VentureNet 2009

VentureNet is an annual conference produced by the Technology Council of Southern. VentureNet 2009 was held on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 in Orange County, California.

The heavyweights of Southern California high-tech business and venture capital showed up in full force for VentureNet 2009, Southern California's premier investment capital event for the information technology industry. There were 13 capital presenters, 12 speakers, 38 exhibitors and 380 registrations. It was a high energy day of networking and education for everyone that attended.

2009 Capital Presenters:

Each company delivered a 10-minute presentation and received feedback from a panel of investors with deep experience building technology companies in Southern California.

• Ad.ly Inc.
• Affordit
• Cogi, Inc.
• Cyber-Rain
• ExpenseBay
• FlipGloss Media, Inc.
• RightSignature
• SharesPost
• Social Approach
• TrueCar
• Viewdle
• YouMail
• Zadspace, Inc.

• Best of Show Winner: RightSignature

2009 Screening Committee:

The capital presenters were selected from a large number of applications submitted. Our screening committee scored the applications and selected the top 13 companies for this years' program. The committee also spent a day mentoring the presenters prior to the conference.

We thank the committee, led by Jeff Cohn of MHS Capital, for their time and leadership to this process.

• Jim Andelman, General Partner at Rincon Venture Partners
• Uri Blackman, CEO at GIDEON Informatics.
• Jeff Cohn, Venture Consultant at MHS Capital
• Daniel Docter, Senior Investment Manager at Intel Capital
• Erik Ekstrom, Partner at Deloitte & Touche
• Shivbir S. Grewal, Partner at Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
• Don Kasle, Tech Coast Angels
• Kris Kaufmann, Partner at Deloitte & Touche
  
• Beau Laskey, Managing Director at Steamboat Ventures
• Peter Lee, Partner at Baroda Ventures
• Al Schneider, President/LA Network, at Tech Coast Angels
• Mark Skaist, Partner at Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
• Steve Slater, Pasadena Angels
• Rick Smith, co-founder at Crosscut Ventures
• Mark Suster, Partner at GRP Partners
• Samit Varma, Partner at Anthem Venture Partners
• Andy Wilson, founder and Managing Director at Momentum Venture Management, LLC

Keynote Speakers

Kelly Perdew, CEO at Rotohog

Presented:
"Take Command: 10 Leadership Principles I Learned in the Military and Put to Work for Donald Trump (and Start-Ups!)"
full bio available here.

Zorik Gordon, CEO of ReachLocal

Presented:
"Media Digitization: The Future of Acquiring and Retaining Local Customers"

Panelists

Panelists provided insight on the 13 capital presenters. They also shared insight on the market segments of the Southern California ecosystem from a Southern California VC, Northern California VC, Corporate Investor and Angel Investor perspective.

• Jim Andelman, General Partner at Rincon Venture Partners
• Ted Alexander, Managing Partner at Mission Ventures
• James Cham, Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners
• Daniel Docter, Senior Investment Manager at Intel Capital
• Beau Laskey, Managing Director at Steamboat Ventures
• Mark Sugarman, Managing Partner at MHS Capital
• Al Schneider, President/LA Network, at Tech Coast Angels
• Mark Suster, Partner at GRP Partners

  Moderators

  • Kris Kaufmann, Partner at Deloitte & Touche
  • Mark Skaist, Partner at Stradling Yocca Carlson Rauth

Emcee

• Uri Blackman, CEO at GIDEON Informatics. GIDEON helps doctors make better decisions.
  Technology Council of Southern California, Chairman of the Board
  

Exhibitors

See this webpage for a list of our exhibitors.

 

 

 

VentureNet is produced by the
Technology Council of Southern California.

Wednesday, October 7th
Westin South Coast Plaza
Costa Mesa, CA

Profile of attendees

• Venture Capitalists & Angels
• Technology executives
• Professional services firms
  

 

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