July 12 Venture Summit “Cool Companies” Announced

SAN DIEGO - June 28, 2013 - PRLog -- The San Diego Venture Group announced today its “Cool Companies” for the July 12 Venture Summit.

The 30 regionally-based businesses will be prominently featured at the morning event and its 700 attendees, including at least 100 venture capitalists.

“From small garage shops to larger companies, ‘the COOL’ are shining examples of what is happening in San Diego,” said David Titus, President of the San Diego Venture Group. “We chose these businesses from a field of 180 applicants. The 30 selected will get a display table at Venture Summit, a pre-event networking reception, an annual membership in SDVG and other benefits. The Cool Companies have been a popular part of this program for the last two years, and July’s event will be no exception.”

The complete list of the 2013 Cool Companies is available at www.sdvg.org/thecool.

The Venture Summit is one of the most popular events produced by SDVG and connects numerous top entrepreneurs from the region with many investors from Southern California, the Bay Area and other areas to see the innovation climate that thrives in San Diego. Headlining the program will be Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO, of SpaceX, the world's fastest-growing provider of launch services with nearly 50 launches on its manifest, representing more than $4 billion in contracts. She was named winner of the 2011 World Technology Award for Individual Achievement in Space.

The program will take place July 12 from 7:30 a.m. to Noon at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 1 Park Blvd. San Diego, Calif. 92101. Details and registration information is available at www.sdvg.org/venturesummit2013/.