Erica Waite's guest appearances

Erica Waite

Startup Grind Columbus

Nick Davis

David Brown

Andrew Graf

Stuart Crane

James Moore

Dan Manges

Derek Andersen

Jonny Price

Lindsay Karas Stencel

Greg Moran

Zach Weprin

Ruth Milligan

Grind Columbus

Bill Diffenderffer

Cheryl Turnbull

OwlTail

Startup Grind Columbus hosts monthly startup events to teach, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs, and meet new hires and investors in Columbus or our 200 other startup communities around the world. In this episode we feature Erica Waite. Erica is CEO of Ikove Venture Partners, a technology-focused venture development firm in Columbus, OH. Erica oversees the convergence of pipeline, fundraising, operations, strategy, and business development efforts for Ikove and many of its affiliate companies. She works closely with technical teams, investors, advisors, and industry contacts to create successful startups. Erica previously served as the Director of Market Intelligence and Commercialization Strategy Services for the Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (TEC) Institute. She has worked on the funding, development, and commercialization of early stage technologies for over ten years. Erica holds a Master of Science degree in Pathology from Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from The Ohio State University. She also has an MBA from OSU’s Fisher College of Business with a specialization in Entrepreneurship and New Business Ventures. This is the audio recording from the live event on 1/9/2017. http://ikovecapital.com www.startupgrind.com/columbus www.awh.net www.rev1ventures.com

Startup Grind Columbus hosts monthly startup events to teach, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs, and meet new hires and investors in Columbus or our 200 other startup communities around the world. In this episode we feature Erica Waite. Erica is CEO of Ikove Venture Partners, a technology-focused venture development firm in Columbus, OH. Erica oversees the convergence of pipeline, fundraising, operations, strategy, and business development efforts for Ikove and many of its affiliate companies. She works closely with technical teams, investors, advisors, and industry contacts to create successful startups. Erica previously served as the Director of Market Intelligence and Commercialization Strategy Services for the Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (TEC) Institute. She has worked on the funding, development, and commercialization of early stage technologies for over ten years. Erica holds a Master of Science degree in Pathology from Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from The Ohio State University. She also has an MBA from OSU’s Fisher College of Business with a specialization in Entrepreneurship and New Business Ventures. This is the audio recording from the live event on 1/9/2017. <a href="http://ikovecapital.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ikovecapital.com</a> <a href="http://www.startupgrind.com/columbus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.startupgrind.com/columbus</a> <a href="http://www.awh.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.awh.net</a> <a href="http://www.rev1ventures.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.rev1ventures.com</a>

Startup Grind: Erica Waite - CEO, Ikove Venture Partners