Keiretsu Forum Announces Call for Companies for the First China Business Angel Expo

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keiretsu Forum, the world's largest private angel investment network, is announcing a Call for Companies for its first China Angel Capital Expo in Oakland, CA on March 18-20, 2010. Submissions from China are due Friday, March 5, 2010.

Building on the success of the Keiretsu Forum annual Angel Capital Expo, the China Business Angel Expo will bring to California Chinese entrepreneurs eager to showcase their new companies to California angel investors and entrepreneurs. In addition to Keiretsu Forum's Bay Area members, members from Keiretsu Forum Beijing, Seattle/Northwest, and Southern California will attend the full-day event.

China Angel Capital Expo will feature booths and presentations from early stage growth companies in China in technology, life sciences, consumer products, clean tech, real estate, financial services, social ventures, and other business sectors with high growth potential. Each entrepreneur will make a 5-minute presentation and will be available for additional discussion and due diligence at an executive booth throughout the day. Following the presentations, the attendees will vote and award the top three presenting companies the "Most Valued Company" award. All presenters will be pre-screened by a select committee of Keiretsu Forum members.

“Keiretsu Forum's China Angel Capital Expo will showcase emerging companies in Beijing by bringing a dynamic group of companies to California,“ said Randy Williams, Keiretsu Forum Founder and CEO. “This will be an opportunity for extensive networking between the Chinese companies and investors here. We look forward to awarding the first ‘Most Valued China Company’ award."

About Keiretsu Forum

Founded in 2000, Keiretsu Forum (www.keiretsuforum.com) is the world's largest angel investment network with 20 chapters and over 850 accredited investor members on three continents. Keiretsu Forum members provide early-stage capital in the range of $250k-$2 million to high quality, diverse investment opportunities and collaborate in the due diligence, but make their own individual investment decisions.

About the Angel Capital Expo

Organized by Keiretsu Forum, China Angel Capital Expo is the first showcase for Chinese companies presented by the Forum. Companies interested in learning more about application process to present should email Keiretsu Forum Vice President, International Judith Iglehart at [e-mail]. Deadline for China submissions is March 5, 2010. Deadline for US attendees is March 12, 2010.

Disclaimer:

Keiretsu Forum is a facilitator bringing together investors and early stage companies offering generally high-risk investments. Keiretsu forum is not affiliated with the presenting companies and does not endorse, invest in, assist with investment in or recommend any of the companies (or the securities of such companies) that may seek funding through keiretsu forum members, and receives no success fees or other compensation for any funding that may occur (although keiretsu members and/or volunteers may have an economic interest or affiliation with presenting companies which keiretsu requires they disclose). Accordingly, any information or representations given or made by any presenting companies must not be relied upon as having been reviewed for accuracy or authorized by keiretsu forum. Any offers to, or investments made, by a member of keiretsu forum will be to or in his, her or its individual capacity and not on behalf of keiretsu forum. Consequently, investors must conduct their own due diligence in connection with any investment in companies, including but not limited to legal, tax and investment advice.