Kairos 50 Award and Dance Party on the NYSE

It’s an honor to have Nanoly Bioscience be named in Kairo’s Top 50 companies started in college.

As part of the Kairos 50, we all got to present our companies on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange! Attendees included the Prince of Jordan, the CEO of AutoDesk, founder of Vonage, CEO of Forbes, and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. I feel so lucky to be able to connect with these people!

My friend Julia from Spain and I have dinner at our hotel

My friends from UC Berkeley and I take a photo together on Day 1

Officially part of the first rave on the NYSE. Live performance by European DJ, Madeon

Ringing the NYSE opening bell

With a fellow attendee, who dressed glamorously in orange, having a drink on the NYSE.

Presenting my company on the NYSE floor

The personalized trophy they gave to the Kairos 50 companies

Named in “130 Young Entrepreneurs to Watch”

Woke up this morning with an email saying “Congratulations” from a friend. I had no idea what he was talking about so it was a nice surprise to learn about this list Under30CEO.com put out! This was really exciting! I don’t know if I really deserve this yet, but I’ll take it

Thanks Haas!

Thanks Haas for featuring an article about Nanoly’s prize at the Intel Global Challenge!

Interviewed on CBS Radio News LA’s “Business Rockstars” show

Hosted by Ken Rutkowski (the CEO of METal International), KFWB 980′s “Business Rockstars” is a show that shares stories from successful entrepreneurs. Check out a recording of the interview we had on September 10th here: http://businessrockstars.com/br/2012/09/business-rockstars-ep61-mon-910/

The first 10 minutes is Ken’s introduction about the show and a little background about me. The next 20 minutes are my interview

Confirmed onto the Board of Directors for the West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce

I am excited to serve on the board of the West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce!

The purpose of the West L.A. Chamber of Commerce is to promote the commercial, civic, cultural, educational, and industrial interests of the West Los Angeles area so that its businesses, neighborhoods, and citizens shall prosper.

We’re in Forbes!!

Can’t believe our barely three-months old startup, Enplug, is already written about in Forbes!

Check it out here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasmith/2012/08/13/la-startup-goes-from-0-to-100mph-in-three-months/

We’re Named Top 10 in NASA’s Competition for New Technology for Space!

My biotech startup, Nanoly Bioscience, is a Top 10 finalist for NASA’s $110K Award for businesses creating new technology that will benefit space. It’s been more than exciting that a project I started with my friend last year has been recognized by NASA!

It has been an incredible journey with the Nanoly team. I don’t think any of us realized, when we first started theorizing our technology solution, that it could be so transformative-let alone something that NASA might use. Hopefully, this demonstrates how important it is to always Think Big!

A collaboration between NASA and The Space Frontier, The NASA New Space Frontier Competition recognizes entrepreneurs developing supporting, problem-solving, and game-changing technologies for the space industry.

Interviewed by Dell

It’s been an honor to be featured as one of the Dell’s Social Innovation Challenge winners!

Nanoly on NPR’s Youth Radio Show

Check out my co-founder, Peter Matheu’s interview with NPR’s Youth Radio show, Turnstyle!

http://turnstylenews.com/2012/06/20/nanoly-using-technology-to-extend-vaccine-viability-in-developing-world/

Haas Alumni Leadership Award

As a recent graduate of the Haas School of Business, it was an absolute honor to receive the Haas Alumni Leadership Award. The Haas community has made such an impact in my decision to pursue entrepreneurship. I am truly thankful to the Haas Alumni Network San Francisco chapter for this scholarship award, especially Mr. Aaron Mendelson, who is the president of the chapter. The award reception was hosted at the incredibly beautiful Autodesk Gallery venue in San Francisco. Doug Leone, head of Sequoia Capital, was the keynote speaker. He shared a very insightful talk on entrepreneurship and venture capital. It was a great way to conclude my studies at Haas!

Speaking about the incredibly positive impact of the Haas community at the Haas Alumni Leadership Award reception

With Doug Leone, head of Sequoia Capital, who was the keynote speaker at the award reception. He is probably the smartest and coolest venture capitalist I’ve ever met.

The award reception was hosted at the beautiful Autodesk Gallery in San Francisco.

Haas Alumni Leadership Award Presentation