Crowdfunding vs. Traditional Investment

Insights on Raising Capital in Healthcare Innovation

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Event Starts: 4:30pm

Location: HULA, 50 Lakeside Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

 
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Navigating the Path to Funding Innovation

Gain valuable insights from seasoned entrepreneurs and investors who will share their experiences, lessons learned, and practical advice for navigating funding avenues and raising capital in healthcare innovation. Don't miss out on this dynamic and inspiring discussion!

Learn About the Panelists:

Eli Moulton

Managing Member, Moulton Law Group

Eli is the managing member of the Moulton Law Group, where he applies over 25 years of corporate law expertise to guide clients through mergers and acquisitions, financing strategies, and corporate governance. He specializes in practical, deal-specific legal solutions for entrepreneurs, investors, and businesses across industries, from technology to renewables. Eli has been instrumental in shaping Vermont’s capital-raising laws and is a recognized leader in innovative financing methods. Beyond his practice, Eli enjoys woodworking, skiing, and family life in the Vermont home he built by hand.

Sol Diamond

CEO, Lodestone Biomedical

Sol is an associate professor of engineering at Dartmouth where he teaches the capstone engineering design sequence, as well as computer-aided design. His research in biomedical engineering currently focuses on in vivo biosensing of immunotherapy treatment response in the tumor microenvironment with magnetic nanoparticles. Sol is the co-founder and CEO of Lodestone Biomedical where he is commercializing the biosensor technology to increase the success rate of drug development in immuno-oncology. Sol also serves as the co-director of the Design Initiative at Dartmouth (DIAD) where he applies design methods and mindsets to facilitate interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts in service to society.

Louisa Schibli

Director of Impact & Engagment, RuralWorks Partners

Louisa is RuralWorks’ Director of Impact and Engagement and a member of the Investment Committee. She is the co-founder of Milk Money Vermont, an online equity crowdfunding platform connecting everyday Vermonters to Vermont businesses looking to raise capital. She was a 2019/2020 fellow at the Just Economy Institute, focusing on the support of financial activists and use of different forms of financial, social and natural capital to generate positive social and environmental change. She’s also a founding member of the Vermont Women’s Investor Network (VTWIN) that supports female investors, founders and local innovation ecosystems. She was a 2021 Vermont Leadership Institute graduate While living in Switzerland for 12 years and earlier in her career, she worked in physical commodities trading at Glencore. Louisa lives and works in rural Vermont.

Darren Mark

CEO, hūmNET

Daren is a purpose-driven entrepreneur and innovator dedicated to fostering meaningful connections and improving well-being through technology and design. As Founder and CEO of hūmNET, he is building a platform for global micro-gatherings to combat social isolation and promote mental health. Currently serving as Entrepreneur in Residence at the Black River Innovation Campus, Daren supports Vermont entrepreneurs while advancing his ventures. He is also the inventor of the patented Språng Chair, an ergonomic active-sitting solution backed by research from Cornell University. Daren’s work reflects his commitment to empathy, innovation, and creating positive social impact.

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