Who Should Apply

• Emerging growth companies and other venture-ready companies.
• Buyouts and acquisitions under $5 Million.
• Your firm must be a legal entity.
  
• Companies with actual current revenues not to exceed $10 million.
• Company's seeking first or next round funding not greater than $3-$5 million.
• Low-tech, no-tech, high-tech are all accepted.

Selection Process

• Those companies with superior presentations (or which are deemed to be coachable to make superior presentations) will be asked to be presenters.
• Company applications will be reviewed by a team of private investors and other experts from the Private Investors Forum, which includes venture capitalists, angels, and others.
• Each judge is a representative from the private equity community and brings their own business expertise and insight to the participants.
• Approximately 30 semi-finalist companies who are looking for first or second rounds of funding will be selected from approximately 125 applications.
• Semi-Finalists will be provided with a mentor who will help refine PowerPoint presentations, which will be used to determine final selection.
• Roughly 20 companies will be selected to make presentations at the Annual Angel Venture Fair and/or exhibit only
• The 20-30 companies will be required to attend a company presentation and selection session in Philadelphia.

• Companies who get selected are entitled to attend exclusive networking sessions with angel investors throughout the entire process
• Companies will receive one-on-one coaching
• Companies will be invited to participate in CEO networking sessions