Investing in

Disruptive Science,

for Non-Scientists

July 27, 2016

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• Mission: Fuel the success of angel groups and accredited individuals

active in in the early-stage landscape

• World’s largest trade group for angel investors o 220+ angel groups

o 13,000 accredited investors

o Voice of accredited individuals, portals, and family offices

• 50 US states + Canada

• Research/ education partner

ACA MEMBER GROUPS

New Dominion Angels

ACA MEMBER PLATFORMS

ACA PARTNERS

Swati Chaturvedi Founder and CEO of Propel(x)

• Founder of the Propel(x) investment platform

to enable global participation in science and technology companies.

• Founder of the MIT Alumni Angel Investors group

• Pioneering a systematic, data driven approach to early stage investing, which takes into account information and data collected from Startups, Customers and Independent Experts.

• Previous experience in venture capital and private equity investing.

• MBA, M.S. from MIT

OUR MODERATOR

Andrea Belz, Ph.D., MBA Dr. Ronjon Nag, Ph.D. Hemai Parthasarathy, Ph.D.

Scientific Director of Breakout Labs Vice Dean, Technology Innovation and

Entrepreneurship, USC Viterbi School of

Engineering

Head of the MIT Alumni Angels of

Northern California

OUR SPEAKERS

TOPICS WE’LL EXPLORE

• What are disruptive science & tech startups?

• Why invest in them?

• How do you source them?

• What do successful investors look for?

TOPICS WE’LL EXPLORE

WHAT ARE DISRUPTIVE

SCI & TECH STARTUPS?

They are startups that:

• Use scientific advances to solve big problems and create new opportunities

• Use novel understanding of physical phenomena to transform industries

• Change the status quo either technologically AND/OR with their business model and drastically change incumbent survival or enable a completely new industry

• Founded on a scientific discovery or meaningful engineering innovation

WHAT ARE DISRUPTIVE SCI & TECH STARTUPS?

WHAT ARE DISRUPTIVE SCI & TECH STARTUPS?

WHY INVEST?

• To bring solutions to the world’s problems out of the lab

• To create opportunities we haven’t yet imagined

• The opportunity to transform industries where ineffieciencies are due to

physical limitations

• Natural barriers to entry thanks to solid IP gives startups huge advantages

• To make an impact

• To earn extraordinary returns

WHY INVEST?

HOW DO YOU SOURCE?

HOW DO YOU SOURCE?

Affiliation is important for science startups

• The National Science Foundation

• University incubators and entrepreneurship centers

• Business competitions

• Later stage investors

• Science and tech focused Angel groups

• Online investing platforms

WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR?

• A fundamental scientific / technological advance (a platform)

• A sound commercialization hypothesis

• The right team to take it forward

• Committed entrepreneur

• Data proving concept and/or prototype

WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR?

QUESTIONS ?

5 TIPS FOR GETTING STARTED

TIPS FOR GETTING STARTED

1. Get associated with a group that does deep technology

investing

2. Participate in the evaluation process and look for data

3. Get expert insight to help you understand the risks

4. Start with a small investment and learn as you go

5. Make sure to diversify

AUDIENCE RESOURCES

For a primer on how to source and evaluate science and tech startups,

visit: http://welcome.propelx.com/ACA-Primer

AUDIENCE RESOURCES

Thank you for attending the ACA Webinar

To learn more download

UPCOMING WEBINARS

August 24, 2016: Tracking Performance

in High Growth Companies

September 14, 2016: The Basics of Cap

Tables

September 28, 2016: Working with the

National Science Foundation

Webinar programs archived

at:www.angelcapitalassociation.org/events/

webinars/

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Questions

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Marianne Hudson Executive Director Angel Capital Association

Christopher Mirabile Managing Director, Launchpad; Board Chair, Angel Capital Association

http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/news-forbes/

http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/news-inc/

UPCOMING ACA EVENTS

• September 8 & 9, 2016, Celebrating Women Angels, Boston MA

• September 22, 2016, Best of the Midwest, Minneapolis MN

• October 13, 2016, SW Regional Meeting, Phoenix AZ

• November 8 – 9, 2016, Angel Insights Exchange, Nashville TN

• http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/events/