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Montana Growing Funding Opportunities and Deal Flow

January 4, 2008View for printing

I had the chance to attend the Big Sky Venture Capital Confrence this fall and wrote a story on the opportunities in that region of the country for VCJ. Happened to be thinking about this weekend and thought I might share it with PEHub readers. –Joanna

For most of the year, the posh Montana resort of Big Sky, with its ski-in condos and bear-, moose- and cowhide-themed decor, is precisely the sort of place venture investors go to get away from entrepreneur PowerPoint presentations. Rather than startups, their biggest local financial commitments have been ranches and ski chalets.

For the past three years, however, Northern Rockies entrepreneurs have been looking to expand the investment thesis. Bringing their elevator pitches to the mountain summit, founders have had a modicum of success building up the meager regional presence of venture-backed companies. In the process, they’re also catching the attention of visiting angels and VCs.

Joanna Glasner

Full Story: http://www.pehub.com/wordpress/?p=1860

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