Last Chance for Early-Stage Startups to Submit Proposals to Present at Launch: Silicon Valley 2008

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) today announced May 9, 2008 as its fast approaching submission deadline to present at "Launch: Silicon Valley 2008," its flagship event co-presented by SVASE, Garage Technology Ventures and Microsoft. Launch: Silicon Valley 2008 provides an effective and efficient event platform for the next generation of emerging technology companies to launch their products to the world, in front of an audience of Silicon Valley's top VCs, Angel investors, corporate business development executives, prospective customers and partners, bloggers and media.

Launch: Silicon Valley 2008 will be held June 10, 2008 and will highlight up to 30 young technology companies in information technology, mobility, security, digital media, next generation internet, life sciences and clean tech. Culminating the event again this year will be the selection "the most promising" companies in each category.

Companies interested in presenting their products at Launch: Silicon Valley 2008 should send an Executive Summary of no more than two pages to Launchsv@svase.org by May 9, 2008. Companies must have a product or service available as of June 10, 2008.

Selected companies will be invited to present on stage for 10 minutes during Launch: Silicon Valley 2008. In addition, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to meet with members of the audience one-on-one between general sessions and during a June 9 pre-conference networking party. The registration fee for presenting companies will be $625 for SVASE members and $750 for non-members. (Note: SVASE annual individual membership is $99.)

Companies that launched new products/ services at Launch: Silicon Valley 2007 included:

BooRah, Catalog Data Solutions, ClearlyBest.com, Connectance, Datamash Corp., Data Robotics, DivinR, d.light design, Eyejot, fix8, Fog Screen, GroupScope, H3.com, Industrial Origami, Jaxtr, Kongregate, LogSavvy, MyShape, Nuvora, Ready Solar, Redwood Renewables, Sensl, Shapewriter, Smaato SnapJot, Spresent, TelId, Truemors, Wrike, and Yodio. Six of the companies presenting in 2007 raised more than $30 million in venture funding after the event.

Sponsors of this year's event include:

Platinum

Garage Technology Ventures www.garage.com

Gold

Cooley Godward Kronish www.cooley.com

Draper Fisher Jurvetson www.dfj.com

Microsoft www.microsoft.com

Townsend and Townsend and Crew www.townsend.com

White & Case www.whitecase.com

Silver

Band of Angels www.bandangels.com

Kaufman Fellows Program www.kauffmanfellows.org

Keiretsu Forum www.keiretsuforum.com

Krause Taylor Associates www.krause-taylor.com

Life Science Angels www.lifescienceangels.com

Nair & Co www.nairusa.com

Outer Join www.outerjoin.com

Sand Hill Angels www.sandhillangels.com

The Angels Forum www.angelsforum.com

VentureDeal www.venturedeal.com

For further information and detailed agenda please go to http://www.launchsiliconvalley.org.

About SVASE

Founded in 1995 by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit inNorthern California dedicated exclusively to helping technology and life science entrepreneurs start and grow successful businesses.

SVASE provides support and resources for entrepreneurs, from the idea through initial rounds of funding to product launch, delivered at 12 monthly events and a continually evolving Web site. For more information about SVASE, please visit www.svase.org.

SOURCE SVASE, The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs

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