Q2 Sees Record Funds (Red Herring)
Fifty VC funds have pulled in $11.2 billion, the highest since the first quarter of 2001.

Fears of Dot-Com Crash, Version 2.0 (Los Angeles Times)
Venture spending soars, especially for Web video. Some say it's a lot of cash chasing too few ideas.

Some find success in tough IPO market (Newark Star-Leger)
The way the initial public offering market has been performing lately, one might think there should be a warning posted for all companies and investors: Enter at your own risk.

Save The Date!
Larta Institute is pleased to announce that the 13th Annual Venture Forum will be held at the Marriott in downtown San Francisco on May 1st & 2nd, 2007. This year's Venture Forum in Silicon Valley had a record breaking number of over 1,000 attendees and showcased over 200 innovative technologies. Be sure to mark this event on your 2007 calendar! Larta's Venture Forum is the must attend event for those seeking to get access to deal flow from around the world.

For more information on next year's Forum and to see highlights from the 2006 Venture Forum, click here.

NIH Commercialization Assistance Program Launched!

Purchase reports now for only $99  

2005 Federal Technology Funding Guide
Larta Institute's annual guide to government technology funding is recognized as the nation's leading survey on Federal technology funding opportunities. Winning Government R&D Money: Federal Technology Funding Guide 2005 provides detailed information on Federal funding processes, programs, and ways to win government R&D money.


University Tech Transfer: Licensing Intellectual Property from Universities 
Universities are among the best sources of intellectual property. This white paper from Larta Institute includes approaches for finding and accessing university research, recommendations for avoiding potential pitfalls when licensing university IP, suggestions for successfully negotiating university tech transfer agreements, and illustrations of typical licensing terms and types of licenses. 

Intellectual Property Strategies for Wireless Technologies 
It is vital for startup companies involved with wireless technologies to employ sound intellectual property strategies within the context of FCC regulations. A new Larta Institute white paper, Intellectual Property Strategies for Wireless Technologies, details IP strategies while addressing considerations for obtaining FCC approval.

>> September 6:
National Cancer Institute SBIR & STTR Program
Announces new funding opportunities for Bay Area businesses at Stanford University, Clark Center Auditorium with NCI SBIR & STTR Director Michael Weingarten.

>> September 15-16:
DesignTech Connect Series
Strategic Insights on Developing Intellectual Property for New Ventures: Course for busy technology and design entrepreneurs with Brett Lovelady, Founder and President, ASTRO Studios.

>> September 20:
ASVC Gong Show
Each year, a committee of VCs, entrepreneurs and consultants review executive summaries submitted by our community of entrepreneurs and selects ten companies to participate in the Gong Show. Prior to the Gong Show presentation, founders from each selected company are invited to a series of coaching sessions. The 2006 Gong Show screening committee and coaches include Alan W. May of Life Science Angels, Fred Wong of Diamond Tech Ventures and Eric Di Benedetto from Convergence Partners.

>> September 20-22:
Cleantech Venture Forum XI
Cleantech Venture Forum XI begins with an evening reception and networking event. The first full day is a fast-paced, dynamic "venture fair," where more than twenty leading companies, hand-picked by the Forum Selection Committee, will present their business strategies. The final day is an education conference featuring moderated panels on compelling topics.

>> September 21-22:
AAMA Connect 2006
For years the annual Connect Conference has been facilitating meetings between thousands of entrepreneurs, high-level executives and investors. This event lays the groundwork for many multimillion-dollar deals every year and given the current state of China's booming economy, this year is sure to be one of the most rewarding yet.

>> September 27-28:
Momentum Growth Conference
The Momentum Growth Conference 2006 taking place on September 27-28, 2006 will showcase growth-stage companies with real customers, real revenue, real partnerships, and the vision to take their companies to the next level. The theme of this year’s Momentum Conference is the exploding digital media ecosystem — from content to commerce and all the technology in between. During the two-day conference, we will explore this market space from a bottoms-up and top-down perspective.

>> October 5:
Women's Technology Cluster’s 2006 Entrepreneur Venture Conference
The Entrepreneur Venture Conference will gather Silicon Valley’s premier venture capitalists to view presentations by high potential life science, clean technology, and high technology companies with women in management roles. Investors should not miss this opportunity, which last year had a success rate of over 56%.

>> October 13-14:
DesignTech Connect Series
Integrated Branding and Strategic Positioning: Course for busy technology and design entrepreneurs with Robert Brunner, Partner, Pentagram Design.

>> December 16:
CONNECT’s 19^th Annual Most Innovative New Product Awards Luncheon
The MIP Awards is CONNECT's annual competition honoring the vision, hard work and perseverance that transform ideas and technologies into products. Now in its 19th year, the Awards continue the tradition of showcasing local companies with cutting-edge high technology.