Hello all,

Launch: Silicon Valley is back. Now in its 7th year, Launch: Silicon Valley 2012 will feature new companies that are ready for launch, but are not yet well known as on June 5, 2012. If you have an exciting start-up in Information Technology, Mobility, Digital Media, Next Generation Internet, Life Sciences or Clean Energy, send in your Executive Summary of no more than two pages to Launchsv@svforum.org by April 27, 2012 to be considered.

L:SV 2012 is particularly interested in receiving applications regarding products in the following areas- Artificial Intelligence/Robotics, Augmented Reality, Cloud Computing, Computer Visual & Audio Recognition & Response, Data Analytics/Business Intelligence, EduTech, Health-IT, Next Generation Collaboration.

Launch: Silicon Valley wil be held at Mountain View, California. To know more about L:SV visit http://launchsiliconvalley.org/

Thanks.

Hi All,

An interesting update: In a ground breaking agreement, companies selected to present at Launch: Silicon Valley 2012 will be given the opportunity to pitch to representatives from Enterprise Ireland (Irish state agency tasked with growing start-up companies in Ireland), which can provide up to $500,000 seed funding from their recently launched International Start-up Fund. The fund is open to innovative startups with strong teams behind them who can demonstrate that their business has potential to grow in international markets and are willing to locate to Ireland.

In Ireland, startups work side by side with global players such as Facebook, Google, Zynga, Pfizer, Boston Scientific, Citibank and IBM to name but a few. Ireland's vibrant start-up ecosystem offers incubators and mentoring, entrepreneur friendly visa scheme, as well as a highly educated & skilled workforce Find out more at: www.startinireland.com.

Companies that are interested in presenting their products at Launch: Silicon Valley 2012 should send an Executive Summary of no more than 2 pages to Launchsv@svforum.org by latest Friday April 27, 2012.

Cheers!