Irvine 2/16/2011 2:49:56 AM
News / Business

TCVN Presents “I Got Funded in 2011: A True Story”

A TCVN Evening Forum Feb. 17, 2011, on how Freebinar was able to make contacts through TCVN that led to an Initial Series A round of venture funding

Tech Coast Venture Network (www.TCVN.org) will host its next monthly evening Forum, “I Got Funded in 2011:  A True Story” on Feb. 17.  This fireside chat between Costin Tuculescu, CEO of Freebinar, and TCVN Chairman Emeritus, Bart Greenberg, will discuss how TCVN helped Costin in his efforts to raise outside funding.  The focus will be on how he did it and what other entrepreneurs can learn from his experience.

The event will be held from 6pm to 9pm at Knobbe Martens Olsen and Bear LLP, 2040 Main St., 2nd Floor, Irvine, 92614.

Freebinar is a robust webinar platform for sharing presentations and documents while interacting with an online audience. The service is free and easy to use.  For more, visit www.freebinar.com.

Moderator:

Bart Greenberg, TCVN Chairman Emeritus, and Partner,
Haynes and Boone 

Panelist:

Costin Tuculescu, CEO, Freebinar


Cost: No charge for TCVN members.  For non-members, $45 in advance, $55 at the door.

Location:  at Knobbe Martens Olsen and Bear LLP, 2040 Main St., 2nd Floor, Irvine, 92614.

Registration:

http://2011tcvnfebruaryforum.eventbrite.com/

About TCVN

Founded in 1984, the Tech Coast Venture Network is a non-profit organization (501c3) and one of Southern California’s premier technology business networks. Through a wide variety of forums, pitch sessions, workshops, and other networking events, the organization brings together entrepreneurs and resources from every facet of the technology and startup landscape. Either directly or through members or sponsors, the resources TCVN delivers address numerous categories: education, accounting, legal services, banking services, intellectual property protection, funding, marketing, sales, publishing, strategic planning, administration, professional information, government-related guidance, and others. In today’s quickly evolving global economy, technology startups need every bit of support to emerge from the confusion and thrive.  TCVN’s support is intended to benefit the entire Southern California technology community.   For more information, visit www.tcvn.org

TCVN Platinum Sponsors include Hall & Company (http://www.hallcpas.com), Haynes and Boone, LLP (http://www.haynesboone.com), Jackson DeMarco Tidus Peckenpaugh (http://www.jdtplaw.com); and Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP (http://www.kmob.com); and TCVN Gold Sponsors include Global Human Resources Outsourcing (http://www.GHROgroup.com); and TechRiskPro (http://www.techriskpro.com).

Media Contact:

Jan Johnson

Greentech Communication

714-501-0674