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Web Mission is organized Bronwyn Kunhardt and James Lawn from the market intelligence company Polecat (www.polecatting.com) and by serial entrepreneur, Oli Barrett. Each year, Web Mission seeks to introduce 20 of the best Web 2.0 companies to the many inspiring people and supportive Web 2.0 networks which exist in Silicon Valley. The aim is to support the companies to:
- Facilitate meetings with local investors
- Meet and mingle with Silicon Valley movers and shakers relevant to their organization and growth plans
- Discuss their business with leading journalists
- Spend quality time with like-minded people on the web scene
- Explore how to succeed in the US market
The successful companies are short-listed by judges such as Doug Richard, Mike Butcher from TechCrunch and with input from the Web Mission sponsors. The sponsors include technology companies, media companies, financial and legal organizations. They are complemented by a host of Partners who provide specialist support to the event.
As Michael Birch, founder of Bebo, commented on Web Mission 08: “The Web Mission represents an amazing opportunity for the best of entrepreneurial UK talent to visit Silicon Valley and learn for themselves the differences that make the US a breeding ground for innovation and more importantly the successful execution of ideas.”