When the Private Investors Forum
asked Valerie Gaydos, a Harrisburg-based dynamo with a background in
public policy, publishing, technology and entrepreneurship, to help with
its annual Angel
Venture Fair, the group wasn’t just interested in holding a trade
show and sending out a news release.
Good thing, too, because Gaydos’ expertise in helping startup companies find funding and develop a strategic vision is one of the reasons the 12th annual angel fair is among the most meaningful angel investor gatherings in the region. The fair has helped emerging growth companies raise $16 million since Gaydos took it over in 2004. It provides a unique training program that screens, prepares and grooms best of class entrepreneurs for accredited investors over three months prior to the fair. Up to 50 semifinalists will present their companies on March 4 and be narrowed down to 30 finalists for the April 6 capstone event at the Union League in Philly.
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Author: Joe Petrucci
