Here are some of the networking groups in the valley. Hope it helps
Silicon Valley Assoc of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) www.svase.org Excellent educational/networking events and a great web based information source Networking introductions, based in Silicon Valley, focus on entrepreneurs, start ups, funding Launch: Silicon Valley 2007 is THE premier event designed specifically to give you the opportunity to stay on top of the latest emerging technologies, products and startups www.launchsiliconvalley.org SVASE programs for technology and life science entrepreneurs Concept Phase: Attend StartUp-U, Main Events and BIGs (Business Interface Groups)to gain insights into key startup issues, evaluate market opportunities and explore the investment potential for your concept. Business Planning: Having assembled your startup team and launched you company, attend StartUp-U and CXO Leadership Forum lunches plus VC Breakfasts to gain insights into operational accelerators and pitfalls, flesh out your go-to-market strategy, and validate your value proposition. Investors and Funding Understand what investors looks for in a startup, and hone your elevator pitch and business proposition by attending our weekly VC Breakfast Club events. Understand the Funding Flow and develop your Investor presentation by participating in a Pitch Preparation Session, before delivering your funding pitch and receiving quality formal feedback from VCs, Angels and successful entrepreneurs at First Impressions. The Daily Wrap: your snapshot of today's Venture Capital News SD Forum Web based information source and networking introductions, based in Silicon Valley, focus on IT/Technology, entrepreneurs, start ups, funding http://www.sdforum.org SDForum is the leading Silicon Valley not-for-profit organization providing an unbiased source of information and insight to the technology community for the past 23 years. SDForum provides a venue for engineers, executives, researchers, technology leaders, and venture capitalists to exchange information on emerging technologies and best practices. SDForum reaches 12,000 software professionals annually through more than 20 events each month. Our members benefit from programs focused on professional development and making the right connections, along with value added services. SDForum passes along to its members business savings including free passes and discounts to industry events and discount programs for local university courses and nation-wide bookstores. · Monthly Events · Build your rolodex and gain exposure for your company and services. Recent events include showcases and panel discussions on timely business and technical trends. They attract larger crowds and offer opportunities to grow your network. · Business Seminars · Learn cutting-edge business practices from leading industry experts. Includes practical skill-building classes as well as how to start, fund and grow a technology venture. · One-on-One Advisory Meetings · Get feedback on your business strategy, investor appeal, and legal issues. Meet privately with leading venture capitalists, angel investors, attorneys, and business coaches. · Special Interest Groups (SIGs) · Network with industry professionals at any of the monthly SIG meetings. · Conference Rooms and Facilities · Leverage SDForum facilities for your upcoming meetings and events. There are two conference rooms with a variety of presentation options available by reservation. SDForum members are entitled to a free one day use, space and scheduling permitting. For details, contact Bridget DiMambro. · Special Events, online discussion groups, Web resources, a monthly newsletter, and more. Link Silicon Valley, LLC Online Networking association, based in Silicon Valley, focus on Tech/ IT, entrepreneurs, start ups, funding, though leaders. www.linksv.com Link Silicon Valley (LinkSV), LLC, the place where you can connect to the people who build and fund the technology companies of Silicon Valley. Our directory has over 8,400 companies comprised of IPO companies, startups, acquired or liquidated companies, and VC firms. Our database includes companies involved in Biotechnology, Communications, Computers, Environmental, Internet, Medical, Outsourcing, Peripherals, Semiconductors, Semiconductor Equipment, Software , and Storage sectors. The core information includes contact information of key management, outside board members, VCs, customers, strategic partners, and other information typically found in corporate press releases. You can view information, which is updated daily, from lots of different angles and "connect all the dots." LinkSV also continues to build partnerships with technology companies to enable better service. For example, LinkSV has an integration partnership with GroupScope whose product, LinkSViewer, visualizes both funding relationships and indirect ties to create interactive maps. Churchill Club Networking association, based in Silicon Valley, focus on Tech/IT, entrepreneurs, start ups, funding, though leaders. Regular networking and information events http://www.churchillclub.org/index.jsp The Churchill Club is Silicon Valley's premier business and technology forum. The 5,000-member, nonprofit organization has built a reputation for dynamic, in-the-news programs featuring Silicon Valley CEOs, up- and-coming executives and national business leaders. The events regularly draw more than 400 attendees and give members the opportunity to network with the best of Silicon Valley. The Club is known for its smart, provocative and often irreverent programs. In addition to a stellar line-up of senior executives, the Club features panel discussions with invaluable information on technology, entrepreneurship, life sciences, business leadership and innovation. Annual programs include Top Ten Tech Trends Debate, Venture Capital: What's Hot? What's Not?, Semiconductor Forecast, M&A Review, High Tech Stock Outlook, and How to Create a Successful Startup. To see the complete list of the past twelve months of programs, click here. Throughout the years, the Club has hosted industry luminaries Mark Andreesen, Steve Ballmer, Craig Barrett, Michael Capellas, John Chambers, Jim Clark, Larry Ellison, Bill Gates, Andy Grove, William Hewlett, Rich McGinn, Scott McNealy, Lew Platt, Eric Schmidt, and Meg Whitman. Club events also offer opportunities to network and develop critical business relationships with influential individual and corporate members representing a diverse range of industries, companies, and expertise. The Churchill Club provides an independent forum where business leaders who are driving change exchange ideas, opinions, and viewpoints. Collaborators and competitors often meet on the Churchill Club stage with authoritative moderators who go beyond the hype to get the real story. Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions directly to panelists, uncensored by the moderator. On Feb 4, 11:17 am, Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems <[email protected]> wrote: > Jonathan, > > What are you trying to achieve? > > Identify and/or sell to new customers? > Distributors/resellers/agents? > Find some big IT outfit to licence your tech into their solution? > Start the acquisition process? > Start the fundraising process? > Just get a 'feel' for the place? > Test your business/technology solution 'pitch' and get some validation from > the industry? > Really have a holiday but need to make sure you've got enough evidence of > work for a tax write-off? > > The advice from this list has been great already for some of those categories > of objective; if you get a bit more specific with the above, as well as > provide some background on where your tech sits strategically and what its > benefit is I think you'll get some really really great advice from the list. > > Without even more context though, we could be giving you bad ideas because > we're really just making a lot of assumptions (where to assume makes an 'ass' > out of 'u' & 'me'). > > Geoff > > Sent from my Windows Mobile® phone. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Williams <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 4 February 2009 8:09 PM > To: [email protected] > <[email protected]> > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Networking Opportunities in SF, SV, NY > > Hi, > > Thanks - Yeah - Sorry, I guess I should have given a lot more context > to that question. > > We're working on a collaborative modelling tool - so we're squarely in > the the Meta-Data / XML / Unstructured-Data area. Our main target at > the moment will be government and corporates, but there is also a > strong opportunity in open source (e.g. standards groups). > > Technology wise we're interested in functional programming, > map-reduce, distributed technologies. Business wise we're interested > in integration - e.g. the HL7 standard, financial service regulatory > reporting, interchange standards (as we see this a prime segment for > us). > > It seems strange, but we don't have a fixed agenda for the trip. > Obviously we want to network, seek funding, partners, like-minded > people to team up with, etc - However, we see these as having a very > long trajectory, so the idea is really to get over there and start > seeding / leading into those relationships now. So suffice to say > we're casting a wide net at this stage. > > Thanks, J > > ps. We have a blog (http://blog.jodoro.com) - but it's more of a > running dialogue than anything specific at the moment. > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 5:47 PM, David Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > what is your business? (I may have deleted your intro/delurk). I can let a > > few aussies in the bay area know you are coming but it sounds like you are > > looking for busdev meetings - would help for some background. thx d. > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 7:15 PM, jwilliams <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Hi All, > > >> My Business Partner and I are heading over to the US for March/April - > >> (We're normally Melbourne-based, but in Perth at the moment). > > >> Time will be spread between San Francisco, Silicon Valley and New York > >> - although we'll be making a few side trips as necessary. > > >> We've got a handful of meetings lined up, but obviously the more we > >> can do the better. > > >> Has anyone here been on a similar trip? 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