Where To Find Investment Dollars in the Northwest in 2003!

Join the MIT Venture Lab for a unique event that will delve into Northwest venture funding activity in 2002 and speak to what may happen in 2003.

The challenging economy has changed our business world and the rules of the investment game. In 2002, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /?>
Washington based early-stage companies received $64.5 million dollars in venture funding - a 72% decline from 2001. The number of total dollars invested in Washington State was approximately $600 million - 40% less than the prior year. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /?>

• How have the tough times affected new entrepreneur's chances of getting ink on the paper?
• Is it even possible to get deals out from the basement in today's investment climate?
• What type of services and products attract funding in the first place? 
• Is start-up life a realistic possibility or a short-lived dream of the past?

Our guest speakers are seasoned local reporters who have their finger on the pulse of local business activity: 

Tricia Duryee of The Seattle Times is responsible for reporting on business, technology and venture capital.

Jeff Meisner of Puget Sound Business Journal focuses on venture capital and investment banking.

 Please join us for a thought-provoking evening and hear what's hot and what's not!