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Swedish Startups Showcase "Green" Technologies in Silicon Valley

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This week, venture capital investment firms met with promising Swedish startup companies on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley. The conference, organized by the Invest in Sweden Agency (ISA), introduced early-stage Swedish technology companies to venture capital firms and corporate investors. The event showcased a variety of "green" technologies developed by Swedish companies, including solar power, microturbines, mobile fuel cells, and fiber optics that capture and transmit natural sunlight. Swedish startups also presented innovative solutions in social networking, gaming, encryption security, and Internet technologies.

Key Takeaways:

  • The conference, organized by the Invest in Sweden Agency, aimed to introduce promising Swedish startup companies to venture capital firms and corporate investors in Silicon Valley.
  • The event showcased a variety of "green" technologies developed by Swedish companies, including solar power, microturbines, mobile fuel cells, and fiber optics that capture and transmit natural sunlight.
  • Swedish companies presented innovative solutions in social networking, gaming, encryption security, and Internet technologies.
  • The conference was attended by partners from venture capital investors, including Atrium Capital, Advanced Technology Ventures, California Technology Ventures, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
  • Executives from strategic investors, including Applied Materials, General Electric, Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, and SAP Ventures, were also present.
  • Swedish startups presented an array of new clean solutions to global energy challenges, including reducing CO2 emissions.
  • Don Wood, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, noted that Swedish entrepreneurs "celebrate entrepreneurs" and have a strong acceptance of risk.
  • Swedish entrepreneurs, like Tony Svensson, Executive Director of ISA North America, emphasized the importance of harnessing and preserving solar power, which is particularly relevant given Sweden's low CO2 emissions.

Statistics:

  • Sweden has the lowest CO2 emissions of any country in Europe.
  • The conference introduced a delegation of Swedish startups, including those developing and deploying "green" technologies.
  • Swedish companies presented innovative solutions in various fields, including social networking, gaming, encryption security, and Internet technologies.
  • The conference was attended by venture capital investors and corporate investors in Silicon Valley.

Sources:

  • Invest in Sweden Agency (ISA): http://www.isa-northamerica.org/index.html
  • Comments on this story may be sent to newsdesk@closeupmedia.com.

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