MassVentures

MassVentures Board Meeting

Published on September 3, 2021 at 1:15 PM EDT
Amended on September 3, 2021 at 2:04 PM EDT

Date and Time

Thursday September 9, 2021 at 8:00 AM EDT
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Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 8:00 AM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Damon Cox 1 m
  B. Examples of Mission   Charlie Hipwood 5 m
II. Approvals 8:06 AM
  A. Board Minutes Approve Minutes Charlie Hipwood 1 m
    Approve minutes for MassVentures Board Meeting on July 29, 2021  
  B. Pre-investment action sheet - Kytopen Vote Charlie Hipwood 1 m
  C. Comp Committee Minutes from September 8, 2021 Approve Minutes Charlie Hipwood 1 m
III. Financial Matters 8:09 AM
  A. Treasurer's Report Discuss Jim Madison 5 m
  B. Approve Treasurer's Report Vote Charlie Hipwood 1 m
IV. Executive Session 8:15 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. StataDX Presentation and Q&A Discuss Vinit Nijhawan 45 m
  C. StataDX - Discussion for Potential Investment Approval Vote Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  D. JetCool - Presentation and Q&A Discuss Stacy Swider 45 m
  E. Jetcool - Discussion for Potential Investment Approval Vote Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  F. Preview - Aclarity Discuss Stacy Swider 10 m
  G. Preview - A&I Power Discuss Vinit Nijhawan 10 m
  H. Pipeline Report Discuss Jason Allen 3 m
  I. Portfolio Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 15 m
  J. 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.
 
  K. Comp Committee Report Discuss Damon Cox 10 m
V. Conflicts of Interest
 
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.
 
VI. President's Report 10:45 AM
  A. General Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  B. Marketing/Messaging Update Discuss Carolyn Kirk 5 m
  C. MV Capital Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 15 m
  D. MV Accelerate Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 10 m
  E. Other Updates Discuss Charlie Hipwood 1 m
VII. Closing Items 11:21 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote