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12 Venture Capitalist are scheduled to speak to Entrepreneurs at FundingPost’s Venture Capital Breakfast Panels in New York City

New York, NY May 11, 2005 -- On May 24th, 2005, leading Venture Capital investors are set to speak at the FundingPost (www.FundingPost.com) “Raising Venture Capital” event in New York City sponsored by Morrison and Foerster. Many entrepreneurs wonder what it takes to secure venture capital financing. At the breakfast event, two panels of Venture Capital Investors will answer these questions by discussing they are looking for in new investments right now. The FundingPost Event Calendar and registration information are online at: http://www.fundingpost.com/events.asp

FundingPost has completed 12+ sold out venture events in New York City over the past three years and it is proud to announce its next Venture Capital event in New York. At the morning session there will be two panels where the venture capitalist panelists will discuss valuation trends, term sheets, and hot industry sectors. In addition, four companies will have the opportunity to give a twenty-minute pitch to the panelists. For more information about pitching, contact Keith Henry 203-659-6649 or visit the FundingPost website at http://www.fundingpost.com/events.asp.

The speakers on the “Raising Venture Capital” panels include:

Salvatore Tirabassi, Partner, Dolphin Equity Partners
Alan Patricof, co-founder, Apax Partners, Inc.
Jesse Lawrence, Associate, Updata Partners
Douglas M. Chertok, Senior Managing Director, Hudson Ventures
Shayne Veramallay, Associate, NJTC Venture Fund
Arun Savkur, Managing Director, Quantum Fund LLP
Todd Pietri, General Partner, Milestone Venture Partners
Jerry Sprole, CEO, Leasing Technologies (Venture Leasing)
John H. Friedman, Managing Partner, Easton Capital
Ray Mirza, Principal, East River Ventures
Patrick Gallagher, Associate, Morgan Stanley Ventures
Arthur Klausner, Venture Partner, A.M. Pappas & Associates

“We are delighted to be returning to New York City. Our series have been successful because both the entrepreneurs and the investors see the value of the exchange,” said Joe Rubin, Director, FundingPost. “Entrepreneurs are finding the investors’ tips and responses helpful for improving and refining their pitches and our investor panels are excited to see the new dealflow in these early companies.”

For more information about the New York City “Raising Venture Capital” event and other FundingPost events, contact Keith Henry at 203-659-6649 or visit the FundingPost website at http://www.fundingpost.com/events.asp

About Fundingpost:
FundingPost is an entrepreneur and investor network reaching more than 70,000 executives and 6,000 Venture Capital and Angel Investors across the nation each month.

For over four years FundingPost has worked with thousands of Angel and Venture Capital Investors and Entrepreneurs. FundingPost has hosted over 5,000 CEOs and 600 Venture Funds at events in 15 cities nationwide, as well as providing a quarterly Dealflow magazine and a deal-exchange Website that has, on average, seen an introduction of an Investor to an Entrepreneur every business day since its inception. FundingPost’s mission to reach investors and entrepreneurs in every medium possible – both online and offline, and it is experiencing strong growth as the venture capital markets continue to improve worldwide. For more information: (www.FundingPost.com)

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Contact:
Heather Coull
FundingPost.com
800-461-5509
press@fundingpost.com