128 Innovation Capital Group

The next Piranha Pond Pitch Party is scheduled for Thursday, February 16, 2012 at our 128 Venture North meeting.

Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:30 - 10 AM at the
IBM Innovation Center, 404 Wyman St., Waltham, MA

Eric Emmons, Investment Partner at Siemens Venture Capital

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Eric Emmons heads Siemens Venture Capital's Energy Fund and is based in Boston, MA. He focuses on investments in energy, materials, and industrial technologies. His current and past board involvement includes Managesoft, Powerit, Porogen, Bandgap Engineering, and Protonex (PTX.L). The goal of Siemens Venture Capital is to identify and finance young companies worldwide during their start-up phase and to provide established companies with additional capital to support their growth plans. Before joining Siemens Venture Capital, Eric was a partner at the Massachusetts Green Energy Fund, where he led many of its investments in power generation, energy efficiency, and new materials. He also worked with Commons Capital, a Boston area venture capital firm which invests in energy, medical, and technology companies. Eric was on the founding team of Enmed, Inc., which developed clinical trial management software for the biopharmaceutical and medical device industries, and managed strategic planning for EPIX Medical, Inc., (Nasdaq: EPIX) a public biotechnology firm in Cambridge, MA. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelors degree from Princeton University.

Thursday, February 16, 2012, 7:30 - 10 AM
Enterprise Center at Salem State University, 121 Loring Avenue, Salem, MA

You've heard of the Shark Tank..... Welcome to the Piranha Pond!

At the Piranha Pond, Entrepreneurs seeking funding have a 5-minute opportunity to convince a panel of Investors to give them the money.

The next Piranha Pond Pitch Party is scheduled for Thursday, February 16, 2012 at

What is the Piranha Pond? It is a "pitch party" where a select group of entrepreneurs has up to 5 minutes to convince a panel of investors to meet with them to discuss funding their ventures. Using a format similar to the popular television show Shark Tank, our investors provide feedback to the entrepreneurs about their presentations and companies, and information to all about why they decide to be "In" or "Out." If they are "In" they will meet with the Entrepreneur at a later time to discuss their company. If they are "Out" there is no interest at this time. Again, the investor lets us know why they will not move forward with the presenter.