Springboard Enterprises

NE 2000

new england 2000

About New England: 2000

Co-hosted by Springboard Enterprises, the National Women’s Business Council, and the Center for Women & Enterprise, the Springboard: New England 2000 program featured 30 of the most promising high-growth, women-led companies in technology and life sciences from  the New England and New York areas. The Forum was held on November 3, 2000 at the Harvard Business School’s Burden Hall Auditorium showcasing the entrepreneurs before an audience of the area’s top corporate, angel, and venture investors.

Event Summary

Over 300 of the region’s top investment professionals attended Springboard 2000: New England on November 3, 2000. Harvard Business School’s Burden Hall Auditorium remained jam-packed the entire day as the 30 selected entrepreneurs took the stage.

On November 2, 2000, the night before the conference, a Venture Capital Awards Dinner was held at Harvard Business School honoring those venture capital firms that have made a significant investment in women-led businesses. Two area firms, Weston Presidio Capitaland Zero Stage Capital, were honored for having invested in women-led firms at more than three times the national rate.

BancBoston Capital/BancBoston was recognized for its leadership in the advancement and promotion of women to senior level positions throughout the firm.

NE 2000 Cohort

Abridge, Susan Hunt Stevens
Tech – Data & Analytics – Email Insights
Addiction Therapies, Barbara Fox
Life Sciences – Pharma – Addiction Therapies
AKA Recovery Pharmaceuticals
BeyondNow Technologies, Rebecca MacKinnon
Life Sciences – Digital Health – Information Management
Sold to Cerner
CEO Express Company, Patricia Pomerleau
Tech – SAAS – Executive Assistance
Circles, Janet Kraus & Kathy Sherbrooke
Tech – Business Products/Services – Concierge Services
Sold to Sodexo
Communispace, Diane Hessan
Tech - Enterprise Tech - Consumer Collaboration Agency
NKA C Space
Sold to Omnicom
ec-Finance.com, Inc., Janet Handal
Tech – Business Products/Services – Collaborative Workspace for Financial Services
Gazelle Systems, Charlotte Bogardus
Tech – SAAS – Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Geonomics, Inc., Georgina Macdonald
Tech – SAAS – Location Optimization
AKA geoVue
Sold to Versata
GetConnected.com, Tracy Lawrence
Tech – Digital Media – Digital Service Transaction Processing
Sold to WhiteFence
iAnswers.com, Tanja Omeze
Tech – Media – Online Information Exchange
IBEX Process Technology, Jill Card
Tech – SAAS – Optimization Software for Semiconductor Industry
AKA NeuMath, Inc.
Mindful Technologies, Christina Bauer
Tech – SAAS – Virtual Service Representatives
MOCA, Inc., Sarah Slaughter
Technology – SAAS – Software Development for Design and Construction
AKA MOCA Systems
MuseumShop.com, Inc., Rebecca Reynolds Moore
Tech – Retail – Museum Product Platform
NursingHands , Isobel Coleman
Tech – Digital Media – Health Care Services
Sold to Jobson PLC
ODAC, Caroline Oberg
Tech – SAAS – Workflow Management
Sold to Encoda Systems, Inc.
OneNest.com, Durreen Shahnaz
Tech – Retail – Ethical and Handmade Goods Marketplace
Sold to Novica United
Phlair, Isabella Chung
Tech – SAAS – Business Optimization
Roving Software, Gail Goodman
Tech – SAAS – Email Marketing
AKA Constant Contact
IPO 2007
Sold to Endurance International
TeleSales, Inc., Jeanne Lambert
Tech – Business Products & Services – Outsourcing Sales and Marketing Strategy
AKA Cerida Corporation
Sold to AnswerNet, Inc.
Tensegra Inc., Alison Skinner
Life Sciences – Medical Devices – Pharma Intelligence
Umbanet, Michelle Baker
Tech – SAAS – Email Technology
Versura, Lydia Marshall
Tech – FinTech – Education Loan Exchange
ViaCell, Inc., Cynthia Fisher
Life Sciences – Biotech – Stem Cells
FKA ViaCell
IPO 2005
Sold to PerkinElmer
Vinciv, De Ann Pope
Tech – Security – Network Security/Digital Content Distribution
Virtualteams.com, Jessica Lipnack
Tech – Networking – Organizational Networks
AKA NetAge
WorldClinic, Inc., Barbara Casey
Tech – Health – Healthcare Information Systems
Zipcar, Robin Chase
Tech – Transportation – Car Sharing
IPO 2011
Sold to Avis

Contributing Sponsors:

Marketing Sponsors:

  • Denterlein Worldwide

  • Events Preferred

  • MoneyHunt

  • Selig/Kaye Group

  • Women’s Business

Supporting Organizations:

Forum Committees

Venture Committee Chair:

  • Marcia Hooper, Advent International

Recruiting Committee Co-Chairs:

  • Connie Duckworth, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

  • Sarah Di Troia, Cambridge Incubator

  • Sharon Whiteley, Whiteley & Company

Screening Committee Co-Chairs:

  • Paula Groves,Axxon Capital

  • Jodi Jahic, Battery Ventures

  • Mark Thaller, Zero Stage Capital

Coaching/Bootcamp Committee Co-Chairs:

  • Elizabeth Cahill Lempres, McKinsey & Company, Inc.

  • Ellen Roy, I-Group HotBank NE, a SoftBank Affiliate

Forum Committee:

  • Candida Brush, Boston University School of Management

  • Teri Cavanagh, FleetBoston Financial

  • Paula Chauncey, Redwood Group

  • Patricia M. Cloherty, Patricof & Co.

  • Karen F. Copenhaver, Esq., Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP

  • Angela Quinn Crispi, Harvard Business School

  • Michael Cronin, Weston Presidio Capital

  • Oliver D. Curme, Battery Ventures

  • Roslyn G. Daum, Esq., Choate, Hall & Stewart

  • Sarah Di Troia, Cambridge Incubator

  • Connie Duckworth, Goldman Sachs & Co.

  • Athena Edmonds, Zoe Capital

  • Kathy Elliott, Renaissance Ventures

  • April Evans, Advanced Technology Ventures

  • Paula Groves, Axxon Capital

  • Patricia Hanratty, Pamet Ventures

  • Myra Hart, Harvard Business School – Chairperson

  • Marcia Hooper, Advent International

  • Patricia Hume, Lotus Development Corporation

  • Jodi Jahic,Battery Ventures

  • Anne-Marie Keane, Staples.com

  • Kay Koplovitz, National Women’s Business Council

  • Joanna Lau, Lau Technologies

  • Elizabeth Cahill Lempres, McKinsey & Company, Inc.

  • Ginger Lew, Telecommunications Development Fund

  • Amy Millman, National Women’s Business Council

  • Laurie Moss, Deloitte & Touche

  • Kenneth Novack, America Online, Inc.

  • Penny Pickett, Telecommunications Development Fund

  • Scott Randall, FairMarket

  • Pamela Reeve, Lightbridge

  • James J. Rita, Jr., Grant Thornton LLP

  • Ellen Roy, I-Group HotBank NE, a SoftBank Affiliate

  • Dianne Hyde Russell, Imperial Bank, Emerging Growth Division

  • Jennifer Schmelter, Fleet Development Ventures

  • Andrea Silbert, Center for Women & Enterprise

  • Stephen Spinelli, Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College

  • William Sweeney, Imperial Bank

  • Andrea Teichman Hill & Barlow

  • Mark Thaller, Zero Stage Capital

  • Jeffry Timmons, Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College

  • Sharon Whiteley, Whiteley & Company

Co-Hosts

Sponsors

Series Sponsors:

Lead Sponsor:

  • FleetBoston Financial

Partner Sponsors

Supporter Sponsors:

Venture Partners:

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