Capital Connects! is an invitation-only event designed to match accredited investors, angel and venture funds with growth companies raising private equity. The presenting companies from the 2004 -2006 series of capital breakfasts have raised over $9.2 million directly from the event and another $26.4 million in additional investment.

8:30am-10:30am
"How to Invest in a Biotechnology Company"

Presentations by selected High Growth Companies

Lunch and Guest Speaker
"The Keys to being a Successful Angel Investor"

Presentations by selected High Growth Companies

Networking

Join us on Grandover's East Course for a shotgun tee off at 3:30

Thanks to our Capital Connects! sponsors registration for this event is only $50!

(Separate registration required for golf)

HOW TO SUBMIT

If you represent a growth company seeking seed, venture or mezzanine capital, please email a
one-page executive summary to Tracy Dellinger at tdellinger@pten.org by July 28, 2008. Submissions will be screened by an investor committee and invitations extended to growth

Please do not register to attend Capital Connects! if you are representing a growth company. Registration on this website for accredited investors only. Thank you.

If you are an ACCREDITED INVESTOR*, please proceed with registration below.

If you have not received an invitation, but are an accredited investor or represent an angel, venture or investment fund interested in attending the August 28th breakfast, please contact Catherine Gotzens (cgotzens@pten.org), or call 336.605.4777 for more information.

*An "accredited investor" is any of the following:

1. Natural persons (A) with a net worth exceeding $1 million (alone or jointly with a spouse), or (B) with individual net income over $200,000 ($300,000 if joint) for each of the preceding two years, with a reasonable expectation of that income level for the current year;
2. Any business entity with total assets in excess of $5 million, not organized for the purpose of making the investment;
3. Any private trust with assets in excess of $5 million, not organized for the purpose and directed by a sophisticated person;
4. Institutional investors (e.g., banks, insurance companies, investment companies, broker/dealers, thrift institutions, business development companies, SBICs, certain employee benefit plans, and certain 501(c)(3) charitable corporations.); or
5. An entity whose equity owners are all accredited investors.

SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION

For Capital Connects! sponsorship information, please contact Catherine Gotzens at 336.605.4777 or cgotzens@pten.org.