Event Information

The MoneyTree™ report is the definitive source of information on emerging companies that receive financing and the venture capital firms that provide it. As a collaboration between PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association, it is the only industry-endorsed research of its kind.

PricewaterhouseCoopers will unveil the MoneyTree™ report - a quarterly study of global venture capital investment activity - followed by a lively discussion from top venture capitalists who will explore what they perceive as the key current and future trends in venture financing, for Silicon Valley and Globally.

We will explore:

• What are the hot emerging markets - consumer, business, geographic, social, entertainment?
• What are the hot emerging technologies being funded - IT, communications, mobility, medical?
• How are these interrelated?
• With the squeeze on the economy, how do you go forward from here?
• Who should you approach to fund your idea?

The Panel:

• Steve Bengston, Managing Director of Emerging Company Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Jeff Clavier, Founder and Managing Partner, SoftTech VC
• Vispi Daver, Partner, Sierra Ventures
• Eric Jensen, Partner, Cooley LLP
• Warren Packard, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
• Tamin Pechet, CEO, Banyan Water LLC

For more information, please email Eileen Cheng or visit the event website.