Archive for the 'Social Networking' Category

Experts & Amateurs Converge in Rochester

Seed investing as a team sport; Commercializing space?
Mark Heesen, president of the National Venture Capital Association, says Florida is hot

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in The Angel Journal. Kemila Velan reported live from the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds Conference in Rochester on Sept. 22, 2006. If you couldn’t make it [...]

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Socially Responsible Investors Search for Exits in the Haystack

by Kemila Velan 2.0
SAN FRANCISCO - Are all ventures social ventures? “Yes,” said Jerry Engel,  professor at the University of California at Berkeley and general  partner at Monitor Venture Partners, who moderated a panel at the Spring Investor’s Circle Conference on April 21. He cited the definition  of socially responsible investing as, “investing in a [...]

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Alternative Energy Innovations Spring, April 21-22

Alternative Energy Innovations Spring, April 21-22 at the Sofitel in Redwood City, CA, brings together leading VCs, corporate executives and start-up CEOs for in-depth insight and discussion into the key technologies and trends shaping the alternative energy market, deal flow and two days of networking opportunities.

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Women Entrepreneurs Looking for Capital

The application deadline for the 2009 Doing it Right NYC Program is March 31, 2009. Please take the time to view the full NYC Program Schedule & Details. As many of you know, this is a year of change. As recently reported in the Economist, “The world’s greatest producer of entrepreneurs continues to be America”.  [...]

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Cleantech Open Launches Today

http://www.cleantechopen.com

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Protected: CalCEF Angel Network March Meeting Reveals Secrets for Cleantech M&A

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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Feb. 24, 2009: Six Companies Compete for Funding at Cleantech Forum XXI in San Francisco

It’s a beautiful day in San Francisco, nothing like the rainy, cold night before when I arrived on a non-stop flight from Miami. The clouds have cleared, the sky is crispy blue and the sun is shining on me as I walk up four steep hills on Mason Street to the Fairmont Hotel, where Cleantech [...]

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Carbon Markets: A Component of Obama’s Economic Recovery Plan?

January 27, 2009
Report by Kemila Velan, Ethical Markets Media, Director of Communications
The second annual Carbon Markets North America 2009 was held in Coral Gables, Fla. January 15. Among the 150 registered attendees were private equity investors, entrepreneurs, energy and utility officials and policy makers all concerned about the future of carbon emissions trading, a controversial [...]

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Authentic Sustainability Is the Theme of 3-Day Conference in Miami Beach

by Kemila Velan
December 19, 2008
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of GOOD Worldwide, opened the third and final day of the Sustainable Brands International conference Dec. 9-11 at the posh, newly renovated and re-opened Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, where Hybrid drivers received $10 off valet parking.

Friday, December 19th, 2008