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May 5, 2008
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Ten Days to Application
Deadline for
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 Paley Center’s She Made It: Women
Creating Television and Radio initiative
(shemadeit.org), launched in 2005 to identify and recognize women who have made
an indelible mark on the world of media.
“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
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 15,
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, The Newsmarket.com, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Sun Microsystems, and The Theodore & Renee Weiler Foundation. Supporters: Fish
& Richardson P.C., MediaShare 3000, SoftBank Capital and Solera Capital
LLC.
For free video content on
ALLTHINGSMEDIA, please log on to www.thenewsmarket.com to preview and request video. You can
receive broadcast-standard or streaming quality video (for use on the Web).
Flexible delivery options include digital FTP transfer, Beta SP tape, Data-DVD,
and streaming download (Flash, QuickTime, and Windows Media).
Registration and content is free to the media.
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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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