85 Broads is a network of trailblazing, visionary women who aspire to use their talent and leadership savvy to affect professional, educational, economic, and cultural change for all women globally.

The AlwaysOn Network is transforming the media business by providing its readers with an open and participatory editorial environment. Borrowing from the underground blogging and social networking traditions, AO was launched in 2003 and has emerged as a leader in the “open media” revolution. The network’s content focuses on the sweet spots in the technology markets where innovation is disrupting behavior and creating new business opportunities.

The Association of MIT Alumnae is an independent, non-profit group dedicated to: promoting MIT alumnae accomplishments and history, maintaining connections among alumnae, and supporting women on campus. AMITA is dedicated to providing a means for former women students to maintain contact with each other and MIT. AMITA also supports current women students at MIT with various on-campus activities, giving them a chance to meet and talk to alumnae. The Association holds a variety of events around the country to provide alumnae with an opportunity to stay in touch and to stay informed about issues and developments that are relevant to their lives.

AngelNews is the leading online news service for the investment market, especially for business angels, venture capitalists and the companies that they invest in. On the AngelNews website, companies can sign up to create a free profile featuring their logo, company description and contact details, as well as upload news, developments and press releases to their page so that investors can read about what they are up to.

We are women technologists. We use technology to connect our communities. We create technology because it is who we are — intelligent, creative and driven. We lead with compassion and a belief in inclusion. We develop competitive products and find solutions to problems that impact our lives, our nation, our world. Together, through the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI), we are inventing a better future. Working with men that believe in our mission, we are changing the world for women and technology.

The Band of Angels is Silicon Valley's oldest seed funding organization. We are a formal group of more than 120 former and current high tech executives who are interested in investing their time and money into new, cutting edge, startup companies. We've seeded over 200 companies in our history with 40+ profitable M&A exits and 9 Nasdaq IPOs. Band members have founded companies such as Symantec, Logitech, and National Semiconductor and been senior executives at the likes of Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, and Intuit.

 

BayBio is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(6) trade association serving the life science industry in Northern California. The staff and services of BayBio are paid primarily through memberships, sponsorships, and event registration fees. BayBio provides these services through representatives in South San Francisco and through coalition partners in Washington, DC.

Ignite your startup by enrolling in Microsoft® BizSpark™, a new global program designed to accelerate the success of early stage Startups. BizSpark provides fast, easy access to current full-featured Microsoft development tools and production licenses of server products; professional technical support from Microsoft; and connections to a global community of business experts who can help guide you through the hurdles of growing your business. Eligibility requirements are minimal: If you're a privately held company building a software-based product or service (even using open source code), in business for fewer than three years, and with less than USD$1M in annual revenue, you're in!

To join BizSpark, you must be sponsored by a BizSpark Network Partner, such as Astia. You’ll find more program details here www.microsoftstartupzone.com . When you’re ready to sign up, contact info@astia.org about sponsorship and get your enrollment code.

Each year, 1200+ business icons, renowned thought leaders and enthusiastic entrepreneurs connect, educate and inspire each other over two days sharing the most practical business strategies and innovative technology tools to launch and grow their business.

This year, BizTechDay will be held on October 22 & 23, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency SFO. From building a strong brand on Google, Yelp, or Facebook to successfully raising funds; from building partnerships with Fortune 500 Companies to building your online community from zero to millions – BizTechDay will cover all you need to know to ensure your business forges successfully ahead.

DEMO is the launchpad for emerging technologies. For 19 years, DEMO has established a reputation for identifying and presenting to an elite audience the products most likely to have a significant impact on the marketplace and market trends in the years to come. This event is where the world-wide press, decision-making investors and market-defining visionaries come together. And in this fusion is the pure power to soar.

Consider the numbers: In just the past four years, DEMO companies have raised well over $2.5 billion dollars in the months/years following their debut at DEMO. More than 40 of these companies have been acquired by tech giants, such as Adobe, Cisco, Google, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Symantec, Viacom, Yahoo!, and more. Past participants such as WebEx, VMware, iRobot, Linden Labs, Six Apart, and Roku have single-handedly redefined their industry's market.

Published by the Financial Information Services group of Dow Jones & Company, a subsidiary of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; www.newscorp.com), Dow Jones VentureSource is the most comprehensive database tracking key developments at venture capital firms and portfolio companies around the world.  Likewise, Dow Jones’ VentureWire e-newsletter is the venture industry’s leading daily news source and is unparalleled in its breadth of coverage and depth of editorial insight.

The Environmental Business Cluster (EBC) is a non-profit clean energy and environmental technology commercialization center in San Jose, CA. EBC assists emerging clean energy and environmental technology companies in reaching the market, and provides business assistance programs and aids in the formation of technology partnerships and industry networks.

For over Eight Years FundingPost has worked to bring entrepreneurs together with leading investors worldwide. We believe that it is important to reach investors in every medium possible - both online and offline.

Through our successful Venture Capital Events, Venture Guide Publications and magazine, and our online Venture Exchange, FundingPost has had the opportunity to work with thousands of Angel and Venture Capital investors representing over $104 Billion. We make an introduction from an Investor to an entrepreneur through our online exchange on average of over One Every Single day! Thats over 400 matches every year!

In 1993, Jennifer Gill Roberts and Denise Brousseau, two MBA students at Stanford University, founded FWE&E as part of an independent project to evaluate the success factors for women entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on their access to venture capital. Since its inception, the organization has grown based on market dynamics, transforming into an organization with a more diverse audience and broader product offerings.

Girls in Tech is a social network enterprise focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of like-minded, professional, intelligent and influential women in technology. As young women with the capacity to inspire, we made it our personal desire and passion to create and sustain an organization that focuses on the collaboration, promotion, growth and success of women in the technology sector.

The IC Network is comprised of angel investors, professional venture capitalists, foundations, family offices and others who are using private capital to promote the transition to a sustainable economy. Since 1992, Investors' Circle has facilitated the flow of over $130 million into more than 200 companies and small funds addressing social and environmental issues.

The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), comprised of more than 450 member firms, is the premier trade association that represents the U.S. venture capital industry. NVCA's mission is to foster greater understanding of the importance of venture capital to the U.S. economy, and support entrepreneurial activity and innovation. The NVCA represents the public policy interests of the venture capital community, strives to maintain high professional standards, provides reliable industry data, sponsors professional development, and facilitates interaction among its members.

NCWIT is the National Center for Women & Information Technology. We are a coalition of more than 100 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits working to increase women's participation in information technology (IT). NCWIT is a 501(c)(3), established in 2004 with startup funding from the National Science Foundation, Avaya, Microsoft, Pfizer, Bank of America, Intel, HP, the Kauffman Foundation, and Qualcomm.

Prescience International is a firm dedicated to the commercialization and global adoption of science. With industry expertise in the future of technology markets, Prescience International creates, manages and develops centers of excellence in the form of research parks, research centers/incubators, research foundations, research institutes, and emerging companies.

Accelerating the commercialization of science, the San Jose BioCenter provides a new generation of specialized facilities; capital equipment; laboratory services; and commercialization support for emerging science and technology companies.

SDForum is the leading Silicon Valley not-for-profit organization providing an unbiased source of information and insight to the technology community for the past 23 years. SDForum provides a venue for engineers, executives, researchers, technology leaders, and venture capitalists to exchange information on emerging technologies and best practices.

SDForum reaches 12,000 software professionals annually through more than 20 events each month. Our members benefit from programs focused on professional development and making the right connections, along with value added services. SDForum passes along to its members business savings including free passes and discounts to industry events and discount programs for local university courses and nation-wide bookstores.

Since establishing its first venture fund in 1999, SJF has actively invested in the cleantech, premium consumer products, business services, and web services sectors. Representative investment areas include renewable energy and efficiency, organic and healthy consumer products, digital media, and outsourced business services. The firm's principals work closely with entrepreneurs to identify growth opportunities, develop industry relationships, obtain debt and equity capital, execute company acquisitions, and accelerate marketing initiatives.

The Hatchery provides a unique funnel for New York innovators to interact with investors, present their plans, receive expert feedback, and pave the way for them to receive funding. At the heart of our model the Gauntlet, an interactive process that gives entrepreneurs a forum to present their strategies to a range of investors.

Founded in 1946, Thunderbird is the first and oldest graduate management school focused exclusively on global business. It is regarded as the world's leading institution in the education of global managers and has operations in the United States, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Russia, Central and South America, Singapore and China. Ranked No. 1 in International Business by the Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report, and The Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive 2007 Survey of Corporate Recruiters, Thunderbird is dedicated to educating global leaders who create sustainable prosperity worldwide. The school's programs facilitate the development of the global mindset which is critical to managing effectively in different social, economic and political environments. More than 38,000 students have graduated from Thunderbird, and its alumni live and work in more than 140 countries.

TiE, a not-for-profit global network of entrepreneurs and professionals, was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley, California, USA. Although its birth name, The Indus Entrepreneurs, signifies the ethnic South Asian or Indus roots of the founders, TiE stands for Talent, Ideas and Enterprise. It is an open and inclusive organization that has rapidly grown to more than forty five chapters in ten countries. TiE endeavors to cultivate and nurture the ecosystems of entrepreneurship and free-market economies everywhere, as it sees this to be the single most powerful instrument of prosperity.

The Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is an internationally recognized program and the primary locus at Berkeley for the study and promotion of entrepreneurship and new enterprise development. The center's constituency beyond the university consists of the founders, owners, and managers of innovative and high-growth companies, their investors and advisers, and young entrepreneurs.

w2wlink.com is the premier community dedicated to professional women, helping you get to where you’re going – faster. We provide you expert knowledge, tools to overcome obstacles, and connection with others in our online groups. 

Women 2.0 aims to increase the number of young women entrepreneurs by encouraging women to work with and in the field of technology, providing resources that will lead to the launch of their company, and networking women with other female entrepreneurs, experienced executives, and investors.

Women in Consulting (WIC) is a vibrant, diverse, and powerful community of consultants and small business owners working to build strong businesses. Founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1998, WIC provides its 400+ members and affiliates a forum to connect and share with like-minded professionals.

WIC’s motto is simple: foster collaboration, not competition. It’s this singular focus that drives the passionate, peer-to-peer exchanges that happen every day among WIC members. And it’s through these exchanges that WIC delivers the greatest benefits to its membership, from networking and educational events to online resources for managing a consulting business.

The WPO is headquartered in New York City and currently boasts over 75 active chapters and over 1000 members across the US and in Canada. There are two primary membership options: Chapter and Member-At-Large. Each chapter meets monthly, consists of 10-20 women presidents/CEOs/Managing Directors/etc, and is moderated by a professionally-trained facilitator. Chapters are not permitted to have more than one business in the same industry represented. At-Large Membership is created for women whose schedules make it impossible for them to commit to monthly meetings, or for areas in which the WPO does not yet have a chapter.

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