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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.
Grad News Roundup: July 10, 2012
The Founder Institute has helped launch over 500 new technology companies across 26 cities and five continents.
Below is a roundup of Founder Institute Graduate news over the past two weeks:
- FI Grad SNTMNT tracks Twitter sentiment to help stock traders choose the best time to buy or sell (The Next Web): SNTMNT launched an API that can be used to monitor Twitter-based stock sentiment and give advice on whether to buy or sell stock on an hourly basis. SNTMNT and its founders are graduates of the Founder Institute.
- Silicon Valley Grad Udemy redesigns itself to promote student experience and content discovery (GigaOM): Udemy, an online video course startup, refashions its website to improve content discovery and student interactivity. Udemy and its founder are graduates of the Silicon Valley Founder Institute.
- Silicon Valley Grad Retailigence joins the run-up for the MobileBeat 2012 Innovation Competition (VentureBeat): Retailigence, a hyperlocal marketing platform that utilizes brick-and-mortar inventory data obtained directly from retailers to turn online consumers into offline buyers, joins the lists of finalists who will pitch on stage at the MobileBeat 2012 Innovation Competition. Retailigence and its founders are graduates of the Silicon Valley Founder Institute.
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