MassVentures

MassVentures Board Meeting

Published on November 11, 2022 at 7:15 PM EST

Date and Time

Thursday November 17, 2022 at 8:00 AM EST

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   Mark Fuller 1 m
  B. Examples of Mission   Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  C. Highlights Discuss Charlie Hipwood 1 m
II. President's Report 8:07 AM
  A. General Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  B. MV Capital Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  C. MV Accelerate Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  D. Other Updates Discuss Charlie Hipwood 1 m
III. Approvals 8:23 AM
  A. Board Minutes Approve Minutes Charlie Hipwood 1 m
    Approve minutes for MassVentures Board Meeting on October 13, 2022  
IV. Financial Matters 8:24 AM
  A. Treasurer's Report Discuss Jim Madison 5 m
  B. Approve Treasurer's Report Vote Charlie Hipwood 1 m
V. Conflicts of Interest 8:30 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
VI. Executive Session 8:31 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. Presentation - ExtraSense Discuss Priya Yadav 30 m
  C. Vote - ExtraSense Vote Priya Yadav 15 m
  D. Talking Heads Wireless - Amendment Discuss Vinit Nijhawan 10 m
  E. Vote - Talking Heads Wireless Amendment Vote Vinit Nijhawan 5 m
  F. Preview - Robigo Discuss Vinit Nijhawan 10 m
  G. Preview - Black-I Robotics Discuss Stacy Swider 10 m
  H. Preview - Atlantic Quantum Discuss Vinit Nijhawan 10 m
  I. Preview - AI Lean Discuss Charlie Hipwood 10 m
  J. Presentation - Armored Things / Lambent Spaces Discuss Charlie Hipwood 10 m
  K. Vote - Armored Things / Lambent Spaces Vote Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  L. Pipeline Report Discuss Priya Yadav 3 m
  M. Portfolio Update Discuss Charlie Hipwood 5 m
  N. Comp Committee Minutes Approve Minutes Mark Fuller 5 m
    Approve minutes for Compensation Committee Meeting on November 2, 2022  
  O. Compensation Committee Presentation Discuss Mark Fuller 15 m
  P. Vote - Compensation Committee Recommendation and Minutes Vote Mark Fuller 4 m
  Q. 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.
 
VII. Closing Items 11:00 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote