We have some exciting program news to report (at least, exciting in my opinion on a Monday morning). The judges for the upcoming AUTM Business Pitch competition at the AUTM Annual Meeting in San Antonio have been confirmed - please see below. The profile of the judges is exactly what we were shooting for (early stage investors, experience in working with universities, some local flavor, some corporate venturing involvement, etc). There is still a few weeks left to work with your start ups to get their submissions in for the Business Pitch competition. I can send along a flyer for the competition to anyone interestred that discusses eligibility, how to apply, and critical deadlilnes. Please do what you can to get your start up companies involved. In no particular order, the judges for this year's competition are:
Douglas D. French, Managing Director, Santé Ventures
doug.french@santeventures.com
Kyparissia Sirinakis, CPA, Managing Partner, Rock Spring Ventures
kyp@rockspringventures.com
Danny Janiak, Ph.D., Associate, DFJ Mercury
djaniak@dfjmercury.com
Ed Torres, M.B.A., Managing Director, Lilly Ventures
ed@lillyventures.com