by william.brah | Jul 28, 2016 | Focus On Founders, GEIR program, Reason for Reform, Startups
Today, the company has more than 30 employees—most of whom are American—and is a good example of how “immigration is a win-win for everyone.” Agustin Lopez Marquez is the Venezuelan co-founder of SQZ Biotech, a company that re-engineers cells to help them fight...
by william.brah | Apr 30, 2016 | GEIR program, Reason for Reform, Views
By Jeffrey Bussgang (Flybridge Capital Partners) and William Brah (Venture Development Center). This appeared in the Boston Globe on APRIL 04, 2016. MANY HIGH-TECH entrepreneurs dread this time of year — the annual lottery for H-1B visas is about to get underway. More...
by william.brah | Mar 10, 2016 | GEIR program, Incubators, Startups
A Unique Public-Private Partnership, GEIR Program Will Add 20 New Entrepreneurs, Housed at UMass Boston On Thursday, the Massachusetts Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence (GEIR) program announced a major gift from Goodwin Procter LLP, its second corporate partner. The...
by william.brah | Mar 6, 2016 | GEIR program, Incubators, Startups, Tech transfer
54% of the life science companies (including MIT spinout SQZ Biotech, pictured above), launched at the VDC were founded by foreign-born entrepreneurs that came to Massachusetts for graduate study and remained to launch a company. The Massachusetts Global...
by william.brah | Oct 15, 2015 | Fundraising, GEIR program, General, Innovation, News and Events, Startups
Unshackled, an investment fund based in Palo Alto, California, backed by 80 of America’s most influential investors, is offering participants in the Massachusetts Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence (GEIR) program an opportunity to take advantage of its investment...
by william.brah | Sep 17, 2015 | GEIR program
GEIR Program Will Add 10 New Entrepreneurs On Thursday, the Massachusetts Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence (GEIR) program announced a major gift from Silicon Valley Bank, its first corporate partner. The program, which is based at the University of Massachusetts...
