New Enterprise Forum

Two days in counting to our New Enterprise Forum Pitch Pit Extravaganza on Thursday, July 25, at Ann Arbor SPARK, beginning at 5 PM! Participating will be Jennifer M German, Founder of Integrate Ed, Inc.; Billy Ibrahim, Co-Founder of Bagzee; Jordan Morgan, Co-Founder of On Arrival | Plan The Perfect Trip; Joe Murphy, Founder of Augio; Colin O'Hern, Co-Founder and CEO of LaparAssist, Inc.; and Chris Powers, Co-Founder of Reciprocity Apps with the wonderful judges being Christina Fair, Co-Founder and COO of Hum and Founder and CEO of Reconnect Teams; Mark Russell, Co-Founder and CEO of Cardware by CatalystXL; and Joseph Tenbusch, Investment Manager - Corporate Venture Capital at Magna International. For further information on the event, please go to the NEF website at: https://lnkd.in/gp4FrKNH Please register for the event on Eventbrite at: https://lnkd.in/gJpE7Fy5

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New Enterprise Forum is excited to announce that registration is now open for our monthly NEF forum meeting happening on Thursday, July 25, at Ann Arbor SPARK. The event will kick off at 5:00 p.m. with food, drink and networking, with the programming starting at 5:45 p.m.. This month, we will be hosting a Pitch Pit Extravaganza! There will be six participants, with two winners each receiving a prize of a NEF Startup Investment Readiness Assessment (SIRA) coaching session with NEF coaches. The competitors will be Jennifer M German, Founder of Integrate Ed, Inc.; Billy Ibrahim, Co-Founder of Bagzee; Jordan Morgan, Co-Founder of On Arrival | Plan The Perfect Trip; Joe Murphy, Founder of Augio; Colin O'Hern, Co-Founder and CEP of LaparAssist, Inc.; and Chris Powers, Co-Founder of Reciprocity Apps. Our three distinguished judges will be: Christina Fair, Co-Founder and COO of Hum and Founder and CEO of Reconnect Teams; Mark Russell, Co-Founder and CEO of Cardware by CatalystXL; and Joseph Tenbusch, Investment Manager - Corporate Venture Capital at Magna International. We will also be doing in-the-meeting networking for the first time ever! For further information on the event, please go to the NEF website at: https://lnkd.in/gp4FrKNH Please register for the event on Eventbrite at: https://lnkd.in/gJpE7Fy5

As we move into the second half of the year 2024, New Enterprise Forum would like to sincerely thank all of our friends, stakeholder supporters and benefactors, members and client partners. We want to especially call out some of our committee chairs and directors for the roles they play in helping NEF to be able to do what it does. This will also will provide a list for anyone to know who to contact about a specific dimension of New Enterprise Forum, if they have a question, comment or opportunity to share. For membership, Luke Donahue. For pitch pit competitions, Corey Elkins. For coaching, Wiebke Hagendorf-Schröter. For investor relations, Paul Henchey. For stakeholder sponsorships, Ravi Nigam. For marketing opportunities, Soosmita Sinha. Onward and upward. And thanks to all!

Registration is now open for the Renaissance Venture Capital Fall 2024 UnDemo Day happening on October 2, 2024 at Ford Field in Detroit! If you are a venture-ready entrepreneur based in Michigan seeking capital equity investment in the next 12 to 18 months, this opportunity is for you. For more information and to register, please visit https://lnkd.in/gy93nPX8 New Enterprise Forum thanks Renaissance Venture Capital for hosting this event and congratulates them for helping to attract over $2.8 billion to date in capital to startups in Michigan and surrounding region. Onward and upward.

Omne trium perfectum For those who did not study Latin in school, this phrase is known as The Power of Three and translates as “Everything that comes in threes is perfect.” Well, we had a perfect New Enterprise Forum event this past week with our monthly forum meeting and its three agenda items of two showcase investor presentations and an expert panel discussion on the topic of "The Devil Is in the Details - Getting Angel Deals Done." Kudos to Matt Henry, Co-Founder and CEO of EarthMetric Innovations, and Jerold Zwas, CEO for PakItGreen, for completing the NEF coaching process and making their presentations. Onward and upward. Sincere thanks to our panel moderator Diane Durance, a leading expert in Michigan's startup community, and her panelists Dawn Hines, Managing Partner at Aventura Investment Partners and CEO of Hines Industries, Inc.; Michael Koziara, Chair of the Angel Investment Review Committee at Michigan Capital Network; and Don Ufford, Member and Investor at Woodward Angels for a truly insightful discussion on how entrepreneurs can stand out to angel investors. Thank you to all who attended as well! It was a great evening. Mark your calendars for our next NEF forum meeting on July 25 (a week later in the month than our normal date), again at Ann Arbor SPARK. We will have a pitch pit competition that will be judged by Christina Fair, Co-Founder/COO of Hum and Founder/CEO of Reconnect; Mark Russell, Co-Founder and CEO of Cardware by CatalystXL; and Joseph Tenbusch, Investment Manager Corporate Venture Capital at Magna International.

Are you registered for our New Enterprise Forum event happening this evening, June 20, at Ann Arbor SPARK? We will have showcase investor presentations from two companies that have gone through the NEF coaching process, EarthMetric Innovations and PakItGreen, and an insightful panel discussion entitled "The Devil Is in the Details - Getting Angel Deals Done." This dialogue will be moderated by Diane Durance, a leading expert in Michigan's startup community, with the panelists being Dawn Hines, Managing Partner at Aventura Investment Partners and CEO of Hines Industries, Inc.; Michael Koziara, Chair of the Angel Investment Review Committee at Michigan Capital Network; and Don Ufford, Member and Investor at Woodward Angels. We hope to see you there! Networking, food and drinks begin at 5:00 p.m., with the program commencing at 5:45 p.m.. If you have not already done so, please register at https://lnkd.in/e4QkQFne

Since 1986, New Enterprise Forum has been coaching founders in perfecting their investor pitches and then connecting them with investors. This Thursday, June 20, we are very proud to have two entrepreneurs, who have recently completed the NEF coaching process, present their showcase investor pitches at our monthly forum event. The evening will kick off at 5:00 p.m. at Ann Arbor SPARK with food, drink and networking, with the official program starting at 5:45 p.m.. First up will be Matt Henry, Co-Founder and CEO of EarthMetric Innovations, which is pioneering agriculture through cutting-edge and cost-effective solutions, empowering farmers and addressing climate change-induced challenges. The second presentation will be given by Jerold Zwas, CEO for PakItGreen, which is creating new technologies for a sustainable planet, offering packaging coatings that are recyclable, compostable, biodegradable and PFAS-free. They will be followed by a wonderful panel discussion entitled "The Devil Is in the Details - Getting Angel Deals Done." This insightful dialogue will explore what angel investors look for and examine when determining which investments to add to their portfolio. The talk will be moderated by Diane Durance, a leading expert in Michigan's startup community, as well as a Strategy Consultant with DFD Consulting, Phimation Strategy Group and Still Waters Business Intelligence. The panelists will be Dawn Hines, Managing Partner at Aventura Investment Partners and CEO of Hines Industries, Inc.; Michael Koziara, Chair of the Angel Investment Review Committee at Michigan Capital Network; and Don Ufford, Member and Investor at Woodward Angels. It will be a great event for all. Please join us. For further information, please go to the NEF website at: https://lnkd.in/eTeDtWPm Please register for the event on Eventbrite at: https://lnkd.in/e4QkQFne

"The Devil Is in the Details - Getting Angel Deals Done" How can an entrepreneur stand apart from all the other opportunities and deals that an angel investor has in front of them? What are successful strategies that have worked for startups that have gotten angel deals done? What does it take to become one of the investments in an angel investor's portfolio? Those questions and more will be answered in an upcoming expert panel discussion at our New Enterprise Forum monthly forum meeting on Thursday, June 20, at Ann Arbor SPARK. The event will kick off at 5:00 p.m. with food, drink and networking, with the programming starting at 5:45 p.m.. Moderated by Diane Durance, a leading expert in Michigan's startup community, as well as a Strategy Consultant with DFD Consulting, Phimation Strategy Group and Still Waters Business Intelligence, the panelists will be Dawn Hines, Managing Partner at Aventura Investment Partners and CEO of Hines Industries, Inc.; Michael Koziara, Chair of the Angel Investment Review Committee at Michigan Capital Network; and Don Ufford, Member and Investor at Woodward Angels. But that is not all! We will also have two showcase investor presentations from entrepreneurs who have recently completed the NEF coaching process: Matt Henry, Co-Founder and CEO of EarthMetric Innovations, and Jerold Zwas, CEO for PakItGreen. It will be an educational and rewarding event for all in attendance. We invite you to join us. For further information on the event, please go to the NEF website at: https://lnkd.in/eTeDtWPm Please register for the event on Eventbrite at: https://lnkd.in/e4QkQFne

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