EMERGING COMPANIES SUMMIT - Nvidia

FOREWORD
Welcome to NVIDIA’s second annual Emerging Companies Summit. I’m confident that
you will find the days ahead to be enjoyable, educational and, at times, astonishing.
A revolution is taking place in the world of graphics processing. Since its invention
more than 10 years ago, the graphics processing unit (GPU) has been used primarily
to accelerate graphics. Today, that’s beginning to change. The GPU’s massive parallel
processing power makes it an ideal platform to run advanced applications which are
transforming existing industries and creating new ones.
Familiar sectors, such as media and entertainment have already been fundamentally
altered by the GPU, which has enabled new technologies, such as computer animation
and 3D. And whole new industries are being unleashed by new technologies like
computer vision, real-time facial recognition, hyper-realistic virtual worlds, realtime
medical imaging and personal supercomputing. Indeed, many of today’s most
demanding visual and compute-intensive applications are now specified, developed and
enabled specifically by the GPU.
This year’s Emerging Companies Summit is the marquee platform for companies making
some of these groundbreaking innovations to demonstrate their progress. Some 60 of
them from approximately 15 different countries will be presenting and describing their
work. We think you’ll find many inspiring stories here.
A core goal of NVIDIA, and the Business Development team in particular, is to fuel their
stories by expanding the network of GPU developers, partners, solutions providers and
customers. Specifically, we aim to educate, nurture and support developers and emerging
entrepreneurs to create innovative applications that leverage GPUs. Our annual Emerging
Companies Summit is a big part of these efforts. Another key initiative is the recently
launched GPU Ventures Program, which is our global program to partner with and make
venture investments in early stage companies building applications for the GPU platform.
In closing, I urge you to meet as many companies that are presenting here as possible. I
would also like to add a special note of thanks to our sponsors. They include Cooley Godward
Kronish, Citi, Silicon Valley Bank, Deloitte, Sutter Hill Ventures, Acceleware and Brown
Venture Associates – each of whom shares our vision for the Emerging Companies Summit.
Thank you for your attending, and welcome to the GPU computing revolution!
Jeff Herbst
Vice President of Business Development
NVIDIA
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