James Dean, CEO of Dpoint Technologies pitching at VANTEC

Vancouver, BC.   August 11, 2008

fundfindr Media, in collaboration with VANTEC, is pleased to announce a ground-breaking and disruptive enhancement to venture dating - the process of start-up development and entrepreneur and investor matchmaking. This progressive approach was embraced by VANTEC and extended the VANTEC pitch event online providing convenience, productivity and valuable exposure. A new standard has been set to extend future start-up, investment and innovation events.

The July session of the VANTEC angel network meetings started like most but there were two key differences. Firstly, there were a record number of presenters - 20 - so the event was held twice over two days. A powerful indicator of the hub of entrepreneurship that Vancouver, or Techcouver has become. Secondly, fundfindr was there to videotape and broadcast the event so that investors could review the pitches at their convenience on a private VANTEC channel at fundfindr.com. Also of note, the VANTEC pitches were full 5 to 10 minute “investor” pitches with Powerpoint so the videos are more comprehensive and insightful than simple 1 minute “elevator” pitches.

Alexandra Skey, CEO of WOMMP

“Over the last year at Investment events we have consistently heard the pain of entrepreneur’s in reaching investors and the pain of investors in finding quality deal flow, stated fundfindr CEO, Bret Conkin. “We applaud the progressive Vancouver investment community where Angels like Mike Volker, Basil Peters and Boris Wertz amongst others are open to new and progressive approaches to enhance productivity in the lengthy courtship that we call venture dating.”

Trying to remember the pitch from mid-day or missed the event? No problem, just tune in and check it out. Plus entrepreneurs like QuickMobile’s Patrick Payne could view their pitch, add relevant pitch and profile info, share it for feedback and refinement and publish it on fundfindr.com for additional investor exposure like Dpoint Technologies and WOMMP did (links above). Patrick alone has had over 665 views of his pitch as a result. Welcome to a more open, productive venture capital platform.

VANTEC has agreed that select investors can receive a link to the Beta of the private VANTEC pitch channel for their review and feedback. If you are an investor that is interested in finding out more, send us an email to investors@fundfindr.com indicating your background (website, experience etc.) and we’ll share the link. If you are an entrepreneur or service provider looking to raise your profile, you can register for a free profile, upload a video pitch or contact us for production services to info@fundfindr.com.

fundfindr Media is a Vancouver-based social media company that matches entrepreneurs with investors and service providers. fundfindr’s online tools and services help ventures get exposure, find funding, make connections and get expert feedback to enhance their results. fundfindr.com is the software and social networking platform and fundfindr.tv is the media and broadcast vehicle.