International Collaborative Partnerships

Plug & Play Technology Centre

Plug and Play is the biggest entrepreneurs' community in Silicon Valley, working closely with 220 high tech start-ups in 3 different facilities in the Bay Area. We provide funding (network of top 25 VCs in the Valley and 50 angels), networking(weekly events with prestigious keynotes and CEOs) and corporate development (licensing, M&A and partnership opportunities with top 20 big corporations)opportunities; full service and flexible office space, IT, data center and recruitment solutions, a network of top service providers.

We accelerate the success of the top international start-ups here in Silicon Valley.

Selection Criteria of Plug and Play

• 100% innovative technology (lots of start-ups offer services, we look at start-ups with really innovative technologies)

• Preferably private money invested (angels, VCs)

• Advisory board (are there some good name?)

• Proof of concept

• Willingness of the CEO to move to the US

• Competition in the US

For more information, please contact Maud Pasturaud at maud@plugandplaytechcenter.com and visit  www.plugandplaytechcenter.com

Skysong at Arizona State University

Arizona State University, one of the largest universities in the US and ranked in the top 10 in research among US universities without a medical school, has created SkySong Innovation Center to be a two-way global portal that commercializes the University's technology globally, as well as attracts companies from around the world who seek to enter the US market.  Opened less than one year ago, SkySong currently works with over 40 companies from 12 countries.  For more information please contact Julia.Rosen@asu.edu and visit www.skysong.asu.edu