Upcoming Events

Venture Island - The Trading Post

September 4, 2008Cascade Theatre

Venture Communities ignites entrepreneurship and investing by connecting innovative companies, early stage investors and forward thinking communities.

Venture Communities is part of the Golden Capital Network, where over 1000 companies have raised over $1.3 billion in capital from accredited angels and venture capital firms since 1999. See a partial list of successful alumni presenters HERE.


Venture Communities Online is a virtual community where companies, investors, talent , media and other high-value participants create individual and company profiles to share knowledge, make connections, distribute milestone news and get involved in innovation-focused events in their region and throughout the network.

Venture Communities provides

  • Networking and connections for companies, investors, advisors and communities across regions, industries and disciplines
  • Access to exclusive content and coaching for growth entrepreneurs, angel investors, policy-makers
  • Event updates and special VIP registration offers for all events and activities happening in the Venture Communities network

Members of the network engage in different ways to get the most from Venture Communities -- Click on a link below to see the benefits of joining the network.

Growth Companies

With a secure company profile, you can:

  • Send news about your company throughout the entire GCN subscriber network
  • Invite investors and advisors to view your profile and inquire about their interest in your company
  • Upload a two-minute video elevator pitch and other documents as part of your profile
  • Apply to present at a VIP registration rate at future GCN events
  • Apply to the Golden Capital Venture Fund
  • Keep tabs on upcoming events, networking opportunities and other entrepreneur-investor focused activities in your region and throughout the entire Venture Communities network.

Investors

With an individual, fund or angel investor group profile you can:

  • Keep periodic tabs on companies you see at GCN live or virtual events you think might be interesting, but who aren’t a fit right now
  • Send news about your fund, investing group or portfolio companies through the GCN subscriber network

Advisors and Service Providers

  • Create an Advisor profile to connect with your advisory group and add value to your most promising companies.

Individuals

  • Create a Community Member profile to receive newsfeeds, manage your watchlist, keep tabs on innovation entrepreneurship by industry, region or events

Golden Capital Venture Funds

March 21, 2008

Golden Capital Venture Funds Adds DCA Capital Partners and Wavepoint Ventures as Fund Management Advisors

March 18, 2008

Gydget Selected As “Most Valuable Presenter” At 2008 West Coast Venture Capital Conference In Monterey