Keiretsu Forum and Intel Capital Present: Funding Alternatives

LAFAYETTE, CA, Sep 02 (MARKET WIRE) --
Keiretsu Forum, the world's largest angel investment community, and Intel
Capital, Intel Corporation's global investment organization, will hold an
educational symposium titled "Funding Alternatives" on Tuesday, September
30 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Intel Corporation headquarters located
in Santa Clara, California.

The symposium will help entrepreneurs in the software and web 2.0 space
better understand angel investing and the advantages that Keiretsu Forum
members and investment organizations bring to their funded companies.
Speakers will discuss funding alternatives including angel investing,
angel investor network Keiretsu Forum, and investing organizations such
as Intel Capital. In addition, two companies in the software and web 2.0
industries that received funding from Keiretsu Forum members and Intel
Capital will present their personal experience with raising funds.

"The purpose of this symposium is to reach out to CEOs in Silicon Valley
so they can better understand the funding alternatives and options
available to them," said David Dembitz, Keiretsu Forum Silicon Valley
member. "We look forward to discussing with attendees what resources
beyond capital we typically provide to help them go to market and be
successful."

"This is a great opportunity to bring together the entrepreneur and
investment communities," said Robert Rueckert, director of Intel Capital
focusing on business Internet and web 2.0 investments. "Intel Capital
places great emphasis on fostering entrepreneurship and technology
innovation. We are excited to be hosting the symposium on funding
alternatives at our Santa Clara headquarters and we look forward to a
productive dialogue with entrepreneurs in attendance."

Online registration is available at
http://fundingalternatives.eventbrite.com/. A fee of $25 per person will
include registration with a light dinner and refreshments. Intel
Corporation headquarters are located at 2200 Mission College Boulevard,
Santa Clara, California.

About Keiretsu Forum

With 17 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. Keiretsu Forum's Charitable
Foundation has donated over $1 million to 107 non-profit organizations.
For more information, visit www.keiretsuforum.com.

About Intel Capital

Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization, makes equity
investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide.
Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware,
software, and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health,
consumer Internet, semiconductor manufacturing and cleantech. Since 1991,
Intel Capital has invested more than US$7.5 billion in approximately 1,000
companies in 45 countries. In that timeframe, 168 portfolio companies have
gone public on various exchanges around the world and 212 were acquired or
participated in a merger. In 2007 Intel Capital invested about US$639
million in 166 deals with approximately 37 percent of funds invested
outside the United States. For more information on Intel Capital and its
differentiated advantages, visit www.intelcapital.com.

Contact:
Sonja Markova
Vice President
Keiretsu Forum
sonja@keiretsuforum.com

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