Pilus Energy Selected to Present at Launch: Silicon Valley 2010
Pilus Energy Selected as One of 30 Startup companies from around the world to publicly launch with presentations to Silicon Valley’s Most Influential VC and Angel Investors
Original Press Release is here.
San Jose, Calif – May 24, 2010— The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) today announced that Pilus Energy was one of the 30 finalist companies invited to launch their companies and new products at Launch: Silicon Valley 2010. The event, which will be held June 8 at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, is Silicon Valley’s most affordable, high visibility platform for emerging technology companies to springboard their products or services into the market and network with some of Silicon Valley's most influential executives.
This year’s presenters were selected from almost 400 applicants and span the categories of information technology, mobility, security, digital media, next generation internet, technology and clean energy.
“Launch: Silicon Valley provides a terrific platform for startups to launch their products to the world,” said Chris Gill, President and CEO of SVASE. “The growing popularity of this major early stage startup event, with the innovation and talent showcased here, has inspired a significant response from applicants from around the world this year. The result is tremendous finalists and yet another must-attend event for potential investors, partners, press, bloggers, entrepreneurs and other Silicon Valley influencers who are searching for those exciting startups that may ultimately become the next great companies to emerge from the Valley.”
“As populations and economies grow, the demand increases for clean energy and water,” stated Jason E. Barkeloo, Founder & President of Pilus Energy. “Launch: Silicon Valley 2010 is the ideal California venue for us to present our innovative cleantech energy solution. Adopters of our bioreactor will be able to extract energy and water from carbon compounds found in waterways, farms, sewage, wastes, plant pulps, and prepared feedstocks.”
The event will kick off with the Pre-Launch: Silicon Valley Event Party on the evening of June 7, when presenting startup teams will have the opportunity to network with an audience of Silicon Valley’s top movers and shakers.
Launch: Silicon Valley 2010 will feature new companies that have a product or service available as of June 8, 2010, 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 provides companies with the opportunity to present themselves to investors and other influencers who can help shape their success. In addition to the presentations, participants also have the opportunity to network with the audience at the Pre-Launch: Silicon Valley Event Party on the evening of June 8, as well as at the event itself.
Launch: Silicon Valley is presented by SVASE and co-sponsored by the 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 Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Townsend Townsend and Crew, Hewlett Packard, the Band of Angels, Sand Hill Angels, the Angels Forum, Cooley LLP, The Kauffman Fellows Program, Business Wire, Digivam, Halosys Technologies, Keiretsu Forum, Life Science Angels, Foglifter Media, Alchemy Search Partners, People Connect, Hawaii High Technology Development Corporation, LeadForce1, Joyent, Link Silicon Valley, and VentureDeal.
For more information about the event, go to: http://launchsiliconvalley.org
Audience members may register at the Discounted Early Bird rates at: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=193912
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.
About Pilus Energy
Founded in January 2009, Pilus Energy is developing alternative cleantech energy solutions based upon bacterial metabolism in the consumption of waste molecules and the production of electricity, hydrogen gas, and water. Pilus Energy intends to sell and license a low cost microbial fuel cell bioreactor technology, and sell the reactor consumables and accessories. Later, Pilus Energy intends to drive revenues from carbon credits generated by the deployed reactors and collect and monetize the usage data collected by the reactors. For more information, please visit Pilus Energy at http://PilusEnergy.com.
Media Contact:
Pilus Energy
Laura Fairbanks
Director of Logistics
513.368.2213
Contact
SVASE:
Jeff Lettes
Director of Communications (SVASE)/Principal, Global Media Strategy
jl.stratcomm@gmail.com
408-406-1161