TCVN Forum Presents 'Survivor Meets the Investment Community'; Entrepreneurs Compete for Venture Capital in Reality-Based Investment Forum

October 17, 2005

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2005--Tech Coast Venture Network (TCVN) announced today that every entrepreneur and company in attendance at its Oct. 27 Forum will have the opportunity to make a 30-second pitch to a panel of venture capitalists. The panel will then invite four of these companies back to the podium for an additional 10- to 15-minute question-and-answer period. At the end of the evening, the panelists will select the company they consider to be the best investment opportunity.

The "survivor" will receive a package of prizes, which currently consists of the following: $2,500 in free legal work from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP; $2,500 in free consulting services from Momentum Ventures Management LLC; $2,500 in free revenue consulting services from Plenum Revenue Group LLC; special submission-process coaching from Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels, an Apple iPod with the OC Innovation Week inscription, and more. Bart Greenberg, Chairman of TCVN, notes that, "We are continuing to solicit additional prizes to build the pot."

The Forum panelists include:

-- Casey Horton, director, high tech and strategic alliance, Ventana Capital Management LLC, Irvine, Calif.

-- Terry W. Moore, managing director, HamiltonTech Capital Partners, San Diego and Irvine.

-- Erik Nierenberg, associate, Enterprise Partners, La Jolla, Calif.

-- Tim McAdam, general partner, Trinity Ventures, Menlo Park, Calif.

-- Stephen H. Watkins, general partner, ARCTURUS Capital, Los Angeles

The Forum moderator is Bart Greenberg, TCVN chair and a partner in the Orange County offices of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, the Forum sponsor, currently celebrating its 40th anniversary. The firm provides legal and consulting services to domestic and international clients.

The TCVN program is also one of the 30 scheduled events during the first annual OC Innovation Week, which has been established to honor and recognize innovation in Orange County. To see the complete schedule of events and subscribe to the free podcast, visit http://www.ocinnovationweek.com.

Admission for this TCVN Forum is $45 for advanced registration until Oct. 24 or $55 at the door. For further information, contact Tech Coast Venture Network via e-mail at execdir@tcvn.org, by phone at 714-258-8347, by fax at 714-669-9341 or on the Web at http://www.tcvn.org/. TCVN is located at 1405 Warner Ave., Tustin, CA 92780.

TCVN Corporate Mentors include Daly-Swartz PR and MyWebteam.com. Benefactors include Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP; Business Wire; Jackson DeMarco Tidus Peckenpaugh; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP; Momentum Venture Management LLC; Rutan & Tucker and Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth. Additional sponsors include Camel Financial Inc.

The Tech Coast Venture Network (TCVN) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to assisting, educating and connecting entrepreneurs and emerging companies with capital and resources. TCVN has been directly or indirectly responsible for the establishment and growth of a significant number of early-stage businesses.

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