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Venture Atlanta Delivers Memorable Presentations to Record Crowd

Highlights included keynotes by IntercontinentalExchange's Jeff Sprecher, Fiserv's Pete Kight and presentations from 22 of Georgia's emerging technology companies

ATLANTA - October 26, 2009 - During its second annual Venture Atlanta, Atlanta CEO Council, Metro Atlanta Chamber and Technology Association of Georgia provided attendants with the opportunity to see more than 45 technology companies and two inspiring keynote speakers from top Georgia companies. Venture Atlanta, held October 13 - 14 at the W Atlanta Midtown, attracted close to 600 entrepreneurs and investors. More than 100 top-tier venture capitalists attended from locations such as Silicon Valley, Boston, Denver, and Washington D.C.

The business arena faced numerous challenges over the last year. Venture conference attendance decreased by as much as 25% across the nation. However, Venture Atlanta 2009 broke many records. Attendance and presenting companies applications were up over 20% and more than 80% of our sponsors renewed their commitment from 2008.

"We were pleased with the success of this year's event," said Mark Johnson, Venture Atlanta 2009 Conference Chair and a Partner at Total Technology Ventures. "The continued support and involvement of the community, strong showing of venture capitalists, and the number of great companies who participated in the event helped make it a huge success for the second year in a row."

The Venture Atlanta selection committee selected more than 20 tech firms to speak at the 2009 event. Presenting companies included: Accelereyes, Arterain Medical, Asankya, Centrafuse, Cloud Sherpas, CRE Commerce, Endavo Media, Efreightsolutions, FirstView, Message Technologies, Music Intelligence Solutions, Omnilink Systems, Oversight Systems, Pardot, Rentwiki, SoloHealth, Tangelo, Transfusion & Transplantation Technologies (3Ti), Top Eye View, Utility Associates, Vertical Acuity, and Zooz Mobile. In addition, conference attendees saw an additional 24 companies in the Venture Atlanta showcase which opened the event the afternoon of October 13th.

"This was the first year I had the opportunity to attend the Venture Atlanta conference, and I was very impressed with the quality of the companies that presented" said Matt Chagan a Vice President in Trident Capital's California office. "Georgia has a lot to offer as far as innovative companies in both the technology and healthcare verticals and the Venture Atlanta conference is a great way to see some of the highlights."

To learn more about Venture Atlanta, please visit www.ventureatlanta.org. The 2010 event will be announced early spring. If you are interested in sponsoring next year's event, please contact Allyson Eman at aeman@ventureatlanta.org.

About Venture Atlanta
Venture Atlanta, Georgia's technology innovation event, is where Georgia's top technology innovators meet the country's top-tier investors. As the state's largest investor showcase, Venture Atlanta connects local entrepreneurs with venture capitalists, bankers, angel investors and others who can help them raise the capital they need to grow their businesses. The annual nonprofit event is a collaboration of three leading Georgia business organizations: Atlanta CEO Council, Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). For more information, visit www.ventureatlanta.org.