Please Join Us for the Fisher Innovation College@Elm Industry Leader Speaker Series!

Kevin Kushman (Miami ‘91) leads Electrada which was launched in 2020 with the mission to provide clean electric fuel for every fleet in North America.

With major support from Blackrock the company’s 360 Charging-as-a-Service (CaaS), enables fleets of all types and sizes and across all sectors to power their electric vehicles reliably and affordably, with zero capital investment and maximum performance.

Kevin is an experienced energy industry executive (corporate and startup) and provides an insiders perspective and this fundamental component of global climate change management.  

Register now using the link below to secure your spot. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Introducing the New Redhawk Ventures Team

The Department of Entrepreneurship and the John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship are excited to introduce newly elected RedHawk Ventures Executive Team members for 2024-2025. Listed left-to-right and top-to-bottom, the executive team includes:

• Katherine McIntosh (Co-Managing Director, MU '25 in Finance and Incoming U.S. Finance Intern at McDonald's)

• Grace Galloway (Co-Managing Director, MU '25 in Finance and Entrepreneurship and Financial Planning Analyst with CBTS)

• Ryan Mateyo (Director of Talent, MU '26 in Honors Finance and Valuation Fellow at CincyTech)

• Matthew Brady (Director of Investment and Portfolio, MU '27 in Finance and Entrepreneurship)

• Liam McAllister (Director of Communications, MU '25 in Finance and Entrepreneurship)

Established in 1999, RedHawk Ventures, the John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship’s $500,000 seed-stage venture investment fund, is one of the first undergraduate student-managed seed stage venture capital funds in the U.S. and today stands as one of a small group of venture capital funds in the nation run entirely by undergraduate students. RedHawk Ventures invests up to $25,000 into promising Miami University student- and alumni-founded startups and high-growth companies. Student investors manage deal flow and work closely with founders through the venture funding process, including investor pitch presentations, valuation and investment syndication, term sheet preparation, and post-funding management and growth.

The fund celebrated its first exit in 2020 when Chicago-based Digs, cofounded by Pat McLoughlin MU ’10 and Chad Johnson MU ’10, was acquired by Austin-based OJO. Its current portfolio includes Indianapolis-based The Fan's Place (Rory Billing MU '12, Co-Founder and CEO, and Connor Billing MU '13, Co-Founder and COO), Houston-based PlaneAhead (Alex Malebranche, PMP MU '15, Founder and CEO), Portland-based OROS Labs / Solarcore® (Michael Markesbery MU '15, Co-founder and CEO, and Rithvik Venna MU '15, Co-Founder and COO), LA-based Mad Rabbit (Oliver Zak MU '19, Co-Founder and CEO, and Selom Agbitor MU '19, Co-Founder and COO), Chicago-based Blip Energy (Dennis Kontorovich MU '16, Co-Founder), and Pieces for Developers (Tsavo Knott MU '18, Co-Founder and CEO, and Mack Myers MU '16, Co-Founder and COO), among others.

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Innovation and Startup Speed Mentoring Day Hosted by 1809 Capital and Redhawk Ventures

Join us for the second spring semester Innovation and New Ventures Speed Mentorship Day, presented by 1809 Capital & Miami’s student-led venture capital fund, RedHawk Ventures at Fisher Innovation College@Elm on Saturday, April 30th from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm!

Be prepared to connect with seasoned innovation professionals from leading venture capital firms like CincyTech, Cintrifuse Capital, Jumpstart Ventures, Ohio Innovation Fund, and of course 1809 Capital.

This event is provides an excellent access opportunity for @Miami University students and faculty to network, gain valuable insights, and build meaningful industry connections. It's especially beneficial for students, including students currently enrolled in the ESP 401: New Ventures capstone course preparing for the RedHawk Venture Pitch Competition, in May.

Mentor List:

• Mark Richey | 1809 Capital Partner, tech entrepreneur and VC - SaaS/Cloud/Dev Ops/Health Care IT/Med Device)

• Kevin Mendelsohn | 1809 Capital Partner, JumpStart Inc. Partner - (SaaS/Cloud//Health Care IT/Med Device)

• Kevin Randall, 1809 Capital Senior Advisor & General Counsel, ret GE M&A Attorney - (Mfg/Supply Chain/Legal)

• Scott Jacobs | Queen City Angels

• Katie Kopan | High Alpha

• Christy Johnson | Fireroad

• Phil Shea | New Valley Labs

• Megan Hymore | Dinsmore Law

• Steve Berg | Lytical Ventures

• Kevin Kushman | Electrada

• Alex Schaefer | Expedia Group

• John Stieger | InfoTrust

• Peter Kistner | Learnsoft

• Sean Kwiat | CincyTech

• Steve Carlin | AiFi Inc.

• David Dannemiller | First Financial Bank

• Matt Chandler | PatientSync

• Michael Supeck | Ohio Angel Collective
  

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Save the date, mark your calendars, and get ready to level up your venture game! See you there! We look forward to seeing you at the Fisher Innovation College on April 30th!