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December Band Holiday Dinner
This year, Covid protocols prevent us from meeting in person to celebrate the season with each other. But we can, as we have all year, adapt and make something beautiful that meets this moment. Please put on your best holiday attire, or ugliest holiday sweater, pour yourself some egg-nog, and sign into the first (and hopefully only!) Band December Zoom Dinner meeting at 6:15 PM on Wednesday, December 16th. We will do small group chat and mingle in breakout rooms for a half hour to 45 minutes and then re-assemble to hear several unusual presentations.
In the past we’ve pushed back on requests to have charities or non-profits pitch the Band. Band members are generous and give to charities outside the Band. As with all organizations, we have to have focus; and our focus is to help startups. But, Covid has been an uneven taker. Some have lost their lives, others their livelihoods. In the spirit of this national crisis, and of the season, it seems apropos of this extraordinary moment to make an exception to our previous practice and have a session devoted to presentations from four local charities that serve those particularly impacted by Covid.
MISSION ASSET FUND is empowering small business innovation in the age of COVID; SAMARITAN HOUSE is leading the fight against poverty in San Mateo County to keep everyone in our community fed, clothed, healthy, and housed; MEALS ON WHEELS SAN FRANCISCO provides network of services to address senior hunger and isolation; and THE BURWEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION is providing fully funded 4-year college scholarships to economically disadvantaged students graduating from Mountain View High School.
Update from the Band of Angels AgFood Tech vertical
The Band of Angels AgFood Tech vertical was inaugurated as a Special Interest Group (SiG) in 2016. The goal was to invest in new markets created by digitalization of farming and food systems including consumption and delivery. In the past few years, we have witnessed amazing innovations and creation of new markets that is nothing short of transformative. As she outlines in this presentation (https://bit.ly/AFHvertical), Chair Jaleh Daie is broadening the group's mission and investment theme to go beyond food and agriculture to include wellness and healthspan and changing the name of this SiG to AgFoodHealthspan (AFH). She is also innovating by adding a formal way for non-members to participate; her Advisory Council (https://bit.ly/AFHadvisors) will expand the number of people with deep domain expertise (eg. real life farmers/growers, journalists, other early investors) participating in the group. Check out the “rules” for participating and consider people you might nominate to join. The AFH vertical will host a Luminary Talk with Gabrielle "Ellie" Rubenstein, Co-founder and CEO of the private equity firm Manna Tree, on November 17th from 1 PM to 2 PM on the topic “Improving Human Health - One Investment at a Time”.
Deep Blue Medical Advances Announces FDA Clearance and U.S. Clinical Launch of the T-Line Hernia Mesh
In positive portfolio news, Deep Blue Medical (March 2019 Dinner) received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its T-Line® Hernia Mesh with integrated suture-like extensions (http://bit.ly/deep-blue-510k).
UNest Portfolio News: Nevertheless She Persisted: How A Female Fintech Founder Raised Her Seed Round
Ksenia Yudina, founder of UNest UNEST
The average annual cost of a private four-year college is $32,410 and a public college (in-state) $9,410, according to the CollegeBoard. College is expensive. More than 44 million Americans owe $1.6 trillion in student debt, writes Zack Friedman, a Forbes contributor. What if there were a way for students to incur no debt or less debt?