Southeast Venture Conference seeks most innovative companies in the Southeast
High growth firms to present to audience of regional and national venture capitalists and private equity investors
TYSONS CORNER, VA (September 12, 2007) - The 2008 Southeast Venture Conference (SEVC) selection committee is seeking presenting companies for its second annual event to be held February 27 –28, 2008 at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
The conference selection committee, made up of top venture capitalists from the region, is seeking high growth, innovative companies in the following industries: Business Services, Consumer Products, Financial Services, Energy, Software, Communications, Medical Devices, Information Technology, Life Sciences, Nanotech, Internet and Defense. Presenting companies will have proven management teams and unique market and/or technology positions allowing them to successfully implement their business plans. The conference will feature a combination of both early and later stage firms.
The Southeast Venture Conference will showcase approximately 40 high growth private companies before a regional and national audience of venture capitalists, private equity investors, angel investors, investment bankers and the technology service community. Presenting companies must be headquartered in one of the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia or Washington DC.
The application deadline for presenting companies is set for November 9th, 2007. Additional details on presenting or registration information can be found at www.seventure.org.
The sold-out inauguralSEVC was held January 2007 in Research Triangle Park, NC and featured over $56 billion in investment capital in attendance.
About SEVC
The mission of the SEVC is to help support the innovation and entrepreneurial activity of emerging high growth technology companies from the southeast region and the resulting economic growth in the Southeast. As part of that goal, the SEVC understands the importance of investment capital to this equation and provides a key forum to facilitate the infusion of growth to the southeast high growth technology community. The SEVC highlights both early stage and later stage investment opportunities from: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington DC. www.seventure.org |
