The DreamIt team consists of several groups working together to provide a platform for starting exciting, new companies. The groups include our Managing Partners, Mentors, Speakers, Business Partners, Partners & Sponsors.
Managing Partners:
The DreamIt Managing Partners are all entrepreneurs. We have each founded, built and successfully sold one or more business. We have backgrounds in technology, finance, sales and marketing, and law. We all almost all currently angel investors and have invested in software/SaaS, chip, pharmaceutical, medical device, and many other startup companies.
Our Mentors and Speakers include leading visionaries, entrepreneurs and business strategists. They will speak during DreamIt and/or provide regular coaching, mentoring and guidance to DreamIt companies. Our Business Partners include many prominent law firms and accounting firms with professionals who concentrate on providing service to startups. Each of them has agreed to donate their time to help DreamIt Companies properly structure their businesses, and to provide counsel throughout the DreamIt program. Our funding and economic development partners include early stage venture firms, angel groups, private investors, and public economic development agencies who are providing support for DreamIt and/or will be attending Funding Day. Our Sponsors include Morgan Lewis and TD Bank.
The growing list of participants includes:
2010 Mentors
- Colin Evans - Founder, Managing Partner, Sandwith Ventures, LLC
- Matthew Fisher - Branch Manager, TD Bank
- Bhavani Harimohan - CEO, The Crimson Institute
- David Herscott - Managing Partner, Ad Factory
- Jessica Lindl - SVP Marketing and Product Management, Scientific Learning
- Lance Hollander - Partner, Digital Properties Group
- Rob Holmes - Director of Corporate Development, VUDU
- Lev Kaye - COO, Teachscape, Inc.
- Daphne Kis
- John Loftus - Managing Director, Internet Capital Group
- David Martz
- Elliot Menschik - SVP and General Manager, Provider Markets, MEDecision
- Alexander Miller - Director, QVC
- Eric Miller - Senior eCommerce Consultant , David's Bridal
- Jay Shah - President, Star Advisory Services
- Marc Slovak - VP, Product Technology, LexisNexis
- Christopher Stanchak - Founder and CEO, TicketLeap.com
- Jed Weissberg - Independent Advisor & Consultant
- Gabriel Weinberg - Entrepreneur and Angel Investor, Founder Duck Duck Go
- Gabe Zichermann - CEO & Co-Founder , beamME
- Rob Adams - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, NextStage Capital
- Brad Aronson - Founder, i-Frontier
- Mel Baiada - Principal, Basecamp Ventures
- Nick Baughan - Managing Member, Marks Baughan & Co.
- Steve Barsh - Serial Entrepreneur
- David Brussin - Serial Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, Turntide
- John Capobianco - President and COO, MEDecision, Inc.
- Michael M. Carter - Managing Director, The Musser Group
- John Carrow - CIO, Unisys
- Mike Dever - Serial Entrepreneur, CEO, YouChoose.net
- Anthony Gold - VP and GM, Unisys
- Anne Gordon - Partner, Dubilier & Co
- Paul Graziani -CEO, Analytic Graphics
- Steve Harris - Founder and VP of Private Equity Management, MidCoast Capital
- Jane Hoffer - President and CEO, Prescient
- Michael Kopelman - Principal, Edison Venture Fund
- Tom Olenzak - Founding Partner and Managing Director, Fountainhead Venture Group
- David Oppenheimer - Serial Entrepreneur, RobinHood Ventures
- Mark McDowell - Founder and Managing Director, Ingenium Group
- John Moran - Serial Entrepeneur, RobinHood Ventures
- Rick Mosenkis - President and CEO, WorkZone
- Bertrand Navarrete - VP of Acquisitions, Internet Capital Group
- Jim Stogdill - CTO, Gestalt Software
- R Linda Resnick - Founder, CEO Resources
- Dan Tiernan - COO, GL Trade Capital Solutions /FNX Solutions
- Nat Turner - Co-Founder, CEO, InviteMedia
Prior Years' Mentors & Gurus
Universities & Funding Sources:
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
University City Science Center
Law Firms:
Morgan Lewis — Steve Goodman, Esq.
Morgan Lewis — Jeff Bodle, Esq.
Ballard Spahr — Richard P. Jaffe, Esq.
Ballard Spahr — Pam Meredith, Esq.
Cozen O'Connor — David Nelson, Esq
Drinker Biddle— Neil K. Haimm, Esq.
Drinker Biddle— Josh Bernstein, Esq.
Duane Morris —Kathleen M Shay, Esq.
Duane Morris —Mir Masud-Elias, Esq.
Fox Rothschild — Michael Harrington, Esq.
Pepper Hamilton — Christopher S. Miller, Esq.
Pepper Hamilton — Jay Jumper, Esq.
Reed Smith — Vincent S. Capone, Esq.
Reed Smith — Kevin Christmas, Esq.
SORINROYERCOOPER — Neil Cooper
Accounting Firms:
Amper, Politziner & Mattia — Jay L. Weinstein & Jeff Band
Deloitte & Touche — Michael Purcell
Isdaner & Company — Ivan Hantman
KPMG — Brian Hughes & Andy Cherry