What does it take to turn a scientific breakthrough into a market-shaping company?
Join us for a fireside chat with Stacy Swider, Vice President of Investments at MassVentures, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ strategic venture capital arm. With a career spanning materials science, startup leadership, non-dilutive funding, and venture investing, Stacy brings a rare, founder-first perspective on what it takes to commercialize deep technology.
In this conversation, we’ll explore how early-stage deep-tech companies are evaluated, funded, and supported — from the earliest laboratory insights to scalable market impact. Stacy will share how MassVentures partners with visionary entrepreneurs, how founders can navigate equity and non-dilutive funding pathways, and what today’s investment climate means for science-driven startups.
Whether you’re a founder, researcher, investor, or ecosystem builder, this session offers practical insights into building durable, high-impact companies at the intersection of technology, capital, and public good.
Key themes include:
• Translating breakthrough IP into viable businesses
• Navigating early-stage funding in deep tech
• Equity vs. non-dilutive capital strategies
• Massachusetts’ role in the global innovation ecosystem
• Lessons from decades of working alongside founders
Join us!
Speakers
What does it take to turn a scientific breakthrough into a market-shaping company?
Join us for a fireside chat with Stacy Swider, Vice President of Investments at MassVentures, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ strategic venture capital arm. With a career spanning materials science, startup leadership, non-dilutive funding, and venture investing, Stacy brings a rare, founder-first perspective on what it takes to commercialize deep technology.
In this conversation, we’ll explore how early-stage deep-tech companies are evaluated, funded, and supported — from the earliest laboratory insights to scalable market impact. Stacy will share how MassVentures partners with visionary entrepreneurs, how founders can navigate equity and non-dilutive funding pathways, and what today’s investment climate means for science-driven startups.
Whether you’re a founder, researcher, investor, or ecosystem builder, this session offers practical insights into building durable, high-impact companies at the intersection of technology, capital, and public good.
Key themes include:
• Translating breakthrough IP into viable businesses
• Navigating early-stage funding in deep tech
• Equity vs. non-dilutive capital strategies
• Massachusetts’ role in the global innovation ecosystem
• Lessons from decades of working alongside founders
Join us!
Speakers