TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCES CAPITAL PRESENTERS FOR VENTURENET™ 2009

Thirteen of the Region’s Early Stage Technology Companies Selected To Present at VentureNet on October 7, 2009

TORRANCE, CALIF. – Sept. 29, 2009 – The Technology Council of Southern California, www.tcosc.org, announced today that 13 of the region’s emerging technology companies have been selected to give capital presentations to an esteemed group of Venture Capital firms and angel investors at VentureNet™ 2009 (www.VentureNet.org). In its 14^th year, VentureNet is Southern California’s premier capital conference for early stage technology companies. The event will be held October 7, 2009 at the Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel in Costa Mesa, Calif.

The CEO’s that have been selected for capital presentations include:

·         Wil Schroter, Affordit – Santa Monica

·         Mark Cromack, Cogi, Inc. – Santa Barbara

·         Diana Schulz, Cyber-Rain – Westlake Village

·         Eric Sikola, ExpenseBay – Santa Monica

·         Kerry Trainor, FlipGloss Media, Inc. – Santa Monica

·         Daryl Bernstein, RightSignature – Santa Barbara

·         Greg Brogger, SharesPost – Santa Monica

·         Oded Noy, Social Approach – Santa Monica

·         Scott Painter, TrueCar –  Santa Monica

·         Laurent Gil, Viewdle – Santa Monica

·         Alex Quilci, YouMail – Aliso Viejo

·         Todd Outten, Zadspace, Inc. – El Segundo

“The strength of this year’s group of CEOs is a testament to the expanding ecosystem of second and third time entrepreneurs who have previously built successful Internet, enterprise software and digital media companies in Southern California,” said Jeff Cohn, screening chairman, Technology Council of Southern California. “VentureNet is a must attend annual event for Southern California’s start-ups and investors as it presents a rare opportunity to network with emerging CEOs, VCs and angel investors all in one room.”

Each company will deliver a 10-minute presentation to an audience of approximately 300 attendees and receive feedback from a panel of investors who have deep experience building technology companies in Southern California. The firms involved include GRP Partners, Intel Capital, MHS Capital, Mission Ventures, Rincon Venture Partners, Steamboat Ventures and Tech Coast Angels. Awards will be given to the company determined by panelists to be the best overall investment opportunity and the audience will select the best overall presentation. 

Capital presenter applications were evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Management team experience
• Products or service
• Competition
• Market growth
• Proof of concept or customers
• Business model
• Capitalization

The 13 capital presenters and 30 other additional technology companies will also be demonstrating in the Entrepreneur’s Showcase, where much of the conference’s networking takes place. Presented by the Technology Council of Southern California, the conference is sponsored by Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, Deloitte & Touche, Corent Technology, Inc., Arcade Media, socalTECH.com and Ruder Finn, Inc.

For more information on the Technology Council and VentureNet, please visit www.tcosc.org and www.VentureNet.org. To see who’s already attending VentureNet 2009, visit our Facebook event page at http://tinyurl.com/y8nb849. Follow what people are saying about VentureNet on Twitter by searching for hashtag #VentureNet.  

About the Technology Council of Southern California

The Technology Council of Southern California is the premier forum for the region’s technology leaders, providing events, connections, information and resources to help technology companies succeed. From recognizing excellence in innovation through its annual awards event to providing access to funding through VentureNet, the Technology Council supports companies throughout their entire corporate lifecycles. Founded in 1991 as the Software Council of Southern California, the Technology Council has an 18-year history of supporting technology companies across the region. For more information visit www.tcosc.org.