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JuicePitcher: Democratizing Access to Venture Capital

Source: ReadWriteWeb

Oct 07, 2009

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Rather than creating an advisory board to decide who would address top tier VC firms, TheFunded and tech TV group VatorNews looked to the public choose presenters. In anticipation of yesterday's JuicePitcher event, hundreds of companies uploaded profiles to VatorTV. The companies who received the most votes landed a 3 minute presentation before investors from groups like Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Omidyar and Polaris Ventures. In a process that is being described as "democratizing access to Silicon Valley investors", the public chose these ten finalists:

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1. Cloudmach: Cloudmach renders 3D graphics in web browsers. Instead of requiring installation like Secondlife and other 3D experiences, Cloudmach creates objects, avatars and environments in the cloud while integrating with major social networking sites.

2. RentCycle: This service offers companies an online interface to track and rent out their products. The site can act as an inventory manager, reservation center and branded storefront. Meanwhile customers receive reservation reminders and text messag

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