Dow Venture Capital is working with the Environmental Business Cluster to engage with the latest cleantech startups. We invite startups involved in the energy storage, solar, wind, water, agricultural, carbon capture, and energy efficiency fields to apply to Meet with Dow by completing the application form on our website.

This technical conference provides private equity investors, business owners, and corporate executives with perspective and practical insights on the latest strategies for evaluating and structuring corporate transactions.

The 2009 Corporate Venture Capital Summit, now in it's fifth year, has become recognized as the premier venue for venture capitalists, Startups and Corporate Development Officers to meet, interact and network with leading Corporate VCs and Strategic Investors.

More than 24 active Corporate Investors will share their strategies, criteria and perspectives.

Whether you're:

*An emerging company seeking funding

*An investor seeking new investment opportunities

*An investor seeking opportunities to partner with Corporate VCs

This is one event you won't want to miss.

The 2009 Corporate Venture Capital Summit, now in it's fifth year, has become recognized as the premier venue for venture capitalists, Startups and Corporate Development Officers to meet, interact and network with leading Corporate VCs and Strategic Investors.

More than 24 active Corporate Investors will share their strategies, criteria and perspectives.

Whether you're:

*An emerging company seeking funding

*An investor seeking new investment opportunities

*An investor seeking opportunities to partner with Corporate VCs

This is one event you won't want to miss.

The Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit will provide insights from top industry experts, private equity and venture capital investors, corporations, healthcare IT innovators and government officials.

Is your company looking for funding? Or simply interested in learning more about a program that's filling a serious funding gap for startup companies? Then join us for a chance to hear from the Thiel Foundation's newest venture: The Breakout Labs.

On April 10th, hear from Dr. Hemai Parthasarathy, Scientific Director at Breakout Labs, on how Breakout Labs fund early-stage companies pushing the boundaries of science and technology. Awards up to $350,000 help these breakthrough companies achieve specific scientific and technical milestones - e.g. proof-of-concept, prototype, and animal studies - bridging a critical funding gap in their early development. Dr. Hemai Parthasarathy will also discuss tips on preparing a competitive application, proper stage of development, and other factors that Breakout Labs is looking for when reviewing applications.

Following the presentation and Q&A, don't miss this opportunity to introduce yourself to the firm during the networking lunch. And finally, for those companies who apply online and are approved, one-on-one meetings with Dr. Hemai Parthasarathy will provide a forum to further discuss your company with the firm.

InvestMidwest is a venture capital conference that showcases 40-45 companies from throughout the Midwest in the three industry tracks of life sciences, technology and food/ag/bioenergy.

The 17th annual InvestMidwest is scheduled for March 23-24, 2016 at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark.

The 300+ attendees include investors from top venture capital firms.

Results – InvestMidwest has helped generate over $1 billion of investment in the past 16 years.

Applications for the 2016 InvestMidwest will be accepted as of October 12–apologize for the delay.

If you are looking to expand and diversify your asset allocation by investing in emerging managers as well as women and minority owned investment managers, the emerging managers conference will provide the unique opportunity to access a diversified group of up-and-coming performance-oriented managers and manager of managers. The event will explore the benefits and opportunities offered by investing in emerging managers as well as new strategies for implementing an emerging managers program. If you are an emerging manager, you will learn the procedures used by institutions to launch and maintain successful emerging manager programs. This event will showcase a variety of emerging mangers as well as minority-owned manager funds and other high potential smaller investment firms, and it will offer participants invaluable networking opportunities.

One of the largest and most respected technology investment showcases in the U.S. is returning for the 10th time this spring with an exciting new format. Planners of the 3 Rivers Venture Fair have replaced the investment pitches of the past with the brand new Venture Connection, which will enable investors to meet with more capital-seeking entrepreneurs than in the past and in a more intimate, interactive setting. In addition to Venture Connection, the 3RVF will feature panel discussions, keynote speakers, a showcase of university spin-out technologies and networking opportunities. With a new home in the larger David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the 3RVF is expected to draw up to a thousand entrepreneurs, investors, business executives and service providers from throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic & Midwest regions. The 3RVF is renowned as a showcase of well-screened, ground-breaking innovations with significant investment prospects. In fact, companies featured at the Fairs have gone on to raise more than $675 million in capital.

You must apply to attend - Investors will vote from your application and the Semi-Finalists will be invited to attend our top-shelf and gourmet dinner with the Investors at the W Hotel for free!
The winners from our national events, as voted by the investors in each city will be guaranteed a semi-finalist spot.
Note that you must make your own travel arrangements and ticket purchases for the SXSW festival.
Semi-Finalists that attend the event will be notified there if you are a finalist, as voted by the Investor Judges. Finalists will pitch after the panel and the Investors will select a Winner!

The Investors Choice® Conference continues to help emerging companies improve their business pitch, gain business insight and attract potential investors. Companies participating in this Conference have gone on to raise over $9.5 billion in financial transactions since the Institute’s Founding in 1983, with $250 Million in angel and venture capital in 2014 alone!

Up to 25 companies will be pitching at this year’s Conference. If you are ready to learn what it takes to raise capital for your venture.

Companies will be high growth, high tech, and will be selected by your colleagues in the venture capital industry. Each company will be individually mentored for up to eight weeks by a team of professionals from the venture community. This meticulous process insures high quality venture opportunities. Later stage and early stage companies will be featured from all technology industries.

Attend the 19th annual SuperReturn International, the world’s leading private equity and venture capital conference. Do not miss your chance to…

Meet more than 1700 senior industry practitioners
Interface personally with 400+ powerful LPs
Hear from an incomparable line-up of 250+ industry heavyweight speakers
View the delegate list & arrange invaluable meetings ahead of time
The 2016 agenda boasts brand new formats, illicit candid discussions, brilliant incidental networking, engaging conversations – and insights that are well worth your time. Do not miss it!