BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AlleyWatch//Events//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:legacy-622c88be355ef8152a29a3a6@events.alleywatch.com DTSTAMP:20261114T185730Z DTSTART:20180620T223000Z DTEND:20180621T013000Z SUMMARY:In Good Companies: Investor Panel and Pitch Night DESCRIPTION:Collectively's In Good Companies: Investor Panel and Pitch Night is an opportunity for mission-driven entrepreneurs to learn abo ut and better understand the investment landscape when fundraising for their impact-focused start-up and pitch their company in front of a p anel of investors and experts for actionable feedback.\n\nOutside of d esigning and building digital products alongside founders\, we’re alwa ys creating more opportunities for them to connect with the right peop le to continue growing sustainable and impactful businesses.\n\nA lot of questions surround the investment landscape for companies that are mission-driven and looking to create scalable business models.\n\nFoun ders often have a ton of questions on what investors are looking for w hen funding mission-driven companies and know there are a ton of chall enges when trying to find investors who believe in their mission.\n\nI nvestors are often trying to better understand how to quantify impact with their investments and what that means when investing in a for-pro fit venture rather than a non-profit.\n\nThis event will be an opportu nity for founders to practice their pitches and learn about the invest ment landscape and for investors to interact with the start-up communi ty here in NYC.\n\nAgenda\n\n6:30pm - 7:00pm - Check-in\n\n7:00pm - 7: 45pm - Panel and Q/A\n\n7:45pm - 8:30pm - Pitches (3 minutes each) and investor feedback\n\n8:30pm - 8:45pm - Open Mic - 30 seconds for you to share why you're here\n\n8:45pm - 9:30pm - Open Networking\n\nFood and drinks will be served.\n\nSpeakers\n\nSarah Millar\, Investment As sociate at City Light Capital\n\nSarah is an Investment Associate at C ity Light Capital\, where she focuses on early stage investments in ed ucation\, energy\, environment\, and safety and security.\n\nSarah joi ned City Light after completing her MBA and a short Fellowship with En deavor\, a nonprofit organization that supports entrepreneurship in em erging and frontier markets. During her two years at Wharton\, she hel d internships with two impact investors based in Mexico City (IGNIA an d Adobe Capital)\, and another internship in business development for an e-commerce startup in the city. She also served as a consultant for multiple impact organizations\, including local and global impact fun ds and nonprofits.\n\nPrior to business school\, Sarah was a market an alyst at ConvergEx Group\, a broker-dealer based in New York City wher e she wrote economic and market commentary for the ConvergEx Morning M arkets Briefing.\n\nAsk\n\n"I'd say my goals are to increase the netwo rk of social entrepreneurs in NYC\, and to help founders understand ho w to embed impact feedback loops into their products."\n\nElizabeth We rbe\, Director of the The New School’s Impact Entrepreneurship Initiat ive (IEI)\n\nElizabeth Werbe is the Director of the The New School’s I mpact Entrepreneurship Initiative (IEI)\, a series of university-wide programs that support emerging socially-focused leaders in developing the entrepreneurial mindsets\, skills\, and sense of purpose needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Before joining The New School\, E lizabeth managed innovative programs at leading educational organizati ons and nonprofits\, including the University of Michigan\, Cooper-Hew itt\, Smithsonian Design Museum\, the Municipal Art Society of New Yor k\, Ashoka Youth Venture\, and Bridges to Understanding. What she most enjoys in her work is designing transformative experiences that allow individuals to connect with themselves and the world.\n\nElizabeth is an entrepreneurial leader and educator with two decades of experience working at the intersection of design\, education\, and social change . Her work is rooted in a desire to awaken young adults to their passi ons and support them in realizing their full potential. A natural conn ector who excels at recognizing and building on individual strengths\, she thrives in dynamic settings where she engages diverse stakeholder s in developing and implementing vision and strategy that increase imp act. She is passionate about inspiring others to find a sense of meani ng and purpose in their lives and believes in the power of stories. El izabeth holds an Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education\, M.A . from Rhode Island School of Design\, and B.A. from Haverford College .\n\nAsk\n\n"I'm looking forward to connecting with individuals doing inspiring work to tackle complex social issues\, and sharing questions and feedback that help entrepreneurs think critically about their nex t steps."\n\nSree Kolli\, Associate at the Partnership Fund for New Yo rk City\n\nSree Kolli is an Associate at the Partnership Fund for New York City. Prior to joining the Partnership Fund\, Sree was a technolo gy\, media\, and telecommunications investment banking analyst at J.P. Morgan where she evaluated various capital structures and advised com panies on several M&A\, spin-off\, restructuring\, and LBO transaction s. She is a BBA graduate of the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ro ss School of Business and holds a Certificate in Entrepreneurship from the University of Michigan's School of Engineering. At Michigan\, she was the first female Student Body President and led several initiativ es to promote student engagement\, including the Och Women in Finance Initiative which sought to promote women in financial services. She cu rrently serves as the Venture Capital Chair for the Michigan Ross NYC Alumni Club and is the Head of Strategic Partnerships for the Young Pr ofessionals Board of BoardAssist\, the largest non-profit matching ser vice based in NYC.\n\nAsk\n\n"I want to meet interesting companies and industry folks\, and learn more about the VC space as a whole --- i.e .\, how can we help startups better." LOCATION:TechHub NYC\, 158 West 27th Street\, New York\, 10001 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-good-companies-investor-panel-and- pitch-night-tickets-46195641407 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR