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President convenes "family-friendly workplace" summit to consider policies

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President convenes "family-friendly workplace" summit to consider policies
BC Democrat Online – Las Animas, CO …. The President wrote a blog for Huffington Post, noting that "family leave, childcare, flexibility and a decent wage aren't frills. … The official goal of the summit was "bringing together businesses …
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Executive's Desk: Web presence begins with marketing plan
Many businesses overextend themselves by trying to be full-service sites. Delivering multiple Web-based services – a blog, a chat helpline or an online store – requires a substantial commitment of human and financial resources. If that commitment isn't …
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More savings: RetailMeNot launches iPad coupons app
The iPad app will make it easier for RetailMeNot (Nasdaq: SALE) customers to plan, shop and save at stores whether online or in-store, according to company CEO and founder Cotter Cunningham. "Because tablets are becoming an increasingly important …
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Why Investing in Children Matters: A virtual Business Summit

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Outdoor writer Dave Graybill will speak Tuesday at Salmon Summit in Wenatchee

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Outdoor writer Dave Graybill will speak Tuesday at Salmon Summit in Wenatchee
So mark your calendars and plan to attend this highly informative evening dedicated to topic of salmon in the Upper Columbia. I will be there with a presentation on the economic impact of salmon and steelhead fishing in our region, so I hop to see you …
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Global Innovation Summit + Week in Silicon Valley

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Silicon Valley, Calif. (PRWEB) February 14, 2014

The Global Innovation Summit +Week is the world’s leading event focused on fostering systemic innovation in startup communities and across companies, cities and countries. The main event, Global Innovation Summit, seeks to grow innovation ecosystems that can stimulate the creation of breakthrough products, design new solutions to big challenges, and catalyze sustainable economic growth and wealth. Last year, the event brought together 400 participants from 49 countries. Sponsors include Bing (Microsoft), United Nations Foundation, City of San Jose, USAID, DLA Piper, Kaufman Fellows and SVForum. The Summit is to be held on Feb 17-19 at the San Jose Marriott.

The Global Innovation Summit presents the greatest-ever gathering of rock stars of innovation, entrepreneurship and technology. Our lineup crosses cross multiple sectors: startups, social impact, academia, and the creative arts. Steve Blank, startup guru with a remarkable career in 8 high-tech companies; AnnaLee Saxenian, pioneering Berkeley scholar on innovation networks; Wayne Silby, the “godfather” of impact investing; Danae Ringelmann, Founder & Chief Customer Officer at Indiegogo; Brad Feld, TechStars, Author of Startup Communities; David Tennenhouse, Corporate VP Technology Policy of Microsoft; Nancy Pfund, among the most successful impact investors ever; Eric Ball, SVP of Finance at Oracle; plus many more speakers.

The Global Innovation Summit offers the newest insights, cutting-edge tools and “Design Labs”. The attendees will learn why designing ecosystems can enhance the future of business, innovation, and human potential. The Design Labs will teach attendees on how to create and prototype solutions by applying design thinking to the hardest systemic challenges. Our facilitation team also runs the design lab at Davos’s World Economic Forum.

The Global Innovation Week is a consortium of 20+ leading groups in the region that are co-hosting affiliated activities related to innovation ecosystems. The gathering is a week-long festival to be held throughout the Bay Area, February 17-21. Events include: women & innovation, indoor street festival, int’l tech transfer panel, bike tour, Estonian technology, Brazilian creativity, software platforms, life science incubation, a play about Buckminster Fuller, and many more.

The Art of Innovation is an indoor street festival sponsored by the City of San Jose. The creative spirit will be on display for an eclectic evening of arts & culture, performances & exhibition, music & media. Our partner Anno Domini Gallery is organizing an event with 40+ artists and performers, exploring a range of innovative styles. It happens on the evening of Wednesday, February 19 at San Jose Convention Center. FREE to attend.

The Global Innovation Week events include:

The Art of Innovation sponsored by the City of San Jose and by Anno Domini Gallery
Apps to Platforms: The Hows & Whys by SVForum
The Women & Innovation Lab by Cascadance
Bike Tour of Stanford University Campus by STLGip Law Firm
Technology Transfer Models and Impact on Innovation: An International Discussion by STLGip Law Firm
Kauffman Fellows: U.S. Launch of New Journal on Venture Capital Formation by Kauffman Fellows
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibition at The Tech Museum of Innovation
Estonia Demo Showcase by e-Estonia
Corporate Innovation Outposts – Research Update by German Silicon Valley Accelerators
Case Studies in the Silicon Valley Innovation System & Tour of TechShop by TechShop
Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe by San Jose Repertory Theatre
Innovate with Women & Realize Higher ROI by Women’s Startup Lab and Banducci Consulting
SOURCE: Solutions from Our Country’s Entrepreneurs by The Hitachi Foundation, Investors’ Circle and Village Capital
Innovative Life Science Incubator Experience by BayBio and The Bay Area BioEconomy Initiative
Creativity & Innovation in Brazil by BayBrazil
Convening the Conveners by Opportunity Collaboration
Franchise for Humanity
Driving Disruption: An Evening with Women Entrepreneurs by The Center for Women’s    Entrepreneurial Leadership and Silicon Vikings
Startup Showcase by T2 Venture Creation

T2 Venture Creation, a Silicon Valley firm that grows startup companies and helps communities design innovative ecosystems, is organizing the event. According to CEO Victor W. Hwang, “Silicon Valley is rolling out the red carpet to the world. This is the first time that so many key organizations in the Valley have joined together to share ideas and practices on how to build innovative communities. Our vision is to create the biggest ever gathering of the world’s ecosystem builders. We want this to be a global conversation among innovators from all walks of life, from all corners of the planet.”

A more in-depth look at how to cultivate entire ecosystems to support innovation will be held at the beginning of the week with the Global Innovation Summit on February 17-19, 2014. This event will engage attendees as they build their own ecosystem in a dynamic breakout, listen to innovation leaders from throughout the world and network with entrepreneurs, executives, scientists, inventors, venture capitalists, journalists, investors, policy makers, social entrepreneurs, and innovation thought leaders from more than 50 countries who strive to make a difference.

Hwang enforces that mission by adding, “Our vision is to make geography irrelevant to innovation. Every innovator deserves a fighting chance to pursue a dream, wherever they happen to be.”

Attendance to the Global Innovation Summit is by invitation only, but interested candidates can apply for an invitation at http://www.innosummit.com and click on the registration link.

ABOUT GLOBAL INNOVATION SUMMIT

The Global Innovation Summit (http://www.innosummit.com) on February 17-19, 2014 is a conference in Silicon Valley on how to foster the growth of innovation ecosystems to drive entrepreneurship, technology, and economic impact. The first Summit in 2012 brought together over 400 innovators from 49 countries, representing governments, corporations, venture capital, NGOs, startups, and academia. The Global Innovation Summit is the centerpiece of Global Innovation Week, which features multiple events and activities throughout the region. The weeklong affair was organized by T2 Venture Creation, a Silicon Valley venture firm and ecosystem design studio.

ABOUT GLOBAL INNOVATION WEEK

The Global Innovation Week (http://www.globalinnoweek.com) on February 17-21, 2014 is a consortium of 20+ leading groups throughout the Bay Area that have agreed to co-host affiliated activities related to innovation ecosystems. The weeklong affair was organized by T2 Venture Creation, a Silicon Valley venture firm and ecosystem design studio.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Wu, Director of Marketing, T2 Venture Creation, christina(at)t2vc(dot)com 213-952-6534

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Second Annual S.H.E. Summit Week Expands to Celebrate and

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New York (PRWEB) June 06, 2013

The first and only week designed to celebrate and inspire women, S.H.E. Summit Week (June 10-16), is back for its second year with an expanded lineup of global events and a marquee women’s leadership and lifestyle conference, S.H.E. Summit (June 14-15).

S.H.E. Summit Week will feature approximately 100 pop-up events designed for and by women held in cities coast to coast — including metropolises like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Atlanta; along with smaller locations like Addison, Texas; Newcastle, Wash.; and Indianapolis — making it a truly national women’s week. Worldwide, S.H.E. Summit Week will include events in London, Toronto, Madrid and even Nairobi.

“With Restaurant Week, Fashion Week, Internet Week, Social Media Week and even Shark Week, we have weeks dedicated to celebrating and learning about almost everything under the sun. Yet women, who make up more than half the U.S. population, drive 85 percent of all purchasing decisions, and own more than 8.6 million businesses that generate over $ 1.3 trillion in revenues, had no week to call their own until S.H.E. Summit Week,” said Founder Claudia Chan. “S.H.E. Summit Week is an opportunity to showcase and celebrate women’s achievements, while offering women a dedicated week to serve their passions and curiosities, while discovering new brands and relationships.”

Standing for “She Helps Empower,” S.H.E. Summit Week was created by Women’s Leadership and Lifestyle Expert Claudia Chan. Her namesake media brand, ClaudiaChan.com, features insightful, inspiring interviews with almost 200 remarkable women leaders, such as Model and Activist Christy Turlingon Burns, Dress for Success CEO Joi Gordon, Philanthropist Jennifer Buffett and Humanitarian Zainab Salbi, along with many emerging women leaders and entrepreneurs who are disrupting business as usual. Through S.H.E. Summit Week, Chan offers women everywhere a chance to connect in person with the female role models and organizations featured year round on her website. Events across the country and worldwide will cover topics that interest women, including networking, entrepreneurship, career development, personal finance, beauty, wellness and causes, giving women a chance to gather in person, learn, celebrate and find inspiration in each other.

Highlights of the S.H.E. Summit Week events include:


An Artful Evening by Uprise Art: Learn how to navigate the often confusing art world with a practical presentation on finding artwork that fits your style, taste, and budget from Uprise Art Founder Tze Chun and a pop-up artwork exhibition by women artists working in New York. (Wed., June 12, 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET at Norwood Club in New York.)
Cycle For Your Heart! by the American Heart Association & Soul Cycle: Join other New York women for a fundraising spin class to raise awareness and funds that support education and research to address the No. 1 and No. 3 killers of women: heart disease and stroke. (Thurs., June 13, 8:30-9:30 p.m. ET at Soul Cycle 77 in New York.)
What Do You Charge? The Fine Art of Pricing Services by Ann Marie Houghtailing: Learn how to leverage your intellectual property and talent to create streams of income instead of endless frustration. (Sat., June 15, 10-11:30 a.m. PT at Hera Hub Sorrento Mesa in San Diego.)
Women of Wall Street by Wall Street Walks: Learn about the women who dared to infiltrate the male-dominated Wall Street industry, like Victoria Woodhull, Hetty Green and Muriel Siebert on this guided tour of the financial district. (Thurs., June 13, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET at the Museum of American Finance in New York.)
Changing the Face of Angel Investing by Pipeline Fellowship: Learn about Angel Investor Christina A. Brodbeck’s efforts to increase diversity in the VC and entrepreneurship communities during a special interview with Pipeline Fellowship Founder & CEO Natalia Oberti Noguera. (Wed., June 12, 9-10:30 a.m. PT at The City Club of San Francisco.)
Pamper Me Pretty Spa Party! by Sharon Holistic Living: Learn about the healing benefits of a Certified Pure Essential Oils skin regimen and how essential oils affect mood, emotions, reduce anxiety and interact with body chemistry and body systems. (Fri., June 14, 5:30-7 p.m. CT at TGI Fridays in Chicago.)
Breaking The Taboo around Women, Men & Money by GoGirl Finance: A dialogue about the changing nature of money, power and relationships covering the rise of the female breadwinner, and why financial services still can’t talk “female.” (Thurs., June 13, 6:30-9 p.m. ET at The Lofts at Prince in New York.)

S.H.E. Summit Week culminates in the transformational S.H.E. Summit Conference, an unprecedented leadership & lifestyle event for women. Taking place June 14-15 in New York’s Soho, S.H.E. Summit convenes over 40 remarkable women leaders featured on ClaudiaChan.com for a unique and accessible experience designed to help women lead their most optimal personal and professional lives. During the day, panels and keynote sessions will cover innovation, entrepreneurship, wellness, personal finance and more. In the evening, women influencers will gather for cocktails, networking, discovery, massages, shopping and an amazing gift bag worth $ 100 in the S.H.E. Marketplace. S.H.E. Summit speakers include:

Lubov Azria, chief creative officer, BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP
Tanya Becker, co-founder, Physique 57
Elena Brower, founder, Virayoga
Gloria Feldt, women’s leadership speaker & advocate, GloriaFeldt.com
John Gerzema, author, The Athena Doctrine
Joi Gordon, CEO, Dress for Success
Elizabeth Gore, resident entrepreneur, UN Foundation
Carol Hymowitz, editor at large, Bloomberg News
Rachel Lloyd, founder, GEMS
Cortney Novogratz, co-founder & designer, The Novogratz on HGTV
Anita Sands, chief operating officer, UBS Wealth Management, Americas
Reshma Saujani, candidate for New York City Public Advocate & founder of Girls Who Code
Joanne Wilson, angel investor and blogger, Gotham Gal

“Today’s women are doing and accomplishing incredible things, whether running a Fortune 500 company here in the U.S. or working to empower women in Africa to start businesses so that they can support their families,” said Chan. “S.H.E. Summit Week is a week for us to come together as women to share and celebrate all of our remarkable accomplishments, find the role models and encouragement we need to pursue our passion, and support each other along all of our journeys.”

Information about S.H.E. Summit Week and tickets to the S.H.E. Summit, June 14-15 in New York City, are available at SHESummit.com and on Twitter using #SHESummit. A one-day S.H.E. Summit pass costs $ 199; a two-day pass costs $ 299. Both include access to the daytime panel events and the evening S.H.E. Marketplace. Tickets to only the evening S.H.E. Marketplace events are available for $ 79 (per night). Registration for S.H.E. Summit Week pop-up events varies by organizer. Full details about associated pop-up events are available at http://shesummit.claudiachan.com/attend/. S.H.E. Summit Week is made possible with the generous support of its sponsors, which include:

PRESENTING SPONSOR

The Wall Street Journal

GLOBAL PARTNER

The UN Foundation

PLATINUM SPONSORS    

BCBGMAXAZRIA

Lifetime Television

Lifeway Kefir

LUNA

Weizmann Institute of Science    

Wello

GOLD SPONSORS

85 Broads

GoGo squeeZ

Hanky Panky

KPMG

Michelob Ultra

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About S.H.E. Summit Week

The leadership and lifestyle event week for women, S.H.E. Summit Week on June 10-16, 2013, brings the experience of ClaudiaChan.com to life. Standing for “She Helps Empower,” the worldwide event mobilizes up to 100 pop-up events organized by women-led brands, and culminates in the two-day S.H.E. Summit, a transformational conference for modern women. Designed to help women lead their MOST optimal personal and professional lives, the S.H.E. Summit will convene 1,000 women in New York’s Soho, June 14-15, to hear from the remarkable women featured on ClaudiaChan.com. For more information about S.H.E. Summit Week, visit shesummit.com.

About ClaudiaChan.com

This purposeful media brand is designed to ignite women to dream and do big with passion and purpose by sharing the stories and advice of nearly 200 remarkable women, ranging from Model/Activist Christy Turlington Burns and Philanthropist Jennifer Buffett to Fashion Designer Tory Burch and Amex OPEN President Susan Sobbott. The site makes it easy to find specific advice from female role models on over 30 topics, including starting out, entrepreneurship, career transitions, motherhood and wellness — and to discover and engage with women-led causes, companies and events. For more information about Claudia Chan and her namesake media brand, ClaudiaChan.com, visit claudiachan.com.







eGood Among 50 Top Innovators to Present at New York Venture Summit 2013

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New York, NY (PRWEB) June 13, 2013

eGood was chosen as a presenter at the 13th annual New York Venture Summit at The Digital Sandbox Network Event Center on June 17-18. The premier industry gathering was created by youngStartup Ventures to connect the country’s top start-ups and early-stage companies with an exclusive audience of venture capitalists, angel investors, and strategic partners. eGood was selected as one of 50 Top Innovators, and one of just a few companies in the technology/social good sector, making presentations.

“We’re excited about the momentum developing with eGood, and this adds even more to it,” said founder and CEO Zack Swire. “We’ve already seen a growing demand in the U.S. market. Just recently at Sustainable Brands ’13, we learned the global demand is much greater than we realized as well, especially in countries like the UK, Germany, China, and Brazil.”

For now, eGood is proving itself by getting off the ground in Glendora and Claremont, California, where six months of signups have resulted in over $ 4,000 in donations to 12 causes. According to Swire, “With a relatively small donation base, we’ve already seen a significant impact. Imagine what we can achieve when eGood takes off around the country and around the world.”

About eGood:

eGood is a movement about choosing good. It empowers businesses to give to worthy causes, activates the community, and allows users to track their impact and see how ordinary actions create extraordinary change. eGood’s goal is to become the ubiquitous way for businesses to give back while providing sustainable benefits to all parties. Find out more at http://www.egood.com.







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Venture Capital World Summit Speakers 2013 at Cardiff

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Venture Capital World Summit Speakers 2013 at Cardiff

Venture Capital World Summit Speakers 2013 at Event. More info on ventureworldsummit.com Event at Cardiff City Stadium on 19-20 September 2013.
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Intervenção de Pedro Nunes, Presidente da Associação de Business Angels de Santarém durante o XIII Venture Capital IT. http://www.gesventure.pt/vcit2013.

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Desiree Matel-Anderson, former chief innovation advisor for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, spoke on the need for realtime information gathered by systems on the ground, in the air and in space. • Tim Persons, chief scientist for the U.S …
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American Water Works Company Inc (AWK) news: American Water Works …
American Water Works Management Discusses Q4 2013 Results – Earnings Call Transcript …. In fact, as we've talked about in December, our 5-year plan will generate operating cost savings of over $ 900 million in the 5 years from 2014 through '18 …
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'You Name It, I Did It': 10 Startup Employees Recall the Early Days
Eventually, I was building out the front site, designing and building templates, and even adding features to the product. I now manage a team of 10 as the Director of Platform. My value to the team is that I understand the high-level picture of a …
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Climbing to the summit: The story of five Hoya Olympians

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Climbing to the summit: The story of five Hoya Olympians
It's no secret that the Hilltop is teeming with type-A students. Hoyas have ended up at the top of the financial, political, and entertainment worlds. There are a handful of people, however, who have also reached the pinnacle of the sporting world …
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Making It in the 2-1-2: How Kenneth Walsh Achieved His NY Dream
His popular blog, Kennethinthe212, which he began in 2005, features a mash-up of news, gossip, random musings and pictures of very hot men, including the daily, eponymous “Morning Wood.” Walsh estimates it has around 250,000 visitors a month …
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President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
Mark Sobel is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Monetary and Financial Policy at the Department of the Treasury, a position he has held since 2000. Prior to this, Mr. Sobel was a Senior Advisor to the United States Executive …
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Searching for the future leaders in Digital Tech; Call for Applications for 2014 Digital Tech Summit held in London, April 23-24, 2014: Deadline February 16

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Geneva, Switzerland – Brussels, Belgium – London, Great Britain (PRWEB UK) 18 December 2013

Co President of the Summit, Baruk Pilo from ICON Corporate Finance in London said: “We will be focusing on four major sectors within the Summit where we foresee new disruptive technologies emerging: Financial Technologies; Security and Cyber security; Web, Mobility and Cloud, SaaS and Big Data. Digital Tech is a very exciting sector and in the future we will be seeing new huge business opportunities in very different fields such as: connected consumer objects, civilian drones, mobile payments, new remittance services – the list is endless. Our goal for this event is to select the top 20 European startups in these four hot sectors and invite corporate companies and Strategic Investors to deliver their perspectives for disruptive technologies and new business opportunities. It will be an opportunity for Entrepreneurs to meet tier one investors and potential strategic partners and for large enterprises and VC’s to engage with the best in class European, Israeli and Russian start-ups.”

Company Registration – why should you register?

No charge to apply
No charge for selected companies to attend the event and present – selection is merit only based
Companies are selected by an expert selection committee, according to their potential market impact
Selected companies will present to a group of 100+ global investment professionals, advisors and corporates.
Companies regardless of selection will be seen by a group of top level investors (the selection committee) and have the opportunity to be included in the delegate binder to further promote their offering.

Registration

Applicants can register for the Summit at http://www.digitaltechsummit.eu

As part of the process applicants must submit a corporate presentation together with the registration form. The deadline for applications is February 16.

Selection Criteria

Applicants will be assessed on the uniqueness of their technology, the strength of their business model, vision, and capability to execute on the business plan and the quality and track record of their management. Submissions will be reviewed by the selection committee, which is comprised of senior business leaders from various backgrounds including venture capital, technology, research and economic promotion.

Rewards for Finalists

The selected 20 finalists will each have an opportunity to present their business plans to senior partners, vice presidents and CEOs from the global venture capital and technology industry, as well as service providers and academics. In addition, they will benefit from networking opportunities, local and international media exposure and potential opportunities to secure funding.

Previous Summit attendees have included senior representatives of most major investment firms and corporates:

Almaz Capital, Ambient Sound Investments, Anecova, Atlantic Bridge Investments, Balderton Capital, CDC Innovations, Clipperton Finance, Conor Venture Partners, DFJ Esprit, DN Capital, eBay, Endeavour Vision, EQT, FDI Internet & Mobile, Fidelity Growth Partners, Finnvera Venture Capital, GIMV, Goetz Partners, Google, Growthpoint Technology Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Hummingbird Ventures, Idinvest Partners, iGlobe Partners, Index Ventures, Intesa Sanpaolo, IQ Capital Partners, Iris Capital, Kreos Capital, Nauta Capital, Northzone Ventures, Open Ocean Capital, Open Text, Opera Capital Partners, Partech, Pictet, Quantam Wave Capital, Restoration Partners, Richmond Park Partners, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Runa Capital, Sardis Capital, Schroder & Co Bank, Scottish Equity Partners, Seed Capital Management, Serena Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Sony Ericsson, Spintop Ventures, Startup.co.uk, Sunstone Capital, Ventech, Vodafone Ventures, Wellington Partners.

Many companies that have presented at previous Summits have either been acquired or raised more significant funding. Some notable examples include:

    Shutl acquired by Ebay (2013)
    Aloqua acquired by Motorla (2010)
    Brands for Friends acquired by Ebay (2010) for €150million
    Procedural acquired by Esri (2011)
    MexAd acquired by DataXu (2012)
    Sapato.ru acquired by OZON.ru (2012)
    More than $ 300million raised in funding for companies including:
        iZettle, badoo, Klarna, Mister Spex, Silk, StrikeAd, Wrapp,…

About the Tech Tour

The Tech Tour was founded in Geneva in 1998 in response to the growing interest in emerging technology companies in various European regions. The Tech Tour is an independent, not-for-profit organization composed of key contributors to the high technology industry. The organization recognizes that continued prosperity in Europe lies in its ability to transform today’s innovative projects into tomorrow’s global technology leaders.

http://www.techtour.com

About the International Venture Club

The International Venture Club was founded in 2011 as the collaborative platform of leading venture investors promoting successful international investments. Its objectives are to 1) share better practices, 2) build co-investor trust and relations, 3) foster new funding and investment opportunities through joint actions and PR, 4) grow promising companies with corporate partners and co-investors and 5) keep a smart window and support to emerging innovative companies.

http://www.iventureclub.com

Media Contacts:

Tanja Baltus

International Venture Club

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Tech Tour

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laurian(at)techtour(dot)com

Bond PR

Vanessa Marcie

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