Sixteen Top Social Entrepreneurs Vetted by Leading Accelerator Firms Pitch Impact Investors at SOCAP11
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixteen top social entrepreneur companies vetted by leading accelerator firms including Agora Partnerships, Echoing Green, Unreasonable Institute, Slow Money, Vodaphone, Hub Ventures and Village Capital will give their corporate presentations to impact investors during the Entrepreneur Track at the fourth annual Social Capital Markets Conference (SOCAP11), held September 6-9 at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center. The sixteen were picked from a pool of eighty-one companies previously nominated by nineteen of SOCAP's partner social enterprise accelerator programs.
SOCAP11's Entrepreneur Track, September 7-8, will showcase the best social entrepreneurs in their respective areas of sustainable consumer products and services, food, education, energy, technology, and scarcity and resilience. Each entrepreneur will have five minutes to pitch its business case in Where Passion Meets the Pitch Session. A mentor group made up of funders, strategic advisors, potential partners and fellow social entrepreneurs will provide feedback on resources, connections and business strategy necessary to scale business faster and smarter. Suzanne Biegel, Catalyst At Large, Investors' Circle Advisory Board, and track emcee will select along with the mentors the most exceptional entrepreneurs among the sixteen to pitch to SOCAP attendees on the main stage.
"SOCAP is empowering social entrepreneurs with the education and connections to radically accelerate their world-changing businesses. It is also a forum that enables the investor community to place capital in the vast array of truly investible ventures that exist across sectors that they care deeply about," remarked Tim Freundlich, President, ImpactAssets and Senior Adviser to SOCAP.
The Top Sixteen Social Entrepreneurs presenting at SOCAP11 include:
- Tegu, www.tegu.com/store
- Hoop Fund, www.hoopfund.com
- Liga Masiva, www.ligamasiva.com
- Solidarium, www.solidarium.com.br
- Kiej do los Bosques, www.kiejdelosbosques.com
- Malo Traders, www.malotraders.com
- Mindful Meats, http://mindfulmeats.com
- Drop the Chalk, www.kickboardforteachers.com
- People's Community Market, www.peoplescommunitymarket.com
- Day One Response, www.dayoneresponse.com
- Mandela Foods Cooperative, www.mandelafoods.com
- CO2 Bamboo, www.co2bambu.com
- Sanergy, http://saner.gy
- Solar Mosaic, http://solarmosaic.com/
- Netra, www.eyenetra.com
- Skip to Renew, www.skiptorenew.com
- Egg-energy, http://egg-energy.com
Social entrepreneurs interested in applying to SOCAP12 Entrepreneur track or for a scholarship visit: http://hubventures.hubbayarea.com/
To register for SOCAP11 visit: http://socialcapitalmarkets.net/
About SOCAP
Based in San Francisco, California, SOCAP is a multi-platform organization dedicated to expanding impact investing and the flow of capital towards social good. Our event series connects innovators worldwide – investors, foundations, institutions and social entrepreneurs – to build a market at the intersection of money and meaning. SOCAP has received global recognition as a leader in the impact investing space. SOCAP events are a part of an organization that includes Hub Bay Area, Hub Ventures and Hub Cities. For more information visit: http://socialcapitalmarkets.net
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