Entrepreneurs to Meet Active Investors in Silicon Valley and Los Angeles
FundingPost's July 2009 West Coast events introduce early-stage companies to local VCs and Angels.

NEW YORK, NY, July 14, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- FundingPost (www.FundingPost.com) is proud to announce both its July 21 "Silicon Valley Angel and Venture Conference" and its July 23 "Los Angeles Angel and Venture Conference," sponsored by Bingham McCutchen. After hosting a highly-successful Palo Alto event on March 5, boasting 170+ attendees, FundingPost is excited to be headed back to the West Coast. In addition to repeating its venture and angel event series in Silicon Valley, which includes a panel discussion, elevator pitches, and networking opportunities to meet the VCs and Angels, FundingPost will also be organizing its first event in Los Angeles. The panels of local investors will address trends in early-stage investing, hot sectors, the best and worst ways to get their attention, as well as additional advice on how to grow your business during the recession.

Speakers for the Silicon Valley Event include:
Hitesh Anand, Sr. Manager, Scouting & Corporate Business Dev., Nokia
Jim Connor, President, Sand Hill Angels
Sonja Hoel Perkins, Managing Director, Menlo Ventures
Annette Finsterbusch, Director, Applied Ventures
Neal Hansch, Principal, Rustic Canyon Partners
Ryan Floyd, Managing Director, Storm Ventures
Nicola Corzine, Deal Manager, Band of Angels
Charles Beeler, General Partner, El Dorado Ventures
Ho Nam, General Partner & Co-Founder, Altos Ventures
Don Wood, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Tim Wilson, Partner, Partech International
Clint Chao, General Partner, Formative Ventures

Speakers for the Los Angeles Event include:
John Babcock, Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners
Kevin Jacques, Partner, Palomar Ventures
Steve Slater, Angel Investor, Pasadena Angels
Brandon S. Chabner, Angel Investor, The Fat Cat Club
Barbara Bickham, Founder CEO, TechGenii, Inc.
Connie Koch, President, Keiretsu Forum Southern California
Additional speakers to be announced!

"We received great feedback from our last Silicon Valley event and are looking forward to returning and introducing a new panel with more deal-seeking Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists," said Joe Rubin, Director, FundingPost. "Additionally, while we have already been organizing events in 17 cities over the past 8 years, we're thrilled to be adding an 18th city - hosting our first event in Los Angeles!"

To register to attend either event, visit: http://www.FundingPost.com/events.asp

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