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 Central Coast Capital Network

In a continued effort to grow the network of local entrepreneurs and investors in San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara counties, the EVC has created the Central Coast Capital Network. It will allow local entrepreneurs to access capital from venture capitalists and angel investors, as well as investors to find local companies to invest in.

Date
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Time
6:00 – 8:30 pm

Where

Pelican Point Restaurant
2555 Price Street, Pismo Beach

Cost to Attend
$35.00
No walk-in registration
Dinner included

Registration
 
Opens September 1, 2008
 

Public Invited!
Softec and the EVC are partnering to hold the first-ever dinner to help local entrepreneurs pitch their ideas and find capital for technology-based companies. Following the EVC's annual venture capital event in March, this event will help local companies find capital for their ideas or existing businesses in the field of technology.

Calling Entrepreneurs to Pitch for Capital
  
If you are interested in pitching your ideas in front a panel of judges, please submit a brief overview of your company and idea.

Submit your Business Idea

  • Must be a San Luis Obispo or Northern Santa Barbara County Company
  • Must be a technology company
  • 5 Companies will be selected to pitch at event
  • Cost to pitch is $100 per pitch (does not include event registration of $35 per person)
  • Pitch is exactly 10 minutes long followed by 5 minutes of Q&A
  • Investors, participants, and audience will get a copy of your submission summary
  • Networking opportunities will be available during registration and after the event


Key Note Speaker from
Silicon Valley
We are very pleased to announce that venture capitalist Jo Anne Miller from Milk Street Ventures will be our keynote speaker. A Silicon Valley veteran and active venture capitalist, Jo Anne will share insights about raising capital from both angel investors and venture capitalists.

Prior to joining Milk Street Ventures, Jo Anne was a Principal at Nokia Innovent, a seed-stage investing team within the Nokia strategy organization.  In this role, Ms. Miller was responsible for management of the portfolio and the Nokia business relationships. Prior to Nokia, Jo Anne was the President and CEO of Gluon Networks, a start-up providing next-generation converged voice and data switching and management systems for local telephone service providers.  Jo Anne has more than 29 years of telecommunications and computer industry experience, including senior executive, engineering management, and research roles at JetCell, an indoor wireless/VoIP company (acquired by Cisco Systems), AirNet Communications, a wireless infrastructure company, Tellabs, and AT&T Bell Laboratories. Ms. Miller holds a BS in Mathematics from the University of Michigan, an MS in Computer Science from the University of Colorado, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Want Training in Finding Capital?   
Please contact the EVC:

By phone: (805) 788-2012 or by email: info@sloevc.org

 
Become an event Sponsor
You or your organization can help support the techVC Round Up by co-sponsoring this dinner event. Event sponsors will be recognized on all marketing efforts for the event and at the event itself. Net proceeds help support the mission of Softec and the EVC – both non-profit organizations. Contact Hillary Trout at hillaryt@longcriercpas.com or 805-782-5236.

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