Upcoming Events
Due to the current state guidance regarding COVID19, we are re-working this year's event programming. Please stay tuned.
Past Events
Lightning Pitch Holiday Party
December 4, 2019 6pm - 8pm
Eaton Vance, 2 International Place, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
Ring in the Holidays with a Lightning Pitch Party! Join Wharton Alumni Angel Network (WAAN) of Boston on Wednesday, December 4th as we host lightning pitches with promising early-stage startups. Founders will rapid-fire pitch their companies and share their products/services during the product showcase with WAAN members, investors, entrepreneurs, and members of the Boston startup community. Learn more and register here.
December 4, 2019 6pm - 8pm
Eaton Vance, 2 International Place, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
Ring in the Holidays with a Lightning Pitch Party! Join Wharton Alumni Angel Network (WAAN) of Boston on Wednesday, December 4th as we host lightning pitches with promising early-stage startups. Founders will rapid-fire pitch their companies and share their products/services during the product showcase with WAAN members, investors, entrepreneurs, and members of the Boston startup community. Learn more and register here.
Penn Center for Innovation Ventures
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6pm - 8pm
PCI Ventures Director Michael Poisel led a exciting talk on the Penn Center for Innovation. He explained how the development of entrepreneurial ventures arises from research and technology developed at the University of Pennsylvania, shared some of the new technologies and companies coming out of Penn, and highlighted how to work with PCI Ventures and university incubated companies for investment opportunities.
Hosted by:
Eaton Vance
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6pm - 8pm
PCI Ventures Director Michael Poisel led a exciting talk on the Penn Center for Innovation. He explained how the development of entrepreneurial ventures arises from research and technology developed at the University of Pennsylvania, shared some of the new technologies and companies coming out of Penn, and highlighted how to work with PCI Ventures and university incubated companies for investment opportunities.
Hosted by:
Eaton Vance
How to Think & Invest Like a Pro
August 13, 2019
Early stage technology venture capital investor Wan Li Zhu led an interactive presentation on how professional investors pick the right markets and startups to invest in, and how to develop an investment thesis.
August 13, 2019
Early stage technology venture capital investor Wan Li Zhu led an interactive presentation on how professional investors pick the right markets and startups to invest in, and how to develop an investment thesis.
WAAN Boston Spring Pitch Event
June 19, 2019
Our Spring PITCH event featured 4 companies. Executives from Headlamp, Legably, Return Logic, and Unruly Studios pitched their companies. Each pitch was followed by a Q&A session and networking with WAAN investor members.
June 19, 2019
Our Spring PITCH event featured 4 companies. Executives from Headlamp, Legably, Return Logic, and Unruly Studios pitched their companies. Each pitch was followed by a Q&A session and networking with WAAN investor members.
The Terms of Term Sheets
Tuesday, February 6, 2019
The term sheet is a critical document for entrepreneurs and angel investors – it outlines key deal points and is the basis for legal documents to close a financing round.
William Bernat, Partner at Nutter, led an interactive discussion diving into contentious term sheet clauses, founder-investor alignment to ensure win-win negotiations, and crossing valuation chasms.
Venue Sponsor:
Workbar is Boston’s original coworking space, with nine locations throughout Greater Boston, including Back Bay, South Station, Cambridge, Somerville, Danvers, Norwood, Brighton, Burlington and Arlington and partnerships with 12 more coworking sites across the state.
Tuesday, February 6, 2019
The term sheet is a critical document for entrepreneurs and angel investors – it outlines key deal points and is the basis for legal documents to close a financing round.
William Bernat, Partner at Nutter, led an interactive discussion diving into contentious term sheet clauses, founder-investor alignment to ensure win-win negotiations, and crossing valuation chasms.
Venue Sponsor:
Workbar is Boston’s original coworking space, with nine locations throughout Greater Boston, including Back Bay, South Station, Cambridge, Somerville, Danvers, Norwood, Brighton, Burlington and Arlington and partnerships with 12 more coworking sites across the state.
WAAN Boston FALL Pitch Event
November 6, 2018
Our fall pitch event featured 5 exciting companies. Executives from SAM, BioTrak, Physis, Walkli, and Powernoodle (remotely) pitched their companies. Each pitch was followed by a Q&A session and networking with WAAN investor members.
Hosted by:
GSVlabs is a global innovation platform based in the heart of Silicon Valley and Downtown Boston. We accelerate startups and connect corporations to exponential business models and ideas. With 40 of Boston's most promising Tech startups working out of its space, GSVlabs is quickly becoming the go to real estate solution for Boston's most promising Tech startups.
November 6, 2018
Our fall pitch event featured 5 exciting companies. Executives from SAM, BioTrak, Physis, Walkli, and Powernoodle (remotely) pitched their companies. Each pitch was followed by a Q&A session and networking with WAAN investor members.
Hosted by:
GSVlabs is a global innovation platform based in the heart of Silicon Valley and Downtown Boston. We accelerate startups and connect corporations to exponential business models and ideas. With 40 of Boston's most promising Tech startups working out of its space, GSVlabs is quickly becoming the go to real estate solution for Boston's most promising Tech startups.
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.
