The Knapp Semi-Finals will be held tonight at UCLA Anderson. 25 teams will present their business in hopes of being one of the few to move to the final round of competition. Teams represent the entertainment technology, education, medical tourism, web financial services, medical device, biodefense, healthcare information technology, consumer services, energy and cleantech, social media, and other major industries. Listen to their pitches here.
The competition is judged by the following industry Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs:
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Andrea |
Azdril |
Startech Global Corp. |
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Paul |
Badawi |
3i Corporation |
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Bear |
Barnes |
Entrepreneur |
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Charles |
Chen |
Victory Industrial Corp. |
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Ginger |
Conrad |
MBE Magazine |
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Peter |
Cowen |
GroundWork Equity LLC |
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Louis |
Dienes |
TroyGould Partnership |
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Jaime |
Douraghy |
Artisan Creative |
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Shahin |
Farshchi |
Lux Capital |
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Bob |
Foster |
UCLA Anderson |
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Jonathan |
Funk |
Allegis Capital |
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Adam |
Gottesfeld |
Palomar Ventures |
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Maneesh |
Goyal |
Miramar Venture Partners |
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Tariq |
Hasan |
Entrepreneur |
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Robert |
Hoyt |
LATHER |
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Neelu |
Jain |
Madera Group |
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Saad |
Kahn |
CMEA Ventures |
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Marc |
Lebovitz |
TechForward |
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Lars |
Leckie |
Hummer Winblad |
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Jeffrey |
Lipp |
Loyalty for Heartland Pmt Systems |
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Dan |
Murillo |
Greycroft Partners |
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Dan |
Nathanson |
UCLA Anderson |
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Sharon |
Olexy |
Murad Inc. |
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Vimal |
Patel |
Sierra Ventures |
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Charlie |
Rice |
Symantec |
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Matt |
Ridenour |
Momentum Ventures |
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Rob |
Stone |
The Walt Disney Company |
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Manel |
Sweetmore |
California Cryobank |
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Jade |
Van Doren |
TechForward |
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Andrew |
Warner |
Mixergy.com |
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Cameron |
Wood |
Kline Hawkes & Co. |
Read the full article: Listen to the 2009 Knapp Venture Competition Semi-Finalist 60-second pitches