World's Best Technologies

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The WBT Marketplace is the event that brings together venture capital, angel investment, Fortune 1000 licensing scouts, federal agencies, universities, companies and innovators all under one roof for a few days each Spring. Over the years the WBT has developed into a community of individuals, regardless of industry sector, geography, and funding source with one goal - bringing emerging companies and technologies to market. The WBT Marketplace represents a collaborative, year-long effort of investors, licensees, and tech commercialization professionals. The WBT Marketplace serves as an efficient and effective way for emerging companies and technology innovators to build their network, develop relationships, connect with industry experts, and launch world-class technologies from leading companies, research institutions, laboratories, and universities into the marketplace. The WBT has connected innovators with partners for over 8 years through targeted deal sourcing, extensive screening, and mentoring the technologies of tomorrow for today's market. The opportunities presented at the WBT represent technologies and intellectual property, developed by companies, universities, federal labs, research organizations, incubators, and innovators from around the globe. Technologies are often supported by federal R&D funding, Fortune 1000 companies, venture capital, angels, and the entrepreneurs themselves. Each deal is past proof of concept and ready for the next step whether that be seed funding, venture capital, licensing, CRADAs, or IP sales. -More Information -Ready to Participate World class mentoring for emerging technologies...by investors and licensees, for investors and licensees The Showcase@WBT represents up to 100 companies and technologies selected to present products or technologies that are market-ready and seeking startup, seed stage/first round capital, or corporate licensing partners. For the Showcase the WBT sources, screens, and mentors companies and technologies emerging from universities, federal labs, and the private sector. These companies and technologies, which vary by industry sector, geography, funding source, and type of research institution, are vetted by a national screening panel of over 80 venture investors and Fortune 1000 licensees. All selected presenters are matched with a two person mentor team in preparation for a concise, 6-minute investor/licensee-oriented presentation. The Deadline to submit a technology or company to be a part of the Showcase is in December, and the 100 technologies are announced in late January. Over the past 8 years the WBT has worked with over 500 companies and technologies preparing them for venture capital and licensing partners. -More Information -Ready to Participate

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