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Venture Net 2008

13 of the hottest early stage technology companies in Southern California joined us yesterday for the 13th Annual Venture Net.

We were pleased to also welcome 400+ attendees, including dozens of venture capitalists, angel investors, and private equity firms, plus keynote speeches by John Suh, CEO of LegalZoom.com, and Jason Calacanis, CEO of Mahalo.com.

Presenting companies included:

• Capzles, Inc.
• MeetingSense
• CampusExplorer.com
• RingRevenue
• Orgoo
• Magnify360
• IS Accountable
• mEgo.com
• DialPlus
• Mefeedia
• Lingospot
• Digital Performance
• Geni.com

The Best of Show Award went to Magnify360 – a SAAS platform that maximizes the performance and ROI of websites, microsites, landing pages, and the marketing campaigns that point to them.  Olivier Chaine, Founder and CEO, presented for the company and accepted the award.

Thanks to all the hard-working selection committee members and all of our Venture Net 2008 sponsors, including Supporting Sponsors Deloitte & Touche, Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, and the CJ Patrick Company.

Special thanks to Catrina Luedtke for her outstanding production of another successful event.

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