summer at highland info session 2011
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Quick background on Highland.
Formed in 1988 $3 billion under management & 8 funds
Backed 225 companies; over 100 IPOs and M&A
Early stage focused investment strategy tech | internet | life sciences
Global presence Offices in Boston, Silicon Valley, Geneva & Shanghai
About meUniversity of Michigan (Engineering), University of St. Thomas (MBA)
Unisys, IQ Software, Gentia Software
Entrepreneurial Initiatives + Portfolio Value-Add + Marketing
We partner with entrepreneurs with big ambitions.
I also continue to like Ginger and would like to meet with them. Perhaps rope Graham in as well.
We love early stage.
We back young entrepreneurs.
We back young entrepreneurs.
We back young entrepreneurs.
We back young entrepreneurs.
We back young entrepreneurs.
We back young entrepreneurs.
We back young entrepreneurs.
We look to build relationships very early.
What is Summer@Highland?
An entrepreneurship program designed to provide university-affiliated entrepreneurs with the environment and resources to help advance their startup to the next level.
Designed to be complementary with other programs.
What do selected teams receive?
$15K
Money Space
Mentoring Services
Joshua FeastMIT Sloan School of Management”Amazing experience. We are already talking up Highland as a place where people are smart and fair.”
Matthew Prince & Michelle ZatlynHarvard Business School“Terrific opportunity to incubate our idea, gain feedback from Highland’s experienced team, and find people critical to building our business.”
Jeff LeBrun & John RiceUniversity of Michigan"Highland's program provide d the time, workspace, and expert feedback needed to launch our business. This is a great opportunity for any student entrepreneur."
Mike SullivanHarvard University”The quality of Highland’s input was great, not only their input but the input from all the other people they put us in touch with."
Matthew LauzonBabson College”This was an outstanding program from our perspective. My team and I are grateful to have been accepted into it.”
Jeff Arnold, Waseem Daher, Anders KaseorgMIT“We had a great time at Highland – the mentorship, speaker series and connections were top-notch.”
Will O'BrienMIT Sloan School of Management“Highland is a top-class venture capital firm. During the summer, they helped my team evaluate strategic options and recruit advisers.”
Alain Chuard (Stanford) & Victoria Ransom (HBS)“The fact that we were able to spend time with senior partners was incredible.”
A track record having terrific past participants.
Leadership team with vision, passion & drive
Breakthrough idea (beyond just a concept)
Scalable & monetizable initiative
Pursuing large addressable market opportunity
Showing early traction & momentum
Technology-based initiatives: SaaS, internet/digital media, infrastructure, energy efficiency, healthcare IT, advanced materials
Here’s what we’re looking for in 2011.
Move into a Highland facility Lexington, MA or San Francisco
Work closely with Highland investor Set goals and objectives
Meet periodically
Highland “Pitch Day”
Gain access to others that can help Highland professionals
Founder/CEO mentor
Intros from across our network
Summer School, social and other group gatherings
If selected, what should you expect.
Open to current undergraduate & graduate students, post grad docs and new grads (no earlier than Dec. 2010)
At least one co-founder must meet this criterion
Teams can comprise 2-4 persons
Teams will reside in Lexington, MA or CaliforniaTeams are required to work on their initiatives for 10 weeks
Teams are under no obligation to Highland Not asking for equity, right of first look / refusal
Terms & conditions.
Complete the online application (www.hcp.com/summer)
Attachments: Resumes/bios of all team members (required)
Up to two letters of recommendation (highly recommended)
Introductory company presentation (optional)
Additional links to videos, screenshots, etc (optional)
Deadline for applications is April 7, 2011 Selected teams notified no later than April 29, 2011
Teams start on or around June 6, 2011
How to apply.
Questions on Summer@Highland?
We’re here to help
Entrepreneurship Central www.hcp.com/entrepreneurship_central
Summer@Highland www.hcp.com/summer
Career Opportunities www.hcp.com/careers
Social Highland Entrepreneur Network – LinkedIn Group (800+ members)
Twitter: @HighlandCapital, @HighlandSummer
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HighlandCapitalPartners
