Looking for Investors?

Call for Company Applications to present and exhibit to pre-screened private equity investors (20+ already pre-registered) at the 25th Angel Forum on May 26 in Vancouver. 70 investors registered for November's Angel Forum and two companies were funded to-date.

Survey: Over 80 Investors responded to our March 2009 survey: Outlook for Private Investing in 2009
- 78% said they would invest in the right new company in next 3 months and 30% would invest more than $150k
- 45% said Q2 of 2009 is the best time to invest and only 19% said they would only invest after Q1 of 2010
- 55% prefer companies with some sales < $1 million and 38% would consider pre-revenue companies
- Valuation of Pre-Revenue companies must be less than $1 million and < 3x trailing revenue for revenue companies.

"After presenting at a few events like this, I must say that yours is by far the best. Getting people in a room together is the easy part, putting together the follow-up process like you have is what sets it apart and really provides the value for both the entrepreneur and the angel investor". Sarath Samarasekera, CEO, Shopster E-Commerce Inc.

Post Presentation: To improve investor co-investment in your company, deal management and investor collaboration software is used. Our Investors-Only discussion after each presentation, focuses investors on each company and joining a company specific due diligence team. After the Forum, we link up the investors interested in your company with you. Tell your colleagues

Don't Delay: The earlier your registration, the lower the cost. Selection closes when we reach maximum capacity. Last time, over 60 companies applied for the 30 time slots and earlier applicants had a better chance. For presentation / exhibition details, review our Home, Selection Criteria and For Companies web pages. Submit Company Profile here and Apply / Register here Final deadline is May 9.

Sponsors: Business Development Bank - Venture Capital PricewaterhouseCoopers TSX - Venture Exchange Fasken Martineau, Industry Canada-ICT branch Province of BC - Investment Capital.

Questions? email Bob Chaworth-Musters

If you are serious about rasising money for your business, then this the place to start. Thanks for the great resource Bob.

Ken