The NBAI Investor Meeting is the premier private equity forum for venture capitalists, angel investors, executives of early stage and emerging growth companies, investment bankers, angel groups, successful entrepreneurs, premier service providers and industry leaders. As an investor seeking opportunities, the Private Equity Investor Forum - is the event to attend. Read More
 
This is an Angel Investor membership and networking organization founded in 1994.  Our members are active stock market, real estate or private equity investors, who accumulate income producing assets that rank in the top 10% of the American population.  Investing shares in private companies earns 4 times or more the investment far exceeding stock and real estate portfolios. http://launchfn.com/id150.html.


NBAI Membership:  We continue to grow our membership and are taking an active role in helping early stage companies become viable so that can contribute to our economic recover with new jobs and new wealth to be created for those investors with the vision to participate.   With our recent move to join the Angel Capital Association, NBAI now offers its members access to the additional capital and expertise to mitigate risk in their private investments.   If you exploring private equity as an alternative asset class to rebuild your portfolio, or you know someone that has had a recent change in their financial circumstances so that getting involved in angel investing may have an appeal to them and joining the "country club for investors", then please make plans to attend this event and bring your friend with you.   This is a high-end networking and cocktail party, with the added benefit of seeing quality and compelling presentations from exciting innovative companies.
 Many high-profile investors will be attending from throughout the Southeast, in addition to partners from many of the nation's leading private equity and venture capital firms. It would be our pleasure to have you join us for this special gathering for distinguished members of the private equity and venture community. More information about the forum can be found at http://launchfn.com/id150.html.


Forum Registration: If you are not yet a member of NBAI, you may attend two NBAI member meetings as a guest by paying a small registration fee to cover a portion of the expense.   As a Investor you will be entitled to register for only $50 through the early registration period, increasing to $75 after that time. (Thank you for understanding that The Network of Business Angels & Investors, which hosts the event, must provide the the Ravinia Club with a guarantee in regard to the number of confirmed guests for the forum and reception. In addition, they certify the roster of investor participants to the presenting companies, early registration is highly recommended)

Since we only have a limited number of tickets set-aside at this courtesy discount rate, if you would be planning to attend, I suggest that you make your reservation as soon as possible to ensure your seating. In order to sign-up,  click the this link  http://launchfn.com/id307.html, RSVP by e-mail to office at launchfn.com or please call my colleague, Elbie Ancona, at 404-428-9580, who will personally handle your registration.  If you would like to consider membership in NBAI at this time, please request the application from Elbie and an appointment will be scheduled with you to ensure it is a good fit for you and our existing members.


About the Forum: In keeping with tradition, this will be an upscale "invitation-only" venue designed to provide ultra high-end "peer-to-peer" networking. The NBAI Monthly Member Meetings are "investor-centric" social gatherings with a decided business intent to review investment opportunities for increasing the value of the portfolio of the investor.   As a result, these events are known for being well attended "deal-oriented" gatherings, focused on both early and emerging growth-stage opportunities. The forum will include pre-qualified innovative company presentations, introductions and exhibitor fast pitch presentations, investor only company review session, intimate high level networking with CEO's, and open bar reception. Companies that are referred by another angel group in the ACA network pay a nominal fee to participate.   Other companies benefit from the services offered by LAUNCHfn to ready them and prepare them to qualify for your investment consideration.    As an investor, this save you time and money in that you know you will see qualified deals in a compact period of time to make an early determination about whether or not to move in to the due diligence phase with your fellow investors in attendance or in the ACA network.

Presenting Companies: The Forum will be extremely relevant for investors who are seeking to commit capital and to locate new financial partners. A slate of approximately five early and emerging growth-stage companies will be featured on the program.  All companies presenting will have been professionally screened from other presenter candidates. To see the most recent list of companies who have presented in the past, please visit http://launchfn.com/id172.html.  These companies are drawn from around the United States from our extensive national network of the event coordinator, LAUNCHfn and our database, which allows us to showcase companies that guests are not likely to see anywhere else. The companies being introduced at the event are selected on the basis that they represent genuine funding opportunities, which will stand-up under the scrutiny of investment professionals and experienced business people. The companies showcased will be early to emerging growth-stage and can range from pre-revenue to about $5 million in sales. Unless they have an exceptionally strong platform technology, any pre-revenue companies chosen from the companies attending to present at the forum, will be at the point where they are ready to begin the commercialization process or have started marketing their products. The majority of the companies presenting will be seeking expansion capital and have been nominated by the groups who have or are in the midst of providing the "A" and/or "B" round financing. Most have clearly proven-out their products and business models. If you would like to see serious investment choices, I believe that this forum will be about as good as it gets. It will definitely give you a chance to enhance your deal-flow for 2009.


Industry Sectors and Selection Criteria: Conference participants will see emerging growth opportunities from throughout the U.S. These companies will have been pre-screened to address the "common sense" criteria of value, proof of concept, proprietary edge, scalability, competitive advantage and potential for success; applied by most venture capitalists, Angel investors, investment partnerships and private equity funds. Presenting companies at the event are primarily drawn from the following business sectors: Enterprise Software - Advanced Materials - Healthcare Services - Life Sciences - Specialty Retail - Computer Technology - Energy Technology - Medical Devices - Education & Training - Manufacturing Technology - New Media and Publishing - Financial Services - Medical Technology - Information Management Systems - Distance Learning - Consumer Marketing - Outsourced Business Services - Telecommunications - Consumer Products - Network Security - Wireless - Internet-Based Business Solutions - Supply Chain Management - Business Process Management - Alternative Fuel - Green Centric Business Models and Mobile Communications.


If you have a desire to look at high risk, yet high reward investment opportunities, and can adjust your schedule to spend an afternoon with us, I think that you will find this event to be an excellent reason to get out of the office or extend a trip to Atlanta as part of your travels or already planned visit. It will to be a unique occasion to see some dynamic, next generation companies with truly breakthrough technologies and original scalable business models that can very well "shape the future" of their respective industries. If you are actively looking for "fundable deals" or simply want to expand your universe of top-tier relationships, you should very much consider attending. Particularly important in today's business environment, is that this event will provide an ideal opportunity to exchange ideas and viewpoints on the issues that affect both new investment decisions as well as your portfolio companies. This venue could also be an excellent way to enhance your deal flow while making important first-tier contacts. Investments now will be at the lowest valuation and will rise with the anticipated economy recovery to increase the likelihood of a favorable exit in a few years.

Charlie Paparelli
Charlie hired you as a Source of private equity deals in 2006
Top qualities: Expert, Good Value, High Integrity

Launch Funding Network has a real heart for matching entrepreneurs and angel investors. They have made a significant impact in our Atlanta entrepreneurial community. LAUNCHfn has been in this business for a long enough time to build a significant network and a great base of investors. They are tireless in their pursuit of success for the entrepreneur and the investor. I recommend LAUNCHfn conferences for anyone interested in raising money or looking for good quality private equity investments. February 18, 2008