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Wayne Brown Institute to Host Special “How to Raise Money in Utah” Seminar February 8th
The February event will begin with a luncheon panel where experts will discuss “Trends in LP Investing in Venture Funds.” Featured topics for the afternoon panels include “Cleantech–Environmental Technology Investing” and “Finding Your First Dollar–Trends in Angel and Venture Investing.”
Presenters and panel members will represent companies such as 5AM Ventures, American River Ventures, H2Oil, Hamilton BioVentures, Highway 12 Ventures, Mitsubishi Int’l, Transparient, Salt Lake Life Science Angels, Utah Funds of Funds and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
As a special closing to the afternoon’s events, Utah’s Universities and the Centers of Excellence Program will present 22 leading technologies being developed in the state of Utah.
“More than 250 venture professionals will be attending and participating in our February ‘How to Raise Money in Utah’ seminar,” said Brad Bertoch, president and CEO of WBI. “We recognize the success of these events is a direct reflection of the speakers and the companies who are willing to contribute their time and experience with the state’s rising entrepreneurs.”
Sponsors for the two-hour seminar include the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (www.goed.utah.gov), Manufacturing Extension Partnership (www.mep.org), NASDAQ (www.nasdaq.com) and Utah Division of Securities (www.utah.securities.gov).
Registration for the event is currently available online at http://venturecapital.org/seminars.html or by calling Brandon Stoddard at 801-243-0663. A $50.00 registration fee will give participants full access to the afternoon presentations and the panel luncheon at noon. Additional information about WBI, its other events, services and resources can also be found at www.venturecapital.org.
About the Wayne Brown Institute
Located in Salt Lake City, the Wayne Brown Institute is the oldest, most successful non-profit venture capital accelerator in the world and was formed in 1983 by Dr. Wayne S. Brown. It seeks to educate early-stage companies through mentor-based training in the methods of becoming attractive, viable investments for venture capitalists, while creating value-added relationships between entrepreneurs, capital providers and key professionals specializing in equity-backed business. The Wayne Brown Institute is nationally recognized for its expertise in understanding and applying the venture capital funding processes of Silicon Valley to areas that are capital constrained.
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