The Future of Funding Event - February 18th, 2010, San Mateo, CA

What is the Future of Funding?
The 2009 Venture Investment Numbers: 2009 had the lowest amount of investments into startups since 1997. "Atlas Venture’s Jeff Fagnan, who discussed about the numbers during the press conference call, also acknowledged that it has been a slow year for investments. The word for 2009 was 'triage,' he said, as venture firms found themselves with smaller reserves for follow-on funding than expected and more portfolio companies that needed help." - VentureBeat

And the amount of available capital is not the only aspect of the market experiencing "triage." Many great young investors that have not made partner at a surviving venture firm have left the field, or are leaving now. In fact, in TheFunded.com's annual mailing to check the validity of its investor directory, 38% of the investment professionals listed appear to have left their position in 2009.

The market is going through a major transformation, and on February 18th, 200 leading limited partners, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs will convene in San Mateo to discuss the future of venture capital at TheFunded.com's Future of Funding event. This one day symposium examines new ideas and new models for investment, covering the key questions facing venture capital from all sides of the market. Join visionaries such as Chris Dixon, Mike Maples, George Zachary, Jeff Clavier, Barry Silbert, and many more to help define the Future of Funding. Innovation America readers get 25% off tickets at http://futureoffunding.eventbrite.com/?discount=ia.
Panels include;

The Entrepreneur Perspective: The past year has been hard for fundraising - what do entrepreneurs really need and what do they want? Is innovation suffering?
Innovative Fund Experiments: This panel will explore how traditional venture groups have delivered innovative financing programs.
The Role of Corporate Investors: How has the role of corporate investors changed over the last year? Can common ground be found with financial investors?
Incubators and Accelerators: What has been their effect? What models are working? How are they succeeding, and what challenges are they facing?
The Growth of Small Firms: This panel will explore how some of the small firms are investing and looking for big wins.
Process Funds: A new type of investor is emerging that processes deals to cover a specific sector or class of private equity. Who are these firms, how do they operate, and does this type of fund represent the future?
The Emergence of Secondary Markets: Is selling founder stock a good idea? When should funds look to liquidate positions?