Final

MassVentures

MassVentures Board Meeting

Published on May 13, 2022 at 11:40 AM EDT
Amended on May 17, 2022 at 12:07 PM EDT

Date and Time

Thursday May 19, 2022 at 8:00 AM EDT

Location

308 Congress Street (if in person)
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Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 8:00 AM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Samantha Asker 1 m
  B. Introductions Discuss Charlie Hipwood 15 m
  C. Examples of Mission   Charlie Hipwood 5 m
II. Approvals 8:21 AM
  A. Board Minutes Approve Minutes Charlie Hipwood 1 m
    Approve minutes for MassVentures Board Meeting on April 14, 2022  
  B. Pre-investment action sheet - MVP Robotics Vote Charlie Hipwood 1 m
  C. START Winners Vote Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  D. Commonwealth Fund IV Vote Charlie Hipwood 5 m
III. Financial Matters 8:33 AM
  A. Treasurer's Report Discuss Jim Madison 5 m
  B. Approve Treasurer's Report Vote Charlie Hipwood 1 m
IV. Executive Session 8:39 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. Preview - Piction Discuss Stacy Swider 15 m
  C. Preview - Cyvl.ai Discuss Priya Yadav 15 m
  D. Pipeline Report Discuss Priya Yadav 3 m
  E. Portfolio Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  F. Presentation - Leuko Labs Discuss Charlie Hipwood 30 m
  G. Vote - Leuko Labs Vote Stacy Swider 10 m
  H. 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.
  
V. Conflicts of Interest 9:59 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 5 m
VI. President's Report 10:04 AM
  A. General Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  B. MV Capital Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 15 m
  C. MV Accelerate Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 15 m
  D. Other Updates Discuss Charlie Hipwood 1 m
VII. Closing Items 10:40 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote