VENTUREXCHANGE EVENTS ORGANIZED BY CVCA AND INFOARENA:

• Workshop: How to finance your entrepreneurial project with venture capital?
  - 8 December 2009, Hotel Westin, Zagreb
  
  
• Networking event (Xmas drinks): Venture Capital in Croatia
  - 8 December 2009, Hotel Westin 17 floor, Zagreb
  
  
• The Second Annual Private Equity Conference in South East Europe:
  - Financing Companies in Challenging Environment, 23 February 2010, hotel Westin, Zagreb
  
  
• VentureXchange: meet the most exciting venture capital opportunities in the region (presentation of the selected companies),
  - 24 February 2010 hotel Westin, Zagreb
  
  
• Venture Capital Round Table
  - 1 June 2010, Croatian Chamber of Commerce, Zagreb
  

VENTUREXCHANGE IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE 2010 COMPETITION

Croatian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (CVCA) is announcing VentureXchange in South East Europe 2010 Competition for the selection of the most exciting venture capital investment opportunities in the region.

The selected finalists will be presented to international and regional investors on the VentureXchange event day (24 February 2010), special publication, CD and new website www.venturexchange-see.com.

The competition is open to all South East European (SEE) entrepreneurs from the following countries:
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia (the “South East European Countries” or “SEE”).

Participants can submit their proposals in several categories including:

• START-UP
• TECHNOLOGY MEDIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• CLEANTECH (ALTERNATIVE ENGERGY SOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS)
• EXPANSION
• BUYOUT
• TURNAROUND

The competition documentation set is available for download here:

• Specifications
• Submission Set
• Form C – Financial Plan Template
• Form D – Management Resume Template (Europass CV)
• Guide for Submission Set
• Instructions – How to complete Europass CV
• Example 1 – Europass CV
• Example 2 – Europass CV
• Frequently Asked Questions - to be provided shortly and frequently updated
• Non Disclosure Agreement - to be provided shortly

The proposals should be submitted completing the competition documentation in English or in one of the official SEE languages to the Public Notary Ankica Hukelj, Mrazovićeva 6/1, HR-10000 Zagreb starting from Monday, 4 January 2010. The final date for submission is delivery by 5 pm (by post, courier or hand) on Wednesday, 10 February 2010 Thursday, 28 January 2010.
NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE - Final date for submission of proposals extended to 10 February 2010
The proposals will be evaluated by Evaluation Committee according to the criteria specified by competition documentation.