 Startup Pitch Finalists at Bay Area Capital Connections Conference to Launch Indiegogo Crowdfunding CampaignsFour companies selected to pitch at the 2014 Bay Area Capital Connections Conference will launch crowdfunding campaigns through Indiegogo. These four companies, plus three others, were selected to participate in the Startup Pitch Showcase through a partnership between The Alliance for Community Development and DRÆM VENTURES. The partnership was formed to increase access to capital for startups with diverse founding teams focused on making a positive economic, environmental, and social impact.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Sept. 25, 2014 - PRLog -- Four of the startup company finalists selected to pitch at the 2014 Bay Area Capital Connections (BACC) Conference: Funding Impact Entrepreneurs are set to launch their crowdfunding campaigns through Indiegogo on October 9, 2014. With support from the partnership, they are set to launch their crowdfunding campaigns through Indiegogo on October 9, 2014. Through The Alliance for Community Development of the San Francisco Bay Area (ACDSFBA) and DRÆM VENTURES, each company will run its own campaign, but will also be featured together on a shared Indeigogo Partner Page. The Indiegogo Partner Page will enable The Alliance for Community Development to promote and track the progress of all the campaigns, and will reduce the fees for the participating companies.
The four startups launching their crowdfunding campaigns on October 9 are: ● Favalife, Hattem Nigma, CEO: A natural foods company manufacturing artisanal fava bean hummus and spreads. ● International Breast Milk Bank, Glenn Snow, CEO: A human milk bank increasing the supply of human breast milk to hospitals. ● Pollen, Binta Ayofemi, Founder: A sustainable research startup where plants meet code. ● Scrumpt, Bri James, CEO: Kid friendly food, delivered. Alisa Cordesius, Cause Manager from Indiegogo, is working directly with all of the companies to launch the crowd funding campaigns. Cordesius is an expert on crowdfunding and she really knows what it takes to run a successful campaign. Cordesius will be on hand to answer questions and share her expertise in the crowdfunding panel at the 2014 BACC Conference entitled Crowd Funding Opportunities and Pitfalls. Also featured on this panel are Ari Eisenstat, CEO at DRÆM VENTURES, Brian Friedman, CEO of Loopd.com, Katy Levinson, the COO of Crooked Tree Studios, and Bill Reichert, Managing Director at Garage Technology Ventures. “We are delighted to have founders and presenters who represent the whole population on October 9,” says Darlene Crane, Executive Director at the Alliance for Community Development. “This is a unique opportunity to support diversity in entrepreneurship and to mobilize resources and capital around talented entrepreneurs.” Other Finalists selected to pitch at the BACC Conference include: ● Correlia Biosystems, Akwasi Apori, CEO: Researches and develops diagnostic tools for targeted and quantitative analysis of protein panels affordable for everyday lab use. ● eHarvestHub, Alvaro Ramirez, CEO: Affordable and usable cloud platform for Mid-Small-farmers to sell directly to retailers. ● Ladada, Laura Moreno, CEO: A fashion subscription service with a shopping experience unique to the customer. About the Bay Area Capital Connections Conference The 2014 BACC Conference: Funding for Impact Entrepreneurs takes place on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at the Kaiser Center Auditorium and Lakeside Theater in Oakland, CA. Since 2006, the BACC Conference brings together entrepreneurs, investors, advisors, business leaders, and startup resources from across the Bay Area and Northern California to improve access to capital for companies with diverse leadership that also generate economic, environmental, and/or social impact. The BACC conference features keynote speakers and panels of entrepreneurs, investors and experts sharing experience and insights into startup financing, scaling and impact. For more information about the event, or to register, please visit the event page: https://www.eventbrite.com/ About the Alliance for Community Development The Alliance for Community Development is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization with the mission of increasing access to capital for companies with diverse leadership. The Alliance serves startup founders and business owners by providing expert business knowledge, growth strategies, and connections to financial and other resources through dynamic forums, conferences and programs. We welcome all entrepreneurs, financial professionals, and business community to our programs. To learn more about the Alliance for Community Development, visit: http://www.allianceforcommunitydevelopment.com About DRÆM VENTURES DRÆM VENTURES is a pre-seed venture capital fund dedicated to finding, founding, and funding the next generation of socially, environmentally, and technologically conscious businesses. DRÆM VENTURES empowers entrepreneurs by making $5,000 investments in great young ideas and people. In addition to an impact micro-investment, DRÆM VENTURES can incorporate your start up and connect you to a support network of potential advisors, mentors, directors, consultants, lawyers, accountants, publicists, developers, suppliers, interns, and team members to help manifest your dream. For additional information about DRÆM VENTURES, visit: http://www.draemventures.com/ SOURCE Alliance for Community Development, DRÆM VENTURES End
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