News.com: Russia to invest in venture capital firms
Submitted by ileonov on Fri, 11/09/2007 - 15:34"Russia has long wanted to be a major player in high tech and the country will now use the profits from oil and natural gas to get there. "
To read whole article by Michael Kanellos press here.
Entrepreneurs Showcase the Best in Russian and Ukrainian Start-Ups at Silicon Valley Technology Investment Conference
Submitted by ileonov on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 08:01AmBAR Hosts Third Annual ‘SVOD’ Event in Mountain View, California
SiliconValleyWatcher: "Oiling Up To Innovation: Russian Delegation Seeks Silicon Valley Secrets"
Submitted by amoshkovich on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 16:33Monday I met with a Russian delegation that is part of an ambitious Russian government program investing billions of dollars in creating several Silicon Valley type innovation regions across Russia. This includes passing new laws, deregulation of controls over some types of investments, and possibly even creating a stock market for its high tech sector.
Silicon Valley Open Doors - 2007
3rd Annual Technology Investment Conference
November 8-9, 2007
Computer History Museum, Silicon Valley, California
www.svod.org
info@svod.org
Registration Deadline: November 6
What is SVOD-2007?
SVASE: MAIN EVENT: How To Build A Lean, Mean, Global Operation From The Get Go!
The traditional model for startups of gaining traction in your home market and then expanding internationally is under extreme pressure. Some VCs say they only look at deals that come to them with well defined global strategies, and it’s no longer unusual for a startup to develop its technology in Israel, Finland or the UK, secure its funding in the U.S. and have its founders to be first generation immigrants from China, Europe or India.
Offshore? Onshore? Nearshore? Noshore?
Silicon Valley Open Doors 2007: Registration Now Open
Submitted by ileonov on Mon, 09/10/2007 - 00:00 |
American Business Association of Russian Professionals (AmBAR) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for its third annual technology investment conference Silicon Valley Open Doors (SVOD-2007) to be held in Mountain View (California, USA) on November 8 – 9, 2007. |
CoolTech Club with Dr. Igor Plotnikov
Pioneering SSL VPNs - technological lesson from successful startup founder
Dr. Plotnikov presents in-depth technical and business review of SSL VPNs - innovative network security technology he pioneered with his uRoam startup.
Dr. Plotnikov presents in-depth technical and business review of SSL VPNs - innovative network security technology he pioneered with his uRoam startup.
Affiliate Event: The Russian Venture Forum, Saint - Petersburg, Russia
THE RUSSIAN VENTURE FORUM (October, 11-12, 2007) is the central event for the participants of venture capital and private equity market - the first-rate annual professional Forum in Russia devoted to the prospects of development of innovation sector of Russian economy and venture capital and private equity market.
CoolTech Club with Paul Santinelli
Paul Santinelli recently became part of the team at North Bridge Venture Partners, focusing on investments in Open Source, software, security and communications areas. Previously, he served as director of Red Hat Network and was responsible for product definition, strategy, engineering, product management, marketing and lifecycle management for the company’s flagship software services offering.
Affiliate Event: The First Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Summit
You are kindly invited to take part in the First Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) Outsourcing Summit, to be held 12 – 14 September, 2007, in Kiev, Ukraine. It is organized by the “IT Ukraine” Association – leading professional entity of Ukrainian software developers - as well as by “IT Market Group”, its Marketing Agency.
