Denise Saltojanes, MBA, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; Business Coach, SBA T.H.R.I.V.E.; Investor, NuFund Venture Group; Investor, Beacon Angels
About: Denise Saltojanes is managing director and deal flow lead with Golden Seeds-Boston and an early stage investor with NuFund Venture Group. With a broad background in medical and technology development and financial analysis, she holds a multifaceted skill set from her engineering-based finance career of 25-plus years. As ops research chief with the U.S. Air Force, Saltojanes successfully modeled and defended $6 billion of congressionally approved appropriations and was responsible for numerous financial agreements regarding technology transactions with America’s foreign allies. While working as vice president of investment banking at Medical Capital Advisors, she was an integral part of the firm’s merger and acquisition team and led the valuation process. As a member of the founding team for Cambridge Polymer Group, she led marketing, financial strategy, new business development and licensing agreements. Saltojanes has a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA in finance from Babson College.