FundingPost hosts 18 emerging technology companies presenting in front of
more than 50 Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists at a 3-day Conference
in New York City
NEW YORK, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- FundingPost
(http://www.FundingPost.com) is proud to announce that on April 18-20,
2007, 18 early-stage technology companies and more than 50 Venture Capital
and Angel Investors participated in the third highly-successful "Perfect
Venture Conference" in New York City. The "Perfect Venture Conference" was
sponsored by Merrill Lynch, Wolf Block & Morrison and Foerster, and
provided an opportunity for leading emerging technology companies and top
Angel and Venture Capital firms to make important connections and to
network. While many entrepreneurs wonder what it takes to secure venture
capital financing, and need opportunities to showcase their businesses, the
company CEOs had the opportunity to spend three days learning from some of
the top VC & Angel Investors in the industry. More importantly, they got to
pitch to and discuss their business with all of the Investors. More
information about the conference can be found online at:
http://www.FundingPost.com/pvc
FundingPost has completed 150+ sold-out venture events across the
United States over the past five years, and is proud to announce the
success of the third "Perfect Venture Conference." After years of smaller
events, FundingPost decided to host its third three-day conference to
directly address the requests of entrepreneurial companies who want higher
investor-to-company ratios and more chances to pitch. At this three-day
event, panels of Venture Capital Investors answered the questions these
young technology companies had. In addition, the participating companies
had multiple opportunities to hone their pitches and show off their ideas
to the Investors in attendance. Each company pitched multiple times to the
Investors, while the panels and workshops covered 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. Both the pitching and the panels
were extremely instructive in teaching these entrepreneurs all they need to
know about how to get venture capital funding.
The response of the emerging technology companies to the event was
tremendous. Brian Javeline, President, ServusXchange, LLC, said, "The event
was one of the best ones I have attended. I believe one of the key
ingredients is that it is well organized and allows you to get your message
across on a continuous basis. I would encourage anyone looking to raise
capital to seriously consider networking with FundingPost. One thing I
enjoyed was the structure of the panels so that you get a chance to see how
the investors are thinking, just like they like to do to the presenters.
The only warning I would make is to ensure that you are ready to put your
best foot forward since there is a group of sharp shooters looking to meet
you. The FundingPost team does a very good job at the introduction-making
process."
"The Perfect Venture Conference is an unparalleled value," said Glenn
Murray, Founder & CEO, HandleFly, Inc. "The 'rotisserie-style' format gave
entrepreneurs continuous exposure to dozens of highly-engaged, tier-one
investors. The numerous panel sessions helped us to understand actual
investor expectations and how to best position our company for current and
future rounds. Best of all, the dozen or so one-on-one meetings we had
matched us with qualified investors whom we would never have had access to
otherwise without a referral. Everyone I met - entrepreneurs and investors
alike - walked out wagging their tail! If you are raising money, then this
is an opportunity you simply can't afford to miss!"
The investors also felt that the event provided them great value.
"FundingPost has a history of professionally run conferences that do,
indeed, bring together deserving entrepreneurs with focused investors,"
said Matthew B. Smith, Managing Director, Investments, Connecticut
Innovations, Inc.
"FundingPost's Venture Conference is a worthwhile event for both
entrepreneurs as well as investors," said Elad Yoran, CEO and Founder,
Security Growth Partners, LLC. "Entrepreneurs not only get an opportunity
to present their companies to a large number of investors, but also learn
valuable lessons from experienced people."
Noting that the event was also successful because of the format and
opportunity it provided to the entrepreneurs, Andrew D. Clapp, Partner,
Brook Venture Partners, LLC, said, "This is one of the best events of its
type I've participated in. The repeated delivery by the participants of
their elevator pitch was excellent, as it forced them to present concisely,
whereas entrepreneurs tend to wander unfocused. What's more, as if by
osmosis, the investors had to listen and finally 'get' what the company is
doing. I found myself relating to each company, as well as with each
presenter/CEO. I've not experienced that connection at any other program."
More than 50 Venture Capital and Angel Investor funds participated in
the event. Funds represented included: Aegis Capital Group, Arcapita
Ventures, Argentum Group, Ascend Venture Group, Batelle Ventures, Brook
Venture Partners, Cammeby's Capital Group, Canaan Partners, Coast Ventures,
LLC, Connecticut Innovations, Corporate Angels, Cross Atlantic Capital
Partners, Crossbar Capital, Delaware Crossing Investor Group, Draper Fisher
Jurvetson Gotham Ventures, Edison Venture Fund, ETF Venture Funds, First
Round Capital, Global Media Fund, Gotham Angels, Grande Ventures, Greenhill
SAVP, Houston Angel Network, IDG Ventures, IDT Ventures, Intel Capital,
Jina Ventures Inc., Liberati Corporation, Milestone Venture Partners,
Millennium Technology Ventures, LP, Mitsui Technology Investment Group, NAV
Fund, New York Angels, New York City Investment Fund, Newlight Associates,
North Sea Ventures, Osage Venture Partners, Rho Ventures, Security Growth
Partners, Slater Technology Fund, StarVest Partners, Stonehenge Capital
Company, The Science Center / The MAG Fund, The Verticom Group, Trinity
Ventures, Vencon Management, Inc., Wasatch Venture Fund & Individual Angel
Investors.
"We are thrilled that once again we could provide such a valuable and
meaningful experience to the entrepreneurial and venture communities," said
Joe Rubin, Director, FundingPost. "Every company walked away with multiple
follow-up meetings and calls with the Investors. We have had several
success stories come out of our previous events and expect the same from
this one. We look forward to following these companies as they prosper and
grow."
For more information about the "Perfect Venture Conference" 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
200,000 executives and 6,000 Venture Capital and Angel Investors across the
nation each month.
For over six 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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