Celebrate the growing angel investor community, learn from the experts, and get caught up on the latest happenings from spotlighted startups. The night will feature founding partners of Torch Capital, one of the top NYC based early-stage venture capital funds who invest in the next generation of tech enabled consumer companies. Accompanying Torch Capital is one of their fastest growing portfolio companies, Sollis Health. Sollis Health is a membership-based concierge emergency/ critical health solution providing members with zero-wait, high quality medical care, infused with hospitality and high-touch customer service. Both companies with be speaking on their origins, insightful perspectives, and success stories.
Come mix with your fellow 412 Angels and use these ongoing events as a way to learn and participate in all the exciting startup action happening regionally and nationally. And, of course, we'll have a bartender and tasty eats on hand!
Time: 5 PM-8 PM
Location: Record | 104 SW A Street Bentonville, AR
Managing Partner and Co-Founder
Atento Capital (Tulsa)
Mike started his first job in high school as a barista at a coffee shop. Seven years later through undergrad and business school, he was overseeing operations at 22 stores and managing a $19M coffee operation. He eventually partnered with a few close friends and grew a product manufacturing company to nearly $40M in revenue before selling it to a publicly traded company. Around this time Mike also got into angel investing and joined Spotad, one of his portfolio companies as president, building that from $0 to $16M in revenue in over 2 years. He eventually went on to join the Clinton Campaign and after that kept looking for more was to make impact. This eventually led him to Tulsa and to the George Kaiser Family Foundation. At GKFF and Atento, Mike has spent the last 4+ years investing in early stage companies and driving various transformative programs and initiatives geared towards building a vibrant Tulsa ecosystem. Mike received his MBA from The University of Southern California.
Managing Director, Northwest Arkansas
Atento Capital (Tulsa)
Sterling is an investment professional with Atento Capital, leading the fund's expansion to Northwest Arkansas. His primary responsibilities include meeting with local investors, stakeholders, and portfolio companies while evaluating early-stage businesses for investment.
Sterling is passionate about leveraging technology, network, and access to capital to identify the next generation of diverse high-growth startups. Most recently, he co-founded Black Freelancer, a future-of-work marketplace helping Fortune 1000 businesses hire diverse talent.
Co-Founder
Sollis Health (NYC)
 A passionate advocate for improvements in the healthcare industry, Andrew has been a healthcare investor and analyst for more than 10 years at Generation IM, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. He has consulted for many health systems and advised multinational institutions toward more effective and efficient healthcare models. Andrew holds an MBA from London Business School and a BA from Columbia University.
Founder & Managing Partner
Torch Capital (NYC)
Jonathan is a long-time entrepreneur and investor who has spent his career at the intersection of the media, technology and entertainment industries. He is the co-founder of digital media publication InsideHook. Jonathan previously worked at McKinsey and Company and for former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, where he helped launch his online education venture JWMI. Jonathan started his career founding a music talent management company, where he developed and directed the careers of high-profile artists, songwriters and producers.
