Ann Winblad - Where are VC's Investing?

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Silicon Valley traffic jams - the Google IPO - something's happening, and entrepreneurs wonder what it means to their search for funding. What sectors will be the next darlings of venture capital? Biotech? Security? VoIP?
Ann Winblad, a respected VC and veteran of the tech industry, will share her outlook on the venture capital market and where investment trends are headed in the Pacific Northwest. Ann is the co-founding Partner of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, one of the first backers of HomeGrocer.com. She is a well-known software industry entrepreneur and technology leader. Her background and experience have been chronicled in many national business and trade publications.
Ann has over 25 years of experience in the software industry. She began her career as a systems programmer at the Federal Reserve Bank. In 1976 Ann co-founded Open Systems, Inc., a top selling accounting software company, with a $500 investment. She operated Open Systems profitably for six years and then sold it for over $15 million. Prior to co-founding Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Ann served as a strategy consultant for prestigious clients such as IBM, Microsoft, Price Waterhouse, and numerous start-ups. In addition, Ann has co-authored the book Object-Oriented Software and has written articles for numerous publications. Ann received a BA in mathematics and in business administration, as well as an MA in education and international economics from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota.