What do you get when you put 300 attendees, 60 venture capital companies and 44 startup organizations under one roof in St. Louis, Missouri? You get an entrepreneur's dream; you get InvestMidwest.
InvestMidwest showcases 44 companies representing 10 states across the flyover region in three different industry tracks including life sciences, technology and clean energy/sustainability. This venture capital conference has helped to generate over $850 million of investments in the past 12 years.
One company in particular is looking forward to the InvestMidwest opportunity. The startup has been making a splash in the entrepreneurial world with appearances and nominations at SXSW and at during the Think Big Field Trip to Silicon Valley. The startup, known as LiveOn, is hoping to make an even bigger impact at InvestMidwest today.
"We are looking forward to attending the InvestMidwest Forum as an opportunity to meet potential investors as well as to mingle with other entrepreneurs," said Jonathan Whistman, founder of LiveOn. "The Midwest continues to be an interesting place to build a business and these types of forums always help with creating a platform to connect like-minded people."
LiveOn hopes to take what they learned during the Think Big Field Trip and implement pitching strategies at the InvestMidwest Forum.
"We just recently returned from a trip to Silicon Valley to participate in a two startup showcases. One was put on by Silicon Valley Bank and the other by Kansas City's Think Big Partners. It will be interesting to see the differences in the investment environment from the coast to here in the Midwest," said Whistman.
All startups presenting at InvestMidwest must be located within the center corridor of the United States. These companies must be seeking $1 million to $20 million in funding and must have revenue projections of $20 million within the first five years.
InvestMidwest will take place on April 4-5, 2012 at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark in St. Louis, Missouri. To learn more, please visit https://www.investmidwestforum.com/.
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