The Southeast's Premier Venture Conference

Meet 18 of the most exciting investment opportunities in the Southeast at the 14^th annual Research Triangle venture conference. Presenters include exciting newcomers and established ventures from diverse industries including the internet, biotechnology, software, advanced materials, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.

• The Best Deals are Here
• Expand Your Network
• Make Contact

The Best Deals are Here
This has been an exciting year for North Carolina entrepreneurs–and their investors. Venture capital investment in the Research Triangle alone is up by more than 70%, several new funds have established their presence here, and successful IPOs and acquisitions have added steam to a hot entrepreneurial economy.

Venture '97 continues a fourteen-tear tradition of presenting the Southeast's best investment oppurtunities. Eighteencompanies have been carefully selected by a panel of venture capitalists to meet your investment criteria. Venture '97 will introduce exciting newcomers as well as established companies seeking expansion financing. Reflecting the diversity of North Carolina's entrepreneurial sector, Venture '97 presenters span a wide range of growth industries including internet software, biotechnology, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, computer software and hardware, and medical devices.

Several presenting companies are positioned for IPOs in the next 12-24 months: others open windows on brand new technologies.

Expand Your Network
In addition to company presentations, there will be plenty of time for "one-on-ones" at company exhibits and private meetings all day Wednesday and at the kickoff cocktail reception on Tuesday evening. And you will have time to network with your colleagues throughout the two days during investor-only sessions, golf outing, small group dinners, and other activities.

Consistently ranked by Money Magazine and Fortune Magazine as one of the best places in the country to live and do business, the Research Triangle is a magnet for good ideas, top management teams and profitable investments.

Make Contact
Starting with a kickoff cocktail reception at the Carolina Club Tuesday evening, straight through the final presentation Wednesday afternoon, Venture '97 is planned for you to meet more companies than ever–without missing a single opportunity. In addition to their presentations–which run sequentially throughout the day–presenters will be available at exhibits all day and in private meeting rooms by appointment.

While you are at Venture '97 you will also meet the key players in North Carolina's investment and technology communities who can help you find deals and get them done.