The Funded: Featuring Techstar's Katie Rae and SocialSci's Leon Noel - 1/26 @ 4:30pm - Olin 201
Join us as we hear the story of SocialSci and the Techstar's program.
Techstars is a startup incubator with programs in Boston, New York, Seattle, and Boulder. The program grants accepted companies up to $18,000, provides them with mentorship, and then presents them to venture capitalists and other funders. In exchange, Techstars get a 6% stake in the startup.
Katie Rae is the director of Techstars Boston and has recently started Project11, a seed stage micro-VC fund. She has had a long career in tech, most recently as Head of Product for Microsoft Startup Labs.
Leon Noel dropped out of Yale months before graduation to found SocialSci. The company is building a community of researchers and participants to streamline social science research. Currently, SocialSci is tracking over $5 million being paid out by live research studies. Leon and SocialSci graduated from the Techstars program this Spring.
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The Funded - The Series: Wednesdays @ 4:30pm - Olin 101
The Funded will feature founders and funders telling the story of their shared venture. We hope to cover many industries and types of funding over the course of the semester. Here is a glance at some of the events in our series:
• Spark Capital's Alex Finkelstein and Peertransfer's Iker Marcaide
• Techstar's Katie Rae along with one of Techstar's companies
• Flybridge Capital's Matt Witheiler and GamerDNA's & Disruptor Beam's Jon Radoff
If you have a company or funder you would like to bring to campus, let us know!
