IGNITE! kicks off Tuesday March 13 at 5 PM at RocketSpace, 181 Fremont Street n San Francisco.    Hummer Winblad is our sponsoring VC and Mitchell Kertzman, Managing Director, is our Keynote Speaker.  If you are interested in pitching please go to www.ignitefundraisers.com . Ten companies will have demo tables and the top four startups, picked by attendees, will have an opportunity to pitch to a distinguished panel of VC and Angels. The winner gets a pitch session at Hummer Winblad!!  If you …

Description of Community Group: It takes skill, resources and a community to create a successful business, be it a high-tech start-up or a small business. At Golden Gate University, many of our students choose to start their own ventures upon graduation, building on the knowledge they've gained with us. Business owners also come to GGU looking to fill gaps in their training and gain the confidence it takes to compete in the climate today. Many of our faculty are themselves investors and entrepre …

ARE YOU A STARTUP / SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR IN PALO ALTO & SAN FRANCISCO LOOKING FOR FUNDING? MEETUP WITH ENTREPRENEURS AND INVESTORS AND LEARN WHAT BUSINESS CROWDFUNDING CAN DO FOR YOUR COMPANY.   Hello, As entrepreneurs, we know how hard it is to raise funds for a Startup or small business. Too often it becomes a full-time job, distracting us from running and growing our business. This meetup will hold events in SF to bring founders and investors in the same room and help them get ready to …

… Round 2: matching up winners with potential investors or advisors.

The Yale entrepreneur and investor community in the Bay Area is growing. Let's connect to help entrepreneurs and investors exchange new ideas, advice, and opportunities. Mix and mingle with potential collaborators, future business leaders, stalwart entrepreneurs, and the visionaries who fund their companies. Whether you are working on an idea, thinking of starting a company, investing in one, or anything in between, you are welcomed to join!

We connect startup entrepreneurs with startup funding from angel investors, seed and venture capital. We attract the most innovative startups in both tech and non-tech industries. At our events you can demo your startup, meet investors,  and learn how to build startups from successful entrepreneurs. Our regular events: Life 3.0 - Startups That Change The Way You Live (Demo of early-stage startups) Startup School, Startup Do-a-Thon (Learn from Investors and CEOs how to build your startup) We al …

… Meanwhile, investors are not allowed to join to ensure that the group is focused on support, not following the money. And though it may go without saying, men aren’t part of the group either. “We are not trying to put any distance between us and the male entrepreneurs. We want to make the gender issue go away,’’ said Hein. “It’s not supposed to be special that women are doing this. It’s supposed to be completely normal.’’ If this is the new normal, it’s been a long time coming. Not so l …

There are many entrepreneurs and investors based in Marin. This group will provide workshops and meetings on topics designed to guide and coach entrepreneurs. It will also promote social meetings so entrepreneurs can meet and network. The founder of this group has extensive experience in international banking, as an entrepreneur, and as an occasional Angel investor. Members should be passionate about entrepreneurship and looking to learn, share, and make it happen.

Business and Social Networking Events for San Francisco Bay Area Entrepreneurs and Professionals to create new business and personal connections, find new clients, and identify business opportunities. Our members include successful entrepreneurs, startup founders, small business owners, business executives, technology gurus, attorneys, bankers, angel investors, real estate developers, franchise owners, local retail and restaurant owners, physicians, and other San Francisco Bay Area professionals …

This group is designed to cultivate a network of young entrepreneurs in San Francisco! It is my experience that with the internet every industry is just one degree from being deeply dependent on the next. With that being said, no matter the industry we have chose to dedicate our time to. We can each play a significant role in helping one another's company blast off! I look forward to meeting you all. Look forward to interesting mixers city wide!   “The richest people in the world look for and bu …

… The last events saw over 500 people from:  A Bit Lucky, Blizzard, Nexon, Google, ZipZapPlay, PopCap, PlayFish, Activision, Zynga, Apple, Unity, Neowiz, EA, Booyah, Trion, Sifteo, Raptr, Playdom, Playspan, PlayFirst, Wikia, Outspark, Nokia, Mastiff, Metaboli/GameTap, Amazon... plus quite a few VC's and angel investors. You might also be interested in the Gaming and Interactive Entertainment Industry mailing list. We exchange top news, jobs, questions, events...  It is open, non moderated and has …

… Among them; social entrepreneurs, large organizations, b-corps, non-profits, angel investors, institutional funders, company founders, technologists, marketers, designers, writers, media makers and beyond. More about NetSquared at: http://netsquared.org/ And more about the Global community: http://bit.ly/cr92Lc Find SFNetSqaured on - Tumblr Blog Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube UStream

… We heard perspectives from Anant Agrawal, vending frontierman and co-founder of Cantaloupe Systems Paige Craig, entrepreneur and adrenaline-fueled angel investor Paul Zak, neuroscientist also known as Dr. Love Sri Artham, fair trader of Fair Trade USA Barak Kassar, co-founder of Zibkids.com and creative director at Rassak Experience Rebecca Mercuri, leading expert in electronic voting systems (special webconference) Kaitlin McGaw (trio), bluesy vocalist and songwriter Rob Fuggetta, …

Join us for the launch of Tech PopUp, a new meet up for startups, entrepreneurs, investors, and developers to give demos and get friendly feedback!  Designers for developers in games, mobile, social media, digital media, tech, infrastructure, investing and brands. We just held our first one in LA which was a huge success, so now are launching in the SF Bay area. We are looking for a venue in SF or Peninsula, such as bar or restaurant. Let me know any ideas.  For the first hour, enjoy our network …

Are you involved in a startup or want to be? Startup Grind was started to help entrepreneurs meet new people face-to-face, and continue to build a lasting relationship with them online after the event. It's a monthly event held in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City featuring a range of speakers from founders to journalists to investors. More importantly it has the coolest community ever. Come to our event or go to Commonred.com to meet amazing professionals like you.