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Webinar on Answering Questions on the University Startups Showcase

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https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/188380442

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Join Us in a WEBINAR to Answer Your Questions About the University Startups Showcase

If you would like to know more about the University Startups Showcase, join us in a live webinar on September 17, 2012 from 1:30 to 2:30 pm ET. Please click on this link to register for the free webinar: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/188380442

Nominations open for the University Startups Showcase (USS)
Nominate your best startups to present to the nation’s premier investors.
Access and fill-out the USS Nomination Form by clicking here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ussnomination.
Deadline for nominations is September 21, 2012

WHAT IS THE USS?
The USS will showcase the best university startup companies, as nominated by the country’s major research universities, to leading venture capitalists, angel investors, strategic corporate investors and SBIR program managers.
The USS Virtual Showcase will be held online from October 2012 to February 2013.

The USS is organized by NCET2, and supported by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), University-Industry Demonstration Project (UIDP), Global Corporate Venturing Group, Strategic Investor Forum, International Business Forum (IBF), and the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA).

WHO CAN BE NOMINATED?
We invite university startups in all fields, including but not limited to:

  • Chemical/Materials
  • Electronics
  • Energy
  • Environmental
  • Healthcare/Biotech
  • Industrial
  • Information Technology
  • Manufacturing
  • Media/Communications
  • Software/Services

HOW WILL THE USS WORK?
Nominated university startups will present to investors in a 2-hour weekly Virtual Showcase with each company provided time to give a 10-minute live, online presentation. Startup companies will be grouped into industry categories and will be assigned a specific date/time to present.
Companies presenting in the Virtual Showcase will be viewed and scored by angel investors, venture capitalists, Global 1000 companies and SBIR program managers.
Participating investors are encouraged to contact companies they are interested in at any time after the online presentations to arrange onsite visits. This will permit the nominating university to highlight other university companies which might interest the visiting investors.
The top 10 scoring companies will be invited to present in an In-Person Showcase on March 22, 2013 at the University Startups Conference in Washington, DC.

BENEFITS TO NOMINATING UNIVERSITIES
1. Increased exposure of the university’s startup ecosystem to Global 1000 companies, angel investors, SBIR program managers and venture capitalists
2. Increased investor visits to the university to view companies and technologies
3. Highlighting university commercialization capabilities to federal and state university funders

BENEFITS TO PARTICIPATING COMPANIES AND INVESTORS
1. Exposure to Global 1000 companies, angel investors, SBIR program managers and venture capitalists for investment or strategic relationship
2. Next round of financial support
3. Scored feedback in critical areas from Global 1000 companies, angel investors, SBIR program managers and venture capitalists
Preliminary list of participating companies and investors:

  • Access Bridge Gap Ventures
  • Acero Capital
  • Allied Minds
  • AMD
  • Astra Zeneca (10 slots)
  • BASF
  • Blue Tree Allied Angels
  • Chart Venture Partners
  • Chevron
  • DFJ Mercury
  • Dow Chemical Company
  • Early Stage Partners LP
  • Faurecia
  • Florida Gulfshore Capital
  • Flybridge Partners
  • General Motors
  • Grotech Capital Group
  • Honda
  • IHI Inc
  • Jumpstart NJ Angel Network
  • Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
  • Livingston Securities
  • Lockheed Martin (3-5 attendees)
  • Merck
  • Mid-Atlantic Venture Association
  • Monsanto (3 attendees)
  • Motorola Solutions Venture Capital
  • National Venture Capital Association (67 corporate slots)
  • New Venture Partners LLC
  • Novo Nordisk (10 attendees)
  • ONSET Ventures
  • Opus Capital
  • Osage Partners
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Reckitt Benckiser Group
  • SBIR Program Managers (10 attendees)
  • Siemens
  • Silicon Valley Bank
  • STNewVentures
  • Synchrony Venture Management
  • Takeda Ventures
  • TechCoast Angels
  • University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (10 corporate slots)
  • Verizon Communications
  • Visteon Corporation
    Please contact uss@ncet2.org for more information, or visit the University Startups Showcase webpage at http://ncet2.org/uss
Posted By:
Kathryn Hobbs
Posted:
September 12, 2012