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

University Investor Relations

Logo Guven Yalcintas, Ph.D.

Applied Professionals International

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

VC’s ATTITUDE• VC hates university technologies

• VC’s goal

• It is all about business and money

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

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

IP2IPO MODEL• 14 Aug 2015 • IP Group plc - Portfolio company First Light Fusion complete

s £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

IP2IPO MODEL• Later Sheffield University– Biofusion

– Raised £ 37M

• We at SUNY Buffalo in 2008– Raised $5M

• Imperial Innovations raised $378M in 2007

IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES• Yale, Harvard model– Trust fund

• Stamford model in Silicon Valley

• SUNY’s effort

HOW TO USE ALUMNI

• Don’t always take sometimes give

• Oklahoma State University Story

SUMMARY• Universities should pay special attention

• Implemented models

• One does not work for all

• What works

MORE INFORMATION

Guven Yalcintas, Ph.D.guven.yalcintas@gmail.com

+1 518 265 6695