Startup opportunity knocks at SEVC 2014 in Atlanta

What do Marcus Lemonis of CNBC’s The Profit, Lending Tree founder and CEO Doug Lebda, and Cvent founder and CEO Reggie Aggarwal all have in common?

You would be correct if you knew that they were the keynote presenters scheduled for the 2014 Southeast Venture Conference coming to Atlanta on May 6 and May 7.

More than 50 of the top high-growth companies in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions will converge at the Ritz-Carlton Atlanta next month for extensive executive and investor networking and quality content.

Venture funds already confirmed to attend include:

ABS Capital, Advanced Technology Ventures, Alerion Capital, Atlanta Technology Angels, Atlanta Ventures, Ballast Point Ventures , Berwind Private Equity, Bonaventure Capital, Bull City Venture Partners, Catalyst Investors, Centurion Venture Group, CNF Investments, Contender Capital, Delta Electronics Capital, Draper Fischer Jurvetson, Duart Mull, ff Venture Capital, Flybridge Capital, PartnersForte Ventures, Frontier Capital, Fulcrum Equity Partners, FuturePerfect Ventures.

And: G20 Ventures, Harbert Venture Partners, HarbourVest Partners, Horizon Technology Finance, IDEA Fund Partners, Intel Capital, Morgan Creek Capital Management, Mosley Ventures, Multiplier Capital, NEA, Noro-Moseley Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, Polaris Partners, Revolution Ventures, River Cities Capital Funds, Safeguard Scientifics, SoftBank Capital, Southern Capitol Ventures.

Plus: Spring Capital Partners, Staley Capital Stonewall Capital, SunBridge Partners, Susquehanna Growth Equity, TA Associates, Tech Square Ventures, Timberline Investment Company, Volition Capital, and Vulcan Capital.

Featured presenting companies will be based in or have a significant economic presence in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington D.C. The presenting companies are the present and future of the region’s innovation economy, representing some of the most promising technologies in the region from a diverse range of technology industries.

The annual event showcases top regional technology companies and provides networking opportunities among the region’s technology and investment leaders while providing dozens of industry speakers.

Startup, Emerging Company Presenters

The first selected presenters: