Where Capital & Business Match in Minutes™

The Speed Venture Summit™ is the premier speed-dating-style event for fast-growth businesses and investors in New England, brought to you by the New Hampshire High Technology Council and the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center. In 2008, the Summit featured the first speed venturing event in New England since the halcyon days of dot.com. Based on positive responses and comments by participating investors and companies, the 2009 Summit attracted a greater percentage of product-ready ventures and a larger reception audience from more places throughout New England.

• What is the Speed Venture Summit™?
The Speed Venture Summit is an opportunity for companies to privately pitch their growth stories in person to suitable investors.
• When is the next Speed Venture Summit™?
The next Speed Venture Summit™ is planned for late October 2010. We will post the date and location as soon as that information becomes available.
• Where is the next Speed Venture Summit?
The next Speed Venture Summit™ is planned for late October 2010. We will post the date and location as soon as that information becomes available.
• Directions
Click on here for directions to the Summit
• Need to contact us about the Summit?
If you still have questions, please call Heidi @ 603-227-0417.

The first annual Speed Venture Summit™ whisked New England’s hottest young companies together with investors for 15-minute "dates," leading to dozens of follow-up phone calls and e-mails for promising long-term relationships.

in 2009, twenty-five different investor groups ranked the most compelling stories from 47 entrepreneurs, who then pitched to a feverish standing-room crowd of 350 tech leaders from throughout the region.

The fan-o-meter awarded the Summit’s top prizes to .

REAL TIME / REAL INVESTORS™

Photos, Videos, and Information from SVS 2008

• If you missed the 2008 event and want to see pictures, please visit the Summit Photo Gallery.
• For a complete list of 2008 presenting companies, please visit the Summit Entrepreneur List.
• For a complete list of 2008 investor groups, please visit the Summer Investor List.

About the NH High Technology Council

The New Hampshire High Technology Council's purpose is to bring together representatives from the private and public sectors to establish and maintain financial, technical, management, legislative and educational support programs that encourage innovative research and technology-based industrial development in NH.

About NH Small Business Development Center

The NH SBDC provides confidential, long-term management consulting and educational programs to more than 3,000 New Hampshire businesses each year. www.nhsbdc.org offers a variety of e-tools including e-Learning for Entrepreneurs - OnLine AnyTime, as well as access to information and referral. Specialized services include the Environmental Management Program and the Restaurant Initiative. The NH SBDC is an outreach program of the UNH Whittemore School of Business and Economics, and a cooperative venture of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of New Hampshire (DRED), the University of New Hampshire, and the private sector.