Crouching Investor, Hidden Dollar: Creative Financing for Emerging Businesses

Navigating through the financing maze is a tricky process that is constantly changing.  As investors increasingly avoid the perceived risks associated with financing early stage companies, you need creative strategies to tackle their objections.  Find out what strategies companies have utilized while navigating through the financing maze.

A team of industry experts will share their current experiences and provide actionable information about how to successfully finance your business.

The following issues will be addressed:

•  How do you plan for your company's capital requirements?
• What "creative financings" are being used at different stages of a company's evolution?
•  What is corporate positioning and why does it produce successful financings?
• When relying on outside capital, how do you mitigate the associated risks?
• What worked and didn't work during one company's search for funding?

Moderator:                     Scott Svenson 
                                     Managing Partner, Sienna Partners 
                                     Founder, Seattle Coffee Company

Presenting Company:     Mark Ippolito
                                    CEO & President
                                    MatchLight Software

Panelists:                     Warren Haber, Managing Director, Mellon Ventures
                                   Craig Kinzer, Chairman & Co-Founder, Sceenlife and Founder,
                                                         Kinzer Capital 
                                   Derek Steward, Senior Credit Officer, Silicon Valley Bank