MTM#41: Navigating the FUNDRAISING/INVESTMENT Landscape in NJ w/ George Abraham
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Join us as George discusses the state of Investing, Fundraising and M&A in NJ.
George Abraham is the founder of Rhodium Strategies LLC, a boutique strategy advisory and consulting company working with emerging growth technology companies and the investors who support those companies. Rhodium services include strategy and growth consulting, strategic/M&A advice, fundraising strategy advisory services, independent valuations, and outsourced diligence. Clients include VC backed companies, VC funds and high growth technology companies. George has advised on 10+ M&A deals in the last few years. George is also an adjunct professor at Stevens Institute of Technology where he teches a course called “Entrepreneurial Thinking” to Engineering Students. He is also an Entrepreneur-in-Residence with the Stevens Venture Center.
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Prior to founding Rhodium, George served as a Managing Director at the technology investment bank Collins Stewart (formerly C.E. Unterberg, Towbin) in New York City. At Collins Stewart, he ran private placements for emerging growth technology companies targeting the VC and PE community.
George co-founded the venture capital fund SAS Investors (www.sasinvestors.com) in January 2001. SAS was exclusively backed by other VC funds including Rho Capital, Canaan Partners and Sevin Rosen Funds. At SAS he led investments in Tacit Networks (acquired by Packeteer); Textronics (acquired by Adidas); Hydroglobe (acquired by Graver Technologies), Protonex (LSE: PTX.L) and Reactive NanoTechnologies (acquired by Indium Corporation). He has over 20 years experience in private equity, venture capital, finance, M&A and entrepreneurial activities including starting and managing Ajax Capital, a family investment office with substantial private equity activities.
Agenda for the evening is as follows:
6:30 to 7:00 Pizza & Networking
7:00 to 7:10 Updates
7:10 to 7:20 Audience/Member Announcements and Requests
7:20 to 7:30 Startup Pitch #1
7:40 to 7:50 Startup Pitch #2
7:50 to 8:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: George Abaraham
8:30 to 9:00 Networking
After 9:00 Drinks at Vanderbilt's in the Hamilton Park Hotel 175 Park Ave Florham Park, NJ 07932 (https://www.google.com/url?sa=D&oi=plus&q=https://maps.google.com/maps?expflags%3Denable_star_based_justifications:true%26ie%3DUTF8%26cid%3D16356950445471689601%26q%3DHamilton%2BPark%2BHotel%2B%2526%2BConference%2BCenter%26iwloc%3DA%26gl%3DUS%26hl%3Den) - Just exit through the Florham Road / Park Ave exit of FDU and you will see the Hotel on the left before you reach Park Ave.
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Directions - Complete directions to the FDU library are available here - http://view.fdu.edu/files/directionstolibrarymonningercenterandorangerie.pdf
Parking - Park behind the library, across from of the dorms or in one of the larger (but further) lots. See the parking map below.
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