Southeast Capital Connections – Fall 2007
Fall is creeping up on us, and it will be the end of August before we know it! The next quarterly StartupLounge.com Capital Connections event will be held on August 29th here in Atlanta.
Our last event was spectacular – drawing 180 entrepreneurs and investors together. Investors at the last event included UPS, Imlay Investments, Croft-Bender, Southern Capitol Ventures, Chrysalis Ventures, Atlanta Technology Angels, Cooper Capital, Smith-Hoffman Capital, Kinetic Ventures, Grotech, Leader Ventures, EGL Ventures, Monolith Capital Partners, and others.
We are also pleased to share with you that we’ve heard of at least 6 or 7 deals that gained some degree of traction from the event. Click here for the photos and wrap-up from the last event.
If you are a fast-growth entrepreneur in the Southeast U.S., or an investor who’d like to network among such innovators to scout for new deals, head on over to StartupLounge.com and sign up. If you missed the last event, you can read the wrap up and check out the photo gallery over here. We had about 180 folks last time – and we’re expecting even more this time.
For this next event, there will be some changes to the format:
- First and foremost, we are opening it up to entrepreneurs across the Southeast United States (not just those located in Georgia). This includes Florida, Alabama, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky. We are doing this because Atlanta really, truly should be the hub of entrepreneurship in the region. Several investors that attended the first event also made this suggestion, and we think this move will benefit investors (more deal flow) and entrepreneurs (more regional connections).
- We are going to cap attendance at some point, so if you have an interest in attending, it would probably be wise to sign up sooner rather than later. We just opened up the registration system and already have over 80 approved attendees.
- As before, companies will be limited to sending no more than two (2) representatives (investors may send as many representatives as they’d like, though).
- We’re encouraging more entrepreneurs to bring demos, laptops, etc. (especially on the technology side)
- We’ll be providing some free coaching for entrepreneurs prior to the event (how to craft a solid pitch, investor strategies, etc.)
- We’ve expanded our RSVP form to capture additional information that will help us better serve attendees.
- If you attended the first event, there is no need to apply again – you should have already received the RSVP code.
The cost is still free, of course, and the room will be free of job-seekers and service-providers. However, we are seeking a few more sponsors to augment the sponsors we currently have. If your firm (or someone you know) is interested in helping us sponsor this event each quarter, please have them get in contact with us. Service-providers are welcome sponsors – in fact, it is the only way they can get in the room.
To apply to attend as an investor or entrepreneur/company, click here.
Cheers.
Welcome to SL #15! Andy Monin, the founder and CEO of Vendormate stopped by and not only shared a nice overview of their vision as a company, but also his insights into effective ways of teambuilding in a startup. And a course, we have a nice batch of your emails as well. Good stuff!
Welcome to SL #14! In keeping with the StartupLounge way of tearing down barriers and artificial walls, we were pleased to be joined by Jason Caplain, a co-founder and General Partner with Southern Capitol Ventures out of Raleigh, NC. Jason is a guy that breaks the stereotypical VC mold in a lot of ways (i.e. we think he’s a part of the solution, not the problem.)
Recently, the ATDC held their yearly company showcase. StartupLounge.com was there, and we did a handful of interviews during the showcase. Enjoy this compilation of interviews from various startup CEOs and industry luminaries!
