Location
Choose a city closest to you.
Silicon Valley Spring 2013
Applications: Mar 17, '13
Sessions: Apr 01, '13 - Jul 09, '13
Vision
Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. We aim to help launch 1,000 technology companies per year in over 50 cities worldwide.
Sponsors
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the investment banks and venture capital firms that finance them. Over the past four decades, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has established its reputation by having an unmatched knowledge of its clients' industries and deep and long-standing contacts throughout the technology sector. The firm's legal expertise serves clients at all stages of growth, from venture-backed start-up companies to multibillion-dollar global enterprises. The firm's clients include some of the most recognized names in the technology, retail, life sciences, venture capital, and finance sectors. The firm has offices in Austin, Palo Alto, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C.
First Republic Bank and its subsidiaries provide private banking, private business banking and the full range of wealth management services with an emphasis on exceptional relationship-based service and a solid commitment to responsiveness and action.
Ravix Group - Ravix Group Inc.provides seasoned consulting expertise to outsource the finance, human resources, and facilities functions of early-stage and middle market companies so that management can focus on their priorities to increase the value of their company.
Purplepatch Services is a strategy consulting firm offering technology firms Marketing Communications and User Experience Design solutions.
Seattle Grad @PetHub Secures $1.2mm Seed Round
PetHub, a company that allows you to utilize technology to track and care for your pets in a number of different ways, yesterday announced the close of a $1.3 million seed-round. On the heels of shipping over 50,000 of their QR-code enabled pet tags, the company plans to use the new funding to add sales and marketing staff to go after big distribution and licensing opportunities. The company and its Founder, Tom Arnold, are Graduates of the Seattle Founder Institute.
Read the full article on TechCrunch by Sarah Perez here.
According to Perez, "The company uses a combination of online pet profiles and scannable ID tags that allow anyone with a mobile phone to quickly access everything there is to know about the pet, including the owners’ contact information, the pet’s allergies and medications, dietary needs, immunizations, vet insurance details and more."
PetHub's service begins at just a one-time fee of $12.95, with the option of premium monthly subscription for advanced features like GPS data, insurance plans for your pets, and more.
In addition to being an FI Graduate, Tom also competed in the 9th Founder Showcase in January. You can see the video of his pitch below;
