FundingPost's 3-day Conference will put 20 emerging technology companies
in front of 50 Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors in New York City
NEW YORK, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 5-7, 2006, FundingPost
(http://www.fundingpost.com) will be hosting the "Perfect Venture Conference"
where 20 early-stage technology companies will pitch to and learn from 50
leading Venture Capital investors. The "Perfect Venture Conference" is
sponsored by Merrill Lynch and Morrison and Foerster. Many entrepreneurs
wonder what it takes to secure venture capital financing and need
opportunities to showcase their businesses. At the three-day event, panels of
and keynote speeches by Venture Capital Investors will answer the questions
these young technology companies have. More information about the conference
can be found online at: http://www.fundingpost.com/pvc. In addition,
FundingPost hosted calls on Wednesday, February 8th, 2006 and Wednesday
February 15th, 2006 featuring the some of the participating Venture
Capitalists as a preview of what will be discussed at the conference. To
download the mp3s of these calls please go to: http://www.fundingpost.com/pvc.
FundingPost has completed 15+ sold out venture events in New York City
over the past four years and it is proud to announce its next Venture Capital
event in New York. After years of smaller events, FundingPost has decided to
host a three-day conference to address the requests of entrepreneurial
companies who want higher investor to company ratios and more chances to
pitch. The conference is focused on early-stage technology companies in areas
such as: software, hardware & peripherals, semiconductors, networking
infrastructure, wireless, telecom, Internet, RFID, digital music/video
platforms, online security, VoIP, e-commerce, search engine technology,
advertising technology, database applications, online storage, supply-chain
management, video game tech, payment processing & financial services. At the
"Perfect Venture Conference" every company will pitch multiple times to the
Investors. There will be 2-minute elevator pitches, 5-minute workshop
pitches, 10-minute PowerPoint presentations and 1-on-1 private meetings. The
panels and workshops will cover the entire fundraising process including: How
to give a Great Pitch, Building Revenue and Customers, Building your
Management Team, Setting Valuation, Preparing your Finances, Meeting with
Investors, Negotiating Term Sheets, Exit Strategies, and the current state of
IT Investing; All important topics entrepreneurs need to know about to get
venture capital funding. To view the agenda for the conference, please visit
http://www.fundingpost.com/pvc/.
More than 40 Venture Capital and Angel Investor funds are already
confirmed to speak. These firms include: Apex Capital Group, ArrowPath
Venture Partners, Ascend Ventures, Battery Ventures, BRM Capital, Core Capital
Partners, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners, Eastern Technology Fund, Endeavor
Capital, FTVentures, Global Media Fund, Grotech Capital Group, IDG Ventures,
IDT Ventures, IdeaLab, InflectionPoint Ventures, Innovation Philadelphia,
Intel Capital, Inverness Capital Partners, Liquid Capital Group, Masthead
Venture Partners, Milestone Venture Partners, Monumental Venture Partners,
NJTC Venture Fund, New York Angels, North Sea Ventures, Osage Venture
Partners, PA Early Stage, Progress Partners, Rho Capital Partners, Ridgewood
Capital, SAVP, Scaeta, Security Growth Partners, Silicon Alley Seed Investors
(SASI), Signal Equity Partners, Softbank Capital, Tri-State Private Investors
Network, Updata Capital, Updata Partners and The Verticom Group. For a full
list of speakers, please visit http://www.fundingpost.com/pvc/.
"We are thrilled to be offering 20 emerging technology companies the
exclusive opportunity to work so closely with 50 Venture Capitalists over
three-days. We know that this conference will allow these CEOs to grow and
perfect their pitch, making them ready for investment. Our series have been
successful because both the entrepreneurs and the investors see the value of
the exchange," said Joe Rubin, Director, FundingPost. "Our Venture Capitalist
speakers are really excited to see some really fantastic new companies."
For more information about the New York City "Raising Venture Capital"
event and other FundingPost events, call (800) 461-5509 or visit FundingPost's
"Perfect Venture Conference" website at http://www.fundingpost.com/pvc.
ABOUT FUNDINGPOST:
FundingPost is an entrepreneur and investor network reaching more than
80,000 executives and 6,000 Venture Capital and Angel Investors across the
nation each month.
For over five years FundingPost has worked with thousands of Angel and
Venture Capital Investors and Entrepreneurs. FundingPost has hosted over
5,000 CEOs and 600 Venture Funds at events in 15 cities nationwide, as well as
providing a quarterly Dealflow magazine and a deal-exchange Website that has,
on average, seen an introduction of an Investor to an Entrepreneur every
business day since its inception. FundingPost's mission is to reach investors
and entrepreneurs in every medium possible -- both online and offline, and it
is experiencing strong growth as the venture capital markets continue to
improve worldwide. For more information: http://www.fundingpost.com
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http://www.fundingpost.com
http://www.fundingpost.com/pvc
CONTACT:
Aren Cohen of FundingPost, +1-800-461-5509,
or press@fundingpost.com
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