Angel Investors New Role:
The Venture Capital community has been rocked by turbulent times and changes in the industry. Venture funds are available yet diminishing and focus by the venture community has been on existing ventures with more investments made in later-stage ventures. The funding gap for opportunities that range from seed stage funding ($500 K and less) and startup's ($2M and less) has been filled by Angel Investors.
Organized Angel Investors either a managed group, an angel fund or a formal or informal network has sprouted in recent years. The classic
sense of an Angel investment has turned into a fund. With this in mind, we invite you to learn more from a renown panel:
* What is in store for Entrepreneurs?
* What support network and systems are in place in the Angel
community?
* How do you reach out to an Angel Investor (i.e. business plan)?
* How do Angels invest and in what industries/sectors?
* How do you work with an Angel in comparison to the VC?
* What is the impact on later stage investment and company
expansion?
Moderator:
Rebecca Fannin, Writer, Forbes and Author, Silicon Dragon;
Investors:
Darrell Kong, Director of Venture Capital Services, Fenwick & West LLP.;
Kuldip Sethi, Chairman & CEO, SV Green Tech
Co-chair Clean Tech Angel investor Group, Keiretsu Forum;
Dean Sirovica, Chair Clean Tech SIG, Band of Angels;
Sherman Ting, Board Member, Sand Hill Angels; and
Henry Wong, Venture Partner, Garage Technology Venture.
Official Website: http://www.ccice.org/AngelInvestment.html
Added by CCICE on February 11, 2010