Entrepreneurs to Meet Some of the Hottest Venture Capital and Angel Investors at a VC Showcase in Philadelphia

On May 23rd, 2006, 10+ leading Venture Capital and Angel Investor Groups will present at FundingPost’s (http://www.FundingPost.com) “Philadelphia Venture Capital and Angel Investor Showcase” sponsored by Wolf Block. While most events allow only start-ups to either listen to a panel of investors or to pitch to investors, this is FundingPost’s unique "Reverse Venture Fair" format because it allows Entrepreneurs to go and meet the Venture Capitalists and Angels in an informal environment where the investors are providing information about their funds. As an additional benefit, the investors will receive summaries of all the companies in attendance. The FundingPost Event Calendar and registration information are online at: http://www.FundingPost.com/events.asp.

After completing a successful “Venture Capital and Angel Investor Showcase” in Philadelphia last year, along with successful events in the same format in New York City, Silicon Valley, Boston and Washington, DC, FundingPost is returning the “VC Showcase” model to Philadelphia to help local start-ups get the kind of access to Venture Capital and Angel investment they need to be successful in achieving funding.

During the evening cocktail party, 10+ VC Funds & Angel Groups will be exhibiting their firms. Each Fund will have their own table set up for the sole purpose of meeting great new companies. Exhibiting firms include:

• Ben Franklin Technology Partners
• Minority Angel Investment Network
• Mid-Atlantic Angel Group (Innovation Philadelphia)
• NJTC Venture Fund
• Cross Atlantic Capital Partners
• Osage Ventures
• First Round Capital
• LORE Associates
• Delaware Crossing Investor Group
• Robin Hood Ventures
• More Angel Groups and VC Funds to be announced

“We are delighted to be returning to host another VC Showcase in Philadelphia. The VC and Angel Showcases are successful because both the entrepreneurs and the investors enjoy the socializing where the roles are ‘reversed,’” said Joe Rubin, Director, FundingPost. “There are a lot of terrific start-up companies in the Philadelphia area and we are pleased to offer these entrepreneurial companies a showcase where they have access to leading Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors, and the investors are excited to see promising new dealflow at this event.”

For more information on the Philadelphia VC Showcase and other FundingPost events, contact FundingPost at (800) 461-5509
or visit the FundingPost website at http://www.FundingPost.com/events.asp

ABOUT FUNDINGPOST:
FundingPost is an entrepreneur and investor network reaching more than 90,000 executives and 7,000 Venture Capital and Angel Investors across the nation each month.

For over five years, FundingPost has worked with thousands of Angel and Venture Capital Investors and Entrepreneurs. FundingPost has hosted over 5,000 CEOs and 600 Venture Funds at events in 15 cities nationwide, as well as providing a quarterly Dealflow magazine and a deal-exchange Website that has, on average, seen an introduction of an Investor to an Entrepreneur every business day since its inception. FundingPost’s mission is to reach investors and entrepreneurs in every medium possible – both online and offline, and it is experiencing strong growth as the venture capital markets continue to improve worldwide. For more information: http://www.FundingPost.com