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Venture Atlanta Seeks Entrepreneurs to Present at Investor Showcase

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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(Close-Up Media via COMTEX)—SRVS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating—Venture Atlanta, a Georgia technology event, announced that it is seeking presenters for its annual investor showcase this fall.
Up to 20 tech firms will be selected to speak at Venture Atlanta 2009, held Oct. 13-14 at the W Hotel in Midtown Atlanta. Presenters will have the opportunity to pitch their companies to more than 100 private-equity investors from Atlanta and other areas of the country, including Silicon Valley and the Northeast. Last year, out-of-state venture capitalists--representing Chrysalis Ventures, Edison Venture Fund, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Sierra Ventures and others--participated in the event.

“Venture Atlanta has earned a reputation as one of the best events in the Southeast for developing relationships between entrepreneurs, investors and service providers,” said John Glushik of Durham, N.C.-based Intersouth Partners, a VC firm that has invested in Purewire, a company who secures business and social interactions on the web, and several other Atlanta area companies. “In spite of the current economy, I’ll make the trip again this year because we are still looking for quality deals. Venture Atlanta has a proven track record of providing those opportunities.”

Venture Atlanta is co-hosted by three business organizations in Georgia: Atlanta CEO Council, Metro Atlanta Chamber, and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG).

“Venture Atlanta was created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs with the purpose of connecting Georgia’s best companies to tier one investors,” said Ashish Mistry, Venture Atlanta co-founder and Atlanta CEO Council president. “Presenters have always found this conference to be a valuable opportunity from a marketplace visibility aspect as well as for the small things we do, like not charging application or presenter fees.”

In addition to company presentations and quality networking opportunities, Venture Atlanta 2009 will feature a still to-be-announced headline speaker.