Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE)

The Source for Technology Entrepreneurs
Founded in 1995, The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit association in Northern California dedicated exclusively to helping technology entrepreneurs – from the idea through product launch – build successful businesses, across a variety of technology driven industries (Clean Energy, Digital Media, Life Sciences, Mobility, Security, Software, Semiconductors and more.)

SVASE accomplishes our mission through the work of almost 100 volunteers who build our EVENTS and ON-LINE RESOURCES available to members, affiliates and the general public:

• EVENTS: SVASE hosts 10-15 events each month, attended by an average 500 technology executives per month, at venues around the SF Bay area and occasionally in other cities and countries.  Key events are the monthly StartUp-U lunches for first time entrepreneurs, the monthly Main Event & Business Interface Groups (for education and networking), the monthly CXO Forums (for collegial connections), the weekly VC Breakfast Club & bi-monthly First Impressions (for funding preparation), and the annual Launch: Silicon Valley (www.launchsiliconvalley.org) for product launch.

• ON-LINE RESOURCES: Members have access to unique, proprietary online resources to build their businesses, including the "24 Hour Networking" mailing list, the "Startup Reference Guide,"  and "VC Experts" plus the SVASE Blog, EntrePedia, Special Offer and more!

SVASE encourages cooperation among organizations serving the entrepreneurial community: current partners include FWE, TEN, ASVC, Churchill Club, TiE, SV Web Guild, EBIG, and approximately 50 more, with which SVASE co-promotes events and shares membership discounts.

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