Maker Meetup #6: BOLT.io, Nucleus, ROAR update and Kickstarter Office Hours!!

Our last Meetup of 2016 will focus on the practical challenges of building (and financing) your Maker business. Our speakers will include Chris Quintero of BOLT.io (http://bolt.io/) (the international venture fund for hardware products based out of Boston) and Jonathan Frankel of the recently launched, Nucleus (https://nucleuslife.com/pages/product?from=home) (recipient of major funding from Foxconn and Amazon).

Yasmine Mustafa of ROAR (http://www.roarforgood.com/) will be returning to provide an update - she has come a long way since her hugely successful crowdfunding campaign. Yasmine keynoted our first Maker Meetup!

Dr. Evan Malone of Nextfab (http://www.nextfab.com/about) will be moderating a panel discussion following the presentations by Chris, Jonathan and Yasmine.

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The program begins at 5:30 with a one hour, table-top Showcase, including Outernets (http://outernets.co/), Guestof (http://www.guestofapp.com/), Soltech Solutions (http://soltechsolutionsllc.com/), Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/), Chocamo, (http://www.chocamo.com/) Arrow Electronics (https://www.arrow.com/en/products?gclid=CjwKEAiAmo_CBRC9qbGQssjqi28SJABYTgZxaz9yilfJuX1Q0SMbPvnTP4GcY0DrhWu93Qftvsj29BoC80fw_wcB), NextFab (http://www.nextfab.com/), and the DVIRC (http://www.dvirc.org/).

Late-breaking, Zach Dunham - Design & Technology Outreach Lead at Kickstarter - will meet with Maker entrepreneurs starting at 5pm, for one-on-one coaching sessions.

Because of the anticipated demand, we've created a scheduling system. If you'd like to meet with Zach, please specify your preferred time using this doodle polling application (http://doodle.com/poll/sykvmaviztft9ihp).

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Presentations will start PROMPTLY at 6:30 beginning with a brief report by Katy Stanton about a pertinent new study being undertaken by the Urban Manufacturing Alliance (http://www.urbanmfg.org/) where she is the Program and Membership Director.

We will also be awarding door prizes, including a $250 Nucleus (https://nucleuslife.com/products/nucleus) as well as a $200 Canary All-In-One Home Security System (https://canary.is/canary/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwhvbABRDOp4rahNjh-tMBEiQA0QgTGn_5jJYKDwrpLuWkxY0CLjPO4NfsYjwXTCBUGdkyoJYaAo2S8P8HAQ). The prize winners will be selected at random from among the list of those who RSVP for this Meetup. Of course, you must be present to actually win, though there is no charge to attend.

Chocamo (http://www.chocamo.com/) will once again be catering chocolate-chip cookie cups and milk, underwritten by the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (http://www.dvirc.org/) (DVIRC).

During the evening, attendees will be given the opportunity to 'shout-out' their networking interests and to opine on how to make Philadelphia a better place for Makers to prosper.

Our major sponsor is Arrow Electronics (https://www.arrow.com/en/products?wm_g_phyloc=9007272&wm_g_intloc=&gclid=CjwKEAjwudW9BRDcrd30kovf8GkSJAB3hTxFcJmWMGvq7IMP8-PPJdgM8ivf3d_BG1_faDW6gTSBEhoCtsHw_wcB&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=arrow+electronics&utm_campaign=us+-+brand+-+core) - underwriting the space and the food - while NextFab (http://www.nextfab.com/) will once again be providing the (great) beer. Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/) is also now providing financial support for the Meetup and will be scheduling regular office hours, while Canary (https://canary.is/canary/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwhvbABRDOp4rahNjh-tMBEiQA0QgTGn_5jJYKDwrpLuWkxY0CLjPO4NfsYjwXTCBUGdkyoJYaAo2S8P8HAQ) has agreed to donate one of their products at each of our events. The Merchants Fund (http://www.merchantsfund.org/) administers all receipts and disbursements associated with our activities. DVIRC (http://www.dvirc.org/)is a special sponsor for this Meetup (you can thank them for the cookie cups and milk).

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Yasmine Mustafa is fueled by a passion to leverage technology for good. She's the CEO of ROAR for Good (http://www.roarforgood.com/), a B-corp aimed at helping protect women using smart jewelry and education. Their first product is Athena, smart jewelry that helps protect women with a touch of a button. Once activated, it has two modes that feature an alarm, preset messages sent to family friends and an emergency call. She's also the co-leader of Girl Develop It Philadelphia (https://www.meetup.com/Girl-Develop-It-Philadelphia/), Nex

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Jonathan Frankel is the Founder and CEO of Nucleus (http://www.nucleuslife.com/) – a startup on a mission to fundamentally redefine the home intercom system and help people stay closer to loved ones. Nucleus received its initial funding from StartUp PHL. Subsequent major investors include Foxconn Technology Group and the Amazon Alexa Fund.

Prior to Nucleus, Jonathan worked as a developer for JPMorgan Chase, and as a legal and investment intern for two hedge funds. Most recently, Jonathan served as a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group until 2014.

Jonathan earned his B.A. in Computer Science from Yeshiva University, a rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. In 2012, Jonathan graduated from Harvard Law School with a J.D. on the intersection of Law and Technology. Jonathan is based in Philadelphia with his wife and three sons.

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Bolt (http://www.bolt.io)is a venture capital firm designed to address the unique needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software. Bolt fills the gap in early stage hardware financing, investing up to $500K in pre-seed, pre-product companies. In addition to capital, portfolio companies get support from Bolt's world-class engineering team, access to cutting-edge prototyping shops in San Francisco and Boston, and help with manufacturing. Bolt has $37M under management and has invested in approximately 40 companies to date.

Chris Quintero is an Associate at Bolt, a venture capital fund designed to address the unique needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software. At Bolt he handles sourcing new investments and splits his time between the Boston and NYC hardware startup ecosystems. Chris has a mechanical engineering background and previously worked on international development projects in Chile, Vietnam, and Cameroon.

If your company would like to participate in the December Showcase, or to present at a future event, please contact me right away. We are also looking for additional sponsors and volunteers to help grow our Meetup.

After the event, members are welcome to gather at Han Dynasty (http://www.handynasty.net/ucity/), downstairs, to continue the conversation.

Marvin