Angel Invest Boston

As a venture capitalist Fred Bamber helped build such successful companies as Interleaf, Q1 Labs and Volt Server. Now working as an angel investor Fred is invested in such exciting companies as SQZ Biotech, Pixability, Streamroot and ViralGains. In his self-effacing and modest way, Fred reveals deep wisdom gained from 75 investments in his venture capital career. Here are some of the topics covered: Fred Bamber Finds His Career Path Avoiding the Military Draft Led Him to Work for His First Startup Fred Bamber & Friend Found a Venture Fund – Consulting vs. Venture Capital IPOs Then & Now Investment in Interleaf Makes His First Fund a Success! Two Ways of Connecting in the World of Venture Capital – Via Success & Via Failure Several Losing Investments in Companies Seeking to Exploit the Piezoelectric Effect Themes In Angel Investing – Investing in Brand New Fields i.e. White Spaces ‘…Oracle has a huge go-to-market cost, and engineering is a tiny bit of it.’ Technology Causing Convergence of Consume