Final

MassVentures

MassVentures Board Meeting

Published on September 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM EDT

Date and Time

Monday September 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM EDT

Location

oin Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 841 9441 2910
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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 8:00 AM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   William Asher 1 m
  B. Introductions   Charlie Hipwood 15 m
  C. Examples of Mission   Charlie Hipwood 1 m
  D. Highlights Discuss Charlie Hipwood 3 m
II. Approvals 8:20 AM
  A. Board Minutes Approve Minutes Charlie Hipwood 1 m
    Approve minutes for MassVentures Board Meeting on July 28, 2025  
  B. Compensation Committee Minutes Approve Minutes Charlie Hipwood 5 m
    Approve minutes for Compensation Committee Meeting on August 7, 2025  
  C. Pre-Investment Action Sheet - Cyvl Vote Charlie Hipwood 1 m
  D. Pre-Investment Action Sheet: Aeroshield Vote Charlie Hipwood 1 m
  E. Pre-Investment Action Sheet - Subconscious Vote Charlie Hipwood 1 m
  F. Pre-Investment Action Sheet - InGel Vote Charlie Hipwood 1 m
III. Financial Matters 8:30 AM
  A. Treasurer's Report Discuss Jim Madison 5 m
  B. Approve Treasurer's Report Vote Charlie Hipwood 1 m
IV. Conflicts of Interest 8:36 AM
 
Board members are urged to review the Pipeline list of companies and disclose any potential or perceived conflict of interests.  This becomes important if a company becomes a prospective investment candidate, as the Committee member should exclude themselves from discussion or votes regarding the company.  New companies are listed in Red font.
 
  A. Conflicts Discuss Charlie Hipwood 1 m
V. Executive Session 8:37 AM
  A. Roll Call Vote to Enter Executive Session Vote Charlie Hipwood 1 m
   
The Board of Directors will now go into Executive Session, pursuant to Chapter 30A, for the purpose of discussing the following:
   
1.  Regarding Investment matters:
  • Confidential financial information of applicants for MassVentures funds; and
  • Information regarding the competitive positions of such applicants in their  respective industries.
2.  Regarding Personnel / Compensation matters
  • Negotiation with nonunion personnel or conduct a collective bargaining session with a union in executive session, and may even agree on final contract terms.
The Board will reconvene in Open Session following Executive Session.
I will need a roll call vote from the members to go into Executive Session.
  
  B. Valuations Discussion Discuss Charlie Hipwood 15 m
  C. Pipeline Report Discuss Priya Yadav 1 m
  D. Portfolio Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 15 m
  E. Comp Committee Discussion Discuss William Asher 15 m
  F. Comp Committee Vote Vote William Asher 5 m
  G. Roll Call Vote to Return to Open Session Vote Charlie Hipwood 1 m
   
Having completed all business of this Executive Session, I will now ask the members to vote to reconvene in Open Session.

After Vote:

Anyone who was required to leave during Executive Session be invited back into the room.  We will now announce any Votes that took place during Executive Session.
  
VI. President's Report 9:30 AM
  A. General Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 1 m
  B. MV Capital Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  C. MV Accelerate Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  D. Strategy Discussion Discuss Charlie Hipwood 5 m
VII. Closing Items 9:46 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote