Venture Salon

The upcoming Venture Salon will focus on Orange County's technology community with an advanced briefing on Larta's latest research report, Raising the Curtain: the Technology Economy of Orange County as well as a PwC MoneyTree update on Venture Capital in the County. Of course Larta will also be showcasing approximately four young and intriguing technology companies. Randy Lunn, General Partner of Palomar Ventures, is the chair of the Venture Salon which will take place on Friday, September 13 (Noon - 4:00). The location is currently undisclosed, but in Orange County.

Attendance: This event is open to accredited investors only. Space is limited so RSVP today. $100 donations will be accepted.
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About the Venture Salon Conference

The Venture Salon is our quarterly conference that showcases select technology companies and presents an exclusive analysis of the venture industry in Southern California. In partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Larta presents updates on the Sand Dollar Report: a regional analysis of MoneyTree venture capital data. The PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Survey is designed to take the cleanest measure of 'core' investments in venture-backed companies in the United States, thereby providing reliable, meaningful statistics on the venture industry.

This event will be open to accredited investors only. It serves as a convening point for investors and technologists in the Southern California region. The Venture Salon will not only provide exclusive knowledge on the venture industry, but also offer an environment for networking and community building.

Past Venture Salons

March 7, 2002
This Venture Salon, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Microsoft, showcased four companies to over two dozen investors. The presenting companies included: Evolution Robotics, IntraMedical Imaging, Mode Tek, and Pranalytica, Inc.

September 2001
Larta hosted the first Bioscience Venture Salon in September 2001, featuring six Southern California bioscience companies to an intimate investment audience. Held at Beckman Coulter in Fullerton, the salon successfully showcased AusAm, Cell Matrix, GeneFluidics, GenWay Biotech, Hydrus, and Syagen Technology.

June 2001
Six companies successfully pitched to a room of investors last June at the Venture Salon, one of Larta's regular events that intersects the investment community with promising technology businesses.
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January 2001
On January 19, Larta hosted its quarterly Venture Salon at the Microsoft offices in Santa Monica. Over a dozen leading venture capitalists spent the afternoon hearing presentations from seven cutting-edge startups. Technologies ranged from laboratory innovations in nanostructured materials and wireless network systems to the next generation in language translation software, secured digital distribution, and database infrastructure software for the travel industry. Microsoft's new Xbox "wowed" the group with a special presentation at the finale. "As a VC, the opportunity to see a group of high quality companies in such a concentrated period of time is extremely valuable," said Jeffrey Starr of Mission Ventures. "It was clear that Larta's due diligence and coaching filtered out the irrelevant fluff that many entrepreneurs pitch. The key elements of these companies were nicely packaged in the presentations and the industry sectors represented were of primary interest to the venture capital community right now."

Companies included Best Practices Inc. HiDRA, Hybrid Plastics, Ironclad Inc.,
Language Weaver, Patheo.com, Vidius Inc.

October 2000
Companies included WordOfNet, StayHealthy, PictureBuzz/Streetwise, E Team, Etronica, Esyon, Sacor, Virtue Arts, Cs3.
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