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Springboard 2001: Silicon Valley's
Women's Venture Capital Forum Announces Selection of Two-Dozen
Presenting Companies
February 1st Event to Showcase the West Coast's Most Promising
Women-Led Technology and Life Sciences Startups
The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) and the
National Women's Business Council today announced the names of 24
women-led businesses chosen for the Springboard 2001: Silicon Valley
women's venture capital forum.
This select group of entrepreneurs will present
their business plans before the region's top investors with the purpose
of seeking first-, second- and third round investments in their high
tech and life science businesses. The event is scheduled to take place
at the Oracle Conference Center in Redwood Shores on February 1, 2001.
"The current investment climate in Silicon
Valley has made it challenging for even the best companies to find
funding -- and even more important for investors to quickly find high
quality investment opportunities," says Denise Brosseau, CEO and
co-founder of FWE. "Springboard 2001: Silicon Valley presenters
have been through a rigorous screening and training process and the
final two-dozen companies represent an excellent group of high growth
businesses ready to move to the next level of success."
The Springboard 2001: Silicon Valley venture
conference is co-hosted by FWE and the National Women's Business
Council, and is part of a national series of events to increase
investments in women-led firms. The one hundred presenters at the
previous forums in January, July and November of 2000 have raised over
$350 million dollars in equity financing for their businesses.
The February 1 forum is sponsored by more than
60 top Silicon Valley venture firms, technology companies and service
providers. A diverse committee of venture capitalists and consultants
chose the presenting companies from a pool of 335 applicants. The select
group of entrepreneurs received in-depth coaching for the eight weeks
leading up to the event to further refine their businesses into
compelling investment opportunities.
In addition to presenting their businesses to an
audience of over 250 corporate, venture and angel investors, MoneyHunt (http://www.moneyhunt.com),
the national public television show for entrepreneurs, will be
screen-testing participants to select one finalist to present their
business before a national TV audience in the coming months.
Springboard 2000: Silicon Valley 2001 Venture
Forum Presenters include:
3i Networks, Maria Gudelis, Irvine, CA
AdSpace Networks, Inc., Karen Katz, San Mateo, CA
Atlantes, Suzy Brown, Menlo, Park, CA
Brand Fidelity, Inc., Katherine Powell, Portland, OR
Bridgestream, Juanita Lott, Oakland, CA
Buzz Notes, Inc., Harriet Peterson, San Carlos, CA
Caimis, Inc., Tracie Monk, San Diego, CA
ClairVoyante Laboratories, Candice H. Brown Elliott, Sebastapol, CA
ClearToGo, Tamar Belkin, Menlo Park, CA
Credit-Logic Inc., Carla Rayacich, Palo Alto, CA
DIOGENICS, Cynthia French, Irvine, CA
Glides, Inc., Katarina Bonde, Bellevue, WA
Golden Parachute Inc., Negin Kamangar, Redwood City, CA
InfoPop Corp., Rosemary O'Neill, Seattle, WA
Inovise Medical Inc., Patti White, Newberg, OR
iSoChip Networks, Christina Lomasney, Seattle, WA and Los Gatos, CA
IT Pro Inc., Sandy Reed, Saratoga, CA
LOCATION-net.com, Kathryn Huber, Sausalito, CA
MEconomy, Valerie Buckingham, San Francisco, CA
Nimble Technology Inc., Suzan DelBene, Seattle, WA
R&D Logic Inc., Wanda Ionescu, San Mateo, CA
Real Communities Inc., Cynthia Typaldos, San Francisco, CA
SeniorSurfers Inc., Meredith Taylor , Mountain View, CA
SkyFlow Inc., Nibha Aggarwal, Emeryville, CA
Springboard 2000 Series Sponsors include:
Deloitte & Touche LLP, Flatiron Foundation,
Grant Thornton LLP, Hewlett-Packard, JP Morgan Partners, Kauffman Center
for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Lotus, National Venture Capital
Association, Quetzal/JP Morgan Partners, Telecommunications Development
Fund
Springboard 2001: Silicon Valley Partners:
Bain & Company, DCM Doll Capital Management,
eProNet, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, McKinsey & Company,
Microsoft, Oracle, Red Herring, San Jose Mercury News, Sevin Rosen
Funds, Silicon Valley Bank, Three Guineas Fund
Supporter Level:
AudioBasket, BA Ventures, Cooley Godward LLP,
Goldman Sachs, IBM, Kovair Software, MCI WorldCom, Money Hunt, Niehaus
Ryan Wong, Synapta, Shearman and Sterling, The Ideas Group, Winning
Pitch
Contributor Level:
Angel Investors, LLP, campsix, Carol Dressler
Associates, Dan Sapp & Associates, Execustaff, Garage.com, Mohr,
Davidow Ventures, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Ventures, New Vista
Capital, ONSET Ventures, Opportunity Capital Partners, Panasonic
Ventures, Rare Medium, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Supporting Organizations
Bailey Gardiner, Business Marketing Association,
Churchill Club, CityJava/BayStart, Conxion, eFounders, Golden State
Capital Network, Santa Clara University Center for Innovation &
Entrepreneurship, Startup University, National Foundation for Women
Business Owners, Software Development Forum, Stanford Graduate School of
Business The Haas School of Business, Women's Technology Cluster,
WorkingWoman.com
About Springboard 2000:
The National Women's Business Council, in
collaboration with leading entrepreneurial and business organizations,
key technology partners and sponsors, has launched a series of venture
capital forums showcasing women entrepreneurs in technology and life
science companies. These Springboard 2000 forums are part of a national
initiative to accelerate women's access to the equity markets as both
entrepreneurs and investors. Please visit www.springboard2000.org
for details.
About the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs:
Founded in 1993, the Forum for Women
Entrepreneurs (FWE) is the premier entrepreneurial organization for
women building and leading high-growth technology and life science
companies. Our mission is to accelerate women's opportunities to start,
build, manage and invest in market-leading companies. FWE has offices in
the Bay Area, Seattle, Colorado, Dallas and Southern California, and
membership numbers 1,200. For more information, please visit www.fwe.org.
Reprinted from FWE
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