Venture Capital 101: Raising Capital for Your Spinout

This seminar delves into the essentials of venture capital for startups emerging from university research, offering a comprehensive overview of the VC lifecycle, investor dynamics, and funding strategies. It explores how VCs evaluate opportunities, manage investments, and foster the growth of transformative companies, while providing insights on crafting compelling pitches and navigating equity ownership. Whether you’re an entrepreneur or simply curious about the venture ecosystem, this session provides a clear roadmap to the world of venture funding.

About the Speaker

Manny Stockman: Manny joined Osage University Partners in 2015. At Osage, he has invested in core technology areas across software, computing, and hardware. He has held Director or Observer roles at Everactive, NuMat, SiFive and IonQ. Prior to joining Osage, Manny was at Lockheed Martin ATL and Skunkworks. As an engineer executing on the transition of early-stage technologies into the defense industry, he often joined university researchers with his industry team to develop unique technology solutions across the materials, applied physics and photonics domains.

Manny holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University in Aerospace Engineering and Applied Physics and a B.S.E in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University.