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University Investor Relations: Enhancing Investments with Faculty Members and Alumni

Explore the crucial roles of faculty members and alumni in university investor relations, investment models, and successful funding efforts. Learn about IP2IPO models, Ivy League strategies, and more for improved university-industry relationships.

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University Investor Relations: Enhancing Investments with Faculty Members and Alumni

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  1. University Investor Relations Guven Yalcintas, Ph.D. Applied Professionals International Logo

  2. OUTLINE • University Technologies • Investor’s mental attitude and plan • Faculty member’s role • University investment models • Ivy league universities-SUNY’s NY effort • Alumni’s role

  3. VC’s ATTITUDE • VC hates university technologies • VC’s goal • It is all about business and money

  4. USING FACULTY MEMBERS AS UNIVERSITY’S AGENTS • Learn to sell • Negotiate • Conflict of interest isues • Who will Receive the benefit • University • Faculty • Both • Improved university industry relationship • Cambridge Faculty consulting model Company logo

  5. IP2IPO MODEL • IP Group plc • Year 2000 • Built portfolio with several universities • King’s College • Cambridge University Chemistry department • Not with Imperial College • Raised £ 170+ M Company logo

  6. IP2IPO MODEL • 14 Aug 2015 • IP Group plc - Portfolio company First Light Fusion completes £22.7m funding round • 05 Aug 2015 • IP Group plc - Half-yearly results • 30 Jul 2015 • IP Group plc - Appoints Dr Elaine Sullivan as Non-executive Director • 21 Jul 2015 • IP Group plc – Portfolio company Oxford Nanopore announces £70m fundraising

  7. IP2IPO MODEL • Later Sheffield University • Biofusion • Raised £ 37M • We at SUNY Buffalo in 2008 • Raised $5M • Imperial Innovations raised $378M in 2007

  8. IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES • Yale, Harvard model • Trust fund • Stamford model in Silicon Valley • SUNY’s effort

  9. HOW TO USE ALUMNI • Don’t always take sometimes give • Oklahoma State University Story

  10. SUMMARY • Universities should pay special attention • Implemented models • One does not work for all • What works

  11. MORE INFORMATION Guven Yalcintas, Ph.D. guven.yalcintas@gmail.com +1 518 265 6695

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