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Once completed, email the form to:
contact@silicomventures.com"] Text[2]=["Step 2 - Screening","A screening committee evaluates applications weekly, and invites a few select entrepreneurs to present."] Text[3]=["Step 3 - Registration","There is a flat fee of $1000 ($500 for SV members) to participate in the monthly meeting (no finder’s fee).

To register for any upcoming events, please register at the bottom of the page.

You will only be charged for registration if selected to participate."] Text[4]=[""] Text[5]=["Step 4 - Presentation","Each company will be allotted a strict time slot of 10 minutes.

We recommend a five-minute presentation followed by a five-minute Q & A session with the audience; however, the breakdown of the 10 minutes will be at your discretion."] Text[6]=["Step 5 - Follow-up","If interest arises, Silicom Ventures will contact you for a follow-up meeting in which we will decide how to proceed.

This process takes an average of one to two weeks."] Text[7]=["VIP Events
(Special Invitation Event)","A VIP forum composed of Silicom Ventures Gold Members is invited to attend specialty events every 2 to 3 months. These smaller meetings take place in private homes and provide more active Gold Members an intimate forum for networking."] Text[8]=["Company Visits
(Special Invitation Event)","Organized tours for Silicom Ventures members to a pioneering industry leading Silicon Valley companies. In 2008, 60 to 70 members toured the Google campus, enjoying the great hospitality. Another tour was of the Telsa Motors assembly line in Melo Park."] Text[9]=["Holiday Party
(Special Invitation Event)","Once a year we find an excuse for a celebration."] Text[10]=["International Technology Conferences
(Themed Activity)","In partnership with foreign government agencies, we organize annual technology showcase conferences focusing on an individual country. Some of the conferences take place in Silicon Valley in order to introduce innovative foreign startup companies to American investors, partners and clients."] Text[11]=["Entrepreneurs Boot Camp
(Themed Activity)","This is a one to two day educational camp that provide entrepreneurs advice on building revenues in the current environment, customer development, how to talk to investors and how to improve your power point presentation as well as presentation skills."] Text[12]=["International Summits
(Themed Activity)","Generally takes place overseas, bringing US investors to a specific country interested in promoting its high-tech sector and enabling local entrepreneurs to meet with Silicon Valley investors.

Silicom members take an active part in the summit’s program combined with social and enjoyable sightseeing and tours. So far we've held summits in Spain, Canary Islands, Mexico, Israel and China."] Text[13]=["Screening Meetings
(Ongoing Event)","Each month, screening committee composed of Silicom members, reviews company’s applications and recommends those they believe to have the best chances of raising funds."] Text[14]=["Monthly Investment Meetings
(Ongoing Event)","Held nine months a year, these meetings are both business and social gatherings, combining the Silicom Ventures Poster Session with an interesting and relevant guest speaker or panel discussion. During the poster session, a variety of pre-screened emerging companies present demos and marketing materials."] Text[15]=["Seminars
(Ongoing Event)","These small group meetings bring together members to learn about and discuss a topic of interest. An expert in the field is selected to present to the group, and a classroom-like discussion takes place over dinner and refreshments. These events are highly informative and provide knowledge on changing industries that investors find crucial to diversified portfolios."] Style[0]=["white","black","#CC0000","#f0f0f1","","","","","","","","","2","2",200,"",2,2,10,10,"","","","",""] applyCssFilter()