Summer is here but our
hopes for a clear improvement in the economy have not materialized yet. In
spite of the difficult situation, there are great investment opportunities
since valuations are very reasonable and the quality of the startup companies
have increased. In addition, VCs, even of tier one, are more willing to accept
side by side investment from angels. In fact, Silicom Ventures members have an
opportunity to co-invest with VCs in two companies, Instant 802 Networks and Rfwave. For more
information on the deals please refer to Portfolio's Update/New Investments
section.
I am pleased to report that 95% out of Silicom Ventures
members renewed their membership for the next year. Together with new members
we are now 126 members strong!
I am looking forward to see you in the next monthly meeting
on September 3rd and wish you a pleasant and cool summer.
Yours sincerely, Gadi Behar
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Silicom
Ventures Annual Cocktail Party On October 15th Silicom
Ventures will hold its annual cocktail party featuring Dan Maydan, president of
Applied Materials, as keynote speaker. Admission will be by RSVP only.
Sponsors for the event Silicon Valley Bank provides innovative
banking products and services to fast-growth and middle-market companies
in the technology and life science industries
Portfolio's
Update/ New Investments
VSecure
Technologies
Laser Bubble Technologies
RFWaves
RST Pallets
RMI
KPMG is
www.kpmg.com
Heller
Ehrman is a Silicon Valley-based law firm that represents emerging
growth and high technology companies.
www.hewm.com
Job Opportunities incorporated into Silicom Ventures website
After countless debates over the issue, we have finally decided to add a job opportunities section to Silicom Ventures HOME web page http://www.silicomventures.com/. This page includes executive positions in the high tech industry. This is a secure page and its primary purpose is to serve Silicom Ventures members. If you feel strongly that you would like to recommend someone, please be selective. For a password
please contact [email protected].
Silicom Ventures in the news
Red Herring - NanoMuscle and InterVideo, two of Silicom Ventures portfolio companies, included in Red Herring's annual list of “100 Companies Likely to Change the World.”
The Funny Corner
Web design for technology start-ups
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