Raising capital is often required when starting a new company or accelerating the growth of a young company. TechBiz Connection, has assembled a panel of leading capital providers. This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs and business owners to interact with investors and gain insight regarding:

•       preparation requirements for entrepreneurs/business owners
•       investor introduction recommendations
•       critical business criteria for investors

MODERATOR:

Tech Coast Angels (TCA) | Frank Peters | President
Frank serves on the Advisory board for TriTech Consulting SBDC and is the Vice Chairman of Orange County Innovation. Prior to his involvement with TCA, he was a founding member of Charlotte Angel Partners in North Carolina. Since 1999 Frank has been an active investor in early stage technology companies. He has a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Massachusetts and a Masters degree in Computer Science from UCLA.

PANELISTS:

The Venture Alliance (TVA) | Jim Casparie | Managing Principal
Mr. Casparie has been a significant innovator in the angel and VC investing space for almost 20 years. He was a founding Principal in the nationally recognized angel capital firm, Angel Strategies where he was principally responsible for recruiting the base angel network from which grew their national presence. He also established the original TVA Consultancy Program and established the original offices in Boston, Charlotte, Atlanta, New York and San Diego.

Venture Farm LLC . | Sid Mohasseb | Managing Director
The Venture Farm is an early stage execution and funding organization. Sid is also an executive member of the Tech Coast Angels. Formerly, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Vital Source, Inc. a global distributor of electronic components with offices in United States, Europe and Asia. Sid has also served as the Chairman / CEO of Competitive Knowledge Inc (CKI) - a VC backed Internet Company.

Miramar Venture Partners | Bob Holmen | Co-founder
Launched in 2001, Miramar is focused on venture investing in early stage information technology companies, primarily in Southern California. Prior to forming Miramar, Bob served as Vice President and General Counsel of two publicly traded technology companies in Southern California, following his years as an attorney, where he specialized in corporate finance and mergers and acquisition transactions for technology and life science companies. Prior to attending law school, Bob worked for Hughes Aircraft Company, designing and programming application software and integrating hardware and software for defense-related projects.