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Keiretsu Forum, Intel Capital, and the Clean Tech Open Present: Funding Alternatives for Clean Tech Startups
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) LAFAYETTE, CA, October 10 / MARKET WIRE/ --
Keiretsu Forum, the world's largest angel
investment community, Intel Capital, Intel Corporation's global investment
organization, and the Clean Tech Open, a innovation catalyst, will hold an
educational symposium titled "Funding Alternatives for Clean Tech Startups"
on Tuesday, October 14 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Intel Corporation
headquarters located in Santa Clara, California.
The symposium will help entrepreneurs in the clean tech industry better
understand angel investing and the advantages that Keiretsu Forum members
and investment organizations bring to their funded companies. Speakers will
discuss funding alternatives including angel investing, angel investor
network Keiretsu Forum, and investing organizations such as Intel Capital.
In addition, two companies in the clean tech industry, including a Keiretsu
Forum member funded company and a Clean Tech Open alumni company, will
present their personal experience with raising funds.
"The purpose of this symposium is to reach out to CEOs of clean tech
companies so they can better understand the funding alternatives and
options available to them," said Rachel Sheinbein, Keiretsu Forum San
Francisco member. "We look forward to discussing with attendees what
resources beyond capital we typically provide to help them go to market and
be successful."
"The symposium is a great opportunity to bring together clean tech
entrepreneurs and the investment community," said Steve Eichenlaub,
managing director, Platform Technologies and Clean Tech, Intel Capital.
"Intel Capital places great emphasis on fostering entrepreneurship and
technological innovation and as a host of the symposium, we look forward to
a productive, educational dialogue at the event."
"The Angel partners of the Clean Tech Open have always been generous
mentors and mock judges for our finalists," said Marc Gottschalk, CTO
Co-Founder. "This event is the perfect opportunity to continue that
relationship and allow the Angel investors to help, not only our finalists,
but all interested clean tech entrepreneurs take the next step to becoming
viable businesses."
Online registration is available at http://clean-tech.eventbrite.com/. A
fee of $25 per person will include registration with a light dinner and
refreshments. Intel Corporation headquarters are located at 2200 Mission
College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California.
About Keiretsu Forum
With 17 chapters and over 750 accredited investor members on three
continents, Keiretsu
Forum (www.keiretsuforum.com) is the world's largest angel investment
network. Keiretsu Forum members provide early-stage capital in the range of
$250k-$2 million to high quality, diverse investment opportunities and
collaborate in the due diligence, but make their own individual investment
decisions. Keiretsu Forum's Charitable Foundation has donated over $1
million to 107 non-profit organizations. For more information, visit
www.keiretsuforum.com.
About Intel Capital
Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization, makes equity
investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide.
Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware,
software, and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health,
consumer Internet, semiconductor manufacturing and clean tech. Since 1991,
Intel Capital has invested more than US$7.5 billion in approximately 1,000
companies in 45 countries. In that timeframe, 168 portfolio companies have
gone public on various exchanges around the world and 212 were acquired or
participated in a merger. In 2007 Intel Capital invested about US$639
million in 166 deals with approximately 37 percent of funds invested
outside the United States. For more information on Intel Capital and its
differentiated advantages, visit www.intelcapital.com.
About the Clean Tech Open
Clean Tech Open is an innovation catalyst, helping great ideas become
viable clean tech businesses. The core of Clean Tech Open are annual
regional business plan competitions that help entrepreneurs and early stage
companies creating clean, environmentally sustainable technologies go to
market. Clean Tech Open provides contestants every resource possible,
including support, education, expert mentoring, access to potential
customers and funding sources, high profile events, press and publicity. In
the process, Clean Tech Open has created a unique network of corporations,
angel and venture capital firms, entrepreneurs, inventors, business
professionals, universities, national and private labs, governmental
agencies, and over 400 volunteers. To learn more, please
visit: www.cleantechopen.com.
The Clean Tech Open is under the fiscal and administrative sponsorship of
Acterra: Action for a Sustainable Earth, a California 501(c)3 non-profit
public benefit corporation. Acterra is located at 3921 East Bayshore Road,
Palo Alto, CA 94303-4303.
Keiretsu Forum Contact:
Sonja Markova
Vice Presidentsonja@keiretsuforum.com
CTO Contact:
Nadja Blagojevic
Page One PRnadja@pageonepr.com
415-875-7493
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