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Midwest Venture Summit 2006, the only conference led by 22 venture capital firms, will showcase 39 of the most promising Midwest companies looking for Seed/Angel, Series A or later capital. To date, companies that participated at the last two summits have raised nearly $160 million in private equity investments. The last summit, held in May of 2005, attracted more than 360 institutional investors, angel investors, entrepreneurs, management teams, business leaders, and media professionals. This year's event promises to be even larger and more broadly attended. Investors looking for the region’s hottest companies as well as entrepreneurs looking for insights into how to present to investor audiences should attend the Midwest Venture Summit on November 1, 2006. Tracks include: Series A or later: 17 presenting companies Seed/Angel: 16 presenting companies Business Schools’ Plan: 6 presenting companies with one winner to be awarded a $50,000 prize sponsored by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity What: Midwest Venture Summit, 2006 Where: Marriott Chicago Downtown, 540 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago When: Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Hosted By: Illinois Venture Capital Association, www.illinoisvc.org Corporate Sponsors include: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLC, Winston & Strawn LLP, Grant Thornton, KPMG LLP, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, LLP, McGuireWoods LLP, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP VC Sponsors Include: AAVIN, Adams Street Partners, Apex Venture Partners, ARCH Development Partners, Baird Venture Partners, CapX Partners, Ceres Venture Fund, Chrysalis Ventures, Duchossois Technology Partners, Dunrath Capital, First Analysis, Hopewell Ventures, IllinoisVENTURES, KB Partners, LaSalle Investment Incorporated, MK Capital, Motorola Ventures, New World Ventures, Origin Ventures, Prism Capital, River Cities Capital Funds, Ritchie Capital, Sterling Partners Organizers include Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, iBio, Illinois Business & Investor Forum, KPMG LLP, Origin Ventures, TiE Midwest, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
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Admission: $295, to register go to: www.midwestventuresummit.com
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