Feb 19, 2008

PEANUT LABS NAMED DOW JONES VENTUREONE SUMMIT “COMPANY TO WATCH” FOR 2008

Peanut Labs, provider of the largest Gen-Y sample for market research, today announced that it has been named one of 50 “Companies to Watch in 2008” by the Dow Jones VentureOne Summit advisory board. As one of the “Companies to Watch,” Peanut Labs’ founder and CEO Murtaza Hussain will give a featured presentation at the Dow Jones VentureOne Summit on February 26 and 27, 2008 in Redwood City, California.
The Dow Jones VentureOne Summit’s advisory board, comprised of leading investors from Accel, Battery Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mayfield Fund, Menlo Ventures, and North Bridge Venture Partners, chose Peanut Labs as one of fifty venture-backed start-ups who are considered by the board to be some of the most interesting and most promising companies in the market today.
The Dow Jones VentureOne Summit will be held on February 26 & 27, 2008 at the Sofitel Hotel in Redwood City, California. The eleventh annual Summit -- a gathering of the nation's leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, corporate executives and professional service providers -- will host high-level professionals representing every facet of the venture capital industry and entrepreneurial community. The two-day conference features industry discussions led by the country's most active investors and presentations from the most promising start-up companies. Hussain will speak on February 26 at 2:40 pm in Salon One.
Keynotes include Scott Anderson, Vice President & Senior Economist at Wells Fargo & Company, and Andy Bechtolsheim, Chief Architect & SVP of Systems Group for Sun Microsystems. More information on this conference and the agenda can be found at http://ventureonesummit.dowjones.com/.