Look Far and Wide for Venture Funding

Some of you may have read The New York Times story "Angels Flee From Tech Startups" by Claire Miller. There is no question the number of angel investors has been reduced by the stock market crash. Every source of capital has been badly hammered because investment capital comes from stock riches and tax dollars.

Yet, there are organizations like the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds, led by Jim Jaffe, and the National Venture Capital Association, overseen by Mark Heesen, that are encouraging investing by working with the Obama administration and legislatures around the country.

Technology trade associations such as the New Jersey Technology Council, led by Maxine Ballen, are running capital conferences to bring together institutional and corporate venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. ...