SPONSORS

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

About Deloitte & Touche's Tech & Telecom Group The Tech & Telecom Group is composed of service professionals who have a wealth of experience serving technology and telecommunications companies throughout the world in areas including Internet, software, semiconductors, cable, publishing, communication utilities, networking, computers and peripherals, and related industries. These specialists understand the challenges that technology and telecommunications companies face throughout all stages of their business growth cycle and are committed to helping them succeed. Deloitte & Touche is a leader in providing strategic, financial, operational, and information technology assistance to its technology and telecommunications clients. 695 Town Center Drive Suite 1200 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 436-7143 For more information see: http://www.us.deloitte.com

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth is the premier provider of legal services to emerging companies. We're entrepreneurs representing entrepreneurs. Like you, we broke out of the old mold and away from some of the old ways of doing business from older organizations. We created new and responsive ways to do business, accomplish client objectives, and level the playing field for growing companies, regardless of what business obstacles or opportunities await them. 100 lawyers strong in Newport Beach, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Francisco and Sacramento; we've honed in on the areas of California where entrepreneurism is strong, where venture dollars flow, and where genius becomes business. We look forward to meeting your legal needs, and what's more, to helping you achieve your business goals. Mark Skaist 660 Newport Center Drive Suite 1600 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Phone (949) 725-4000 Fax (949) 725-4100 mskaist@sycr.com For more information see: http://sycr.com/index.php

CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS

Corent ’s SaaS-Factory(TM) builds turnkey SaaS solutions 10X faster and 10X more cost effectively! Corent won 2 out of the 4 awards granted at the Annual Harvard Business School Entrepreneurs Conference in May 2008. They were “Best Investment Opportunity” and “People’s Choice” awards. Corent Technology, Inc. is based in Aliso Viejo California. For more information call 949-235-9344, Contact: info@corenttech.com or see: www.CorentTechnology.com

Founded in 2000, the Pasadena Angels is a group of leading private investors that provide long-term human and financial capital to build successful early-stage technology companies in Southern California. Our members, with many years of collective leadership experience provide the resources to ensure the success of our portfolio companies. Members of the Pasadena Angels work closely with companies, in concert with a vast network of venture capital firms, incubators and professional services organizations, to build successful profitable companies. Pasadena Angels members have provided tens of millions of dollars of early stage capital to over 65 companies. Pasadena Angels charges no fess for its services. 2400 North Lincoln Ave. Altadena, CA 91001 626.296.6353 jfvallejo@pasadenaangels.com For more information see: www.pasadenaangels.com

Tech Coast Angels, the largest angel investor network in the United States, provides funding and guidance to more early-stage, high-growth companies in Southern California than any other venture capital, angel or other private equity group. Since its inception in 1997, TCA members have focused on building valuable companies, personally invested over $104M in close to 160 companies and helped portfolio companies attract $1B in additional capital, mostly from venture capital firms. TCA looks for investment opportunities where new capital and mentoring will take companies to the next level, materially increase company valuations and result in future venture capital rounds and successful exits. Members coach entrepreneurs, help recruit additional management and provide access to institutional investors and strategic partners. TCA has more than 275 members and venture capital affiliates in its five networks in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Inland Empire and Westlake/Santa Barbara. For more information, visit www.techcoastangels.com. For more information see: http://www.techcoastangels.com

socalTECH is your source for the most up-to-date information on high tech and venture-backed companies in Southern California. socalTECH provides daily high tech news and information for Southern California tech companies, including venture funding, business news, and interviews with local technology entrepreneurs and industry luminaries. socalTECH also provides the most detailed venture capital information available for Southern California, with a comprehensive database of local venture-backed companies, venture deals, profiles of companies, and executive contacts, as well as extensive tools to find funding, customers, understand relationships, and more. 4607 Lakeview Canyon Road, Suite 290 Westlake Village, CA 91361 For more information see: http://www.socaltech.com

Established in 1996, the Ruder Finn Los Angeles office is the fastest growing of all Ruder Finn offices, with primary practice areas in B-to-B technology, consumer technology, consumer/lifestyle marketing, entertainment, non-profits and arts and communications. Ruder Finn/Los Angeles specializes in helping diverse companies develop strategic and creative programs to market their brands to both consumers and businesses. The team specializes in new product introductions, media relations, revitalizing mature brands, crisis management and special events. Ruder Finn/Los Angeles’ innovative consumer and B2B technology practice areas have stimulated sales, increased brand awareness, and launched e-commerce and enterprise software solutions and applications on behalf of companies of all sizes. 11400 Olympic Blvd, Suite 850 Los Angeles, California 90064 (310) 479-9929 For more information see: www.ruderfinn.com

PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS

The Association for Women in Technology is a non-profit organization dedicated to empower women in all fields of technology. AWT facilitates networking and career development through informal and professional events. AWT also supports a Charitable Foundation to provide scholarships for women in Southern California. AWT meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month with emphasis on networking and expert panel discussion of current technology trends and issues. For more information see: www.awtsocal.org Follow AWT on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/AWTSoCAL

The Business Technology Center of Los Angeles County (BTC), the largest technology incubator in California. The BTC is a project of the Community Development Commission of Los Angeles County (www.lacdc.org). The Business Technology Center is a innovative organization with a mission of assisting start-up and early stage technology firms to grow and prosper. Opened in October 1998, the BTC is a 40,000 square foot secure facility with a state-of-the-art communication infrastructure. We offer key business support services to emerging technology organizations, including access to capital, business consulting, and mentoring from an Advisory Committee and Mentoring Committee with a wide range of skills, experience and contacts in Southern California. Located just 2 miles from the world famous Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena and close to the prestigious California Institute of Technology, the BTC currently houses 20 high technology companies with specialties ranging from software development to commercializing Federal laboratory technology. BTC firms have raised over $100 million from angel and venture capital investors. Make an appointment to talk with us about how we help accelerate the growth of high technology organizations. Success Starts Here! (www.labtc.org) For more information see: www.labtc.org

The Harvard Business School Association of Orange County (HBSAOC) is one of 116 alumni clubs of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration (HBS). Membership is open to all graduates of the school's MBA, doctoral and executive education programs. We serve over 500 alumni in the greater Orange County, California area. Our mission is to bring leadership and professionalism to the business community of one of the world's most innovative economies. For more information see: www.hbsaoc.org

Keiretsu Forum SoCal is a region within the world's largest angel investor network with more than 750 accredited investor members throughout eighteen chapters on three continents. The areas included are Barcelona, Boise, Beijing, Bellevue/Eastside, Denver, East Bay, Orange County. Paris, Portland, London, Los Angeles, New York/Tri-State, North Bay, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle/Northwest. Silicon Valley, and Westlake Village. Since Keiretsu Forum's founding in 2000, its members have invested over $180m in 200 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. Forum members collaborate in the due diligence, but make individual investment decisions, with rounds in the range of $250k-$2m. Keiretsu Forum's community is strengthened through education on angel investing, as well as charitable giving. Forum members have donated over $1m to over 100 non-profit organizations. Connie Koch, President Keiretsu Forum Southern California, LLC 270 Bristol, Suite 200 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 714.444.1414 connie@k4socal.com For more information see: www.keiretsuforum.com

LAVA is the oldest, most successful organization focused on the financing of companies from start to exit. Since 1985 we have been promoting the development and financing of early stage, emerging growth and middle market companies by organizing dynamic forums where entrepreneurs and executives actively meet and learn from fellow executives, investors, bankers, financial advisors and other providers of professional services. Our monthly Breakfast Meetings feature exceptional presentations by prominent members of Southern California's financial, entrepreneurial, business and academic communities. Our annual Investment Capital Conference is our region's prime meeting of capital sources and capital seekers. For over a decade it has been LAVA's annual signature event, attracting every year hundreds of CEOs, CFOs and the who's who of our investment capital community. Leonard Lanzi Executive Director 11301 Olympic Blvd. #376 West Los Angeles, CA 90064 310-450-9544 info@lava.org For more information see: www.lava.org

Maverick Angels is a next generation angel network which takes an entrepreneurial approach to angel investing. Maverick Angels is very unique among angel investor networks in that it offers a highly-acclaimed Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs to proactively coach companies about what angels are looking for and how to grow a scalable business. Founded in 2006, Maverick Angels has launched Chapters in the South Bay (based in Palos Verdes), Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. Most recently, Maverick Angels established a Chapter in Milan, Italy in partnership with a large European bank which has embraced the group’s leading edge, end-to-end investment process. The Network has established an affiliation to share deal flow with other angel groups across the globe, and its investment focus includes early-stage opportunities from any industry which provides the possibility for a multiple return on investment. Maverick Angels also actively engages in social and charitable activities designed to build camaraderie and support entrepreneurship in our communities. For more information about Maverick Angels South Bay Chapter, please contact Mike Grimshaw at 310-541-7946 or mike@maverickangels.com, and for more information about Maverick Angels, call 818-706-7686 or visit online at www.maverickangels.com.

Formed in 1994, the San Diego Software Industry Council is building a future for the region's information technology industry. Our members enjoy exceptional networking and educational opportunities, critical workforce development programs and valuable company benefits. For more information call 1.858.793.6655, email: sdsic@sdsic.org or see: www.sdsic.org

The Mission of the Southern California Venture Network (SCVN) is to increase the entrepreneurial velocity of both start-up and emerging growth companies by encouraging entrepreneurs to take advantage of our network of skilled professionals, high-level business contacts, and on occasion funding sources to help navigate the many road blocks that often prevent early stage and late stage entrepreneurial companies from reaching their full potential in a timely manner. The SCVN Board of Directors invites you to join us at our next networking event which is held on the last Tuesday of the month. For more information contact Eric L. Tanezaki (SCVN Executive Director) at etanezaki@stetinalaw.com.

TechBiz Connection (TBC) is a non-profit professional trade association that organizes monthly events helping Southern California executives, technology professionals and entrepreneurs to more effectively network, and to learn about key technology and management trends that affect business performance. We focus on where Technology & Business intersect; everything a successful hi-tech company would want to do. Each monthly event commences with 45 minutes of open networking, followed by a Power Networking where personal introductions are made, information can be quickly shared, and rewarding high-quality connections often result. Then, members enjoy a moderated, expert panel discussion of hard-hitting technology & business issues facing leaders today. Topics are chosen to ensure members stay apprised of technology and business issues that are most relevant to the success of their business and/or career. For more information see: www.TechBizConnection.org

The Tech Coast Venture Network (TCVN) is dedicated to assisting, educating and connecting entrepreneurs and early stage growth companies with resources and capital to help them grow. TCVN has been directly or indirectly responsible for the establishment and growth of a significant number of new and early stage businesses. Through its monthly evening program, the Venture Forum, and its new series of roundtable, breakfast workshops, TCVN has had over 250 programs on topics to assist and educate the entrepreneurs attending these programs. TCVN is a not-for-profit corporation that was founded in 1984. It has continuously been actively involved in the Orange County/Southern California business community ever since. For more information see: www.tcvn.org

TechZulu is about creating a community platform for technology and media companies in Southern California. TechZulu is focused on covering, discovering and connecting all the great things happening in our growing community. By covering the best events, interviewing the talents behind the companies (and investors, service providers, etc) and providing all the content online, we are helping everyone get connected. Our goal is simple – provide a platform to showcase all that is happening here in Southern California in the tech and media space. We want to do our part to help the community to continue to thrive! For more information see: www.techzulu.com

TiE Southern California was founded to inspire, foster and support entrepreneurship in Southern California. Anyone starting or running a business and anyone working with an entrepreneur or in an entrepreneurial company find immense value in the educational, networking and partnership opportunities available through TiE. Professionals and students working at startups, working with startups or seeking to learn from other entrepreneurs will gain access to invaluable educational, networking and partnership opportunities through TiE. TiE has brought globally recognized entrepreneurs to Southern California so that local entrepreneurs can learn from their successes and failures. TiE has coordinated networking mixers such that local entrepreneurs can establish partnerships and support groups. TiE has focused on empowering entrepreneurs by providing workshops and seminars on fundraising, legal, accounting, finance, HR and management practices. The Southern California chapter of TiE exists solely to build and bolster entrepreneurship in the vibrant Southern California economy. For more information see: www.socal.tie.org

Are you an early stage start-up that is ready for funding? The TriTech Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides consulting at no charge to entrepreneurs that qualify. Through a grant from the Small Business Administration the TriTech SBDC will assist you with strategies to find the funding you need and help you create a dynamic presentation that will get the attention of investors. If you are too early for raising equity they will help you rapidly grow your business organically. Call the TriTech SBDC at 951- 571-6478 or visit their website at www.TriTechSBDC.com. For more information see: www.TriTechSBDC.com

The USC Stevens Institute for Innovation is a university-wide resource in the Office of the Provost at the University of Southern California designed to harness and advance the creative thinking and breakthrough research from USC for societal impact. USC Stevens Institute identifies, nurtures, protects, and transfers to the market the most exciting innovations from USC, and in turn, provides a central connection for industry seeking cutting-edge innovations in which to invest. Furthermore, USC Stevens Institute develops the innovator as well as innovations, through educational programs, community-building events, and showcase opportunities. (http://stevens.usc.edu) For information, please contact Elisa Wiefel Schreiber (213-821-6063 / wiefel@usc.edu)

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Catrina Luedtke (310) 325-4000

 

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