Feature Story
VCIR Winter Press Release March 4, 2009
Beaver Creek, CO, March 4, 2009 – Hundreds of venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and others in the early stage investment eco-system, including 24 presenting companies seeking venture funding, will gather this week in Beaver Creek, CO at the 26th annual Venture Capital in the Rockies Conference (VCIR Winter) to explore new ideas and investment opportunities. The conference will take place March 3rd -5th at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek.
As the recession touches nearly every part of finance, some venture capitalists are looking beyond typical investment categories to new markets and ideas as areas for investment. The companies represented at VCIR reflect this trend. With presenting companies covering areas such as clean technology, next generation web technologies and consumer products, the 2009 VCIR Winter conference will serve as a catalyst for innovative companies to secure funding.
“We’re excited about the strength and diversity of companies that have been assembled for the conference this year,” notes Seth Levine, a managing partner at the Foundry Group, a Boulder, CO-based early stage venture firm and co-chair of the conference. “This year we’ve not only added several more presenting companies to the agenda, we’ve also made a special to highlight some extremely promising clean-tech and next generation web companies – two investment areas that the Rocky Mountain region is well known for. ” A highlight of this year’s conference is a media panel featuring leading journalists covering the venture funding markets and general finance. Participating in the panel are: Spencer Ante of BusinessWeek and the Creative Capital blog, as well as author of Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital; Rebecca Buckman of Forbes Magazine; Daniel Primack of Private Equity Week; and Mark Veverka of Barron’s. The panel will be moderated by Brad Feld, managing partner at the Foundry Group.
Venture Capital in the Rockies is the oldest venture conference in the region, now celebrating its 26th year, and one of the oldest such conferences in the country. The conference has traditionally been held in early March. The conference is managed by the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association (RMVCA) in partnership with KPMG.
In 2008, the RMVCA established a second edition of the conference called VCIR Fall that was held in Sun Valley, ID. Future fall conferences will rotate between several locations in the region. The conference attracts over 300 venture investors, CEOs, entrepreneurs and service professionals. About VCIR Venture Capital in the Rockies (VCIR) is the premier venture investing conference in the Rocky Mountain region and among the most respected venture conferences in the country. Creating a dynamic marketplace for ideas and investment, VCIR invites over 20 companies seeking investment to present to panels of venture investors, as well as an audience of other entrepreneurs, CEOs and professionals servicing the venture community. More information can be found at www.vcintherockies.com.
