Shaking the MoneyTree™ in Santa Barbara
The MoneyTree™ is coming to Santa Barbara. For the first time, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP will present in Santa Barbara the latest results of the PricewaterhouseCoopers / Venture Economics / National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree™ Survey of venture capital investment.
PwC, Sheppard Mullin and a panel of experts will present and discuss the 3rd quarter 2002 survey results at the Sheppard Mullin Conference Center in Santa Barbara on Tuesday, December 17, 2002, from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. The Conference Center is located at 800 Anacapa Street in Santa Barbara, CA. To register for this limited space event, please e-mail Barbara Essex at: bessex@sheppardmullin.com.
The MoneyTree Survey is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the U.S. PwC regularly presents the results of the MoneyTree Survey in Los Angeles, Orange County and other major cities across the country. This event marks the first presentation of the MoneyTree Survey results in Santa Barbara.
"Sheppard Mullin welcomes the opportunity to present the most recent venture capital information to entrepreneurs and investors," said Jim Haslem, partner in Sheppard Mullin's Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Practice Group. "Despite the current down cycle, our law firm continues to play an active role in the venture arena, and we are pleased to team with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the presentation of the MoneyTree results."
Greg Njoes, Audit Partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Technology Practice, said, "Santa Barbara has historically been fertile ground for the development of new technology and, in fact, we service many exceptional start-up and emerging-growth companies both locally and down the 101 Corridor." Njoes added, "We’re very pleased to be co-presenting our Shaking the MoneyTree event with Sheppard Mullin. Although the current survey data reflects a worsened funding environment, the insight provided by the panel of experts should enable the entrepreneurial community to recognize the 'new' fundamentals necessary to create the sound deals that are currently being funded."
The MoneyTree™ Survey measures cash-for-equity investments by the professional venture capital community in private emerging companies in the U.S. Investee companies must be domiciled in one of the 50 US states or DC even if substantial portions of their activities are outside the United States.
MoneyTree Survey results are available online at www.pwcmoneytree.com and www.nvca.org.
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