Angel Investing Data & Trends, Alliance of Angels, Oct. 23

Angel Investing Data & Trends, Alliance of Angels

When: Thursday, October 23, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Where: K&L Gates, 925 4th Ave, #2900, Seattle

What: An interactive session with Rob Wiltbank, who will analyze published data on angel investing and provide guidance on parsing fact versus fiction. Rob will also share the latest data from his own research on angel returns, as well as from the HALO Report, a collaborative research effort of the Angel Resource Institute and Silicon Valley Bank.

Who: Rob is CEO of Galois, a computer science R&D firm headquartered in Portland OR, focused on the trustworthiness of systems.   Prior to joining Galois, Rob was a professor at Willamette University for 10 years, where he continues to run an angel investing fund with 2nd year MBA students that was selected as one of the top 10 entrepreneurship courses in the country by Inc Magazine.  Rob has served on the boards of two acquired companies, Veriwave and Max-Viz, and currently serves on the board of Galois, Tozny, and the Angel Resource Institute.

In 2013 Rob received the Hans Severeins Award, a national award from the United States angel investment community, for his academic research and service to the field of angel investing.  He is co-author of two books, Effectual Entrepreneurship and The Catalyst, as well as many academic articles.  As part of the Angel Resource Institute board he leads the Halo report and Investment returns data projects.  He completed his PhD in Strategic Management at the University of Washington, and undergraduate work in finance and accounting at Oregon State University.

Lunch is not included in this event. Feel free to bring your own lunch.

How Much: Free

How: Register here.