Sponsorship / Advertising Information

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Platinum Sponsor

Rothstein Kass

Rothstein Kass is a national accounting firm with 50 years of experience and over 1,000 professionals located throughout 9 offices. The Firm's unique practice centers on serving the audit, accounting and tax requirements of alternative investment funds (venture capital, private equity, hedge funds and fund of funds). Rothstein Kass is also a top-ranked provider of services to family offices and caters to the needs of alternative investments funds and their General Partners. Finally, Rothstein Kass Business Advisory Services, LLC professionals provide value-added and results-oriented consulting services to clients across industries in the areas of strategy, operations, technology, risk, compliance, dispute resolution and investigations. Rothstein Kass is consistently ranked as a top CPA firm to the alternative investment industry in independent, third-party surveys.

Gold Sponsor

Square 1 Bank

Square 1 Bank is a full service commercial bank dedicated exclusively to serving the financial needs of the venture capital community and entrepreneurs in all stages of growth and expansion. Square 1's expertise, focus and strong capital base provide solid support for its clients' needs.

Square 1 delivers tailored solutions and products for the particular needs of entrepreneurs. Our cash management and financing solutions are designed to fit our clients at every point in their lifecycle. We are passionate about what we do and this is reflected throughout the Square 1 experience. From the latest in convenient, technology-based banking to the banker you'll know as a partner, Square 1 believes that a banking relationship should be anticipatory, responsive and active.

Square 1 Bank has offices coast to coast in ten locations: Austin, Boston, Denver, Durham, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, Seattle and Washington, DC. For more information, we welcome you to visit our web site, www.square1bank.com, or just give us a call-we're here with answers.

Silver Sponsors

Denning & Company

Denning & Company, LLC, is a FINRA registered private equity advisory firm founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Francisco. The firm provides consulting, marketing, and fundraising services to established general partners as well as newer teams offering unique investment ideas or solutions to limited partner investors worldwide.

With over 70 years of combined industry experience, the D&Co team, headed up by Paul F. Denning, Founder & CEO, Jill Y. Kitazaki, President and Gina Lee, Managing Director, has raised capital in excess of USD 9 billion for general partners based in the US, Japan/Asia, UK/Europe, Russia, and Israel from a limited partner base similarly diversified.

Denning & Company strives to represent the most talented private equity teams, in an industry or geography, and works to ensure that they are professionally prepared to successfully achieve their fundraising goals. The firm avoids taking on additional assignments of the same style or sector focus. The firm chooses to work with only 2 to 3 funds simultaneously, ensuring that each client benefits from the team's senior level relationships and resources. Our process pivots on relationships, reputation, and results. Our trusted relationships with top-tier General and Limited Partners provide the vital link for successful and enduring investment partnerships.

GroundLink

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GP Sponsor

Merus Capital

Merus Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto. We are often a company's first institutional investor and believe in a collaborative approach to business-building. We partner with founders who have the passion and ability to build lasting, world-class companies. We believe that solving real problems is of value irrespective of fad or trend and that solving such problems in a scalable manner will lead to the creation of outstanding businesses.



Aberdare Ventures

Formed in 1999, Aberdare Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing in healthcare innovation, often at the earliest stages. Aberdare invests in visionary entrepreneurs and technologies that are transforming global inefficiencies in healthcare with new biological, engineering, and information technologies. Eight investment professionals oversee a committed capital base in excess of $400 million in aggregate. The firm has attracted and partnered with many superior early stage companies, repeatedly backing start-up enterprises that have grown to values exceeding $1 billion.