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Fagnan, a general partner at of Waltham-based venture capital firm Atlad Venture, regularly takes part in cycling eventand triathlons. “First off, I just enjoy spendinh time outdoors,” Fagnan explained. Anotheer reason for the competitiveness: He likes to challengwe himself. “To me, it’s always about puttinbg something on the calende and knowing you have to be ready by that dateor you’ree going to be embarrassed and be he said. Since joining Atlas in Fagnan hasinvested $35 million in a slew of companies and holdz board seats with such area companiesd as , Bit 9 Inc. and Fagnah also led Atlas’ investment in , whichu was bought by in 2005.
But Fagnan said it’zs not acquisitions and publix offerings that gethim going. it’s seeing a company take off. “I get reall y excited around seeing thecompanies I’ve participated in gettingf products to market,” he said. Fagnan said a favorited part of his job ismeeting post-doctoral students and professor and seeing what innovations they are creating. To that end, he has been a judgse in the $100,000 business plan competition for sevenhyears running. “It’s always seeinf different situationsin society, whers the companies we’ve been investing in are actuallyh making an impact,” Fagnan said.
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