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Welcome to<br />
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Silicon Valley Campuses<br />
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Los Angeles Campuses<br />
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Silicon Valley Advantage<br />
The high‐tech hub of the world<br />
– 400,000+ high‐tech workers<br />
– Largest cluster of technology<br />
companies worldwide<br />
– Highest concentration of venture<br />
capital funding (~40 % of US)<br />
– World‐class academic / R&D<br />
resources through Stanford, UCB,<br />
UCSF, UCSC, UCD, Lawrence<br />
Livermore Labs, NASA Ames<br />
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VC Relationships<br />
• $500+ Million raised in last four years from VCs<br />
• Strategic partnership with 90 <strong>and</strong> regular deal review sessions with 60 VC firms<br />
• Co‐investments with top VCs like DFJ, Sequoia, Canaan Partners, etc.<br />
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Startup Investments<br />
• Over 75 investments in past 10 years<br />
• Pre‐seed <strong>and</strong> seed investments<br />
• Successful exits including PayPal, Danger, Bix,<br />
Powerset, Sendori<br />
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Corporate Relationships<br />
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Corporate Relationships
Talent Acquisition<br />
• On‐site recruiting department to help startups hire key personnel at all levels<br />
• Executives in Residence (EIR) program to match industry veterans, domain<br />
experts with startups as potential co‐founders, advisors, team members <strong>and</strong><br />
investors<br />
Philip Smith Philip@plug<strong>and</strong>playtechcenter.com<br />
Senior executive with 10 years CFO experience in pre-IPO software (including subscription <strong>and</strong> SAAS models),<br />
biometrics, services <strong>and</strong> fabless semiconductor companies. Prior public company experience includes hardware,<br />
services <strong>and</strong> telecommunications. Have raised over $80m in venture funding rounds for multiple companies from<br />
significant financial <strong>and</strong> strategic investors <strong>and</strong> led IPO processes for two companies including banker selection, S-1<br />
filing <strong>and</strong> road show preparation. Significant international operational experience in U.S., Asia, Europe <strong>and</strong> Latin<br />
America, <strong>and</strong> have held senior-level positions in Corporate Strategy <strong>and</strong> in Business Development. H<strong>and</strong>s-on<br />
experience including implementation of comprehensive financial systems, controls, business models, planning tools <strong>and</strong><br />
management of finance, accounting, HR, IT, legal, tax <strong>and</strong> facilities functions. CPA (U.S.) <strong>and</strong> Chartered Accountant<br />
(U.K.); B.Sc. in Physics from Imperial College, London<br />
Jitendra Kavathekar Jitendra@plug<strong>and</strong>playtechcenter.com<br />
Jitendra, Kavathekar, a technology executive with an entrepreneurial track record, brings over 20 years of experience to<br />
the leadership team. Jitendra has a unique conbination of domain <strong>and</strong> technology expertise, strategic ability, <strong>and</strong> track<br />
record of building <strong>and</strong> leading organizations that execute. Jitendra most recently served as Vice President with Yahoo!,<br />
responsible for general management of the global organization contributing to business, technology strategy <strong>and</strong><br />
execution for Yahoo! Web Analytics, the company’s new web analytic product <strong>and</strong> a key foundational element to<br />
monetizing advertiser, publisher, <strong>and</strong> user revenue streams. Prior to Yahoo!, Jitendra has held executive roles leading<br />
business units <strong>and</strong> engineering teams Motorola, Palm, HP, as well as venture backed startups, Pixo <strong>and</strong> Devicescape.<br />
He has been responsible for award winning <strong>and</strong> br<strong>and</strong> name products <strong>and</strong> services in the mobile internet, embedded<br />
systems, consumer electronics, wireless systems, <strong>and</strong> web based data intelligence domains.<br />
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Data Center<br />
• Top Tier Data Center<br />
• Colocation Services –Secure Half & Full Racks<br />
• Managed Services – Dedicated Servers, Virtual Private Servers, Remote NOC<br />
• Value‐Added Servicess –Storage, Backups, Load Balancing, Security, etc.<br />
• Cloud Computing –Dynamically scalable <strong>and</strong> a great virtualized resource<br />
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International Relationships<br />
• Partnerships with government agencies, international incubators & universities<br />
• Technology Tours, Investor Forums <strong>and</strong> Country Pavilions<br />
• Over 50 international startups at <strong>Plug</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong><br />
• International Tenants <strong>and</strong> Partners include:<br />
• Advantage Austria<br />
• Barcelona Chamber of Commerce<br />
• Canada Trade Commissioner Service<br />
• CzechInvest<br />
• Enterprise Estonia<br />
• FinNode<br />
• Melbourne, Australia Government<br />
• National University of Singapore<br />
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International Pavilions<br />
• Perfect l<strong>and</strong>ing pad for international startups & expansion<br />
• Access to Silicon Valley network <strong>and</strong> resources<br />
Canadian Technology<br />
<strong>Accelerator</strong><br />
Czech<strong>Accelerator</strong><br />
Melbourne Australia<br />
Pavilion<br />
Austria Pavilion<br />
Barcelona Pavilion<br />
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<strong>Plug</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong> <strong>Accelerator</strong><br />
• Structured access to strategic resources:<br />
• Fundraising <strong>and</strong> strategic advice<br />
• Venture Capital or other investor introductions<br />
• Corporate or other strategic introductions<br />
• Monthly progress review with <strong>Plug</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong> team<br />
• Strategy reviews with <strong>Plug</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong> senior management<br />
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Canadian Technology <strong>Accelerator</strong><br />
• Launched in March 2009<br />
• Partnership with Canadian<br />
Consulate, San Francisco<br />
• Visits to 10 Canadian cities<br />
per year<br />
• Up to 30 Canadian startups at<br />
<strong>Plug</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong> per year<br />
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Austrian Technology <strong>Accelerator</strong><br />
( ) shapeshifters<br />
• Launched January 2010<br />
• Four Part Program:<br />
1. International Review<br />
2. Entrepreneurship Program<br />
3. Strategic Support<br />
4. Investment Forum<br />
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Czech<strong>Accelerator</strong><br />
• Launched in April 2010<br />
• Partnership with CzechInvest<br />
• Entrepreneur Boot‐camp in<br />
Prague, Mar 2010<br />
• Up to 16 Czech Startups at <strong>Plug</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong> per year<br />
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<strong>Plug</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong> Singapore<br />
• Launched in March 2010<br />
• National Research Foundation’s<br />
Technology Incubation Scheme<br />
– S$50M fund to co-invest in startups<br />
– 85% (NRF) / 15% (PnP) co-investment<br />
up to S$500,000 per startup<br />
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<strong>Plug</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong> Malaysia<br />
• Launched in March 2010<br />
• Partnership with State of<br />
Selangor, Malaysia<br />
• Licensing program with<br />
Selangor State<br />
Development Corporation<br />
<strong>and</strong> i‐City<br />
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University Relationships<br />
• Encourage technology entrepreneurship at<br />
university level<br />
• Sponsorship of business plan competitions<br />
• Annual Tech Trek Tours<br />
• Annual Investment Forums<br />
• Local alumni events<br />
• Objective of funding 10 university startups<br />
per year<br />
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• Funding $$$<br />
• Mentorship<br />
• Events
University Startups<br />
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Events<br />
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<strong>Plug</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong> EXPO <strong>and</strong> PACT<br />
• The premier Silicon Valley showcase for emerging high‐tech companies.<br />
• 40 startups pitching to over audience of over 400, including over 50 VCs<br />
<strong>and</strong> angel investors<br />
• A unique blend of company presentations <strong>and</strong> product demonstrations<br />
• Bringing together Silicon Valley executives, entrepreneurs, VCs, angel<br />
investors, bloggers <strong>and</strong> the media<br />
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Case Study<br />
• From a dorm room jam session to a $12M venture<br />
funded company<br />
• Compelling song <strong>and</strong> voice recognition software<br />
for music, text search <strong>and</strong> speech recognition<br />
FUNDING:<br />
Seed Funding<br />
March 2006<br />
Amidzad Partners<br />
"Flexible arrangements, being able to grow at any<br />
time, not having to worry about furniture <strong>and</strong> utilities<br />
<strong>and</strong> being part of an exciting <strong>and</strong> dynamic community<br />
of startups that is what <strong>Plug</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong> offers”<br />
‐Keyvan Mahajer<br />
Founder <strong>and</strong> CEO of Melodis<br />
University Relations:<br />
Founded by a group of<br />
four Ph.D students from<br />
Stanford University.<br />
Series A: $5M<br />
February 2007<br />
Global Catalyst Partners<br />
Series B: $7M<br />
October 2008<br />
TransLink Capital &<br />
JAIC America<br />
"Watching Melodis grow from four Stanford students to<br />
a dynamic team of 25 <strong>and</strong> raising $12 million in VC<br />
funding along the way; sharing in the trials <strong>and</strong><br />
tribulations of the company –it has been an amazing<br />
journey”<br />
‐Saeed Amidi<br />
CEO of <strong>Plug</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong><br />
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Case Study<br />
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International Case Study<br />
"At <strong>Plug</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong> Technology<br />
Center, I met with over 20 VCs <strong>and</strong> 5<br />
potential executive hires in less than<br />
3 months. This is the ideal<br />
introduction to Silicon Valley <strong>and</strong><br />
global business."<br />
‐Jose T. De Sousa, PhD<br />
President & CEO, Coreworks, Portugal<br />
Venture-backed Company:<br />
Coreworks is a leading provider of IP blocks<br />
for multimedia <strong>and</strong> communications<br />
applications, targeting emerging applications.<br />
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Saeed Amidi<br />
President & CEO<br />
saeed@plug<strong>and</strong>playtechcenter.com<br />
Jupe Tan<br />
VP International Relations<br />
jupe@plug<strong>and</strong>playtechcenter.com<br />
JT Buffmire<br />
International Business Relationship Manager<br />
JT@plug<strong>and</strong>playtechcenter.com<br />
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