24 Hour Countdown to Silicon Valley's Leading Startup Product Showcase, Launch: Silicon Valley 2011

Competition's 'Hot 30' Emerging Tech Startups from Around the World Demo and Present for Top Honors,  Rewards to Silicon Valley's Most Influential VC and Angel Investors

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) www.svase.org today announced the final 30 companies competing for the top six spots at Launch: Silicon Valley 2011 http://launchsiliconvalley.org, Silicon Valley's most affordable, high visibility product launch showcase for emerging technology companies. California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom will help kick off the event, which will be held June 7 beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, California.

This year's presenters were selected from over 300 applicants around the world -- including the United States, Greece, France, Canada, UK, and New Zealand -- and span the categories of cleantech, life science, mobile, next generation internet, and technology. The final six winners will each receive services and prizes valued at over $10,000 from event Sponsors to help launch their products in the market.

Full agenda: http://www.launchsiliconvalley.org/agenda.

Ongoing Launch: Silicon Valley 2011 updates and news will be available on June 7 at: the event's web site (www.launchsiliconvalley.org), Twitter (www.twitter.com/LaunchSV), Facebook  (http://on.fb.me/FacebookLaunchSV2011) and SVASE's free new Launch: Silicon Valley iPhone App download (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/launch-silicon-valley/id440721263?mt=8). Participants will tweet at #LaunchSV.

Presenting companies for Launch: Silicon Valley 2011 include:

Launch: Silicon Valley 2011 will feature new companies that have a product or service available as of June 7, 2011, but have not been in the marketplace for more than a few months beforehand.

The 30 selected companies will present on stage for 6-minutes plus 4 minutes Q &A with the audience and a panel of VCs and Angels, with the opportunity to explain their products in more detail to the audience in networking breaks. The event will also feature an award for the "Most Likely to Succeed" in each of the six presenting categories. Presenters will be on hand to showcase their companies and products between presentations.

Launch: Silicon Valley is co-presented by SVASE, early stage venture capital firm Garage Technology Ventures and Microsoft, which will host the event at the Microsoft Silicon Valley campus in Mountain View. Additional sponsors include Cooley LLP, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Global Media Strategy communications, Mintz Levin LLP, the Band of Angels, Sand Hill Angels, Wilmer Hale LLP, the Angels Forum, The Kauffman Fellows Program, PR Newswire, Halosys Technologies, Life Science Angels, Foglifter Media, Alchemy Search Partners, Hawaii High Technology Development Corporation, LeadFormix, Link Silicon Valley, and VentureDeal.

Audience members may still register at: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=214780

About SVASE

Founded in 1995 by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit in Northern California dedicated exclusively to helping technology and life science entrepreneurs start and grow successful businesses.

SVASE provides support and resources for entrepreneurs, from the idea through initial rounds of funding to product launch, delivered at 12 monthly events and a continually evolving web site. For more information about SVASE, please visit http://www.svase.org.

About Garage Technology Ventures

Garage Technology Ventures is a seed-stage and early-stage venture capital fund headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with investors that include Thomas Weisel Partners and CalPERS, the California Public Employees Retirement System. Garage is focused on investing in emerging technology startups in the Western U.S. For more information about Garage, visit http://www.garage.com.

Media Contact:
Jeff Lettes, Director of Communications (SVASE)/Principal, Global Media Strategy Communications
[email protected] 408-406-1161 www.globalmediastrategy.com

SOURCE SVASE, The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs