Innovating for Education w/Liam Pisano (EduLab Capital Partners) & Jackson Boyar (Mentor Collective)

Oct 8, 2019, 10:00 PM – Oct 9, 2019, 12:00 AM

AC Hotel by Marriot Downtown, 225 Albany Street, Boston, 02118

Liam Pisano is an early-stage investor and operator with over 15 years of experience investing in and building small companies, currently Managing Partner at EduLab Capital Partners. Jackson Boyar is CEO and co-founder at Mentor Collective, an organization that partners with forward-thinking institutions that are committed to equity, inclusion, and relationship-centered education.

In-person event

About this event

Liam Pisano is an early-stage investor and operator with over 15 years of experience investing in and building small companies. Liam is currently a Managing Partner at EduLab Capital Partners - investing in early-stage education technology and AI-focused businesses. Liam's experience is in investing throughout the capital structure in leveraged buyouts, growth equity, venture debt, and seed-stage investments. 

Jackson Boyar is CEO and co-founder at Mentor Collective, an organization that partners with forward-thinking institutions that are committed to equity, inclusion, and relationship-centered education.

In this Fireside Chat we will learn about the technology changes in the EdTech space, trends, and opportunities for innovation and what makes investors like Liam excited about the deals he invests into - especially mission-focused organizations such as Mentor Collective. We will also learn from Jackson about what it takes to launch an edtech startup, raise and secure funding from investors in a mission-driven environment.



Schedule:

6:00 PM- Free hors d'oeuvres and cash bar networking session

6:30 PM- Introductions from featured attendees, sponsors, and partners

6:35 PM- Fireside Chat and audience Q&A

7:30- Wrap-up and networking

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Check out what happened

Speakers

  • Liam Pisano

    EduLab Capital Partners

    Managing Director

  • Jackson Boyar

    Mentor Collective

    Co-founder, CEO

When

When

October 8 – 9, 2019
10:00 PM – 12:00 AM UTC

Agenda

Freehors d'oeuvres, cash bar and networking with fellow community
Introductions
Fireside Chat with Audience Q&A
Wrap-up and networking

Hosts

  • Jason Kraus

    Prepare 4 VC

    Founder

  • Yevgeny Ioffe

    Mi-Si

    Co-Founder

Organizers

  • Jason Kraus

    Startup Grind

    Chapter Director

  • Yevgeny Ioffe

    Mi-Si Electronics Design, Inc.

    Co-Director

  • Steve Vilkas

    Prepare 4 VC

    Community Builder

  • Christopher Dube

    Prepare 4 VC

    Community Builder

Global sponsor

Dell Technologies logo

Dell Technologies

Partners

9series logo

9series

Khross logo

Khross

Prepare 4 VC logo

Prepare 4 VC

Xicay Technologies logo

Xicay Technologies

Treble logo

Treble

Hult International Business School logo

Hult International Business School

AC Hotels logo

AC Hotels

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