Applicants

Presenter & Exhibitor Benefits and Criteria

Presenter Benefits
Early Stage East is THE showcase for the "Best of the Best" Early Stage companies seeking their initial rounds of venture capital.

• Selected companies will be given the opportunity to present their business venture to an audience of venture capitalists, investors and investment firms in an seven-minute presentation.
• Company presentations will be evaluated in a variety of areas by a select panel of judges consisting of some of the leading venture capitalists on the East Coast.
• Each presenting company will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with investors and to showcase their venture at an 8' exhibit booth.
• Summary of critical venture, business plan outline and other pertinent information taken from the application form will be published in the conference program.
• Each company will be assisted in their presentation development through attending a mandatory practice session led by an experienced and renowned team of consultants and venture capitalists.
• Each company is entitled send a company representative to the Education Workshop on June 17th at no charge. Additional company representatives can attend at a special reduced fee.

Exhibitor Benefits

• Each presenting company will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with investors and to showcase their venture at an 8' exhibit booth.
• Summary of critical venture, business plan outline and other pertinent information taken from the application form will be published in the conference program.
• Each company will have the opportunity to attend the coaching session led by an experienced and renowned team of consultants and venture capitalists.
• Each company is entitled send a company representative to the Education Workshop on June 17th at no charge. Additional company representatives can attend at a special reduced fee.

Criteria
Ideal presenters and exhibitors are companies who possess the following:

• Significant market potential
• Clear competitive advantage
• Durable barriers to entry
• Realistic commercialization strategy
• Experienced and qualified management team
• Exciting business perspective