Monday, February 25, 2013

Get your startup idea funded! Summer @ Highland

Summer@Highland InfoSession
Monday, March 11th
5:30-7:30pm, The Career Center (134 Mary Gates Hall)
RSVP requested – see below for details

Come and learn more about Summer@Highland, a summer startup program built exclusively for student founders. In its sixth year, Summer@Highland is hosted by Highland Capital Partners, a 25-year old, global venture capital firm that has raised over $3 billion in committed capital and backed current technology leaders like 2U, Aereo, Bit9, Leap Motion, LevelUp, Rent The Runway, Rethink Robotics, Violin Memory, and WePay.

Selected teams receive:
  • An $18,000 stipend to cover your expenses.
  • Free workspace in Highland's Boston or Silicon Valley office.
  • A Highland investor mentor, who will help guide you to grow your company.
  • Access to a network of seasoned mentors through the Summer@Highland Speaker Series

Past teams include Cloudflare, Gemvara, Tivli, and Wildfire. In aggregate, some of the 35 alumni Summer@Highland companies have gone on to raise almost $100 million in venture capital and get acquired by tech giants like Dropbox, Google, and Oracle.

Bring your questions about the program, as well as any specific questions about the application process in advance of the application deadline: (Early) March 3, 2013 at 11:59pm PST and (Regular) April 1, 2013 at 11:59pm PST.

RSVP:
Don't miss this great opportunity to build your startup with us this summer! RSVP at http://summerathighlandwashington.eventbrite.com/ and also through your HuskyJobs account:
Log-in to your HuskyJobs account at:

1.      Under the Shortcuts section, click on “Events – Employer Info Sessions”
2.      Find the employer who's event you want to attend
3.      Click on the underlined Information Session date
4.      Read the event information
5.      Scroll down the page and click on the RSVP button to let them know that you plan to attend

And join the Summer@Highland mailing list to stay in-the-loop: http://eepurl.com/t8rJ9

Questions?
Contact crecruit@uw.edu