Day 2 - March 18, 2008 - Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers

 Series A+ companies typically have:

• already received institutional/angel money
• are seeking investments to expand working capital or marketing and sales capabilities 

The Series A+ Companies selected to present were: 

Accuri Cytometers, Inc. 

Adams Harris, Inc.

Apogee Software

Bias Power

FastRoot

Firm58

Hybra-Drive Systems

HyperQuest

LiftSeat  Corporation

Liquidus on Demand Marketing

Mobile Armor, Inc.

Nerites Corporation

Nuestra Casa International LLC

Payment Pathways, Inc.

Reserve Brands Inc.

Sword Diagnostics, Inc.

TDP, Inc.

Univa UD

• 2008 MVS - Wrap Up
• 2008 MVS Sponsors
• 2008 MVS Cash Grants Awarded
  • 2008 Bob Geras Grant - $70.000
  • 2008 Bob Geras Grant Winner
  • DCEO Entrepreneur's Challenge - $50,000 Grant
  • DCEO Entrepreneur's Challenge Winner
• All Presenting Companies
• 2008 MVS Early Stage Presenters
  • AdRefinery - Early Stage
  • Aursos - Early Stage
  • Axxess Biometric Systems - Early Stage
  • Bio Integrated Solutions Inc. - Early Stage
  • ClairVista - Early Stage
  • Colby Pharmaceutical Company - Early Stage
  • eXtreme Networking - Early Stage
  • General Biomass - Early Stage
  • Global Velocity - Early Stage
  • Go2Call - Early Stage
  • Go Child Grow - Early Stage
  • HeartSounds, Inc. - Early Stage
  • Home School, Inc. - Early Stage
  • iSocket - Early Stage
  • Leo Software, Inc. - Early Stage
  • Medical Technology Systems - Early Stage
  • MicroBlade - Early Stage
  • Park Whiz - Early Stage
  • PatientImpact - Early Stage
  • PrepMe - Early Stage
  • SavvyDoc - Early Stage
  • Segmint Inc. - Early Stage
  • SureGene - Early Stage
  • The Perfect Dinner - Early Stage
• 2008 MVS Series A+ Presenters
  • Accuri Cytometers - Series A+
  • Adams Harris - Series A+
  • Apogee Software - Series A+
  • Bias Power - Series A+
  • FastRoot - Series A+
  • Firm58 - Series A+
  • Hybra-Drive Systems - Series A+
  • HyperQuest - Series A+
  • LiftSeat Corporation - Series A+
  • Liquidus On Demand Marketing - Series A+
  • Mobile Armor, Inc. - Series A+
  • Nerites Corporation - Series A+
  • Nuestra Casa - Series A+ Presenters
  • Payment Pathways - Series A+
  • Reserve Brands - Series A+
  • Sword Diagnostics - Series A+
  • TDP, Inc. - Series A+
  • Univa UD - Series A+ Presenters
• 2008 MVS University Business Plan Competition
  • DePaul University - Avanya, Inc.
  • Illinois Institute of Technology - eMotion
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Greenlight Planet
  • University of Illinois at Chicago - Heartsounds, Inc.
  • Southern Illinois University - Midwest Energy Group, Inc.
  • University of Chicago - ReTel Technologies
  • Northwestern University - Rhea Mobility Systems
  • Loyola University - Samplesaint, Inc.
• 2008 MVS - VC Panels Offered
  • 2008 MVS - VC Panel - LP Outlook on Allocation to Venture
  • 2008 MVS - VC Panel - Outlook for Exits to Strategic Buyers
  • 2008 MVS - VC Panel - CIOs Review 2008
  • 2008 MVS - VC Panel - Midwest Showcase Companies
• 2008 Midwest Venture Summit Agenda
• Prior Presenting Companies