San Jose Mercury News: Russian businesses march to beat of Silicon Valley
11/13/2007 00:00To read the article about Silicon Valley Open Doors 2007 conference by John Boudreau press the link.
News.com: Russia to invest in venture capital firms
11/10/2007 00:00"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 the article by Michael Kanellos press here.
Silicon Valley Open Doors - 2007 has ended on November 9, 2007
11/09/2007 18:00The third annual technology investment conference Silicon Valley Open Doors (SVOD-2007) has ended in the Computer History Museum (California, USA) on November 9, 2007.
The two-days event was organized by the American Business Association of Russian Professionals (AmBAR). General Partner of the event was Russian Venture Company (RVC).
The SVOD 2007 program featured seminars and panel discussions by industry experts in information technology, biotech, security, business services, the formation of high-tech ventures, IP protection, talent management, recruiting, product launch and marketing strategies, and raising venture capital. A selected group of 16 start-ups, founded by the entrepreneurs originally from the FSU countries, presented their technologies and business plans to a panel of prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalists from such Silicon Valley firms as Woodside Capital Partners, Pitango Venture Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, Alloy Ventures, Canaan Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Intel Capital, Opus Capital, and Charles River Ventures.
SVOD-2007: Business Plan Competition Results
11/09/2007 13:30Virturesphere won the business plan competition and was announced as the Most Promising Technology Company of 2007.
Meshnetics - first runner.
4HomeMedia - second runner.
Entrepreneurs Showcase the Best in Russian and Ukrainian Start-Ups at Silicon Valley Technology Investment Conference
11/08/2007 18:00AmBAR Hosts Third Annual ‘SVOD’ Event in Mountain View, California
SVOD 2007
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silicon Valley Open Doors (SVOD), the annual two-day technology investment conference hosted by the American Business Association of Russian Professionals (AmBAR), began today at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.
SVOD has become a premier industry showcase for entrepreneurs from the Former Soviet Union, bringing together more than 300 innovators from Russia and the Ukraine with prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firms, leading technology and business media and top US technology companies.
Silicon Valley Open Doors 2007: Registration Now Open
09/12/2007 02:13September 10, 2007 – Palo Alto, California, USA
Silicon Valley Open Doors 2007: Registration Now OpenAmerican 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.
Российско-Американский технологический форум в Силиконовой Долине
08/20/2007 01:41The Angel Investor: Российско-Американский технологический форум в Силиконовой Долине
Александра Шокина, копирайтер Publicis United
Осень 2007 года обещает представить одно из самых значимых событий венчурной индустрии. 8-9 ноября в центре Силиконовой долины, калифорнийском городе Маунтин Вью состоится III инвестиционно-технологическая конференция SVOD (Silicon Valley Open Doors), в работе которой примут участие крупнейшие венчурные фонды, ангелы-инвесторы, технологические стартапы из России, стран бывшего СССР и США. На сегодняшний день это, пожалуй, единственное место, где перспективные российские компании могут напрямую встретиться с потенциальными инвесторами любого уровня.
The Russian Venture Forum, Saint - Petersburg, Russia
08/08/2007 00:00THE 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.
Program of the Forum will include a wide spectrum of different actions focused on analysis of the experience accumulated by venture capitalists in Russia and abroad, perspectives of development of national venture capital and private equity industry, and transition of Russian economy to innovative path of development.
The primary topics to be discussed at the Forum include:
* Investment environment: the opportunities for private equity and venture capital investments
Taxation and legal issues, having strong effect on the industry’s development; forming a legislative base for regulation of investment transactions; eligible structural/legal forms of venture capital funds; mechanisms of projects financing.
* State-private partnership
Initiatives of the government authority; experience of the state-business interactions; prospects of co-operation; policy of private equity incentivation; view of experts on the recent economical and political events in Russia and their impact on investors.
* Review of the venture capital and private equity in Russia
Activity analysis of the main subject of venture capital and private equity market, presentation of the theoretical evidence of the venture funds and primary equity funds activities in Russia for the last year, the main tendencies and prospects of industry development.
* Investment sources for MidCap and SmallCap companies
Existing sources of financing for SmallCap and MidCap companies; comparative analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of different sources of financing for SMEs.
* International co-operation in high-tech sphere
Forming of infrastructure of small and medium entrepreneurship support; analysis of current situation, dynamics and prospects of development; prospects of Russian-Finnish and Russian-American partnership.
The First Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Summit, Kiev, Ukraine
07/21/2007 01:53You 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.
Central & Eastern European Outsourcing Summit – 2007 (please see: www.cee-outsourcing.com) is a spectacular Event in the world of It outsourcing, getting together prominent experts, representatives of state power, industrial VIPs, in order to discuss challenges and prospects of a regional IT business, strengthen ties between professional IT Associations of the Central and Eastern Europe.
Russia Bids to Become a Tech Tiger
07/07/2007 17:53"Putin is pouring billions into boosting the tech sector. The country has a skilled workforce—but cronyism and copyright issues pose problems."
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