Archived Meeting

Main Speaker

Brook Venture Partners, LLC Andrew D. Clapp Brook Venture Fund invests $1-4 million in companies located in New England, upstate New York, and in the Baltimore to Northern Virginia corridor. Brook has made 18 investments from its first fund and has made two investments from its second Fund, Brook Venture Fund II, a $100 million SBIC in formation. Based outside Boston, the Fund has a satellite office in Albany, NY. Brook has an unusual model under which the Fund invests in a company and also aggregates capital from private investors through Brook Co-investment Limited Partnership, which invest on the same terms as the Fund. This enables individual investors to invest in a specific company while enjoying the same benefits accorded to an institutional investor, including a high level of oversight provided by an experienced institutional investor. Learn more from Andrew Clapp, who has spoken on such topics as “Finding Capital in a Challenging Environment” and “Venture Investing for Angels and Entrepreneurs.” After the networking, if anyone would like to stay, Andy will hold a Venture Capital Roundtable and cover other topics relating to financing, term sheets, etc., as well as answer questions.

Growth Company Showcase

Himaya, Inc. The global sun protection market is estimated at $4.3 billion annually. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. Outdoor and action sports are increasing in popularity. Awareness of proper skin care is increasing. Combined, they create a huge opportunity for an authentic skin protection brand. Himaya's high quality sunscreens address the performance needs of the outdoor athlete while helping to protect them from the harmful affects of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Himaya is entering the market as a global brand in the specialty sport market where competition is very fragmented.