Tag - Mic Williams

Fireside Chat with Mic Williams (Founder of Boston Harbor Angels)

Mic (Michael) Williams has been an investor for over 35 years. Whereas his primary investments and have been in commercial real estate; his previous private investments have included manufacturing, mining, movies, lumber products, ships and a television enterprise. He founded Boston Harbor Angels eleven years ago and has invested in 25+ deals. He has had several very successful exits with Smart Cells (Merck $500MM and Carbonite-IPO, Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.CRBP NASD,) There are more than several auspicious horses still in his...
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From Startup to Publicly Traded Company: Story of Corbus Pharmaceuticals

The following post is from Antonette Ho, Group Operations Manager at Boston Harbor Angels. Corbus Pharmaceuticals Wins Exit of the Year Award Corbus Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage drug development company targeting rare, chronic, and serious inflammatory and fibrotic diseases with clear unmet needs. One of the great successes in the Boston Harbor Angels portfolio, Corbus was awarded Exit of the Year at the annual end-of-year general meeting in December 2017. Yuval Cohen, CEO of Corbus Pharmaceuticals and Mark Tepper, President &...
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Go Write the Ad: Tips from David Friend, CEO and Co-founder of Wasabi

The following post is from Antonette Ho, Group Operations Manager at Boston Harbor Angels. Wasabi Wins IT Startup of the Year This past December, the Boston Harbor Angels hosted its annual end-of-year general meeting. During the meeting, Wasabi was honored as IT Startup of the Year. Wasabi is a new cloud storage company. After the awards, Mic Williams, President and Founder of Boston Harbor Angels, interviewed David Friend, CEO and co-founder of Wasabi. During the interview, Friend shared some history about his...
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Boston Harbor Angels Awards Portfolio Companies at Annual Meeting

Boston Harbor Angels, one of the top three elite angels groups in the US, recognized three portfolio companies at its annual end-of-year general meeting. Exit of the Year Award: Corbus Pharmaceuticals on NASDAQ Biotech Startup of the Year Award: Astrocytes Pharmaceuticals Inc. IT Startup of the Year Award: Wasabi The meeting featured interviews with Yuval Cohen, CEO of Corbus Pharmaceuticals and Mark Tepper, President & Chief Scientific Officer of Corbus Pharmaceuticals; and David Friend, CEO and co-founder of Wasabi. The group also honored Mic Williams,...
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Investing. It’s a numbers game.

Boston Harbor Angel members, Ziad Moukheiber and David Powsner, are the hosts of Failure – the Podcast, a podcast about about business failures, focusing on startups and emerging companies. In episode three, Moukheiber and Powsner interview Mic Williams, founder of Boston Harbor Angels and angel investor extraordinaire, on his winning philosophy of investing — and a few stories, too. Tune in >>
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Congratulations to Boston Harbor Angels on Being Named “BUILD Friend of the Year” as Part of the 5-Year Anniversary BUILDFest Gala

BUILD will award Mic Williams and Boston Harbor Angels the “BUILD Friend of the Year Award” as part of their 5-Year Anniversary BUILDFest Gala, which will be held on Wednesday October 19th from 5:30-9:30 pm at the Boston Convention Center. BUILD and Boston Harbor Angels have partnered and are very happy to be able to bring more resources to help at-risk youth. Read more >>
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