{"650143":{"#nid":"650143","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Bio LaunchPad Seminar Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026ldquo;What You Need to Know About Raising Capital\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EVirtual Event\u003C\/em\u003E - \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/v4kebufTLb\u0022\u003EREGISTER HERE\u003C\/a\u003E for Participation Link*\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gra.org\/staff\/82\/Connor_Seabrook.html\u0022\u003EConnor Seabrook, M.B.A.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector, Investments and Venture Acceleration\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Research Alliance\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EConnor Seabrook has experienced entrepreneurship from both sides, as an executive of tech-based startups, and as a venture capitalist pursuing rewarding investment opportunities. Through his 30+ years of experience growing and funding young enterprises, he brings an especially valuable perspective to his role at the Georgia Research Alliance and the GRA Venture Fund. GRA helps Georgia\u0026rsquo;s university researchers turn promising discoveries into successful companies. Connor guides these projects through the process of strategizing and goal-setting, identifying product development milestones and setting a vision for successful business development. Connor is also the Managing Director for the GRA Venture Fund, a public-private venture capital fund that invests in promising young companies. Before joining GRA, Connor was a partner with Alliance Technology Ventures (ATV), a $250 million venture capital firm. Previously, he was CFO of Aspen Venture Partners, a $150 million venture capital fund, and an associate with 3i Ventures, part of 3i Group, a publicly-traded private equity firm based in London. His business experience also includes senior management roles at a number of companies, including publicly traded AtheroGenics and Inhibitex, and experience with Goldman Sachs \u0026amp; Company and the U.S. Trust Company of New York. Connor earned an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College and a B.S. in Environmental Studies and Economics from Trinity College.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u201cWhat You Need to Know About Raising Capital\u201d - Connor Seabrook, M.B.A. - Georgia Research Alliance"}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2021-08-26 19:01:47","changed_gmt":"2021-11-18 19:43:37","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2021-11-18T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2021-11-18T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2021-11-18T12:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2021-11-18 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2021-11-18 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2021-11-18 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"646789":{"id":"646789","type":"image","title":"Bio LaunchPad Seminar Series","body":null,"created":"1619122882","gmt_created":"2021-04-22 20:21:22","changed":"1619122882","gmt_changed":"2021-04-22 20:21:22","alt":"","file":{"fid":"245514","name":"bio-launchpad-graphic.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bio-launchpad-graphic.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bio-launchpad-graphic.png","mime":"image\/png","size":323089,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bio-launchpad-graphic.png?itok=PYAnf8o2"}}},"media_ids":["646789"],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187423","name":"go-bio"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cynthia.sundell@ibb.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECynthia Sundell, Ph.D.\u003C\/a\u003E - organizer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cynthia.sundell@ibb.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EColly Mitchell\u003C\/a\u003E - event inquiries\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}