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March 24, 2008
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The
ALLTHINGSMEDIA Venture Capital Forum
First Venture Capital Forum to Showcase
Women-Led Media Companies
The ALLTHINGSMEDIA Venture Capital Forum is a
new project of the
“Over the last three years, She Made It has recognized the
contributions of 150 remarkable women who’ve broken boundaries in all aspects
of the media, from the development of content to the launch of major
businesses,” said Pat Mitchell, president and CEO of The Paley Center for
Media. “With ALLTHINGSMEDIA we’re looking to support women in the industry in a
new way, by helping them get access to the capital and contacts they need to
fuel exciting new businesses in all areas of media.”
The launch of the ALLTHINGSMEDIA Venture
Capital Forum was celebrated on both coasts, with receptions at The Paley
Center for Media in
At the
“ALLTHINGSMEDIA brings together today’s media
leaders with the entrepreneurs who are working on the next generation of
media,” said Kay Koplovitz. “Together these two groups will work toward a
common goal: to promote the work of talented women-led ventures in the media
sector. Since its inception in 2000, Springboard has helped some 360 companies
to raise over $4 billion in growth capital to fuel their businesses; we look
forward to helping many more with ALLTHINGSMEDIA.”
At the
“We're proud to support the
ALLTHINGSMEDIA is open to media-sector
businesses with a woman in a key management position who holds a significant
equity stake in the company. Emerging media and entertainment businesses in all
sectors are eligible, including television, radio, print, digital media,
mobile, video games, search, social networking, e-commerce, online advertising,
outdoor, animation, software, and others. Further details and application forms
can be found online at: www.springboardenterprises.org/vcf/atm. The deadline for applications is May 5, 2008.
Applications will be reviewed in May and June
by the Forum Committee—which includes such notable business leaders as David
Eun, Vice President of Content Partnerships, Google; Scott Kurnit, Chairman,
Kurnit, Inc.; Geraldine Laybourne, Founder, Oxygen Media; Alan J. Patricof,
Managing Director, Greycroft, LLC; Heidi Roizen, CEO, SkinnySongs; Jessica
Schell, VP, NBC Universal, Digital Media; and Ann Winblad, Cofounder &
Managing Director, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Successful applicants will
then attend coaching sessions led by experienced business leaders to hone their
presentations prior to the forum, which will be held on October 30, 2008.
The partner sponsor of ALLTHINGSMEDIA is
Maybach. The promoter sponsors are: American Express, Covington & Burling
LLP, Google, Merrill Lynch, Mintz Levin, NBC Universal, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Sun Microsystems, and The Theodore & Renee Weiler Foundation. Supporters: MediaShare
3000 and SoftBank Capital.
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Venture-Catalyst
Springboard Enterprises is the go-to organization for information about and
support for emerging growth ventures led by women. Springboard educates, showcases,
and supports women entrepreneurs as they seek equity capital and build their
businesses. The 360 companies that have been showcased at Springboard
forums have raised over $4 billion in equity, grants, and corporate investments
to date. (www.springboardenterprises.org)
The
At
the center of She Made It is a unique
collection of television and radio programming created by women. This landmark
initiative is creating a permanent record of the vital contributions female
television and radio creators and executives have made to our culture. Over
1,500 hours of programming have been collected to date, compiled both from the
Paley Center’s existing collection of more than 140,000 programs and from new
acquisitions. The She Made It archives are available for viewing and
listening at both
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