Join us to discuss how (and how much) the priorities of corporate innovation teams are changing this spring and how they are adapting their approach to deliver value to their organizations. Carrie Earle Allen sits down with a corporate innovator each month to discuss the latest and this week she is joined by Babatunde Akindele! […]
Startups often ask how the validity of their patents may be challenged by others, how they may enforce their patents against alleged infringers, and how they may generate revenue from their patents. In this seminar, we will discuss how these procedures work in the US Patent & Trademark Office (post-grant proceedings) and in the federal […]
CSCMP’s New England Round Table is collaborating with VentureCafe to host an online event in supply chain resiliency. Come join our fireside chat and learn about how some local companies in New England are working to keep the lights on and surviving through the current pandemic. We will hear how these companies are working virtually […]
Venture Cafe Foundation runs weekly office hours with our advisers every Thursday at Venture Café Cambridge. Below is the list of the adviser’s areas of expertise and their times. Please visit our site here for more options. UPDATE: All office will continue through our transition to virtual venture Café. After you book an appointment using […]
At Venture Café, we believe innovation and entrepreneurship to be a social process. If the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, Venture Café is where those parts get put together. So, during this period of social distancing, let’s gather (online) to say hello, talk through what Venture Café does and how we’re […]
We're taking precautions seriously amid the Coronavirus outbreak. What else are we taking seriously? Our mission: "Connecting Innovators to Make Thing Happen". While it's up to every-one-of-us to flatten the curve and curb this outbreak, it doesn't mean we can't stay connected. So join us in this virtual gathering to talk business or simply share your thoughts […]
New programming! We are introducing Venture Café Clinics. This week's topic: polishing your pitch deck and venture capital fundraising. This week's expert: Zann Ali, Senior Associate, 2048 Ventures. Every clinic will focus on a component of startup development and will have an expert present to answer your questions. This is also an opportunity to use the virtual room […]
With restaurants closed, innovation is continuing to happen at all stages of food and beverage production. We are launching this Food & Bev Innovation series to address challenges faced by the food and beverage businesses and offer workshops, networking, and expert advice to facilitate innovation. During this first session, experts representing academia, incubator and co-working […]
Join Boston entrepreneur and author Eric B. Schultz as he explores three centuries of innovation in America through six short, powerful case studies. “History is just a laboratory full of experiments,” Schultz says, “and some of them are relevant to what you are doing right now.” Grab a seat in his “virtual barroom” with some […]
The Winning at Equity Crowdfunding workshop is about raising capital from the Crowd by selling equity by using the Evergreen Startup framework that has helped hundreds of founders raise millions of dollars from traditional and crowd investors. The post COVID-19 reality is that Venture Capital and Angel funding has largely dried up and even according […]