Emerging companies from across the southeast, including 17 North Carolina-based firms, and Mid-Atlantic region, will present to investors at the seventh annual Southeast Venture Conference next month.

The two-day event is set for March 13-14 in Charlotte at the Ritz-Carlton.

More than 50 firms will be selected with further picks to be disclosed in the near future.

SEVC 2013 will feature early-stage firms to pre-IPO.

The first selections are:

 

  • AirSage – Atlanta, GA
  • Badgy – Atlanta, GA
  • BoomTown – Charleston, SC
  • BrightContext – Arlington, VA
  • Buystand – Durham, NC
  • CanDiag – Waxhaw, NC
  • Clearleap – Duluth, GA
  • deja mi – Raleigh, NC
  • Digitalsmiths – Durham, NC
  • Distil – Arlington, VA
  • Entigral – Raleigh, NC
  • Fitsistant – Durham, NC
  • flomio – Miami, Florida
  • Fotopigeon – Tampa, Florida
  • Freebeepay – Atlanta, GA
  • Hinge – Washington, DC
  • HireIQ – Atlanta, GA
  • KnowledgeTree – Raleigh, NC
  • Koupon Media – Frisco, TX
  • Mindgrub – Baltimore, MD
  • nContact – Morrisville, NC
  • PatientPay – Durham, NC
  • PopUp – Raleigh, NC
  • Respirion – Winston Salem, NC
  • ReverbNation – Durham, NC
  • Savveo – Charlotte, NC
  • Sensory Analytics – Greensboro, NC
  • Spanning Cloud Apps – Austin, TX
  • Sweet Relish – Charlotte, NC
  • Tales2Go – Washington, DC
  • The Targeted Group – Charlotte, NC
  • Valencell – Raleigh, NC
  • WealthEngine – Bethesda, MD

The conference also will include panel discussions and speakers addressing topics including:

  • State of Venture Capital
  • Early Stage Fundraising
  • Value Creation: Company/Investor Relationship
  • Growth Stage Funding
  • M&A Outlook and Strategies
  • LP Viewpoint
  • SaaS Investment Trends
  • Getting to Market
  • IPO & Secondary Market Outlook
  • Entrepreneur’s Roundtable
  • International Health Care Trends