Summit Sponsors

ACA is pleased to partner with national organizations that add value to our 2010 ACA Summit. More information about sponsorship opportunities are available from Marianne Hudson.

LEAD SPONSORS

FOLEY HOAG LLP

Foley Hoag LLP is a leading national law firm in the areas of dispute resolution, intellectual property, and corporate transactions for emerging, middle-market, and large-cap companies. With a deep understanding of clients strategic priorities, operational imperatives, and marketplace realities, the firm helps companies in the biopharma, high technology, energy technology, financial services and manufacturing sectors gain competitive advantage. The firm's 225 lawyers located in Boston, Washington, and the Emerging Enterprise Center in Waltham, Massachusetts join with a network of Lex Mundi law firms to provide global support for clients largest challenges and opportunities. For more information visit www.foleyhoag.com.

SILICON VALLEY BANK/ SVB ACCELERATOR

Silicon Valley Bank is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs succeed and grow their businesses, faster and smarter. The SVB Accelerator offers:

  • Comprehensive, competitively priced financial products and services for each stage of growth whether you're just getting started or on your way with more complex financial needs.
  • Dedicated service representatives who work with startups every day and understand their unique banking needs.
  • An online commercial banking platform that accommodates multiple employees with varying permission levels, and is compatible with Intuit® QuickBooks.
  • Flexible lending solutions designed to differentiate between perceived and real risk. Our credit solutions are tailored to manage risk most banks try to eliminate it.
  • Simplified management of company-issued stock and options with CapMX®, our eProsper unit's proprietary, web-based corporate equity management solution

More information is available at www.svb.com/accelerator.

VENTURE ADVISORS

Venture Advisors provides life-cycle, financial solutions to the entrepreneurial community. Having experienced the challenges faced by companies from start-up through transition first hand, our founders understand the changing needs of fast growing companies as well as the need for a financial partner who can keep pace. Headquartered in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, we work with angels, angel groups, venture capital firms, private equity firms and entrepreneurs across the United States. Venture Advisors helps them and their companies by offering tailored risk and asset management solutions which not only meet the needs of our clients but also grow with them as their needs change.

EXHIBIT SPONSORS

ERNST & YOUNG

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 144,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential.

Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. For more information about our organization, please visit www.ey.com.

Ernst & Young LLP is a client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global and of Ernst & Young Americas operating in the US.

FIDELITY CHARITABLE SERVICES

Fidelity Charitable Services®(FCS) is a leader in providing charitable solutions for individuals, advisors, and companies, helping them reach their philanthropic goals.

FCS encourages philanthropy through a Giving Account® a donor-advised fund program with the Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund ("Gift Fund") an independent public charity. A Giving Account allows donors to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to support your favorite charities with ease and at virtually any time.

The Gift Fund accepts a wide variety of contributions, including certain non-publicly traded assets such as privately-held C- or S-Corp stock, real estate, carried interest, and limited partnership interests. The Gift Fund has many options to meet giving needs including the Charitable Investment Advisor Program which offers the ability to nominate an independent investment advisor to manage assets. For more information, contact Mark Humphreville at Mark.Humphreville@fmr.com or visit www.FidelityCharitableServices.com.

HEWLETT PACKARD

HP knows a thing or two about startups... HP has grown from our two founders in the original Silicon Valley garage to the worlds largest technology company. We apply new thinking and ideas to create more simple, valuable and trusted experiences with technology, continuously improving the way people live and work. We provide infrastructure and business offerings that span from netbooks and wireless printers to some of the world's most powerful supercomputer installations. We are making our technology, services and market opportunities available to entrepreneurs to help realize their possibilities, aspirations and dreams and Do Amazing.

In short, HP offers multiple opportunities for startups to accelerate their development. Whether they are developing the next virtualization software, life-saving biotech drug, MMO game, clean tech solution, printing technology, business intelligence, mobile application or cloud service HP programs deliver such benefits as:
- technology assistance, certification resources and support
- substantial discounts on product purchases
- go-to-market capabilities and joint marketing

Get the details on how your portfolio companies can benefit and go now to www.hp.com/go/startups.

INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND

Invest Northern Ireland's role is to grow the Northern Ireland economy by attracting new investment into the region. Northern Ireland's business sectors and industries are at the forefront of global developments in their field. The region is very strong in the software, financial services and telecoms sectors and is also witnessing clusters of excellence in areas such as life and health sciences.

Northern Irelands compelling business proposition is based on a talent pool in one of the youngest populations in the European Union; a highly educated, English speaking workforce; a superior infrastructure with advanced telecoms and transport networks; offering a competitive cost environment. See www.investni.com/invest.

MERRILL DATASITE

Merrill Corporation is a leading provider of outsourced solutions for complex business communication and information management. Merrill's services include document and data management, litigation support, language translation services, branded communications programs, fulfillment, imaging and printing. Merrill's target markets include the legal, financial services, insurance and real estate industries. With more than 5,200 people in over 70 domestic and 15 international locations, Merrill empowers the communications of the world's leading companies.

Merrill DataSite is a comprehensive virtual data room (VDR) solution that accelerates the due diligence process by providing a secure online document repository for confidential time-sensitive documents. Merrill DataSite overcomes the many limitations of a traditional paper data room by enabling companies to present critical business information to multiple prospective buyers in a secure Web-based environment. As a result, transaction time and expense are dramatically reduced. Merrill DataSite can be rapidly deployed and is accessible by viewers throughout the world via the Internet.

SALESFORCE4HIRE

SalesForce4Hire® delivers custom sales solutions to medical device and life science companies seeking to accelerate market penetration and achieve
profitable revenue generation. By employing their proprietary Sales Prototyping Service, SalesForce4Hire optimizes market launch speed while minimizing
business and financial risk. This service utilizes their Sales Accelerator System®, a scaled operational model focused on a target market for a specified period of
time at a fixed price, an attribute that delivers excellent value during this time of economic uncertainty. Ultimately, their process helps companies maneuver
through the fog of an initial market launch by delivering hard facts and key customer preferences. To learn more, please visit www.salesforce4hire.com.

TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE AND
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange, a world leading marketplace for resource equities and growth companies, provide a dynamic source of capital for U.S. companies. The primary reason to consider listing on Toronto Stock Exchange or TSX Venture Exchange is the ability to access capital to fuel your company's growth strategy. Listing on a TMX Group equity exchange is particularly attractive to companies of all sizes in mining or energy industries, as well as small- to mid-cap companies in the technology, cleantech and industrial sectors. TMX Group is already home to nearly 150 U.S. listed companies that chose Toronto Stock Exchange or TSX Venture Exchange as their platform to raise growth capital.

TURNING TECHNOLOGIES

Turning Technologies is the global leader of audience response. Easy-to-use polling software and response devices connect speaker to participant instantly for real-time assessment. Engage, energize and educate attendees by asking interactive questions and collecting valuable data with detailed results. Our suite of products provide for polling natively in PowerPoint, polling in ANY PC or Mac application, polling without a computer or projector, polling remotely and via the web.

Visit www.TurningTechnologies.com to learn more.

CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS

CASTLE BRANCH INC

For over a decade Castle Branch has been helping businesses make safe and informed hiring and investment decisions by providing the best in employment and business-to-business background screening. Castle Branch background screening investigates an individual or organization's criminal, financial and legal history, potentially bringing to surface a background of criminal and civil records, bankruptcy and divorce. In-depth background screening from Castle Branch is an excellent complement to the due diligence process of ACA members.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

The National Science Foundation (NSF) was created to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense. NSF supports approximately $100 million per year in seed grants to facilitate innovation in the small business community. More information about NSFs Office of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships is available at www.nsf.gov/eng/oii/about.jsp

THE FRANK PETERS SHOW

The Frank Peters Show podcasts startup stories in angel investing and venture capital, including a number of ACA member group angels. Its all about education; entrepreneurs listen to learn from those who have successfully navigated the funding process, Franks fellow angels listen to learn from the venture capital guests. Visit http://frankpetersshow.com for the best advice on angel investing.

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