Sacramento Venture Capital Conference showcased 28 emerging companies

“Golden Capital Network (GCN), the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance (SARTA) and UC Davis Office of Research today announced the “Top Presenting Companies” selected at last week’s 2007 Sacramento Region Venture Capital Conference El Dorado Hills. The eighth annual conference featured 28 emerging growth companies from the Life Sciences, Emerging Technologies, Software/IT and Communications Technology sectors that presented their ideas and companies to venture capitalists and angel investors. Of the 28 companies, nine were selected to present one more time before prospective investors in a “Finalist Showcase.” Pediatric Bioscience, of Sacramento, and Visicon Inspection Technologies, of Napa, were both selected as “Top Presenting Companies” by a panel of investors which included Roger Akers (Akers Capital), Steve Mills (DCA Capital), Max Shapiro (Keiretsu Forum), Harry Laswell (American River Ventures), and Jack Crawford (Velocity Venture Capital).”