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| Founded | January 2001, incorporated as a 501 c (3) July 2001 |
| Outreach | Reach over 1000 people in Silicon Valley and beyond. |
| Website | www.hispanic-net.org |
| Purpose | Hispanic-Net is a 501(c)3 organization where Hispanic entrepreneurs, innovators
and investors come together to create market leading companies.
Our organization is a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem comprised of executives in technology, Internet and life sciences companies, venture capitalists and angel investors, professionals in law, financial services and business from some of the top firms in Silicon Valley, Boston, San Diego and Latin America such as Cisco Systems, AMD, Adobe, Intel, Pillsbury Winthrop, Wilson Sonsini, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ricoh Innovation and others. |
| Programs | Monthly meetings on entrepreneurship topics, networking events, board meetings, event sponsorships, scholarships, mentoring, international collaborations, annual banquet Hispanic-Net has produced over 50 programs with over 100 speakers on topics that range from seminars on business plan development to marketing, sales, branding, legal issues, funding strategies and venture presentations with participation from Silicon Valley Bank, Latham & Watkins, Thelen & Reid, Fenwick & West, Eastman Ventures, Hummer Winblad, Garage Technology Ventures, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Silicon Valley Bank and others. |
| International | 1st point of contact for Latin American governments as their gateway to Silicon Valley and their technology programs. Examples: Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, El Salvador and others. - Invited to the White House, US Senate and House of Representatives to speak on issues affecting entrepreneurship and foreign trade |
| Funding | The Hispanic-Net universe of entrepreneurs and executives have raised or managed over $4.3 billion in private equity, IPOs and acquisitions and an additional $11.5 billion in the public market in technology related companies over the past twenty years |
| Sponsors | AI Research, AMD, Astia, Claria, Cartilix, Cisco Systems, Cyclades, Duran HCP, Events Consultants Unlimited, Fenwick & West LLP, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, Hewlett Packard, Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, Kennet Capital, Pillsbury Winthrop, Rapt, SOA, Symantec, TechBA, Telemundo, Union Bank of California, Wilson Sonsini, xPedion Design Systems |
| Affiliates | Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, Muybueno.net, Silicon Valley Hub, Telemundo, Women in Technology, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, National Society of Hispanic MBA’s, German American Business Associates, Silicon French |
