Vancouver Enterprise Forum looks at Venture Capital in 2011 - Tilt?
Last week investor and entrepreneur Paul Kedrosky wrote a blog post titled The Top Ten Signals the Valley is on Tilt Again.
Among Kedrosky's 10 signals were that a bubble was brewing in Silicon Valley were the fact that "venture capitalists are launching blogs" and "private valuations are approaching public valuations".
But what does all this excitement mean for Canada?
Find out tomorrow night as the Vancouver Enterprise Forum presents a panel discussion on the outlook for Venture Capital Financing in 2011. Tagga Media's Amielle Lake with moderate four US and Canadian Software and New Media Venture Capitalists and ask some tough questions.
But have we moved beyond the financial crisis completely? Will these trends continue? What are VC's looking for in 2011? What is happening to valuations? And what's next?
Tomorrow night's panel includes the following VCs, none of which have their own blogs:
- Shawn Abbott of iNovia Capital
- Bill McAleer of Voyager Capital
- Tim Porter of Madrona Venture Group
- Divesh Sisodraker of Vanedge Capital
Be sure to review their profiles and have a look at what they have invested in to date. It will make you look smart when you ask a question during the Q&A session.
This event is at the Vancity Theatre on Seymour Street and runs from 5:30pm - 8:00pm. Register online.
