University of San Francisco Brings Premier Venture Capitalists Together to Judge 4th Annual International Business Plan Competition

Business Wire,  March 15, 2006  

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The University of San Francisco (USF) Entrepreneurship Program is hosting the 4th Annual USF International Business Plan Competition on March 23-25, 2006. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to the most prominent venture capital firms in the world, and this competition is regarded by both industry insiders and academic observers as the premier showcase for technology ventures.

Student teams from twenty of the world's top universities, including London School of Economics, IM Kumasi (Ghana), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, ESADE (Spain), ADEN Business School (Argentina), Duke University, and the University of Michigan will come to San Francisco to compete for the attention and funding of more than fifty venture capitalists and top executives.

USF competition judges include partners from top venture firms, such as: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Hummer Winblad, Intel Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Garage Technology Ventures, Cross Link Capital, De Novo Ventures, and Burrill & Company. Additionally, attorneys with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Hanson Bridgett, and Montgomery Law Group, and executives with Cisco Systems, Intuit, and T-Mobile/Deutsche Telekom will serve as judges.

"We are delighted to again bring together the world's best graduate student entrepreneurs with Silicon Valley's top venture capitalists and entrepreneurial executives at USF," said Mark Cannice, professor and competition director. "These global entrepreneurial events help lead to the development of new products and services that improve people's lives, and we are very grateful to help facilitate that process."

More information regarding the competition and the judges can be found by visiting the website, www.BusinessPlanCompetition.org.

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