Sponsors

The Bowdoin Group is an award-winning executive search firm that specializes in leadership and strategic roles for a wide range of companies, from small firms building out their executive team to large firms sourcing talent for rapid market expansion. With deep expertise in BioPharma, Digital Health, FinTech and Financial Services, and Software, The Bowdoin Group is a leader in the Greater Boston area with depth of experience in sourcing talent and servicing companies globally.

Cooley’s 850 attorneys have an entrepreneurial spirit and deep, substantive experience, and are committed to solving clients’ most challenging legal matters. We have formed and continue to form more venture funds than any other firm. We’ve partnered with thousands of entrepreneurs, across the country, in transforming breakthrough ideas into successful companies.

With more than $19 billion in total assets and 1,500 employees worldwide, SVB Financial Group strives to solve our clients’ problems and advocate on their behalf in order to increase their probability of success. We are equally dedicated to our employees and our communities, and are consistently ranked among the best places to work and top corporate philanthropists.

CBIZ & MHM, a top national accounting, tax, and advisory services provider, provides buy and sell-side quality of earnings, diligence, audit, tax, valuation, strategic FP&A, office of the CFO, executive search, corporate recovery and other management consulting solutions to assist you throughout the lifetime of your investment. Our scalable approach ensures your concerns and objectives are met at every step.

Mason AHT is a global insurance brokerage firm providing risk management and insurance solutions to venture capital and private equity firms, along with the life science and technology companies that they invest in.  Our expertise spans all areas of property and casualty, professional liability, cyber liability, employee benefits and personal insurance.  We have core concentration in Representations & Warranties insurance and Directors & Officers Liability insurance for these sectors, including IPO, reverse mergers and SPACs.  Mason AHT’s clients benefit from a consultative approach supported by the extensive niche experience of our team, key analytics, strength of relationships with insurers and strong claim advocacy.

Benchmark Strategies provides expertise on behalf of clients in public affairs, government relations, lobbying and media strategy. Our firm combines all three areas to help clients achieve their objectives. The Benchmark Strategies team has decades of experience working with the media, legislature, regulatory bodies, and executive branch agencies. That experience has helped our firm play pivotal roles in statewide ballot referendums, municipal approval campaigns and legislative initiatives.

Hughes Marino is a global corporate real estate company that has established itself as one of the nation's premier tenant representation firms. We are committed to representing corporate occupiers, protecting their interests as our sole fiduciary duty. We have experience in advising tenants in all aspects of the real estate process from strategy, site selection, financial analysis, negations, lease and purchase contract review, project and construction management, planning and design, and portfolio strategy and lease administration. We want to provide our clients unprecedented independence, advocacy, accountability, and integration of services. 

Hughes Marino also has a specialized life science division, HM Science catering to the unique operating requirements of this industry at every stage. This encompasses everything from identifying new facilities, financial analysis and budgeting, negotiating complex lease or purchase agreements, laboratory planning, managing the construction of specialized life science specific projects, extending existing leases and more. We provide strategy, insight and guidance on everything our clients need and help them achieve the best possible results for their business and scientific needs.