Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs to Meet Active Investors at FundingPost's VC and Angel Event on Thursday, October 14, 2010

Silicon Valley, CA (PRWEB) September 25, 2010

On October 14, 2010, FundingPost (http://www.FundingPost.com) will be hosting a panel discussion with local Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists at its "Silicon Valley VC and Angel Conference," sponsored by Bingham McCutchen LLC. FundingPost has organized 170+ sold-out venture events over the past nine years. Leading Venture Capital and Angel investors are set to speak and coach entrepreneurs at the FundingPost Silicon Valley event on October 14, 2010. The FundingPost Event Calendar and registration information are online at: http://www.fundingpost.com/breakfast/reg1.asp?event=177&refer=PR

Top Venture Firms will gather at FundingPost's upcoming event to discuss the trends in Early-Stage Investing, hot sectors, sectors that these Angels and VCs look at, things that are most important to them when they are considering an Investment, the best and worst things an entrepreneur can do to get their attention, additional advice for entrepreneurs, and, of course, the best ways to reach these and other Investors.

Moderator:

Adrian Shulman, Partner, Bingham McCutchen

Speakers:

Clint Chao, General Partner, Formative Ventures

Karan Mehandru, Prinicpal, Trinity Ventures

Ed Esber, Co-Managing Partner, The Halo Fund

Steve Goldberg, Partner, Venrock

Larry Marcus, Walden Venture Capital

Eric Chen, Angel Investor

Stephen Lee, Principal, Samsung

"We received great feedback from our last Silicon Valley event and are looking forward to returning and introducing a new panel with more deal-seeking Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists," said Joe Rubin, Director, FundingPost. "Early-stage VCs are always on the lookout for great ideas, and FundingPost is proud to provide a forum for these investors to locate promising new ventures.

As with all FundingPost events, there will be pitching, a cocktail party and plenty of networking time! There is still space available, but the event is limited! To register to attend, visit: http://www.fundingpost.com/breakfast/reg1.asp?event=177&refer=PR

ABOUT FUNDINGPOST:

With over 9,500 CEOs and 650 Venture Capital Funds attending events in 19 cities nationwide; a printed Dealflow Magazine; and a deal-exchange website with over 7,600 VC and Angel Investor members and over 125,000 companies, that has, on average, made an introduction of an Investor to an Entrepreneur every business day since its inception, FundingPost believes that it is important to reach investors in every medium possible - both online and offline. FundingPost has been responsible for Millions of dollars in Venture Capital Raised! For more information: http://www.FundingPost.com

Contact:

Heather Coull

FundingPost.com

800-461-5509

press(at)FundingPost(dot)com

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The Votes Are In: 100+ VCs and Angel Investors Have Chosen the Top 50 Emerging Companies

Stratford, CT (PRWEB) October 28, 2010

FundingPost (http://www.FundingPost.com) proudly announced today the winning companies from its seventh annual Pitching Across America competition.

FundingPost, which has been introducing entrepreneurs to investors for over 9 years, established the competition in which 100 Venture Capital Funds and Angel Investors participated as judges, voting on business summaries from emerging companies nationwide. The largest Venture Capital competition ever organized, this year's Pitching Across America (TM) was sponsored by PR Newswire, YouTern, Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt, and Daymond John of ABCs Shark Tank.

"We are pleased to announce the results of this year's competition! The venture capital industry is still strong, and the Investors are still looking for quality companies to invest in," said Joe Rubin, Director, FundingPost. "I'm sure that we will hear about several capital-raising success stories from this year's winners, as we have in all of the past years' Pitching Across America competitions!"

The innovation that drives our nation forward was more evident than ever at this years Pitching Across America event, said Bill Funcannon, Managing Director, OVP Venture Partners. I was impressed by the caliber of the companies, the variety of industry segments, and the passion displayed by the presenters."

The emerging companies were evaluated on a scale of 1 to 10. Judging criteria consisted of several key points including: the professionalism of the written summary, current stage of development (customers, revenue), competitive advantage and need in the marketplace, feasibility for success, and whether the company is "VentureWorthy."

"I was happy to be a judge in this years Pitching Across America competition, said Richard Irving, Co-Founder, Pond Ventures. I've been a judge for the past several years and am always pleasantly surprised by the companies involved. Congrats to this years winners and to FundingPost for putting this together. I look forward to next years competition!"

Richard Irving, Pond Ventures.

National Winner:

VectraCor Inc.

VectraCor, Inc., has developed and patented a technology that will differentiate the current mature cardiac monitoring and ECG market by enhancing the cardiac monitor to actually derive a 12-22 lead ECG from the conventional placement of 5 electrodes, instead of using a separate ECG machine that will require an additional 10 electrodes.

Runner Up:

Digital Life Technologies

Digital Life Technologies mission is to unlock the proven pent-up demand for an electronic wallet (e-wallet) that allows the mobile phone to become the consumers primary point-of-sale (POS) payment device. Digital Lifes Go-Wallet reduces your wallet to your mobile phone and a single, secure universal magnetic stripe card. e-wallet products from competitors work with only 10% of the POS terminals in the U.S. The Go-Wallet is the first and only e-wallet that is fully compatible with all existing point-of-sale terminals, contactless terminals and ATMs so consumers can use it anywhere and everywhere they shop. Plus, it prevents fraud before it happens.

Regional Winners:

VectraCor Inc., Digital Life Technologies, ServusXchange LLC, Doctor Dispense, Simmunity, Avenue Right LLC, Interactyx Limited, Mathematical Bio-Solutions Inc., CardiaCall, LLC, CJAM LLC/CellAntenna, KersTech Vehicle Systems, Emitech, Inc., Wesson Systems Inc., Interlock Monitoring Systems, Laser Logics Inc., PPTshare, Neural Synapse Limited/Zero Point Solutions, Reactive Technologies, BLS Eldercare Financial Solutions, Reality Gap Inc., OnMainStage.com, Assimilate Technology Inc., OvaGene Oncology, AirCast Mobile Inc., Current Motor Co., eConnectPEOPLE LLC, LiveComplete Inc., Bezerra Corporation, element6 group Inc., Scayl, Elixir Bio-Tech Inc., The Asset Management & Disposition Group, Inc., NxtGenTV, Software Developers Inc., DonorCommunity, Walters Manufacturing Inc., Mascus USA, Deep Ellum Brewing Company, Trumeter Labs, Theis and Associates, LLC, N2Solar, Mindbloom, Inc. WA, Phraxis, Risk-AI LLC, Q Therapeutics, First Book, The Pharma Gum Company, Inc., Monterrey Imaging Institute, S de RL de CV, iGrad, Opinionaided

About FundingPost.com

With over 9,500 CEOs and 650 Venture Capital Funds attending events in 19 cities nationwide; a Printed Dealflow Magazine; and a deal-exchange website with over 7,600 VC and Angel Investor members and over 130,000 companies, that has, on average, made an introduction of an Investor to an Entrepreneur every business day since its inception; FundingPost believes that it is important to reach investors in every medium possible - both online and offline. FundingPost has been responsible for Millions and Millions of dollars in Venture Capital Raised!

FundingPost has had the opportunity to work with thousands of Angel and Venture Capital Investors over the past 9 years representing over $ 106.8 Billion.

Contact:

Heather Coull

FundingPost.com

800-461-5509

press(at)fundingpost(dot)com

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New Haven Entrepreneurs to Meet Active Investors at FundingPost's VC and Angel Event on Thursday, December 2, 2010

New Haven, CT (PRWEB) October 28, 2010

On December 2, 2010, FundingPost (http://www.FundingPost.com) will host a panel discussion with local Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists at its "New Haven VC and Angel Conference," sponsored by GotChef. FundingPost has organized 175+ sold-out venture events over the past nine years. Leading Venture Capital and Angel investors are set to speak and coach entrepreneurs at the FundingPost New Haven event on December 2, 2010. The FundingPost Event registration and information are online at: http://bit.ly/NewHavenCT

Top Venture Firms will gather at FundingPost's upcoming event to discuss the trends in Early-Stage Investing, hot sectors, sectors that these Angels and VCs look at, things that are most important to them when they are considering an Investment, the best and worst things an entrepreneur can do to get their attention, additional advice for entrepreneurs, and, of course, the best ways to reach these and other Investors.

Speakers:

Konstantine Drakonakis, Director, Launch Capital

John F Frankel, Founder, ff Asset Management

Peter Longo, President and Exec. Director, Connecticut Innovations

Nat Brinn, Principal, Vital Financial

Additional VC and Angel Investors To Be Announced!

We are excited about our first event in the New Haven area. Its a fantastic opportunity for an early-stage company to meet face to face with investors, said Joe Rubin, Director, FundingPost. Early-stage VCs are always on the lookout for great ideas, and FundingPost is proud to provide a forum for these investors to locate promising new ventures.

As with all FundingPost events, there will be pitching and plenty of networking time for the entrepreneurs to meet the investors! There is still space available, but the event is limited! To register to attend, visit: http://bit.ly/NewHavenCT

ABOUT FUNDINGPOST:

With over 9,500 CEOs and 650 Venture Capital Funds attending events in 19 cities nationwide; a printed Dealflow Magazine; and a deal-exchange website with over 7,600 VC and Angel Investor members and over 125,000 companies, that has, on average, made an introduction of an Investor to an Entrepreneur every business day since its inception, FundingPost believes that it is important to reach investors in every medium possible - both online and offline. FundingPost has been responsible for Millions of dollars in Venture Capital Raised! For more information: http://www.FundingPost.com

Contact:

Heather Coull

FundingPost.com

800-461-5509

press(at)FundingPost(dot)com

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