Gulf Coast Venture Forum's Recommended Presentation
If you are selected to present at our monthly meeting, plan to make the most of it! In order to communicate the essentials, download the GCVF Investor Presentation.
Please note: The GCVF charges a cost recovery fee of $475 to each company that is selected to present to offset the meeting room costs. There is no cost for plans that are not selected.
The GCVF Selection Process
The GCVF Selection Committee uses a two step evaluation process.
1) To initiate the process, the GCVF requests that each entrepreneur perform two tasks. First, the entrepreneur must complete the Standard Application provided on-line by clicking on “Submit a Plan”. Second, the entrepreneur must upload an Executive Summary. This provides the GCVF Selection Committee with the best of both worlds i) a standard format to capture the relevant information necessary to rate the plan across all the submission and ii) allows the entrepreneur (by uploading their Executive Summary) to describe their plan utilizing their own format and flare. Within 10-14 days of each submission, our Selection Committee will independently rate your plan through our website based upon the Standard Application and your Executive Summary. Your plan will either be rejected at that point or will qualify for further consideration.
2) If you qualify, the Selection Committee will assign a deal lead from the committee, who will contact the entrepreneur and ask follow up questions as well as request additional documents to be uploaded. The Selection Committee will review the other uploaded documents in preparation for the next in-person Selection Committee meeting. Each deal lead will then present their analysis of the plan and the Selection Committee will judged each plan against all of the other qualified plans.
If you are selected to present and you will be notified. If you are not selected to present for the current month, your plan still remains in progress and may be selected the following month. This process can result in a company being selected to present in as little as 30 days or as may as 90 days.
Please understand that we review up to 40 plans each month and our communication may not be immediate or frequent.
Angel investors provide billions of dollars of funds each year for early stage companies, in some years more than all venture capital firms combined. While there are many varieties of angels, the members of Gulf Coast Venture Forum are sophisticated, experienced investors that offer more than just growth capital. The career capital that is represented by our membership can provide valuable introductions, management expertise, and strategic coaching. The GCVF encourages you to read the topics below to find out if your company should consider raising Angel financing.
Gold Sponsor:
Fifth Avenue Advisors
The GCVF Selection Process
The GCVF Selection Committee uses a two step evaluation process.
1) To initiate the process, the GCVF requests that each entrepreneur perform two tasks. First, the entrepreneur must complete the Standard Application provided on-line by clicking on “Submit a Plan”. Second, the entrepreneur must upload an Executive Summary. This provides the GCVF Selection Committee with the best of both worlds i) a standard format to capture the relevant information necessary to rate the plan across all the submission and ii) allows the entrepreneur (by uploading their Executive Summary) to describe their plan utilizing their own format and flare. Within 10-14 days of each submission, our Selection Committee will independently rate your plan through our website based upon the Standard Application and your Executive Summary. Your plan will either be rejected at that point or will qualify for further consideration.
2) If you qualify, the Selection Committee will assign a deal lead from the committee, who will contact the entrepreneur and ask follow up questions as well as request additional documents to be uploaded. The Selection Committee will review the other uploaded documents in preparation for the next in-person Selection Committee meeting. Each deal lead will then present their analysis of the plan and the Selection Committee will judged each plan against all of the other qualified plans.
If you are selected to present and you will be notified. If you are not selected to present for the current month, your plan still remains in progress and may be selected the following month. This process can result in a company being selected to present in as little as 30 days or as may as 90 days.
Please understand that we review up to 40 plans each month and our communication may not be immediate or frequent.
Angel investors provide billions of dollars of funds each year for early stage companies, in some years more than all venture capital firms combined. While there are many varieties of angels, the members of Gulf Coast Venture Forum are sophisticated, experienced investors that offer more than just growth capital. The career capital that is represented by our membership can provide valuable introductions, management expertise, and strategic coaching. The GCVF encourages you to read the topics below to find out if your company should consider raising Angel financing.
Gold Sponsor:
Fifth Avenue Advisors
