Launch Pad Venture Capital Edition: Real-Time VC Feedback and People's
Choice Winner
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- TechWeb (Formerly CMP) and
O'Reilly Media, Inc., co-producers of the annual Web 2.0 Expo, today
announced the participants for the Launch Pad start up program. Launch Pad,
(http://en.oreilly.com/webexsf2008/public/content/launchpad), which takes
place Thursday, April 24th during Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco at the Moscone
West, provides a unique public forum for unveiling innovative new companies
and products. Web 2.0 Expo, in its second year, is the leading global
gathering of developers, designers, marketers, and business professionals
building the next generation Web. http://www.web2expo.com/sf.
Beyond having great products or services, successful Web 2.0 companies
have to pass the test of investor scrutiny. With that in mind, Web 2.0 Expo
San Francisco will host its VC Edition of Launch Pad -- where six finalists
get five minutes on stage to present a live demo, while three members of
the venture capital community review and provide real-time, genuine
feedback.
A People's Choice Winner will be announced at the end of the program
via the use of customized shortcodes provided by Mozes
(http://www.mozes.com/). Audience members will be asked to play the role of
VC and SMS vote for their top investment choice based on the demos. Votes
will be tabulated in real-time and projected live on screen.
One hundred sixty submissions to Launch Pad were judged in multiple
rounds and the six presenting companies were selected by a committee of
notable Web 2.0 venture capitalists who include on-stage reviewers: Mike
Jung, Panorama Capital; Maha Ibrahim, Canaan Partner; and David Hornik,
August Capital. Launch Pad is sponsored by OATV and Panorama Capital.
Participants will make their announcements to the cutting edge audience
on the main stage at Web 2.0 Expo Thursday, April 24th @ 1:30 pm:
-- Acquia
-- Triggit
-- Chirp Interactive
-- Oortle
-- JobScore
-- TradeVibes
"We're happy to welcome these innovative startups in front of the
largest gathering of the Web community," said Brady Forrest, Web 2.0 Expo
Co-Chair. "This year Launch Pad will not only spotlight some great new
companies, but also give the budding entrepreneurs in the audience a taste
of what it's like to be scrutinized by VCs."
A forum for creativity, engineering, and innovation, Web 2.0 Expo San
Francisco includes a multi-track conference, an "unconference" program
called Web2Open, a major tradeshow, and many networking events.
To learn more about the 2008 Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco or to register
visit: http://www.web2expo.com/sf
To see more details on Launch Pad: VC Edition, visit:
http://www.web2expo.com/sf/launchpad
To apply for a media pass, visit:
http://en.oreilly.com/webexsf2008/public/content/media
To read the O'Reilly Radar, visit: http://radar.oreilly.com/
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conference, send a note to: webexpo-idea@oreilly.com
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