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Come see 12-15 of the region's best companies the Rockies have to offer. With more than 300 attendees the conference offers the chance to network with colleagues, visit with friends and see some of the Rockies most promising early stage companies.
Nov. 2 – 4, 2011, JW Marriott at Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ
Contact:
Nanette Schunk
Executive Director
Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association
nanette@rockymountainvca.com
303-482-0017
(Phoenix, Ariz. — May 10, 2010) — Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association (RMVCA) is partnering with Invest Southwest, the premier capital conference in Arizona and the Southwest, with title sponsor The Miller Group, to bring the best and brightest new technology ventures in the Southwest and Mountain West to regional and global investors November 2-4 at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.
"We're pleased to announce a partnership for this year's Invest Southwest Capital Conference with title sponsor The Miller Group that aligns the best of the Southwest with the best of the Rockies," said Brian Smith, 2011 chairman of Invest Southwest and partner at Grayhawk Capital based in Phoenix. "The partnership allows us to reach out more widely to early stage companies and investors this year to showcase Arizona and other regional tech talent."
"We decided that 2011 was the time to bring RMVCA's Venture Capital in the Rockies (VCIR Fall) to Arizona. Rather than compete with Invest Southwest, we felt that joining forces and working together would create a very special capital conference for early-stage technology companies and investors," said Nanette Schunk, Executive Director for the RMVCA. "We're excited to co-host with Invest Southwest and look forward to the November event in Phoenix."
The application deadline for business owners to present their company at the 19th Invest Southwest Capital/VCIR Fall Conference is Thursday, September 1st at 5pm. The companies selected will have the opportunity to be mentored by a hand-picked team of experts and share their business plan with angel, venture capital and institutional investors on November 2-4.
Invest Southwest is holding FREE "Get Ready Seminars" for business owners thinking about presenting at this year's conference. Every year, emerging companies in Arizona and across the Southwest compete to be one of the few chosen to present at the exclusive annual conference.
* ASU SkySong
1475 N. Scottsdale Rd. 2nd Floor
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
** Pima Community College
401 N Bonita Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85709
Get Ready Seminar attendees will learn what investors are looking for and how to prepare their application in a way that effectively spotlights their company. Registration for the free seminars can be found at www.investsouthwest.org.
"We encourage early stage tech business owners across Western North America to attend the Get Ready Seminars starting May 24th and to apply by September 1st," said Karen Katzorke, Executive Director of Invest Southwest.
Venture Capital in the Rockies Fall conference compliments the success of the regions oldest and best attended venture capital conference, VCIR Winter, held every winter in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The two conferences encompass the premier venture investing conferences in the Rocky Mountain region and among the most respected venture conferences in the country. VCIR Fall moves annually providing each of the states in our region the opportunity to showcase its entrepreneurial communities and lifestyle opportunities. Creating a dynamic marketplace for ideas and investment, both editions of VCIR invite over companies seeking investment to present to panels of venture investors, as well as an audience of other entrepreneurs, CEOs and professionals servicing the venture community. More information can be found at www.vcirfall.com.
Invest Southwest has been successfully connecting entrepreneurs and investors in the Southwest since 1992. Presenting companies have raised over a quarter billion dollars at the conference, and presenters from past conferences have included regional success stories Ventana Medical, NetPro, Vivid Semiconductor and AutoXray. Companies selected for the fall conference typically seek between $1 million and $10 million in capital from investors who attend from Arizona and across the US and world. For more information about Invest Southwest, with title sponsor The Miller Group, visit www.investsouthwest.org and www.twitter.com/investsw.
Contact:
Luke Stangel
Loughlin/Michaels Group
(408) 738-9144
luke@lmgpr.com
Santa Fe, N.M. — September 13, 2010 — The organizers of the Venture Capital in the Rockies conference today announced they have recruited top tier sponsors including Los Alamos National Laboratory, Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC), Intel Corporation, Los Alamos National Bank and the City of Santa Fe to support this year’s fall conference in Santa Fe. The conference will be held at the Eldorado Hotel from September 15-17.
“I am pleased that we have received such strong support for VCIR from a diverse cross-section of companies and organizations in the technology community,” said Stephanie Spong, Principal at Epic Ventures and co-chair of the event. “It is clear that this community has a deep commitment to innovation and works hard to partner with entrepreneurs to grow the tech economy in the Rocky Mountain region.”
The VCIR fall conference is in its third year and builds on the continued success of VCIR Winter — the longest-running, largest and most successful VC conference in the Rocky Mountain region. Its goal is to showcase the region’s most promising emerging-growth companies and this year twelve of the region’s most promising startups will present to over 160 venture capitalists, angel investors and sponsors. Learn more about the event, the sponsors, and the presenting companies by following the conference on twitter @VCIRconference.
“We have great confidence in the business opportunities around technology-based businesses that originate in New Mexico and this is a marvelous opportunity to showcase some of them,” said Sherman McCorkle, President & CEO of Technology Ventures Corporation. “This conference creates the opportunity for more private equity folks to get exposure to the great technology that we have in New Mexico.”
“Los Alamos National Laboratory is very pleased to be among a distinguished cadre of organizations coming together to host an exciting technology showcase and innovation connecting event in New Mexico,” said Steven Girrens, Director, Technology Transfer Division Los Alamos National Laboratory.
“The City of Santa Fe is pleased to welcome the VCIR conference to Santa Fe. We take pride in our innovative and diverse businesses and are confident that anyone interested will discover that this is a great place to do business. Also, we hope that conference attendees and guests will have a chance to enjoy our rich culture, art, outdoors and the many other reasons Santa Fe is a world-famous destination,” said City of Santa Fe Mayor David Coss.
This year’s sponsors represent the diversity of the many organizations that support the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Contact:
Luke Stangel
Loughlin/Michaels Group
(408) 738-9144
luke@lmgpr.com
Santa Fe, N.M. - September 2, 2010 - The organizers of the Venture Capital in the Rockies conference announced they have selected the region's 12 most promising startups to deliver elevator pitches on-stage to hundreds of conference-goers. Now in its third year, VCIR Fall builds off the continued success of VCIR Winter - the longest-running, largest and most successful VC conference in the Rocky Mountain region. Its goal is to showcase the region's most promising emerging-growth companies. Learn more about the event and the presenting companies by following the conference on twitter @VCIRconference.
This year's VCIR Fall conference will be held Sept. 15-17 at the El Dorado Hotel and Spa in Santa Fe, N.M.
"The 12 companies we selected to present at this year's conference really represent this year's best and brightest startups," said Brian Birk, managing partner at Sun Mountain Capital and col-chair of the event. "We're so excited that Rocky Mountain region has produced such a diverse group of companies that will have a chance to showcase their ideas to the region's biggest venture capitalists. These companies are a good representation of the tremendous entrepreneurial talent across the region."
This year's finalists come from a diverse background - representing IT services, mobile/web design, media imaging, online software, biomedical and information governance solutions.
The companies selected to present are:
HTG (High Throughput Genomics) is a personalized healthcare company focused on enabling the validation of new molecular gene signatures and transition into clinical diagnostic tests. HTG's patent protected qNPA™ technology offers researchers in pharma and academic medicine the ability to conduct multiplexed gene expressions studies in difficult sample types such as FFPE (Formalin fixed, paraffin embedded).
Regenesis Biomedical, a Medical Device technology company, is focused on developing and marketing noninvasive regenerative tissue products.
Response Analytics is a Financial Services Optimization software company that solves mission critical issues and evolving business challenges for financial organizations. The company's software is currently helping banks and other financial organizations improve the recovery on distressed mortgages for services, investors and mortgage insurers.
SynCardia Systems, Inc. the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart is the only FDA, Health Canada and CE approved Total Artificial Heart in the world. Originally used as a permanent replacement heart, the Total Artificial Heart is currently approved as a bridge to human heart transplant for people dying from end-stage biventricular failure.
BroadHop is the global leader in policy control solutions for telecom service providers. BroadHop's policy solutions manage network resources, enhance subscriber relationships and create innovative monetization opportunities.
Graphic.ly provides an immersive social experience and marketplace around, and within, digital comics. By extending the pop culture experience online, Graphic.ly creates a unique opportunity for mainstream fans and collectors to engage with each other, creators and the content.
Omniar makes image recognition software that's capable of identifying a range of objects, including 3D buildings, sculptures and retail items. Omniar returns with information about the object, helping people learn more about their physical surroundings.
JackRabbit Systems (JRS) provides its BookDirect Pricing and Availability Search Engine for lodging, events, and special offers to online travel portals such as city and state tourism department websites. Consumers search for pricing and availability and are redirected to the lodging property or event provider to complete the booking. JRS works with over 180 city and state tourism offices including the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority.
nanoMR develops medical diagnostic products using proprietary immunochemistry technology and sample processing techniques. nanoMR's first product addresses the blood culture market, detecting and identifying bloodstream infections directly from blood in under 2 hours, compared to 2-5 days for blood culture.
Skorpios Technologies is an early stage company bringing the economies and scale of the Si-industry to the Opto-Electronics market. Skorpios products are highly differentiated in existing applications and enable a new generation of market applications.
NextPage mitigates legal risk and reduces cost of storage by delivering the only universal Information Governance platform that tracks and takes action on any document - regardless of where it is stored.
Wastewater Compliance Systems, Inc. makes and sells a patented, submerged, aerated bio-reactor called Bio-Dome. Bio-Domes dramatically increase remediation efficiency by promoting growth of naturally occurring beneficial bacteria that consume harmful, regulated contaminants in wastewater lagoons. Bio-Domes are economical, have a small energy and carbon footprint, and allow operators to postpone or avoid high capital costs associated with mechanical processing plants.
Venture Capital in the Rockies is the region's oldest and best-attended venture capital conference. The third-annual VCIR Fall edition will be held Sept. 15-17 in Santa Fe, N.M. The two VCIR conferences attract hundreds of venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, CEOs and service professionals working in the Rocky Mountains region. Learn more at http://www.vcirfall.com.
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