"FrontBridge: From Start-up to Microsoft Acquisition" Software Council of Southern California. FrontBridge is now a Microsoft subsidiary. Prior to being acquired by Microsoft, FrontBridge raised $28 million in venture funding in four equity rounds. FrontBridge CEO Steve Jillings and CFO Rob Chrone, both of whom are currently under contract with Microsoft, developed and executed the company's strategic plans, and they will be sharing their thoughts and insights on how they raised capital, succeeded as a start-up, and ultimately negotiated what has been viewed as one of the most successful M & A transactions in Southern California in 2005. See http://www.scsc.org/events/valley/february0206.html |