I just returned from spending the better part of two days at a compelling conference organized by the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE), held at Microsoft’s Mountain View Campus, and sponsored by Garage Technology Ventures: Launch Silicon Valley
A networking reception was held Monday evening prior to the conference at Cooley Godward Kronish headquarters in Palo Alto. 30 startups were picked from a field of 250+ applicants to present their business strategies, technologies, and go-to-market strategies at the conference.
I’ll be summarizing my take on some of the most promising startups here on the Bell Letter blog over the next couple of weeks. I had the chance to talk to dozens of the founding entrepreneurs and take in the entirety of the event, which was really quite impressive. I’ll report on some of the most interesting startups, as well as some of the takeaways and highlights from hallway discussions over the next 1-2 weeks. Innovation and entrepreneurship is definitely very much alive and well in Silicon Valley!
Thanks to the sponsors for organizing this excellent event and attracting such a stellar group of entrepreneurs, investors, and valley veterans to visit with, learn from, and compare notes. Our thanks to SVASE, Microsoft, Garage Technology Ventures, and Cooley Godward Kronish for putting together such a fantastic showcase of what Silicon Valley is all about.
Below is the list of companies that presented. I will update this blog post over the next week as I review my notes and conduct follow-up discussions.
| Company | Market |
| Capzles | Multimedia timelines, stories |
| Cognisign | In Video Search, Ad Matching |
| Dayak | Employment Marketplace |
| Dial2Do | Dial to get things done! |
| Digital Ribbon | Computer Resource Exchange |
| Droplet | Mobile Video |
| Emphasis Search | Physician Referral |
| FeedHenry | Next Gen Internet for Media Co’s |
| Glocal Reach | Call & Message Management |
| Grouply | Social Sites Management |
| HVVI | RF Power Transistors |
| Ion Apps | Explosives detector |
| Kleer | Wireless Audio Modules |
| Loadstar Sensors | High accuracy load sensors |
| Media Melon | Video Delivery Service |
| Modiface | Face visualization |
| Pipeline Micro | Semiconductor cooling |
| Previmed | Medical Tourism Management |
| Qtility | Enterprise S/W Integration |
| REmapper | Real Estate Data Mapping |
| Sensear | Noise Cancelling Technology |
| Step Labs | Acoustic Software |
| T-Rex Global | Real Estate Tax Management |
| Triggit | Web site monetization |
| Truviso | Net Centric Data Analytics |
| TubeTV | On-Line Video |
| uTest | Software Application Testing |
| Vault Street | Secure Record Keeping |
| WOWthem | Real Estate Web Platform |
| Zuora | Subscription Business Platform A partial list of investors attending included: Garage Technology Ventures, ONSET Ventures, Opus Capital, Claremont Creek Ventures, Woodside Fund, Hummer Winblad, Microsoft, Sand Hill Angels, Band of Angels, The Angels’ Forum, Life Science Angels, EVentures, DFJ, DFJ Frontier, Alsop Louie Partners, D. E. Shaw, Clearstone Ventures, Freedom Capital, Bridge Bank, Comerica Bank, Step5 Venture Partners, Benchmark Capital, Amquest Ventures, The Infrastructure Fund, Vencore Capital, JAFCO Ventures, FujitsuTelecom, Horizon Ventures, Honda Strategic Venturing, Nokia, Menlo Ventures, Nippon Steel, British Telecom, Blumberg Capital, Rambus, General Motors, Hunt Ventures, Sierra Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Google, eBay, Siemens, Hitachi Computers |