UNH Seminar: Raising Non-Dilutive Capital 11/17

Last Updated on Monday, November 14 2011 15:14

Innovation Catalyst Seminar

Non-Dilutive Capital for Small Businesses

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Location: UNH Memorial Union Building (MUB) Theater I
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm

If funding via angel investment and venture capital is like slicing up your company's turkey, non-dilutive capital sources are like wonderful guests who show up bringing their own side dishes! Not enough as an entrée but an important part of the complete meal.

This seminar will focus on one of the most attractive topics in company formation—sources of non-dilutive funding. These funding sources bring much-needed cash into an organization but do not require the sale of equity, meaning you ownthe same amount of your company both before and after receiving funds. Certain types of non-dilutive funding (like SBIR/STTR) can be used effectively as start-up capital before your business truly ramps up.

Topics to be discussed include venture lending, financing your receivables, and different types of grants available for technology based businesses.

Speakers:

Pete McDonald, Vice President of Silicon Valley Bank

Pete McDonald is a Relationship Manager with SVB Silicon Valley Bank’s Emerging Technologies practice. Pete leads SVB’s efforts in New England, providing banking services to hundreds of early-stage technology and life science start-ups. A majority of his portfolio consists of companies working towards raising their first round of equity. As part of his role, he acts as a resource for these companies as they begin the fund raising process, including business idea feedback, plan/slide deck review, and insight into the current investment climate. Pete has been with SVB for over 16 years beginning as an analyst in the Bank’s Boston office and relocating to Virginia as part of the founding team in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Followed by cocktails and networking from 5:00-6:30pm downtown provided by our sponsors

About the Seminar Series

Please join the Office for Research Partnerships and Commercialization as it launches UNH's renewed focus on the use and commercialization of university innovations across all disciplines.

The Innovation Catalyst Seminar Series, hosted monthly, will discuss relevant issues related to commercializing UNH's innovations, including current and emerging best practices on campus.

The Seminar is open to all and designed to be a meeting place for innovators, entrepreneurs, service providers, and anyone else interested in how the university innovations of today represent the information and opportunities of tomorrow.