Fusion Digital Media Venture Forum and was hosted by New Media BC with support from Telefilm Canada and the National Research Council of Canada and took place February 20-21, 2008. This forum proved that BC is a leader in the New Media industry. Over 20 new media companies pitched their ideas in two formats: either eight minute pitch with 2 minute Q&A for more advanced stage ventures or five minutes pitch only to numerous investors, and later presented demos of their innovations. Investors and well established CEOs also presented on a range of topics from financing innovation to entry through to exit strategies. A most notable keynote speaker was Adeo Ressi, the founder of The Funded. Watch for his full interview coming soon.

Get the latest Flash Player to see this player.

Visit an earlier blog post on Fusion that includes mention of the winners.

This is a very exciting time at fundfindr as we ready for the launch of our Beta 1.0 for www.fundfindr.com. This week we are sharing our Alpha site with friends, supporters and our new Facebook group for feedback!

Been a great couple of months of site development, event coverage and connecting with many of you entrepreneurs, investors and service providers. Every day we are getting great support on Speed Dating for Entrepreneurs and our exciting new way to empower people and nurture venture success. We are excited to unveil the covers ….very soon.

That said, we’re just getting started so hang onto your hats as Spring 2008 will reveal much, much more. Remember, register at www.fundfindr.com to be notified of our launch, join our Facebook group, tell your network, subscribe to our RSS feed and let us know anyone else interested in collaboration or that we should be capturing on video!

Pulse is Something Simpler’s brand new Facebook application built on their Pubsub Matching Engine. It uses the information on your Facebook profile about your favorite music artists to give you “timely and personally relevant recommendations” about new albums and upcoming concerts so you never miss a beat. It can also help keep your finger on the pulse of what your friends are into. Something Simpler has other cool projects on the go. Meanwhile, check out Weston Triemstra’s demo of Pulse.

Get the latest Flash Player to see this player.

See what Techvibes says about Pulse.

For a sneak peak at SiteMasher, check out this demo by CTO, Phil Calvin.

Get the latest Flash Player to see this player.