TiE-ISB Connect 2008 VC's Seek Bright Ideas and Cool Start ups

The Business Plan Presentations are designed to encourage entrepreneurs in the creation, start-up and early-growth stages of businesses

TiE-ISB Connect is back with its highly successful business plan presentation opportunity.

Entrepreneurs are invited to submit a maximum of 5 page abstract of their business idea to TiE-ISB Connect Committee to get the opportunity to meet and interact with leading Capitalist's of the world on November 5-7 as they seek to fund bright ideas and cool start ups. Participants for the 2008 Business Plan Presentations can register at http://www.tie-isbconnect.com. The last date for submission of Business Plans closes on 15th June 2008.

The Business Plan Presentations are designed to encourage entrepreneurs in the creation, start-up and early-growth stages of businesses. Participants have an opportunity to meet face to face and interact with leading Venture Capitalists and Business Leaders for finding capital and strike business alliance that will help them launch and grow their businesses.

The primary mission of TiE Hyderabad and the globally renowned Indian School of Business is to create, provide, and support rewarding networking opportunities for the new age entrepreneur. TiE-ISB Connect attracts the finest businesses minds, smart investors, policy makers, researchers, incubators, successful entrepreneurs to foster and enrich participants experience that help in creating sustainable enterprises.

tiE-ISB Connect's focus is to encourage the 1000’s or so businesses in this country, who are at the bottom of the pyramid to leap forward and gain attention from leading investors who bet on new and profitable ideas.

Over the last 3 years the event attracted over 1000 business plans and over 50 Venture Capitalists representing the core and sunrise industries. TiE-ISB Connect has also held several rounds of mentoring sessions helping many entrepreneurs to refine their strategies and business approaches.

Some of the VCs who have actively interacted with the TiE-ISB Connect entrepreneurs: NEA Indo-US Ventures, Peepul Capital, VentureEast Funds, Canaan Partners, DFJ, Battery Ventures, Sandalwood Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Tech-Birmingham Ventures, Lightspeed Ventures, and Greylock Partners, Way gate Capital, and Helion Ventures.