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TIGER
ENTREPRENEURS
A Supplement to Princeton Alumni Weekly Vol. 3. No. 1
ENGAGEMENT
& IMPACTT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP THE PRINCETON WAY
A ripple effect of entrepreneurial connections
Mission and support is starting to becoming evident
Our mission is to engage the
throughout the Princeton community and
in central New Jersey. The Princeton PROGRAMMING
Princeton entrepreneurial
Entrepreneurship Council has focused on
growing programming and connections that UPDATES
ecosystem through bring value to alumni, faculty and students in Our signature programs are rippling
educational programming, the entrepreneurial world. outward and including more campus
mentoring and funding in partners and external organizations,
In 2018, our signature program, TigerTalks in and engaging more alumni.
collaborative spaces.
the City, brought together over 1,000 alumni in
Along with our many New York and another 600+ in other cities, to
TIGER
talk about entrepreneurial industries and to
partners, we are creating network with other entrepreneurially-minded
Entrepreneurship the alumni. The Alumni Entrepreneurs Fund grew
Princeton Way. to 30 companies, and added well-received
programming to help support these very early
IN THE CITY | ON THE ROAD
career alumni. Our OfficeHours mentoring PEC and our partners brought Princeton
program connected alumni more than 170 AEF invested in 5 new companies in 2018: faculty and alumni together in New York
times, with the goal of offering valuable advice City for four great evenings of panel
to founders. And with a tiny bit of support from discussions in 2018. Topics included:
PEC, the Princeton Alumni Angels were launch- Bitcoin & Blockchain
ed by alumni in Northern California and in NYC,
Contents
Arts Entrepreneurship
and have actively started to fund Princeton 1000 Books to Read
alumni-founded startups. Self-Driving Vehicles
Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs, which TigerTalks also went On The Road in 2018:
PEC Mission 2
Welcome Letter 2 opened its doors to new tenants in May, had 14 Bay Area: Bitcoin & Blockchain
PEC Updates 3 tenant companies move in, and has already Bay Area: AI and Computer Vision
seen two companies graduate. There were 15 Los Angeles: Entrepreneurship & Leadership
Entrepreneurship the
ecosystem-building events held at the Center Chicago: Venturing Tigers
Princeton Way 4-5
during the year, and a variety of new program- Reebeez
Princeton Innovation
ming on topics such as funding, hiring, M&A, Stay connected for 2019 dates:
Center BioLabs 6
and 'How-To' sessions promises to increase
Princeton Spark 7
vibrancy of the Center in 2019. entrepreneurs.princeton.edu/tigertalks
Ecosystem Project 7 AEF also held a Showcase for portfolio
Reunions 2019 7 companies in the Bay Area, co-hosted by
OFFICEHOURS
We welcome you to join us! Let us know about
Tiger Entrepreneurs the Princeton Club of Northern California
your startup, your investment goals, your skills,
Conference 2019 Back Cover and Princeton Alumni Angels, and a
and your interest in being part of our Princeton
Founders Summit with two days of
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Map. We look Lewis Center for the Arts and the Keller Center
workshops and networking for AEF
forward to seeing you at our second Tiger added mentors to the OfficeHours platform in
Princeton Entrepreneurship Council programs portfolio company founders with
Entrepreneurs Conference in April, at 2018, soon to be joined by mentors from
set in orange bold type. prominent alumni and industry experts.
Reunions, or at one of our other events. And we Princeton Alumni Angels this year.
Princeton Alumni Entrepreneurs Fund portfolio look forward to hearing more about what you
With the help of AEF investment of $2.2 Total Mentors: 18
companies set in orange italics. are doing, and about how we can collaborate.
million, AEF companies have raised over Bookings: 118
$48 million in capital to date. Followup Appointments: 52
Tiger Entrepreneurs Magazine is produced Learn more: Learn more:
by the Princeton Entrepreneurship Council. Anne-Marie Maman '84
Vol. 3, No. 1. Executive Director entrepreneurs.princeton.edu/aef entrepreneurs.princeton.edu/officehours
amaman@princeton.edu
Cover illustration, design and photography Contact: Contact:
(except where noted) by Wright Señeres.
Lauren Bender Don Seitz '79
Copyright © 2019 by The Trustees of labender@princeton.edu donseitz@princeton.edu
Princeton University
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ENTREP RENEURSHIP
THE PRINCETON WAY
Ripple Effects on Campus and Beyond
She Roars: Engaging and connecting
Princeton's alumnae
Photo courtesy of Catherine McVay Hughes
Partnering with UNESCO and working Entrepreneurship was a major programming theme
D
with several Princeton alumni, PCA throughout the wildly successful return of the She
uring a late 2017 TigerTalks in the City event devoted
has developed analytic tools at the Roars conference in 2018, celebrating the impact
intersection of water, food and energy to water sustainability on campus and worldwide,
Princeton women have had on the University and
that make a difference to people on Professor Eric Wood laid out a major problem: by
the ground in Africa. their communities. From left, Lynn Loo *01,
current estimates, nearly two billion people worldwide do not
Director of the Andlinger Center for Energy and
have access to safe, clean water. In ten years, this number will
the Environment, Lynda Clarizio '82, PEC Alumni
include half the population of the world.
Advisory Board member and Joy Marcus '83,
AEF Feedback Panel member and Keller Center
After building momentum through discussions following the
lecturer, at their Entrepreneurship the Princeton
TigerTalks event and connections enabled by PEC, the
Way panel discussion.
University’s Office of Technology Licensing, alumni advisors
Engagement and supporters, Professor Wood knew the time was right to
spin out his technology from Princeton to solve problems
Princeton-Harvard Business School
impacting global markets and people in need. Founded by
and Impact: Wood, Princeton executive-in-residence Joe Studholme
’84 and former faculty member Justin Sheffield, Princeton
Startup Showcase
Matt Handel '87 of audience choice ExpressCells
The Ripple Climate Analytics, Inc. opened up shop on Nassau Street
across from Firestone Library. PCA is hard at work bringing
(left) and Avthar Sewrathan '18 of Afari (right) led
a group of Princeton-connected startups at the
precise, research-based solutions for water sustainability and
Effects of PEC climate change to market.
annual Princeton-HBS showcase and networking
collaboration by Princeton Entrepreneurs'
Network, Princeton Alumni Angels and HBS
Programming The company’s backbone is decades of pioneering work by
Professor Wood’s research group in the field of global hydro-
Angels of Greater New York.
Princeton Entrepreneurship climatology applied to both the global public interest sphere
and the commercial sector. PCA’s mission is to leverage Tiger Entrepreneur Awards:
Council's efforts to promote
Entrepreneurship the Princeton powerful climate data tools for underserved communities Celebrating the value of
Way, initiating transformation across the globe, and to develop the most well-rounded entrepreneurship and innovation
through risk-taking actions, scientific products to address market sectors that rely on across the Princeton community
are having ripple effects climate models in their decision-making. The global climate
throughout the campus crisis presents unprecedented challenges that allow their Congratulations to 2018 winners Vaidhy Murti '15
community and beyond. unique skills and knowledge to have global impact in (left), co-founder of video contest app Wit and
sustainability. PCA is also bringing a commercial product to social networking app Friendsy, and Nick
market in early 2019 in collaboration with the World Bank, the Ouzounov *15 (center) and Alex Lorestani *17
InterAmerican Development Bank, the EU/Copernicus Project (right) of biomaterials startup Geltor, Inc., seen
and the UN Environmental Programme Finance Initiative. here at the annual Celebrate Princeton Innovation
reception, hosted by the Office of the Dean for
- Catherine McVay Hughes '82 Research.
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Princeton
Coming in 2 19 Entrepreneurship
Council
Princeton Entrepreneurial Hub
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34 Chambers Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08542
PRINCETON For general inquiries:
SPARK pecinfo@princeton.edu
PODCAST
(609) 258-8565
Introducing the Princeton Spark podcast, a show about
the Princeton University entrepreneurship ecosystem,
produced by PEC. Launching spring semester 2019.
Subscribe and listen: People of PEC
princetonspark.com
Anne-Marie Maman '84
Executive Director
PEC Executive Director Anne-Marie Maman '84 (left), Gov. Phil Murphy (center), Debbie Hart, Don Seitz '79
President/CEO of BioNJ (right) and President Christopher L. Eisgruber '83 (far right) Assistant Director,
Alumni Engagement
PRINCETON
Ripple Effects throughout the ENTREPRENEURIAL
ECOSYSTEM PROJECT
Lauren Bender
Program Manager,
Alumni Entrepreneurs Fund
Central Jersey Ecosystem As the number of entrepreneurially-minded alumni seeking
Diane DeLorenzo
Event Coordinator
E
to connect with each other increases, another PEC initiative
ngagement and impact continue to ripple throughout is to capture the skills, interests and ways each alumnus – no Wright Señeres
Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs, the 31,000 SF Social Media & Marketing
matter how they fit – wants to engage with others across Specialist
co-working space at the Princeton Forrestal Center, Princeton’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
which opened in early 2018. A total of 14 local life sciences Neal Bituin
and tech startups, including two Princeton spinouts, have Departmental Computing
Stay tuned and connected as PEC staff and students design,
moved into space at the University's new incubator. build, populate, and pilot this map of Princeton entrepreneurs. Shamay Agaron '19
Peter Chen '19
The facility hosted a major press conference in July (pictured Get updates: Zoë Sudduth '19
above) by Gov. Phil Murphy, who announced two significant James Johnson '21
entrepreneurs.princeton.edu/ecosystem Ahmed Farah '22
statewide innovation initiatives. In November, Princeton Photo courtesy of Carisma Rhea Park '22
Innovation Center BioLabs won the "Innovator of the Year" Dora Mitchell *08, Vice President of Jenny Wang '22
award from the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce. Operations, Carisma Therapeutics Interns
Learn more about PICb:
REUNIONS 2019
Join us on Friday May 31st for several
princetonbiolabs.com alumni entrepreneurial panels and keynote
speakers during Reunions 2019.
Contact:
Anne-Marie Maman '84 Stay connected:
Geoff Yang '81, prominent tech amaman@princeton.edu
investor and Chair of the PEC Alumni
Advisory Board, at PICb before his alumni.princeton.edu
Nishta Rao, Site Director
December talk on trends in tech
nishta@biolabs.io entrepreneurs.princeton.edu
investing
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TIGERENTREPRENEURS
CONFERENCE
BAY AREA 2019
Join us on April 11, 12 & 13
Sunnyvale & San Francisco
• Hear from Princeton faculty, alumni panelists and keynote speakers •
• Engage with some of Princeton's most exciting startups •
• Network with fellow alumni •
entrepreneurs.princeton.edu/conference
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