Gulf Coast firms seek VC funds

TAMPA — Eight Gulf Coast companies seeking venture capital have been selected to present at the 2011 Florida Venture Capital Conference, which will take place from Feb. 3-4 at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Fla. Presenting companies include:

• CallMiner Inc., a Fort Myers company which analyzes recorded phone conversations using its own specially-developed software (the Business Review featured the company in October);

• Claro Scientific LLC, a Tampa-based developer of medical diagnostic tools;