BlackBox Connect will see 15 female entrepreneurs given access to top investors and decision makers in Silicon Valley
Cambridge, 4 May 2016 ... Fiona Nielsen, CEO of Repositive Limited, a software company developing novel tools to improve access to human genomic research data, will be taking part in the 15th edition of the renowned BlackBox Connect programme in Silicon Valley.
The programme which is ran in partnership with Google Entrepreneurs will see Fiona and 14 other entrepreneurs from around the world travel to Silicon Valley to meet entrepreneurs, investors and decision makers. This includes Gretchen Howard, Partner at Google Capital, Ann Winblad, Founder of HWVP, Jenny Lefcourt, Partner at Freestyle Capital, David Hornik, General Partner at August Capital, Julia Hartz, Founder of Eventbrite and Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder of Joyus. The programme will take place from the 8th to 21st May.
Fiona Nielsen, CEO of Repositive said: “I am delighted to have been chosen for this prestigious programme. This is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with leading industry figures, and to meet fellow start up entrepreneurs. Repositive has an excellent network in the UK, and we have been strongly supported by our partners, such as Seedcamp who recommended BlackBox Connect as an excellent opportunity to work towards expansion into the US.”
2016 has been a very strong year for Repositive, having raised additional seed funding of £500,000, secured a partnership with Xpressomics and having won the Pistoia Alliance inaugural President’s Start Up Challenge.
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For further information, please contact:
Tony Stephenson
Exitus Communications
Tel: +44 (0)7899 796655
Email: tony@exituscommunications.co.uk
Notes to Editors:
Repositive are experts in the provision of efficient access to genomic data. Through their platform, researchers and scientists are able to quickly and easily access data from a range of global sources, and securely share with colleagues both internal and external. Through the platform, researchers are also able to use the community to identify more relevant data, feedback and improve the metadata associated with it. From their headquarters in Cambridge, the Repositive team of experts in data management and its most effective use, also offer a range of services to corporate customers who require larger scale enterprise solutions.
www.repositive.io
Cambridge, 4 May 2016 ... Fiona Nielsen, CEO of Repositive Limited, a software company developing novel tools to improve access to human genomic research data, will be taking part in the 15th edition of the renowned BlackBox Connect programme in Silicon Valley.
The programme which is ran in partnership with Google Entrepreneurs will see Fiona and 14 other entrepreneurs from around the world travel to Silicon Valley to meet entrepreneurs, investors and decision makers. This includes Gretchen Howard, Partner at Google Capital, Ann Winblad, Founder of HWVP, Jenny Lefcourt, Partner at Freestyle Capital, David Hornik, General Partner at August Capital, Julia Hartz, Founder of Eventbrite and Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder of Joyus. The programme will take place from the 8th to 21st May.
Fiona Nielsen, CEO of Repositive said: “I am delighted to have been chosen for this prestigious programme. This is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with leading industry figures, and to meet fellow start up entrepreneurs. Repositive has an excellent network in the UK, and we have been strongly supported by our partners, such as Seedcamp who recommended BlackBox Connect as an excellent opportunity to work towards expansion into the US.”
2016 has been a very strong year for Repositive, having raised additional seed funding of £500,000, secured a partnership with Xpressomics and having won the Pistoia Alliance inaugural President’s Start Up Challenge.
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For further information, please contact:
Tony Stephenson
Exitus Communications
Tel: +44 (0)7899 796655
Email: tony@exituscommunications.co.uk
Notes to Editors:
Repositive are experts in the provision of efficient access to genomic data. Through their platform, researchers and scientists are able to quickly and easily access data from a range of global sources, and securely share with colleagues both internal and external. Through the platform, researchers are also able to use the community to identify more relevant data, feedback and improve the metadata associated with it. From their headquarters in Cambridge, the Repositive team of experts in data management and its most effective use, also offer a range of services to corporate customers who require larger scale enterprise solutions.
www.repositive.io
