SVASE Unveils ‘Hot’ Emerging Tech Companies to Debut at Launch: Silicon Valley 2010 — the Valley’s Leading Startup Showcase

30 Startup companies from around the world to publicly launch with presentations to Silicon Valley’s Most Influential VC and Angel Investors

San Jose, Calif – May 24, 2010— The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) today announced the companies invited to launch their companies and new products at Launch: Silicon Valley 2010. The event, which will be held June 8 at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, is Silicon Valley’s most affordable, high visibility platform for emerging technology companies to springboard their products or services into the market and network with some of Silicon Valley's most influential executives.

This year’s presenters were selected from almost 400 applicants and span the categories of information technology, mobility, security, digital media, next generation internet, technology and clean energy.

The Finalist companies demonstrating at Launch: Silicon Valley 2010 and their websites are listed below.

Launch: Silicon Valley 2010 will feature new companies that have a product or service available as of June 8, 2010, but have not been in the marketplace for more than a few months beforehand.

The 30 selected companies will present on stage for 6-minutes plus 4 minutes Q &A with the audience and a panel of VCs and Angels, with the opportunity to explain their products in more detail to the audience in networking breaks. The event will also feature an award for the “Most Likely to Succeed” in each of the six presenting categories. Presenters will be on hand to showcase their companies and products between presentations.

Launch: Silicon Valley provides companies with the opportunity to present themselves to investors and other influencers who can help shape their success.  In addition to the presentations, participants also have the opportunity to network with the audience at the Pre-Launch: Silicon Valley Event Party on the evening of June 8, as well as at the event itself.

Launch: Silicon Valley is co-presented by SVASE, the early stage venture capital firm Garage Technology Ventures and Microsoft, which will host the event at the Microsoft Silicon Valley campus in Mountain View. Additional sponsors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Townsend Townsend and Crew, Hewlett Packard, the Band of Angels, Sand Hill Angels, the Angels Forum, Cooley LLP, The Kauffman Fellows Program, Business Wire, Digivam, Halosys Technologies, Life Science Angels, Foglifter Media, Alchemy Search Partners, People Connect, Hawaii High Technology Development Corporation, LeadForce1, Joyent, Link Silicon Valley, and VentureDeal.  

For more information about the event, go to: http://launchsiliconvalley.org

Audience members may register at the Discounted Early Bird rates at: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=193912

About SVASE

Founded in 1995 by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit in Northern 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 http://www.svase.org.

About Garage Technology Ventures

Garage Technology Ventures is a seed-stage and early-stage venture capital fund headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with investors that include Thomas Weisel Partners and CalPERS, the California Public Employees Retirement System. Garage is focused on investing in emerging technology startups in the Western U.S. For more information about Garage, visit http://www.garage.com.

Media Contact:

Jeff Lettes
Director of Communications (SVASE)/Principal, Global Media Strategic Communications
jl.stratcomm@gmail.com
408-406-1161

Launch Silicon Valley: 2010 Finalists

Selected demonstrating companies for Launch: Silicon Valley 2010 include:

Companies that launched new products/ services at Launch: Silicon Valley 2009:
Andolis, Bijobi, BLADE ($10MM Series B, $230MM valuation, Q3 ’09) Cellwand, CRS Ware, Displ'aire, eCitySky, Electronic Sports, Fonolo, GazoPa, Gliider, HearPlanet, InDxLogic, Live Glass, Lumiette, MentorNet, Moblyng, Netmite, ReMobile, Replay, Socailibrium, Sunpods (Unspecified Series A, Q4 '09), Surf Canyon, Trooval, TuneBug, Weogeo, Windation, Wordslaw, Wowd, Yoics

Companies that launched new products/ services at Launch: Silicon Valley 2008:
Capzles, Cognisign, Dayak ($1MM Venture Financing, Q3 ’08) Dial2Do, Digital Ribbon, Droplet, Emphasis Search, FeedHenry, Glocal Reach, Grouply, HVVI, Ion Apps, Kleer, Loadstar Sensors, Media Melon, Modiface, Pipeline Micro ($undisclosed Venture Financing, Q3 ’08), Previmed, Qtility, REmapper , Sensear, Step Labs , T-Rex Global, Triggit ($undisclosed Venture Financing, Q4 ’08), Truviso, TubeTV, uTest,($5M Venture Financing, Q4 ’08) Vault Street, WOWthem, Zuora, ($15M Venture Financing, Q4 ’08).

Companies that launched new products/ services at Launch: Silicon Valley 2007:
BooRah, Catalog Data Solutions, ClearlyBest.com, Connectance, Datamash Corp., Data Robotics ($15MM Series D venture financing, Q3, ’08. $10MM venture financing, Q3 '07), DivinR, d.light design ($6MM venture financing, Q4, ’08. $Undisclosed venture financing, Q2 '08), Eyejot, fix8 ($2MM venture financing Q2 ’08, $3MM venture financing Q3 ’07), Fog Screen, GroupScope, H3.com, Industrial Origami ($17MM venture financing Q4 ’08), Jaxtr ($10MM venture financing, Q3 '07), Kongregate ($3MM venture financing Q2’08, $5MM venture financing, Q3, '07), LogSavvy, MyShape ($Undisclosed venture financing, Q3, '07), Nuvora, Ready Solar, Redwood Renewables, Sensl, Shapewriter, Smaato ($3.5MM venture financing, Q1 '08), SnapJot, Spresent, TelId, Truemors (acquired in Q2 2008), Wrike, and Yodio ($0.85MM venture financing, Q1 ’08).