Who Else Should You Involve?

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

In launching a university angel network there are legal considerations specific to the university to keep in mind. 

A university is a non-profit and therefore cannot participate in startup investing.

The first step in launching a group is to contact the university legal counsel about how to separate the mentorship for students from the investing by the angels.

In most cases, you’ll need to set up a separate legal entity for the angel members’ investments.

The legal counsel of the university can help set the boundaries of what is done inside the university and what is done outside.

Angels participating at university events need to make clear what role they play in the event -- providing mentorship or making investment decisions.

If the group decides to set up a fund, this will be placed in the outside legal entity.

Also, deep-dive diligence and investment decisions should be placed in the outside entity.

Students who participate as paid interns can work for the outside legal entity and engage in the investment process.

Before launching, check with the legal counsel of the university regarding the functions of the angel group.


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On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes David A. Rosen, President and CEO at Acrelic Group.

Acrelic Group is a strategic advisory firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional locations in Philly, Chicago, Cleveland, and Tel Aviv. Their principals are experienced business owners, operators, executives, and board directors who are focused on “Helping People and Business Achieve Remarkable Results.” 

As player/coaches, Acrelic’s team delivers significant value by removing people and business process blockers found in solving short-term problems or causes, achieving incremental and stepwise lift and growth, and evolving client’s business and people maturity in governance, strategy, leadership, market dominance, and value creation. Acrelic’s clients range from startups to the global 500 in technology, manufacturing, electronics, transportation, and automation industries, along with the spectrum of B2B middle-market companies.

David is a successful board director, CEO, serial entrepreneur, executive business leader, and strategic advisor. In 2020, he founded and became President of the Boston/New England Chapter of the Private Directors Association which now has more than 150 chapter members. He also mentors, judges, and guest lectures at Boston University, Questrom School of Business, and Northwestern University at both the Business (Kellogg) and Engineering (McCormick) Schools.

David sits on several boards and has held board director roles in 9 prior companies, both public and private. David founded seven startups and angel invested in more than 12 companies.

David’s accomplishments include leading roles in 40+ successful M&A transactions in companies ranging from $500K to $2.75 Billion, CEO/Managing Director of three businesses achieving high double-digit growth (Revenue of $.5M to $150M+), Founder/CEO of an enterprise SaaS software company, Acrelic Interactive (WarpSales), launched new business efforts on four continents outside North America, commercialized defense technologies in semiconductors, microwave systems, amplifiers, and software algorithms and solutions including a company that achieved 80% market share in the TV broadcast industry.

David currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife, family, and Golden Doodle (Stan Lee) and relocated from Chicago (his wife is a proud Chicagoan). Prior to that, David and his family lived in the New York Metro area for 20+ years.

David details some of the challenges startups face, and how to prepare for them. He also discusses must-dos for the growth company. 

You can visit Acrelic Group at https://acrelicgroup.com, via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/acrelicgroup, via Twitter at www.twitter.com/acrelicgroup, and via telephone at (617) 865-4770.

David can be contacted via email at drosen@acrelicgroup.com, via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/davidarosen, and via Twitter at www.twitter.com/DavidARose.

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