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| June 12, 2006 WOODSIDE FUND’S VINCENT OCCHIPINTI PARTICIPATES IN 17th ANNUAL IBF VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTING CONFERENCE Occhipinti Discusses Early Stage Investing Best Practices with Individuals from Adams Capital Management, Battery Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, Labrador Ventures, and Sand Hill Angels June 12, 2006, Redwood Shores, CA: Woodside Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm, today announced that co-founder and managing director Vincent M. Occhipinti, also chairman of the Early Stage Venture Capital Alliance (ESVCA), participated as a panelist during a recent International Business Forum (IBF) Venture Capital Investing conference which took place from June 7th through June 9th at the Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel in San Francisco. The event, which is nationally recognized as the premier industry gathering for venture capitalists and institutional investors, was chaired by Dixon R. Doll, co-founder and managing general partner of DCM – Doll Capital Management. The primary focus of the event was discussions on leading-edge strategies for creating value, maximizing returns, ensuring successful fundraising and optimizing exits. IBF conferences have a reputation for high quality of programs and the ability to attract seasoned speakers and attendees. Event attendees included active venture and institutional investors comparing best practices and tracking industry trends. Presented annually, the Venture Capital Investing flagship gathering secured a cross-section of more than 450 private equity investors and venture capitalists during the three-day event. As a whole, the group represented over a trillion dollars in capital. Vincent Occhipinti participated on the panel titled ‘The Changing Face of Early Stage Investing,’ which was moderated by Sunita Patel, SVP and Venture Capital Group Regional Managing Director of Comerica Bank. The lively discussion covered such topics as; how the rules of engagement for early stage investing have changed, how investors need to realize the importance of proceeding with cautious optimism, and applying lessons learned to achieve strong, sustainable returns. The group concluded with an extensive review of new approaches being used by today’s leading early-stage dealmakers to ensure success. “I was not only fortunate to participate as a panelist among such a stellar group during IBF’s successful three-day conference, but was able to use the event as a vehicle to network with peers, pursue business developments, research potential deal flow opportunities and gain insight into the industry,” said Vincent Occhipinti. “The conference had the ideal mix of value-added venture capitalists and experienced executives and continues to be a crucial event for staying current with venture capital investing.” In a recent letter from the Chairman, Dixon Doll wrote that “the worldwide venture capital industry has been going through a period of unprecedented change and our community has seen a dramatic consolidation in the number of active venture-fund managers and a marked adjustment in LP fund commitments as institutional investors demand tighter reporting requirements and begin reducing their venture-fund allocations to all but the very best performing partnerships.” Doll further added that “now, more than ever, entrepreneurs and leading VCs need to organize their strategies to access the most friendly capital markets around the world.” The event succeeded to provide an excellent forum for individuals to exchange valuable business information and investing strategies discussions.
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