MobiTechFest AMERICAS : APPLY TO PRESENT

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY TO KNOW THE PROCESS, FEES & OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS

UPDATE : AUGUST 29th : PRESENTER SELECTION IN PROGRESS

APPLY TO PRESENT BEFORE AUGUST 27, 2010

MobiTechFest is where promising Mobile Innovations Meet Investment™. At our upcoming 3rd annual venture conference in Silicon Valley, we will feature up to 14 promising early stage innovations seeking funding to leading investors on September 21st in San Francisco, CA . You must be seeking seed to mid stage capital and your innovation will ideally fall into one of the segments : Mobile Enterprise, Mobile Health, Mobile Entertainment, Networks & Systems, Killer Apps that drive LTE Adoption , Mobile Apps (Revenue based vs Advertizing supported), Location Based Services etc..  A full list of investors in attendance is available here.

HOW TO APPLY & SELECTION PROCESS

Since MobiTechFest is a venture conference, you must be a company/startup seeking funding.   And you must have your investor presentation materials - executive summary(template)  and investor presentation.  (We will need your executive summary at the minimum, but preferably your investor presentation as well,in order to make a decision about your selection as a presenter.) The more the review team knows about your business or idea, the better it is and it increases your chance of selection. Please email your investor presentation materials to info@mobitechfest.com. There's a three-stage selection process that starts with when we receive your materials followed by 1x1 interviews and then the selection of the finalists.

SELECTION DEADLINES & FEES
Application Deadline : August 27, 2010
1x1 Interviews : August 29 - Sept 2, 2010
Finalists Announcement : September 6, 2010
Print-ready Exec Summaries Due : September 7, 2010
Coaching & Dry-runs : Sep 6/7/8 and Sep 14/15
Venture Conference: Sep 21, 2010

FEES: No Fee to Apply. Presentation fee of $995 covers coaching, registration for two attendees , presentation template,and investor follow-ups post-conference. You will also receive detailed feedback forms completed by each investor, with specific recommendations on what you can do to improve your chance of getting funded. If you do not agree to the fee or process, please do not apply.

BEST OF SHOW TO WIN PRIZE PACKAGE WORTH $25000+
The judges will also select a "Best of Show" winner who will walk-away with a $25,000 prize package including VIP Pass & Buzz Zone executive interview for the CTIA ENTERPRISE & APPLICATIONS™ 2010 event and an exhibit and marketing package for the International CTIA Wireless®  2011 show in March 2011,worth over $20,000. In addition, the winner will also receive legal services package worth over $5000, courtesy of Bullivant|Houser|Bailey, our lead sponsor for the event.

CONFERENCE DAY - SEP 21, 2010
On September 21st,the day of the conference, each presenting company will have a max of 20 minutes allotted for your presentation. This is split into a 15 minute formal presentation (hard stop), followed by 5 to 7 minutes of Q&A, mostly from the investor audience. You'll also obtain written feedback from each of the investors that will be shared with you within one week of the event. If you are a presenter, you will have periodic follow up to make further investor introductions to help you with your fund-raising efforts.

If you are an entrepreneur from the mobile/wireless industry, you cannot afford to ignore this conference. Please call us at +1 (415) 937-1520 or email us at info@mobitechfest.com if you have further questions.