verizon.
WAAN Boston Investor Member Meet-and-Greet
Monday, January 22, 2018
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Millennium Tower
One Framklin Street, Boston
Wharton Alumni Angels Network Boston Launch Event – A 360° View of Angel Investing
Tuesday, October 3, 2017, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Join us for an engaging discussion on angel investing fundamentals from the perspectives of both the angel investor and the startup founder. The panel will feature an angel investor, a corporate strategic venture investor, and a founder from each investor’s portfolio companies. Christopher Mirabile, Chair Emeritus of the Angel Capital Association, will moderate.
Sponsored by:
Chestnut Street Ventures is a community of Penn alums: investors, executives, entrepreneurs, and innovation enthusiasts with a connection to UPenn or its graduate schools. At our core, we are a Penn alum venture fund investing in Penn alum-led companies.
Chestnut Street Ventures is a community of Penn alums: investors, executives, entrepreneurs, and innovation enthusiasts with a connection to UPenn or its graduate schools. At our core, we are a Penn alum venture fund investing in Penn alum-led companies.