Keiretsu Forum Announces Angel Capital Expo Sponsors and Partners

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Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:30pm EDT

  SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Apr 10 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
 Keiretsu Forum, the world's largest angel investment community, announces the
partners and sponsors for its Angel Capital Expo, which will take place on
Friday, April 25 from 7:30am to 3:30pm at the PG&E Auditorium in San
Francisco.

    More than 400 active and respected angel investors will attend the all-day
event,
which will provide a unique opportunity for open access and collective
collaboration to the world of angel investing. At least a dozen of the Bay
Area's hottest start-up companies, pre-screened by a select committee of
Keiretsu Forum members, will make 15-minute presentations and be available
for additional discussion and due diligence at their exhibition booth
throughout the day.

    "We are proud to be hosting Keiretsu Forum's Angel Capital Expo at our San
Francisco headquarters and look forward to seeing the innovative work of the
presenting companies," said Hal LaFlash, PG&E Director of Emerging Clean
Technology Policy.

    In addition to PG&E, many of the Bay Area's angel groups are partnering with
Keiretsu Forum, including the North Bay Angels, and the Sierra Angels.
Additional
Angel Capital Expo partner organizations include: Astia, the California Clean
Tech Open, the Entrepreneurs' Organization of San Francisco, the Financial
Women's Association of San Francisco, the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and
Executives, the French-American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, LARTA,
Microsoft Start-Up Zone, the San Francisco Center for Economic Development,
the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, SVASE, Swissnex, Think London, TiE,
West Coast Green, the alumni associations of Cornell, Harvard, MIT and Stanford,
and media partners, Red Herring and the San Francisco Business Journal.
Keiretsu Forum's Northern California sponsors include: Comerica, Fenwick & West
LLP, Fitzgerald Abbott & Beardsley LLP, Hanson Bridgett Marcus Vlahos Rudy LLP,
HeritageBank, In Joy Media, Inc., Kipling Capital, Managed Economics, MBV Law
LLP,
Merrill Lynch, Miller Starr Regalia, Omega Valuations, Reed Smith, Swernofsky
Law Group PC, Wells Fargo Private Bank, and ZINFI Technologies, Inc - Managed IT
Solutions.

    "The Keiretsu Forum Angel Capital Expo reflects the growth and power of
angel investing and the strength of the Keiretsu Forum network," said
RandyWilliams, founder and CEO of Keiretsu Forum. "With our partners and
sponsors
for this event, we are proud to play a seminal role in the growth of start-up
businesses at a local, national, and international level."

    About Keiretsu Forum

    Keiretsu Forum was founded in 2000 in the East Bay. With 16 chapters and
over
750 accredited investor members on three continents Keiretsu Forum
(www.keiretsuforum.com) is the world's largest angel investment network.
Keiretsu
Forum members provide early-stage capital in the range of $250k-$2 million to
high
quality, diverse investment opportunities and collaborate in the due diligence,
but
make their own individual investment decisions.

    About the Angel Capital Expo

    Hosted by Keiretsu Forum, the Angel Capital Expo is the premier gathering of
the
angel capital community. For more information, please visit
www.angelcapitalexpo.com. Invitation to attend is extended only to
accredited investors. See definition of accredited investor at
http://www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm. Accredited investors wishing to
attend the Angel Capital Expo may register at
http://sf-ace.eventbrite.com.

    Disclaimer:

    KEIRETSU FORUM IS A FACILITATOR BRINGING TOGETHER INVESTORS AND EARLY
STAGECOMPANIES OFFERING GENERALLY HIGH-RISK INVESTMENTS. KEIRETSU FORUM IS NOT
AFFILIATED WITH THE PRESENTING COMPANIES AND DOES NOT ENDORSE, INVEST IN,
ASSIST WITH INVESTMENT IN OR RECOMMEND ANY OF THE COMPANIES (OR THE
SECURITIES OF SUCH COMPANIES) THAT MAY SEEK FUNDING THROUGH KEIRETSU FORUM
MEMBERS, AND RECEIVES NO SUCCESS FEES OR OTHER COMPENSATION FOR ANY
FUNDINGTHAT MAY OCCUR (ALTHOUGH KEIRETSU MEMBERS AND/OR VOLUNTEERS MAY HAVE AN
ECONOMIC INTEREST OR AFFILIATION WITH PRESENTING COMPANIES WHICH KEIRETSU
REQUIRES
THEY DISCLOSE). ACCORDINGLY, ANY INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS GIVEN OR MADE BY
ANY
PRESENTING COMPANIES MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN REVIEWED FOR
ACCURACY OR AUTHORIZED BY KEIRETSU FORUM. ANY OFFERS TO, OR INVESTMENTS MADE,
BY A MEMBER OF KEIRETSU FORUM WILL BE TO OR IN HIS, HER OR ITS INDIVIDUAL
CAPACITY AND NOT ON BEHALF OF KEIRETSU FORUM. CONSEQUENTLY, INVESTORS MUST
CONDUCT THEIR OWN DUE DILIGENCE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY INVESTMENT IN COMPANIES,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LEGAL, TAX AND INVESTMENT ADVICE.

    

Contact:
Maggie Jacobberger
Keiretsu Forum Entrepreneur Director
Maggie@keiretsuforum.com

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