CapVenture

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Early application deadline June 19th ($50 off per company if accepted); final deadline July 15.

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.

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 meet investors. Last year's forum led to requests for 59 meetings by investors.
• The top CapVenture companies will have an additional opportunity to present to dozens of investors through an automatic slot during the ATDC/Venturelab early stage forum at Venture Atlanta.

Curriculum

• Capital overview
• Angel investors and venture capitalists- investment criteria and how to successfully target
• Evaluating your business - business assessment
• Determining your financing needs
• Fundraising strategy development and assessment
• Fundraising preparation
• Elevator pitch exercise and review
• Executive summary review
• Investor communications workshop
• Practice investor pitches

Facilitators and Expert Speakers

• Cindy Cheatham, Director of Business Development, ATDC
• Mike Eckert, Former CEO Weather Channel and Pathfire
• Mary Leary, Venture Catalyst, ATDC
• Jeffrey Leavitt, Kauffman Fellow, Partner, DLA Piper, LLP
• Charles Ross, Venture Catalyst, ATDC
• Lance Weatherby, Venture Catalyst, ATDC

Coaches

• James Davis. Principal, Buckskull Partners; former President and CEO TerraGo; Founder and former Chairman Flamenco; former President Harbinger
• Scott Geller, President and CEO, Invistics; Former ATDC EIR: TechBridge Founder: Founder and CEO of 2order.com (formerly BTSquared)
• Dave Gould, Operating Partner, Technology Operators Partners (TOP); former Chairman and CEO, Witness Systems
• Doug Hadaway, former CEO and CFO, Marketworks; former CFO, Synchrologic
• Sanjay Parekh, Founder & former CEO Digital Envoy; Founder Startup Riot
• Pete Privateer, former VP Sales America, ISS/IBM; former President & COO, Pelican Security

2007 Participating Company Testimonials

"The CapVenture course was phenomenal for me and my company, and a catalyst to get us to where we are now,Ó he said. ÒCapVenture really started a great momemtum for our company and was highly instrumental in our successful closing of a $1.8M seed angel round. Our CapVenture coach, Mike Eckert, is an invaluable advisor and now angel investor to our company.Ó ÒWe are delighted that ATDC has welcomed SoloHealth into its prestigious ranks. Being affiliated with this program offers SoloHealth a treasure of collective experience and leadership that we can draw from as we take our business to the next level." -Bart Foster, Founder & CEO, SoloHealth

"Nimbus Software benefited from participating in the CapVenture program. The program gave us the opportunity to focus on our business and validate and challenge our assumptions of value. We are actively involved in a pre-Series A round and are thankful for the advanced input we received on the process through the CapVenture program." -Jason Brewster, Co-Founder & CEO, Nimbus Software

2007 Participating Companies

• Active Compliance
• Bravadosoft
• Flux Media
• Global Crypto Systems
• Grand Central Solutions
• Inquus
• Integris
• Izenda
• Kinnection
• LenderFlex
• Nimbus Software
• Racemi
• ScanTech Sciences
• Secure-Surfer
• SoloHealth

Application Information

Apply Online! All companies that complete this application will receive valuable fundraising materials and an invitation to meet investors at a fundraising workshop.

Early Application Deadline: Tuesday, June 19, 2008 ($50 per company discount for those accepted).

Late Application Deadline: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 (Companies will be notified by July 28, 2008).

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"

At least 10 to 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 fee required for additional executive).

Logistics

Location: Centergy One Building Wayne Hodges Room (335) 75 5th Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30308-1019
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Dates and Times: Sessions will be held on Monday or Tuesday evenings and begin promptly at 6:00pm and will end by 9:30pm. Sessions will run from August 19th to October 7th.

Participation Fees