CapVenture

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• Program Overview
• Application Information
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• Sponsorship Information
  
• Curriculum
• Facilitators and Expert Speakers
• Coaches
• Logistics
• Sponsors
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Program Overview

CapVenture is a unique training program that will educate and equip early stage (typically those seeking their first institutional round of financing) CEO's and executives for smarter and more productive capitalization of their business.

CapVenture is a comprehensive, practical program that assists a select group of early stage tech companies in development of a feasible and attractive financing strategy. Taught by ATDC's experienced staff and some of the most successful entrepreneurs and venture dealmakers in the Southeast and utilizing an ATDC-like peer model, the goal is to increase participating companies fundraising productivity (even if this means delaying or changing their strategy).

Participants will receive timely market information, customized coaching and will benefit from a disciplined process for creating all of what is needed for successful angel or venture fundraising. Through participation in this program companies will:

• Gain invaluable practical knowledge about the various forms of capital available to early stage tech companies
• Sharpen the participating company's business and financing strategy to increase probability of successful capitalization
• Assess their businesses' fit with various forms of capital
• Gain practical tips on the process of capital raising that will increase their odds of success and limit unproductive activities
• Gain peer and mentor relationships to facilitate valuable connections for their businesses
• Provide prepared participants an opportunity to pitch to investors;the top CapVenture participants will have the opportunity to join ATDC and VentureLab in pitching to dozens of investors at Venture Atlanta .
  

The program will take place Tuesday evenings beginning August 25th and concluding September 29th. At the end of the program, CapVenture companies will have the opportunity to deliver their sharpened pitches to a group of investors after having rehearsed in front of an experienced panel via a practice pitch session.

Curriculum

• Capital overview - debt, equity and other forms of early stage capital
• Evaluating your business opportunity and your financing strategy
• Investor communications workshop and review
• Determining your financing needs
• Fundraising preparation
• Elevator pitch exercise and review
• Executive summary review
• Investor communications workshop
• Practice investor pitches
  

Facilitators and Expert Speakers

• Facilitator - Cindy Cheatham, ATDC Director of Business Development
• Facilitator - Mary Leary, ATDC Venture Catalyst
• David Sung, Venture Catalyst and Seed Capital Fund Manager, Georgia Tech's ATDC
  
• Jeffrey Leavitt, Partner, DLA Piper US LLP

Coaches

• Mike Eckert, Former CEO, The Weather Channel
• Jeff McConnell, Angel Lounge
• Doug Hadaway, CFO, MFG.com
• Blake Patton, CEO, Ikobo
• Ron Verni, Former CEO, Sage Software
• Lou Schwartz, CEO, Multicast Media
• Mike Van Bruniesse, President, Purewire
• Mark Morel, CEO, Whoop Mobile
• Karen Robinson, Former CEO, Primepoint Media
  
• Gordon Rogers, Managing Director, Vernon Bridge Ventures and Founder, Connect2Books.org
• Jamie Bardin, Former CEO, EZPrints
  
  

Application Information

All companies that complete this application will receive valuable fundraising materials and an invitation to meet investors at a fundraising workshop. YOU MUST EMAIL YOUR BUSINESS PLAN TO ASHOOK@TAGONLINE.ORG OR COMPLETE THE "APPLICATION ADDENDUM."

Early Application Deadline: Friday, June 19, 2009 ($50 per company discount for those accepted)

Late Application Deadline: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 (Companies will be notified by July 28, 2009)

Evaluation criteria will include:

• Critical customer pain
• Unique differentiated solution
• Relevant team experience
• Large market size, rapid growth and overall market attractiveness
• Scalable, profitable business model
• Compelling participation goals - high motivation to learn and to "work on their business"

10-15 companies will be selected to participate. The CEO and up to one additional executive if critical to fundraising, is eligible to participate from each company (additional, reduced fee required for additional executive).

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Logistics

Locations:

Centergy One Building
Wayne Hodges Room (335)
75 5th Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30308

TSRB
Auditorium
85 5th Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30308

Dates and Times:

Session Times TBA

Venture Atlanta - October 13th Website

Participation Fees:

Primary Participant Fees:
TAG Members: $399
Non- Members: $499

Secondary Participant Fees:
TAG Members: $299
Non-Members: $399

*** GRA Venture Lab Companies are eligible to receive a scholarship to cover 1/2 of the program fees.

Program fees include: participation, coaching, course materials, refreshments, dinner, and graduation reception (with investors).

Registration and payment information will be sent to applicants upon acceptance.Payment is required prior to start of program.

Sponsors

Sponsorships are Available

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