The Soho Loft Brings Angels and Crowdfunders to NYC Conference

NEW YORK - April 13, 2013 - PRLog -- “Why don’t you walk back with me to my office and I’ll write you a check?” These are the magic words every entrepreneur would love to hear from an angel investor. Of course, you know that it doesn’t take magic to make this happen. The Soho Loft and FundingPost can help you get your hands on that hard-to-pin-down funding that your business needs.

The Soho Loft and Funding Post will once again visit the Big Apple and present the NYC Angel Conference at the Bingham McCutchen at 399 Park Avenue New York, on Thursday, April 18, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT). Start spreading the news and be a part of this exciting event in New York. Find out why magic has nothing to do with getting an angel. Take your business a giant leap forward.

“The new business environment calls for the creation of new ways of funding. Many companies want to know more about these new investment models. The traditional way has changed dramatically in recent years and entrepreneurs today need reliable experts in new ways of capital raising,” says David Drake, founder and chairman of The Soho Loft.

The Soho Loft’s connection with FundingPost has ran for the past 12 years now, and together their collaboration has presented over 200 sold-out venture events across 22 cities nationwide. Their goal is to help entrepreneurs get the funds they need through specialized financing innovation.

There is a lot going-on in the angel & early-stage investor world. If you are an aspiring entrepreneur or a startup with a unique product or service along with a potential for growth, then it’s time to meet not just one but a bevy of angel investors.

In the recent years, it is estimated that angels invested $19 billion in more than 55,000 startup businesses. Most angels are former entrepreneurs like you and would be happy to invest and help catalyze financial growth in your product or service.

The NYC Angel Conference will give you plenty of opportunities to get up close and personal with your potential angels. You will have plenty of time to network with them before the panel. Plus, you can get the chance to sip mojitos and swap business cards during the cocktail party.

Check out some of the crowdfund and angel investor/speakers you will get to meet during the conference and find your potential match:

- James Han is co-founder of SeedInvest, an equity-based crowdfunding platform headquartered in New York. James was formerly an investor at Francisco Partners, where he focused on equity investment opportunities in the technology sector.

- Chris Tyrrell is the Managing Director at Right Strategies which is a venture and M&A consulting firm based in Princeton, New Jersey specializing in energy and technology businesses.

- Jeffrey E. Finkle, of Arc Angel Fund is an angel investor, entrepreneur and former Managing and Founding Partner at Odeon Capital. He helped raise $115 million for Odeon Capital Partners I.

- Christina Bechhold, Managing Director at Empire Angels. She focuses on the structuring of investments in early stage ventures in the technology, mobile, e-commerce, education, financial services and payments spaces.

- Angela Lee, Founder at 37 Angels, an angel investment network and training boot camp for women investors. She is an entrepreneur and angel investor with a passion for education.

- Alexander Goldberg of New York Angels is an entrepreneur & angel, who invests in early-stage technology startups under the name Canary Ventures. He had more than a decade of product management, business development, and strategy roles within four high-growth, VC-backed startups in Boston,

- Ron Shah, founder and Managing Partner of Jina Ventures,  has transacted over $100 million in India and has successfully completed over 75 other investments and M&A transactions in the US, Europe and Asia.

- Yaniv Sneor, founder of Mid Atlantic Bio Angels, is an entrepreneur and a consultant. MABA is a life science angel investment group. He has more than 20 years experience starting, running and restructuring companies, in a variety of industries.

The conference promises insightful information and trends on early-stage venture investing and will help participants get ideas on how to meet their angels; pitch their ideas; and yes, get the angels to write them a check. The panel will discuss the “do’s and don’t’s” on how to attract your future angel investors and other helpful advices on how to create a network of investors.

Don’t miss the Optional Pitching Workshop Lunch happening between 11am-1pm. This workshop will give you a thorough discussion to help you get that quick and efficient elevator pitch. It also includes a 2-minute pitching spot to the investors during the event.

Getting funding from angel investors may not be easy, but it can be done. Learn to take the right approach and find a good match by joining the NYC Angel Conference.

In the real business world, it doesn’t take magic to get the funding you need. Sometimes, all it takes is an angel.

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About The Soho Loft (http://www.thesoholoft.com/)

The Soho Loft (TSL) Capital Creation Events is a corporate strategy and advisory services company specializing in financial innovation. Through its global events and media platform TSL advances diligent and innovative investing for startup entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises. TSL provides visionary leadership and relevant education in the areas of capital formation, crowdfunding, angel networking, non-conventional funding, eb5 green card programs, micro-financing, venture capital, private equity and hedge funds.

TSL is a subsidiary of LDJ Capital (http://www.ldjcapital.com/) based in New York, USA. Its founder and Chairman, David Drake, is the co-founder of Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA) and of Crowdfunding Professional Association (CFPA). He played a key role in the passing of the JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) in the United States. His advocacy for financial innovation has taken him to the global stage when he joined the U.S Commerce Department’s delegation to Brussels and Rome at the Transatlantic Economic Forum for SME Policy last July 2012 where he met with European ministers and national legislators. He is an international speaker and prolific writer on these topics.

Overall, TSL’s mission is to bring global awareness and develop infrastructure to facilitate innovative capital formation/access and spur job creation. As such, The Soho Loft operates as a leading global corporate strategy adviser on financial and economic policy.

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