As of June 1, 2008, the following people will be coming to Launch: Silicon Valley to hear the pitches from, and network with, the presenting companies:
| Tom |
Hayes |
CEO |
425 Group |
| Lili |
Balfour |
Managing Partner |
Atelier Partners |
| Phil |
Jeudy |
co-Founder |
Altaide Valley |
| Matthew |
Pedley |
Vice President |
AllianceBernstein |
| Cory |
Reese |
Venture Associate |
Alsop Louie Partners |
| Jan |
Boersma |
CEO |
Babblestream |
| Ian |
Sobieski |
President |
Band of Angels |
| Steve |
Bell |
Business Plan Architect |
Bell Consulting |
| Victror |
Eschevarria |
Associate |
Benchmark Capital |
| Babur |
Ozden |
CEO |
Berggi |
| Kerry |
Knight |
President |
Biz-Stay, Inc. |
| Christine |
Le |
Founder |
Bluume |
| Mike |
Sawyer |
CEO |
BrandCat |
| Thomas |
Low |
Partner |
Bridges SF |
| Brian |
Solis |
Blogger |
Bub.blicio.us |
| Simon |
Simonian |
Product Manager |
Cadence Design Systems |
| Ted |
Driscoll |
Venture Partner |
Claremont Creek Ventures |
| John |
Steuart |
Managing Director |
Claremont Creek Ventures |
| Vish |
Mishra |
Venture Partner |
Clearstone Venture Partners |
| Calvin |
Check |
Vice President |
Comerica Bank |
| Chris |
Hacke |
Account Executive |
Corefino |
| Frank |
Rahmani |
Attorney |
Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP |
| Jim |
Fulton |
Attorney |
Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP |
| Paul |
Longhenry |
Partner |
D.E. Shaw |
| Emelie |
Marcos |
Partner |
D.E. Shaw |
| Jean |
Philippe |
Partner |
D.E. Shaw |
| Tim |
Draper |
Managing Director |
DFJ |
| Warren |
Packard |
Managing Director |
DFJ |
| David |
Rohrsheim |
Analyst |
DFJ |
| Oleg |
Kaganovitch |
Principal |
DFJ Frontier |
| Tomio |
Geron |
Press |
Dow Jones VentureWire |
| barry |
hotchkies |
Principal |
eCFOs |
| Michael |
Rose |
CEO |
Everyone.net |
| Joe |
Davison |
|
Electron Interactive |
| Sean |
Gorman |
CEO & Founder |
Fortius One |
| Chris |
Marentis |
COO |
Fortius One |
| Nathan |
Elder |
Attorney |
Fountainhead Law Group |
| Charles |
Hamilton |
Attorney |
Fountainhead Law Group |
| Bernd |
Henning |
Director |
Fujitsu Siemens |
| Daniel |
Meindl |
CEO |
Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Inc. |
| Bill |
Reichert |
Managing Director |
Garage Technology Ventures |
| Guy |
Kawasaki |
Managing Director |
Garage Technology Ventures |
| John |
Suh |
Staff Research |
General Motors |
Ken |
Ryan |
CEo |
GetQuick |
| Julia |
Kamissarchik |
co-Founder |
Glenbrook Networks |
James |
Peel |
Director |
Global Scouting British Telecom |
| Henry |
Wong |
Venture Partner |
Garage Technology Ventures |
| Bruno |
Bowden |
S/W Engineer |
Google |
| Steve |
Echtman |
President |
HearPlanet |
| Elizabeth |
Yu |
Senior Manager |
Hitachi Telecom (USA) |
| Paul |
Cummings |
Principal |
Honda Strategic Investments |
| Jack |
Carsten |
Managing Director |
Horizon Ventures |
| Prashant |
Shah |
Principal |
Hummer Winblad |
| Jeff |
Williams |
Managing Director |
Hunt Ventures |
| Martin |
Palanco |
Director |
IA |
| Charles |
Babcock |
Editor at Large |
Information Week |
| Helen |
Lin-Murphy |
|
In-q-tel |
| T. J. |
Rylander |
|
In-q-tel |
| Takeo |
Nakajima |
Research Director |
Jetro |
| Phil |
Wickham |
President & CEO |
Kaunfman Fellows Program |
| Randy |
Williams |
President |
Keiretsu Forum |
| Betty |
Taylor |
Partner |
Krause-Taylor PR |
| Ann |
Gaddy |
Member |
Life Science Angels |
| Bob |
Karr |
Founder & CEO |
Link Silicon Valley |
| Katherine |
Lamq |
Strategist |
Luxercise |
| Daniel |
Liddle |
VP Marketing |
Maxiscale |
| Chris |
Mason |
Analyst |
Menlo Ventures |
| Stephen |
Grant |
Global Wealth Management |
Merrill Lynch |
| Beti |
Cung |
Business Development |
Microsoft |
| Christopher |
Griffen |
Senior Portfolio Manager |
Microsoft |
| Dalei |
Li |
Senior S/W Developer |
Microsoft |
| Colene |
Macbeth |
Director of Marketing |
Microsoft |
| Kris |
Olsen |
Marketing Manager |
Microsoft |
Jon |
Nogrady |
Director |
Microsoft |
| Hubert |
Moik |
CEO |
MobiDigger AG |
| Warren |
Myer |
CEO |
MomWorld |
| Danny |
Su |
CEO |
MultiMobia Inc. |
| Michele |
Colucci |
CEO |
MyLawsuit.com |
| Diana |
Rohini La Vigne |
Director of Marketing |
Nair & Co |
| Jeff |
Nolan |
VP SaaS |
Newsgator |
| David |
Aslin |
Venture Partner |
Nexit Ventures |
| Richard |
French |
Head of New Business |
Nokia |
| Ben |
Ayed |
CEO |
Norkatech Inc. |
| Brian |
Goler |
VP, Products & Marketing |
oDesk |
| Seshan |
Maheshwari |
Senior Associate |
Opus Capital |
| virginie |
de bel air |
Product Development Manager |
Orange Labs |
| Katriina |
Otsano |
Director |
Oulu Wellness Institute |
| Pasi |
Sorvisto |
Executive Director |
Oulu Wellness Institute |
| Juhani |
Saukkanen |
Director |
Oulu Innovation |
| Sushil |
Jha |
Founder & CEO |
OuterJoin |
| Perry |
Oza |
Principal |
Oza Financial Services |
| Mary |
Curtis |
CEO |
Pacifico |
| Murtaza |
Hussain |
CEO |
Peanut Labs, Inc. |
| Max |
Shapiro |
CEO |
People Connect |
| paul |
steinberg |
General Partner |
PerfectCity |
| David |
Martini |
Bus. Dev. |
Peer1 |
| Jon |
Lederman |
|
Private |
| Sally |
Pera |
Managing Partner |
Pera Connect |
| Ken |
Bui |
Co-Founder |
Pollaberate |
| Bhavin |
Patel |
VP, Products |
Pollaberate |
| Wendy |
Mikulewicz |
Controller |
Powerbuilders, Inc |
| Kaushal |
Chokshi |
CEO |
Quickstart Global |
| Thomas |
Kay |
Sales |
Quickstart Global |
| Laura |
Stark |
Snr VP, Corporate Development |
Rambus |
| Mark |
Stoner |
CEO |
RealEstateAdvisor.com |
| Scott |
Pinkner |
Managing Director |
RR Donnelley |
| Richard |
Chen |
CEO |
S4 Biofuel |
| Deborah |
Gage |
Senior Technology Reporter |
San Francisco Chronicle |
| Hiroma |
Soga |
self |
self |
| James |
Connor |
Board Member |
Sand Hill Angels |
| Ralph |
Eschenbach |
President |
Sand Hill Angels |
| Tim |
Johnson |
CEO |
Sand Hill Finance |
| Martin |
Pichinson |
Managing Partner |
Sherwood Partners |
| Navam |
Welikinda |
Partner |
Sierra Ventures |
| Nigel |
Cannon |
Director |
Simple PFS Ltd |
| Diana |
Waldock |
Director |
Simple PFS Ltd |
| Jeff |
Clavier |
Blogger, VC |
SoftTech
|
| Nitin |
Karandikar |
Blogger |
Software Abstractions
|
| Doug |
Schwartz |
Photographer, blogger |
Sterling CI |
| Noah |
Doyle |
Managing Parter |
Step5 Venture partners |
| Ken |
Olevson |
CEO |
Symbol-Logic |
| Richard |
caro |
CEO |
Tangible Future |
| Mark |
Albertson |
Producer |
Tech Closeup TV |
| AJ |
Arora |
Analyst |
TechCrunch |
| Mark |
Hendrickson |
Analyst |
TechCrunch |
| Gina |
Poss |
Director Garage |
Technology Ventures |
| Jeff |
Yu |
Managing Director |
The Angel's Forum |
| Adeo |
Ressi |
Founder/CEO |
The Funded.com |
| Peter |
Hankin |
General Partner |
The Infrastructure Fund |
| Aubrey |
Helm |
President/CEO |
Tiger Venture Analisys |
| Brian |
Colucci |
Director |
Townsend and Townsend and Crew |
| Bambi |
Francisco |
Founder |
Vator TV |
| Jon |
Kragstad |
Managing Director |
Vencore Capital |
| Chris |
Morrison |
Blogger |
Venturebeat |
| Don |
Jones |
Founder & CEO |
VentureDeal |
| Jai |
Kumar |
CEO |
Vigyana Systems |
| Bill |
Coats |
Managing Partner |
White & Case |
| Gregory |
Ruff |
President |
White Space |
| John |
Occhipinti |
Managing Director |
Woodside Fund |
| Molly |
Malloy |
Partner |
Zeno Group |
| Zoli |
Erdos |
Editor |
Zoli's Blog |
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