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#SVOD16 is Coming Soon...

Register here: http://svod2016.eventbrite.com/

Are there conferences in the Silicon Valley where entrepreneur-to-investor ratio is 2-to-1, where you can freely access some of the top angels and venture capitalists without formal introductions, where famous speakers do not use VIP rooms to enter the stage?

SVOD - Silicon Valley Open Doors Conference is the place where founders and successful CEOs, investors and industry legends, who are shaping our lives today and influencing our future, come to network and share their experiences. http://svod.org/

– If you are a young entrepreneur thinking outside of the box, become one of the 30 pre-selected startups to pitch on stage to premier angels and VCs.

– If you are looking for opportunities, join SVOD to meet an eclectic mix of 1,000+ most creative, forward-thinking, and insightful people in the entrepreneurial and investment community from around the world.

– Get latest industry insights through attending the fireside chats and keynotes about technology innovation with the gurus of technology, venture capital, and entrepreneurship.

– Experience unique networking opportunities that are not available at most other conferences.

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TEC Pitch - Israel's 8200 EISP Accelerator

Join TEC Club pitch presentations by alumni of Israel's famous 8200 EISP accelerator .

Participating founders (8200 EISP Alumni):

Confirmed investors:

  • Sanjit Dang, Intel Capital
  • Mohammad Islam, DFJ
  • Oded Hermoni, Rhodium
  • Jay Boddu, Juniper Networks
  • Mark Sue, RBC Capital Markets
  • William Kim, Varsity Ventures
  • Zhao Tiemin, IPV Capital
  • Shruti Gandhi, Array Ventures
  • Vivek Ladsariya, Fenox Venture Capital
  • Monali G Jain, Angel Investor,Keiretsu Forum
  • Mary Jo Potter, Healthcare Angels
  • Ephraim Lindenbaum, Advance Ventures
  • Tirto Adji, Palapa Ventures
  • Sergey Patsko, PV Fund I
  • Assim Gupta, Angel Investor,Keiretsu Forum
  • Vito Bialla, Angel Investor
  • Max Shapiro, Angel Investor,Keiretsu Forum

WHEN: Monday, October 12, 2015 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM PDT
Registration: https://tec-20151012.eventbrite.com 

 

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FireChat: from Hong Kong protests to connecting the next 5 billion

Dear friends,

Join us for TEC Club/AmBAR meeting with Stanislav Shalunov, CTO & CoFounder of Open Garden - company that stands behind famous FireChat, shortlisted for Cruncie Award 2015 . 

FireChat is a mobile app that connects devices off-the-grid directly to one another, without need for any infrastructure. FireChat got its fame from its use by protestors in Hong Kong who feared that the government might shut off the Internet.

Stanislav Shalunov, the co-founder and CTO, will describe this new mobile networking approach through peer-to-peer. We will also delve briefly into the laws of information theory that make FireChat’s technology inevitable, because the mobile Internet as we know it is near its end.

WHEN: Thursday, January 22d
WHERE: WilmerHale, 950 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304
TIME: 6:30pm – 9:00pm

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SPEAKER:

Stanislav Shalunov is a co-founder and CTO of Open Garden, the creator of FireChat. FireChat lets Android and iOS users chat live off the grid, connecting their devices directly to one another and automatically building a network. Before Open Garden, Stas created LEDBAT, a protocol used by BitTorrent, Apple, and others to move 15-20% of total Internet traffic

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TEC Event: The Future of BitCoin

Dear Friends!

Join us for a Bitcoin Fireside Chat with Bob Dykes, board member of BitFury, previously CFO at VeriFone, Juniper networks, and Flextronics.

BitFury  is the leading bitcoin infrastructure provider and bitcoin transaction processing company that has raised $40M in 2 rounds of funding since 2011. 

WHEN: Thursday, November 20th
WHERE: WilmerHale, 950 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304
TIME: 6:30pm – 9:00pm

REGISTRATION : https://tec20141120.eventbrite.com

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TEC Event: The Wearable Tech "Nouvelle Vague"

TEC Club together with SiliconFrench & AmBAR invite you to hear from first hand what wearables technologies can and cannot do for you, how does it work and where does it go.

Wearable technologies now extend to your kids, pets and even your health. Numerous companies are committed to supplying tools that will make our lives easier and richer, still we haven't yet seen a game changing tool on the market.

WHEN : Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 6:00-9:00pm
WHERE: WilmerHale, 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, 94304 

REGISTRATION: https://tec20140916.eventbrite.com

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With interactive demos and a panel of experts providing diverse experience:

  • Eran Frohman: Founder of Connected Goals and initator of the 'Wearable Trek' campaign
  • Elad Ferber: Co-founder and Chief of Technology of Echo Labs
  • Bruce Bateman:  CEO of Bateman Research

Agenda:

  • 6:00PM Registration and Networking with French Style Buffet
  • 7:00PM Demos and Panel Presentation
  • 8:30PM Dessert with Coffee and More Networking

Speakers: 

- Eran Frohman, San Francisco-based Israeli/American entrepreneur is founder of Connected Goals, with a background in professional cycling, mechanical engineering and Health care IT. Eran recently completed a 15 day 230 mile 'Wearable Trek' campaign along the rugged John Muir Trail to Challenge himself and different wearable technologies, which assisted him through his effort with geolocation, bio tracking and which helped in achieving the goals set. 
- Elad Ferber is the co-founder and Chief of Technology of Echo Labs, a startup that builds wearable devices for professional and aspiring athletes. Echo Labs' devices measure blood composition non-invasively and provide information about energy level, hydration, aerobic capacity, rest and recovery. Elad has 9 years of experience in rapid prototyping of innovative hardware and software products, leading engineering teams in various environments. Previously, he spent 2 years as head of engineering at SpaceIL, a non-profit organization that built a moon lander to compete in the Google Lunar X-Prize competition.
- Bruce Bateman is CEO of Bateman Research, a international private technology think tank, focused on future technologies. As an indicidual, Bruce is THE wearable guy, a Quantified Self’er who life a physiscal connected Life.  On any given day he wears 6 to 8 sensors and trackers on his body. As frequent educator and speaker at Wearable and Data Center conferences,  help explain how we will evolve into the Connected Life and what impact on technology will be. 


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TEC Startup Pitch (March 27.2014) - early stage companies

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

PLESE WATCH IT LIVE AT 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_jwKj43ojQ 

 

Mark your calendars and join us on March  27,2014 (Thursday) in Palo Alto for our famous TEC Pitch! 

The event includes a panel of venture capitalists & angels, 10 min pitches from 5 pre-selected companies and extensive networking.

If you interested to present your startup at future Pitch events, please apply at http://www.tecglobal.org/PitchingApp

WHEN : Thursday, March 27,2014, 6:30-9:00pm
WHERE: WilmerHale, 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, 94304 

Agenda:

  • 6:30pm – 7:00pm – Registration and networking with light food and drinks
  • 7:00pm – 8:30pm – Startup presentations
  • 8:30pm – 9:30pm – Networking

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Confirmed Investors:

  • Daniil Stolyarov, Almaz Capital
  • Blair Silverberg, DFJ
  • Pavel Korolev, Pulsar Venture
  • Ashmeet Sidana, independent Venture Capitalist
  • Carol Sands, Angel's Forum/ Halo Fund
  • Oded Hermoni, Rhodium
  • Igor Shoifot, TMT Investments
  • Anis Uzzaman, Fenox Venture Capital
  • Mike Loftus, The Angel’s Forum
  • Dave Mosby, Kieretsu Academy
  • Sergei Burkov, Angel
  • Jay Choi, Tekton Ventures
  • Louis Schreier, Deutsche Telekom
  • Jeremy Schneider, Webb Investment Network
  • Vadim Asadov, Angel
  • Brian Mellea, The Angel’s Forum

Presenting Companies:

 
RoadAR is developing mobile application for drivers. The app recognizes traffic signs on the fly, understands their position and zone of restriction and warns drivers if they missed a sign and are breaking the rules. Soon it will refine users' GPS tracks by analyzing picture from camera to create road maps automatically.
TagMap : See who is around.  Real-time social network based on interests and privacy.

Kindoma is the award-winning creator of mobile videochat services that help families connect when they can’t be together through shared activities such as reading and drawing.  
We bring leading retail store online and boost them with home
delivery. GVMachines is building franchise network to collect and
deliver groceries in busiest cities around the world. Using leading
local chains, we provide our customers with unprecedented choice,
quality service, and the way to free time from grocery routine.
Truvolo is a well-connected car solution that makes driving safer and smarter. Our mobile platform provides smart alerts to track auto and driver performance, giving users visibility into how their loved ones are driving, and insight into how their cars are running. Users receive driving behavior alerts, location based alerts, and information on car performance or any potential problems. Truvolo offers its users peace of mind.
80% of consumers still use e-mail to send pictures to their close friends and family. This is not convenient, not engaging and has a lot of limitations. Minutta is family-friendly photo sharing app, that turns pictures from your phone into personalized heartwarming greetings to send privately. With 30 mln existing users in Russia, we prepare for launch in US to bring some healthy disruption.
Playlist is creating the largest community for sharing music playlists. Recently relaunched to its 60M registered users, Playlist originally grew to 25M registered users faster than Facebook. This phenomenal growth was driven by people creating and sharing their playlists, or music identities, across the web. With enthusiastic support from the record labels, Playlist’s revamped service offers personalized radio and will enable users to Add to, Listen to, and Share music playlists anywhere.
Mozio is ITA Software for local ground transportation, we are building the backbone of taxis, limos, shuttles, scheduled services and public transportation, allowing online travel agencies, events and meetings, corporate travel and airlines to sell ground transportation.

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TEC Meeting (Feb 6,2014) - Quixey's Functional Search: The Future of Search

Please join us February 6,2014 in Palo Alto for TEC Club meeting with Liron Shapira, co-founder & CTO of Quixey. Quixey is an innovative search startup recently secured a major ($50m) investment.

In the last decade, websites have evolved from serving static content to running dynamic software. At the same time, users have transitioned from web browsers on desktop computers to native apps on mobile devices. This talk will explain how Quixey's concept of the Functional Web unifies and predicts these trends, and why the future of search is Quixey's Functional Search.

Topics:

  • Intro about Quixey
  • What does "Search" really mean?
  • Why Mobile Search is broken
  • Introducing the Functional Web: the future of apps and the web
  • Introducing Functional Search
  • Why Web Search is broken
  • Google's transition from Search Engine to Portal
  • The future: Search as a Platform

WHEN : Thursday, February 6, 2014, 6:30-9:00pm
WHERE: WilmerHale, 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, 94304
Agenda :

6:30pm – 7:00pm - Registration and networking with light food and drinks
7:00pm – 8:30pm – Presentation and Q&A
8:30pm – 9:30pm – Networking

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TEC MEETING - ANGEL INVESTING FOR SERIOUS INVESTORS. JANUARY 9, 2014

Start your New Year with TEC Club event and join us on Thursday, January 9th, for a discussion with Carol Sands, Founder and Managing Partner, The Angels’ Forum and The Halo Funds. Carol teaches a course on Angel Investments at Stanford University. Carol kindly agreed to deliver a short overview version of the course at TEC.

Making an investment in an early-stage startup is fun and easy to do, but making a profit from angel investment is not a trivial task. Carol teaches how to increase the probability of success by modifying the initial selection process, productively monitoring the investment’s progress, and monetizing investment at the right point.

Carol Sands started her career working for large companies but switched to owning and running startups in the 1980s. She founded The Angels’ Forum, a group of professional private equity investors, in 1997. The Halo Funds, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund, raised its first fund in 2000 and is currently investing from Halo III. Carol also works with both commercial and nonprofit boards.

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WHEN : Thursday, January 9, 2014, 6:30-9:00pm
WHERE: WilmerHale, 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, 94304
Agenda :
6:30pm – 7:00pm - Registration and networking with light food and drinks
7:00pm – 8:30pm – Presentation and Q&A
8:30pm – 9:30pm – Networking

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"Networking is very important for start-ups. The challenge for them is often not money: it is mentoring and finding people who can give good advice from experience."

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