SVASE Event: 'VC Breakfast: 3i Ventures: Focus On Enterprise Software, Business Services & Consumer Internet, Semi-conductors, Health Care And Technology' May 3, 2007

SVASE Event: 'VC Breakfast: 3i Ventures: Focus On Enterprise Software, Business Services & Consumer Internet, Semi-conductors, Health Care And Technology'

Event: 'VC Breakfast: 3i Ventures: Focus On Enterprise Software, Business Services & Consumer Internet, Semi-conductors, Health Care And Technology'

Date: Thursday, May 03, 2007 At 08:00
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Contact Info:
CONTACT: VCBC Chair: Jai Kumar, contact no. - 408-406-4693 Email: jai@vigyana.com
URL:svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=912

VC Breakfast: 3i Ventures: Focus on Enterprise Software, Business Services & Consumer Internet, Semi-conductors, Health Care and Technology

The featured VC will be Ben Gales, Director, 3i Ventures. www.3i.com

EVENT LOCATION: Greenberg Traurig, 1900 University Avenue, 5th Floor, East Palo Alto, CA 94303

This event is co-sponsored by Greenberg Traurig LLP. www.gtlaw.com.

3i Ventures

3i is a successful investor in early and late stage technology and healthcare companies.

We invest capital from our own balance sheet alongside funds raised from institutional investors. Our global portfolio consists of investment in over 1,700 businesses, with total assets of over $8 billion, including $4.5 billion in managed institutional funds.

We originate and lead our investments, join our company's Boards and take an active role in assisting the management and growth of our portfolio. We invest across a broad range of industry sectors, including communications and network systems, healthcare and healthcare IT, semiconductors, enterprise software, wireless, nanotechnology, new materials and other growth industries.

The scale of our international network means that we are uniquely placed to assemble the best resources with the requisite knowledge and expertise, for each investment opportunity.

Ben Gales

Ben has been with 3i since 2000, working within the Venture Capital Team assessing new investment opportunities and looking after various 3i investments in software and hardware. Prior to 3i, Ben worked for HM Treasury, where he headed up their e-commerce unit, advising the chancellor on all aspects of government policy on e-business. Prior to this, he worked as a consultant for Andersen Consulting, now Accenture, in the banking and finance group. Ben has led 3i investments in a number of companies including Cambridge Semiconductor, Cachelogic and Light Blue Optics. Ben has been involved in a number of exits including the sale of Trigenix to Qualcomm. Ben specialises in software and IT hardware components. Ben has an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences.

COST: $25 SVASE Members; $39 Affiliates; $49 Non-members. This event is for ENTREPRENEURS ONLY, BY PREREGISTRATION ONLY.

This event is co-sponsored by Greenberg Traurig LLP. www.gtlaw.com.

CONTACT: VCBC Chair: Jai Kumar, contact no. - 408-406-4693

LOCATION: Greenberg Traurig, 1900 University Avenue, 5th Floor, East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Official Website: http://svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=912