CLEANTX Forum
Other People's Money: The New Funding Landscape
The funding climate for start-ups has gone through a paradigm shift. Just as the world finally gained understanding of the importance of private venture capital as a force for bringing companies to maturity, the venture model cratered to half its former size. In parallel, in context with the global economic crisis, deficits in major national credit accounts, and a desire for job-inducing federal stimuli, government funding has increased dramatically. Startups today now have much less private capital to seek to fund their startup, but much more government money. Stimulus grants, R&D contracts, SBIR programs, pilot projects, industrial matching programs, investment tax credits, and other sources are now available, creating a volume and variety of public money relevant to cleantech startups that simply wasn’t available a few years ago. Come hear representatives from multiple levels of government and the private venture industry share their perspectives about the new world of funding your startup with other people’s money.
Event Details
Date:
March 4, 2010
Time:
5:30-6:30 Registration, Networking, and Product Demonstrations
6:30-8:30 Panel Discussion
Location:
Austin City Hall
301 W. Second St., Austin, TX 78701
Moderator
Phong Le, VP of Business Development, Faradox Energy Storage/Former Director of the North Texas Enterprise Center
Invited Speakers:
Michael Breen, CFO, Xtreme Power Inc.
Steve Smaha, Angel Investor
Thomas Bucher, Associate, Booze Allen Hamilton Energy Practice
Alan Kirchoff, Director of Texas Emerging Technology Fund (invited)
Victor W. Hwang, Managing Director, T2 Venture Capital (invited)
View Speaker Bios
Cost:
$20 Pre-Registration until March 3rd.
Late Regsitration $30 after March 3rd.
No registrations taken at the door.
Register:
About the CleanTX Forum
The CleanTX Forum provides the networking and environment for professionals interested in learning more about clean technologies and building the Texas clean technology community. Our mission is to promote entrepreneurship in the field of clean technology and renewable energy in Texas, by providing a forum for executives, entrepreneurs, investors and analysts to share real-world experiences, opportunities, and challenges in the field. The CleanTX Forum will also schedule ad hoc events when clean technology leaders are available to travel to Texas. We will also announce and support workshops, provide demonstrations of new technologies in the community, deliver leading clean technology content, and highlight Texas’ growing list of clean technology successes.
View the 2009 Agenda
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