Golden Seeds Philadelphia

Updated Philadelphia Forum Dates

2010-08-23T12:55:00.000-07:00

Our Philadelphia Forum dates have been changed to better coordinate with our New York Forums, resulting in an updated line up of company presentations. All companies slated for the New York Forums will first come to Philadelphia to present, which will enable the Philadelphia and New York Forums to quickly and decisvely get behind investment opportunities. We are excited for this change!

Please note the following date changes, as well as a change to the September Forum location.

September Philadelphia Forum ~ September 15th, 11:00 am
*Change in location - September Forum Only*
Blank Rome LLP
One Logan Square 130 North 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998
Phone: 215.988.6962

October Philadelphia Forum ~ October 13th, 11:00 am

November Philadelphia Forum ~ November 17th, 11:00 am

Please also visit this link for more information about upcoming training sessions in New York this fall: http://www.goldenseeds.com/investors/registration.

Training for experienced angel investors

2010-05-21T08:01:00.000-07:00

Golden Seeds presents its Better Investing Series 201 for people who have experience with angel investing. 1.30pm to 5.30 pm Wednesday June 23rd, followed by cocktails.
For information, contact Mirella Cicio at mrc@goldenseeds.com

To be held at Stradley Ronan at One Commerce Place, Market St. 5 minutes walk from Philadelphia train stration

Angel Investing 201 – Better Investing Series
This half day course enables an investor who has had some exposure to angel investing improve their decision-making and deal skills through a more critical analysis of the market opportunity, a more detailed review of the term sheet, and a more in depth understanding of the capital structure of early stage companies. Exercises throughout the series provide practical learning experience based on actual examples.

Instruction will be led by Stephanie Hanbury-Brown, founder and Managing Director of Golden Seeds.

Stephanie Hanbury-Brown is an active angel investor in early stage high growth companies. Her portfolio encompasses companies across various sectors, including software, hardware, health care, consumer goods and media.

Stephanie’s 20 year career prior to becoming a venture investor was in financial services. She has worked in all three times zones - in Sydney, London and New York. The majority of her career was with J.P. Morgan where she headed several global businesses including positions as Global Head of Futures and Options, Head of International Private Banking, COO of Global Equities and Head of eCommerce and managed budgets up to $500m.

Stephanie currently retains board positions with public companies Foster Wheeler AG, and Riskmetrics Group. She obtained a Batchelor of Arts from the University of Sydney.

Golden Seeds informational meeting for prospective members

2010-05-21T07:59:00.000-07:00

Wednesday June 23rd
10am to 11am at
Stradley Ronan

for information, please email mrc@goldenseeds.com

Early Stage East

2010-05-21T07:49:00.000-07:00

Early Stage East, the iconic venture capital event for early stage companies seeking their initial rounds of institutional investment, is returning to the historic Hotel DuPont June 15th and 16th.

This annual event attracts an audience of investors representing over $5 billion of institutional venture capital, and since its inception, over 600 companies have presented at the conference and raised over $1 billion in institutional venture capital.

Early Bird Registration discount available until June 1st.

•$395 for Welcoming Reception & Conference ($495 after June 1st)
•$495 for Vision to Value: Venture Fundamentals in a Day, Welcoming Reception & Conference ($595 after June 1st)

http://www.earlystageeast.org/ese_conf/index.asp

Golden Seeds Philadelphia - Calendar For 2010

2009-12-16T08:03:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays to all our members, and to our entrepreneurs. We'd like to wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!!

Wednesday, February 24th, 11am

Wednesday, March 24th, 11am

Wednesday, April 28th, 11am

Wednesday, June 23rd, 11am
(Investor Training: 1:30pm)

Wednesday, July 28th, 11am

Wednesday, September 15th, 11am

Wednesday, October 13th, 11am

Wednesday, November 17th, 11am

October Forum

2009-10-04T14:46:00.001-07:00

The Philadelphia Forum will be held on Wednesday October 28th at 11am.

BY INVITATION ONLY

Entrepreneurs should submit an application (see Entrepreneur tab on our website). Investors should send an email to our Investor Liaison, at mrc@goldenseeds.com

September Forum

2009-08-27T13:12:00.000-07:00

The September Forum will take place on Wednesday September 23rd at 11am at the offices of Stradley Ronan, One Commerce Square, 2005 Market St.

BY INVITATION ONLY

Investors should contact Mirella Cicio mrc@goldenseeds.com
Entrepreneurs should contact Michelle Young msy@goldenseeds.com

Pre-forum Training Session: Board Membership in Early Stage Companies

2009-01-28T19:53:00.000-08:00

The February pre-forum training session in Philadelphia is called: "Board Membership in Early Stage Companies"

It is on Wednesday Feb 25^th at 10am

By invitation only

Pre-Forum Training Session on October 22nd

2008-10-06T11:58:00.000-07:00

The Pre-Forum training session will be on the topic Leading A Deal. This will be held at 11am to 11.50am, just prior to the Forum.

May Forum rescheduled

2008-05-20T04:48:00.000-07:00

The Forum slated for May 21st has been rescheduled and will be held on June 25th instead.

Pre-Forum training session on June 25th

2008-05-14T12:08:00.001-07:00

The pre-forum training session at 11am on Wednesday June 25th will be on Valuing Early Stage Companies. Members and guests are welcome.

pre-Forum training session on April 30th

2008-03-16T14:21:00.000-07:00

Immediately prior to the April Forum (at 11am) we will hold a training session for new and prospective members on Structuring a Deal.

Forum Dates

2008-03-04T19:46:00.000-08:00

This is an invitation only event. If you are interested in attending, please send an email to info@goldenseeds.com.

March 26
April 30
May 21
June 25
July 23
September 24
October 22
November--no Forum

About Golden Seeds – Philadelphia Chapter

2008-02-06T08:15:00.000-08:00

The Philadelphia Chapter was established in 2008 to promote women-led businesses in the vibrant Greater Philadelphia area and Mid-Atlantic region. Positioned midway between New York City and Washington, Greater Philadelphia is the 4th largest metropolitan region in the U.S., following only New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The region is home to many Fortune 500 companies and offers a competitive and cost efficient alternative for new businesses. Its 91 colleges and universities congregate around 300,000 students and continuously generate a large number of new patents and business ideas.

Several angels groups are active in Philadelphia, but the level of participation by women, either investing or receiving funding, is very low. The Philadelphia Chapter aims to foster women leadership in regional businesses and support women to develop investment skills to their full potential.

Team

Gloria V. Rabinowitz is President & CEO, GCM Group LLC., a technology development, strategy, and marketing company which develops and commercializes new technologies principally for healthcare applications.

She has held executive level positions across DuPont Strategic Business units in the life science arena, in Fluoropolymers--TEFLON ®, and in healthcare start ups. She has had assignments in Corporate Finance Mergers & Acquisitions.

Ms. Rabinowitz has her MBA in Finance from The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania and her Masters in Information Technology, The University of Michigan.

Linda Galante is a partner in the Business Department of the law firm of Stradley Ronon in Philadelphia. Her practice areas include corporate, banking and real estate law.

In addition to her client practice, Linda has also served on the firm’s Board of Directors, Partner Compensation Committee and a number of other firm committees.

She is a member of the Board of Directors of several companies including Fiber-Line, Inc. and Wissahickon Spring Water, Inc., as well as Drueding Center/Project Rainbow, St. Joseph’s Preparatory School and Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia.

Events

2008-02-06T08:11:00.000-08:00

1st Angel Investor Forum – Philadelphia Chapter
Date & time: February 27, 2008, 12noon to 2pm
Location:
Offices of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
One Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, 26th Floor
Philadelphia PA
For more information click here

Training Session: “THE INVESTMENT PROCESS”--how to evaluate investment opportunities and make decisions related to startups.
Date & time: February 27, 2008, 11am to 12noon
Location:
Offices of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
One Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, 26th Floor
Philadelphia PA
For more information click here

Inaugural Philadelphia Forum - Wednesday February 27th, 2008

2008-02-01T12:02:00.000-08:00

We are pleased to announce that the inaugural Golden Seeds Angel Investor Forum will take place on Wednesday February 27th, 2008 from 12noon to 2pm at the offices of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, one Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, 26th floor, Philadelphia, PA. This is an invitation only event. If you are interested in attending, please send an email to info@goldenseeds.com.