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11211 Point East Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA
Cost: Members free;
Non-member Guests - $50 before 07/18; $60 after
Networking & Reception: 6:00 to
7:00 PM
Panel Discussion: 7:00 - 8:30
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Getting the right amount of
funding at the right time is typically make-or-break
situation for most early stage startups. With many
customers sitting on sidelines and delaying purchases to
go through the economic winter, external funding becomes
the critical source for your 'cash-flow' needs. That
said, many investors are also finding it a challenging
environment, with many not able to raise any new money
and as such not being able to invest in new startups.With all the bad news around, there's still money
available for startups. The milestones that investors
are looking for changed plus it is often taking longer
to get the money. At this month's TechCoire
meeting, we've assembled a stellar team of
entrepreneurs/CEOs who share their secrets for getting
funding in the past few months. They will share
insights into questions such as:
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What's attracting investor's attention these days?
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What milestones are they seeking?
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How do you know if you are on the
right path to funding?
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How do you select the right investors to approach now
(and not waste your time chasing the wrong investor)
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How do the terms look like these days?
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What timeframes and deadlines can you expect?
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What strategies work and what doesn't work?
All of our panelists have
secured/closed funding in the last six months and will
share their success story on how to attract investment
capital in the current climate. Seating to non-members
is on a first-come, first-serve, limited seating
arrangement. Register early to reserve your spot.
See
registration link below.
Panelists Bio
Marc Roper, VP Sales & Marketing
Tioga Energy
Marc Roper has 16 years of experience in the renewable
energy industry. He previously led sales, marketing and
external affairs for Turner Renewable Energy, a solar
power systems integrator acquired by First Solar in
2007. Prior to this, Roper was a vice president and
board member for SCHOTT Solar, managing the company's
sales, marketing and project operations across the
Americas. He has also managed residential market
development for AstroPower and headed renewable energy
programs for the State of Colorado’s energy office. He
is currently a board member of the Interstate Renewable
Energy Council (IREC), and has served on the boards of
the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), North
American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners
(NABCEP), and the Solar Rating and Certification
Corporation (SRCC). Roper received a Masters of Civil
Engineering focusing on renewable energy and building
systems design, a BS in Engineering Physics and a BA in
Music from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Lee Harrison, CEO and President, PlanarMag
Lee Harrison is the CEO for PlanarMag, Inc, a
electronics components start-up in West Sacramento,
formed in 2008. Lee was formerly Vice President of
Keyeye Communications, which was developing 10G
integrated circuits here in Sacramento. Prior to this he
was co-GM/VP of Intel's $200M networking components
unit, which Intel acquired as part of Level One
Communications in 1999. He has over 25 years experience
growing organizations and bringing new technologies to
market. Starting in the industry in the 80’s he was
watched fundraising for small companies evolve and is
now is using many of the lessons he learned early in his
career at PlanarMag.
Sarath Boyapati, Angel Investor, Band of Angels
Sarath Boyapati is a serial entrepreneur and investor
with a successful track record. He was the founder and
CEO of AlphaSoft Services, an I.T Services Firm located
in Walnut Creek, CA - from start-up to successful exit.
During this time, Mr. Boyapati has received numerous
recognitions including Finalist for E & Y's Entrepreneur
of the Year award. Under his leadership, AlphaSoft also
received numerous recognitions from business press both
for its fast growth and for a successful turn-around
after the dot-com burst. AlphaSoft also made the Inc 500
list of fast growing private companies for multiple
years. Mr. Boyapati has a B.Tech in Civil Engineering,
M.E in Transportation Engineering and a M.S in Computer
Science. Mr. Boyapati has a MS in Management from
Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. Mr.
Boyapati is currently working on investing in buy-outs
as part of syndicate and start-ups as an angel investor.
As principal at Cetina Capital, he is working on
identifying and acquiring and/or investing in SaaS
businesses with great product and recurring revenue
model.
Chris Russell, Of
Counsel, Morrison & Foerster, Moderator
Chris Russell is the Office Counsel at the Sacramento
office of Morrison Foerster. His practice focuses on
corporate and securities matters, mergers and
acquisitions, venture capital and corporate financings,
formation of limited liability companies, venture
capital funds and other investment partnerships,
corporate restructurings, federal and state securities
law compliance, and general corporate and securities
counseling of public and private companies. Mr. Russell
regularly advises start-up and emerging growth private
companies, life science companies, public companies,
institutional investors in their investments in venture
capital, venture capital funds, general and limited
partners, shareholders and boards of directors.
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