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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.
Microsoft @BizSpark Increases Support for Founder Institute Companies - Now Offering Scholarships
Earlier this year we announced a large partnership with Microsoft BizSpark to give our startups software, support, and visibility to help them succeed. Since then, hundreds of Founder Institute Graduates across the globe have benefited from BizSpark, and many of our companies have received up to $60,000 in free cloud services, exposure, and more through the BizSpark Plus Program. In addition, Microsoft has opened doors for the Founder Institute internationally, helping us expand to 10 new countries in just the past couple of months.
Well, today we are excited to annouce an even deeper relationship that will give more Founder Institute companies support from Microsoft.
First, we will be adding many domestic cities to the partnership roster, including Silicon Valley, Washington D.C., Chicago, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Second, Microsoft will be offering a number of "Windows 8 Fellow" scholarships, allowing some of our most talented applicants to enroll in the Founder Institute free of charge (stay tuned for details!). Finally, Graduates across these cities will have access to Microsoft resources, special training sessions, and a direct contact for companies that want to build on the Windows platform.
"We've been a BizSpark and Azure company since inception, and I can't tell you how awesome it's been for us. It's a hidden gem, to be honest" - Al Bsharah, Co-Founder and CEO of Embarke, and Graduate of the San Diego Founder Institute.
For more information, visit http://www.microsoft.com/BizSpark/Plus/Default.aspx.
FI FI Graduates, see our special BizSpark sign-up link in the private section below.
