Ken Morse
Angel Investor
Boston, United States
Ken Morse is a seed investor in Boston focused on Tourism and Travel Agency. Ken is Chairman & CEO of Entrepreneurship Ventures Inc. which convenes an experienced team of practitioners and serial entrepreneurs to deliver Entrepreneurial Skills Development workshops and programs in Colombia, Canada, Europe (Norway, Romania, Scotland, Spain, The Netherlands) in Turkey, the Middle East (Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia,Syria, UAE), in Pakistan and New Zealand. In the US, Ken serves on the Board of Advisors of MassChallenge and Concentric Power Inc., and advises several MIT spin-offs including Cambrian Innovation Inc., Connectloud Inc., Cogito Corporation, FloDesign Inc., HubSpot Internet Marketing and Terrafugia. Ken was a Co-Founder of six high-tech companies, together with MIT friends and classmates. Five of these ventures had successful IPOs or mergers; one was a disaster. They included 3Com Corporation, Aspen Technology, Inc., a China Trade Company, a biotech venture and an expert systems company. Ken was either the CEO or responsible for part or all of the Sales organization in each of these new enterprises. During his 4+ years as Managing Director of AspenTech (AZPN) Europe SA/NV, Ken’s team achieved 18 consecutive quarters of on-target sales performance by building close strategic relationships with the leading chemical and pharmaceutical companies throughout Europe and the Middle East. Ken grew the AspenTech EMEA organization from 22 to 200+ employees with basically zero staff turnover, and expanded sales revenue 600% - 900% with key client relationships. Ken serves on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) of President Obama (Washington) which conceived and launched “Startup America” and the “JOBS Act”, which received strong bi-partisan support. Ken advises major corporations on their innovation strategies and is a member of Telefónica Disruptive Council (Madrid) and the Council on Foreign Relations (New York City). Since 2009 Ken is Visiting Professor at the ESADE Business School in Barcelona. From 2006 - 2011 Ken held the Chair in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Competitiveness at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands. Ken’s interest in international high tech ventures began at MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he graduated with a B.S. in Political Science in 1968 followed in 1972 by an MBA from Harvard Business School. Upon graduation, Ken joined Schroders, the UK-based merchant bank, where he worked directly for Jim Wolfensohn, former President of the World Bank. Ken speaks fluent French and some Chinese. Ken is a Member of the Cercle Royal Gaulois Artistique & Littéraire in Brussels. When kEN is not helping young companies to succeed, Ken enjoys sailing his 50-year old wooden boat with his family around Cape Cod.
- Total investments:
- 1
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Tourism 1 (100%)
- Travel Agency 1 (100%)
- Transportation 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| itravel allows leisure travelers to configure and book experiences, hotels, and transportation on tablets, the web, and in social media. itravel offers the client tools to select and “build” custom trips based on desired experiences (such as kitesurfing, elephant rides, special spa treatments), specific room configurations, and personalpreferences. itravel’s app interfaces allow these selections to happen effortlessly and with appealing content. | $424K / Seed / Jul 01, 2012 |
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What does Ken Morse invest in?
Ken Morse invests primarily in Tourism, Travel Agency and Transportation startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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