MEDIA CONTACT: Brandon Shamim / Beacon Management Group
PHONE: 213.217.2892
E-MAIL: [email protected]

WHO: Southern California Venture Network (SCVN), a nonprofit organization, hosts informal monthly forums uniting entrepreneurs, business executives, management candidates, venture capital investors and other money providers to help develop entrepreneurial ventures. SCVN is open to graduates of one of Southern California’s universities including (USC, UCLA, CalTech, LMU, Pepperdine, Northridge, UCI, Chapman, Cal Poly SLO, UCSB, UCR, Cal Poly Pomona, Claremont, SDSU, USD, UCSD, etc.)

WHAT: Start-up companies are competitively selected to pitch their business plans to an audience consisting of venture capitalists, experienced executives, academicians, and management candidates who provide an assessment of the company's model. This month’s presenters include Steamboat Software, provider of rendering software for the creation of high end graphics for major feature films, commercials and interactive games; BCC Technologies which designs, manufactures and sells storage infrastructure products for midrange servers; StarTraffic, the only service of its kind on the Internet providing GPS based, real time and personalized traffic information to mobile customers. The distinguished panel of venture capitalists will include Ted Alexander of Mission Ventures, Gene Manheimer of Goldeneye International and Jenny Sakhrani of Philosopher Stone..

WHEN/ADMISSION/WHERE: Tuesday, July 10th, 2001 at 6:00 pm. Admission is $20; attendance is free with annual membership. The presentations will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in the Irvine Spectrum, 90 Pacifica Avenue, Irvine, California 92618, 949-471-8888. Entry with RSVP only, send an information request or questions to [email protected].

WHY: The SCVN has become one of the region's top-tier catalysts for invigorating entrepreneurship. It was developed to provide entrepreneurs a forum to hone their business plans by presenting and defending them, as well as creating opportunities with potential investors, partners, customers and providing a general peer-to-peer networking environment.

HOW: SCVN membership consists of early to mid-stage entreprenreurs, savvy investors, accomplished business professionals, and astute academicians from diverse managemnet and financial backgrounds dedicated to developing high-growth companies throughout Southern California. Annual membership fees are $125; student membership is $50. Media are free to attend. The SCVN is also accepting Executive Summaries for the next event at [email protected].

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