ANN ARBOR – The deadline to get an application to become one of 45 technology companies to pitch hundreds of potential investors attending the 2006 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is Feb. 28, with a final submission deadline of March 14. Companies in the life sciences, information technology, and alternative energy industries are encouraged to apply.
The 25th anniversary symposium, scheduled for May 16-17 at the Eagle Crest Conference Center in Ypsilanti, is again hosted by The Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies partnered with the Center for Venture Capital & Private Equity Finance at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business of the University of Michigan.
Companies have the opportunity to present their product or technology for an audience comprised of venture capitalists, private and corporate investors, investment bankers from the Midwest and both coasts and influential opinion-leaders in the Midwest’s life science and technology industries.
Presenting companies will be slotted among three investment tracks:
Initial investment
First institutional investment (A/B round)
Expansion financing
Companies are allotted 10 minutes to present the company and 5 minutes for questions and answers.
Forty five presenting companies will be carefully screened and selected by MGCS evaluators based on the following criteria: technology, target customers, how well the company’s products & services address the target market, competitive advantage, management team, potential growth rate and size, financial model including the company’s stage and the amount of capital being raised, and the opportunity to create superior shareholder value. The 45 presenting companies are also invited to exhibit at the Symposium.
The early deadline for applications is February 28 with a final deadline of March 14. After March 14 applications will not be accepted.
To submit an application or for further details, click on MichiganGCS.Com
