Managed all financial, real estate, construction
and administrative operations for new company backed by a variety of venture sources including the Sorros Quantum Fund, Michael
Porter and Nicholas Negroponte. An internet café retail concept with stores in Boston, New York and Palo Alto offering
a wide variety of experiences in internet, CD-ROM and virtual reality computer applications.
Managed the launch and
roll out of an innovative New York City “news-themed” retail cafe concept, doubling the original investment in
18 months.
Successfully launched a $1 million Private Placement
Offering to open, construct and run a Boston based gourmet coffee café/restaurant and a neighbourhood bakery concept.
Managed succesful private placements for:
- A 35 person remote medical diagnostic company (angel financing)
- A start
up commercialising a revolutionary directional, steerable drill bit for the oil and gas industry (VC financing)
- A company commercialising an innovative non stick oven tray based on silicon (angel financing)