DO YOU NEED MORE SPACE?

We may be able to provide access to startup/cowork space at the going market rates but with the value add of access to our network of mentors and investors. Are you interested?

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Lemnos Labs has been investing in robotics since 2012 (in companies like Simbe Robotics) and closed their 3rd fund for $50 million in March this year. If anyone knows what's happening in robotics it's Jeremy Conrad, founder/partner at Lemnos VC. So we're delighted to have Jeremy talking about "Why The Time is Right For Robotics Now" on July 27th in SF.

Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-time-for-robotics-is-now-tickets-36315749384

FOR SVR MEMBERS USE CODE "SVRCO17"

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COME VISIT OUR NEW SPACE IN SAN FRANCISCO! We're at 100 Broadway (near Embarcadero). Check the SVR calendar for hours that I'm in the office and then tweet me @svrobo #Visit (working on a doorbell app :).

If you want a 2 person desk it's $2,000/qtr. Maybe you just need a p/t seat when you visit SF ($1,000/qtr). Or would you like to sponsor a startup desk? Join our robotics/hardware/AI mentors and investors network, as well as coworking with other robotics/hardware/AI professionals. (andra@svrobo.org)

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Silicon Valley Robotics in partnership with The Robotics Hub has launched global startup competition Robot Launch 2017 with up to $500,000 investment for winning startups. Also mentorship and space in the Silicon Valley Robotics accelerator/cowork space. Entries open now - deadline August 31.

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We're also looking for sponsors and exhibitors for our new event "The Future is Here: Healthcare, Robotics and AI" to be held at SRI International on Sept 21-22

Early bird tickets are available now at the best price you can get! When early bird tickets are gone the SVR Member price will be $249 and full ticket price will be $299.

Contact me for more information about the event and sponsorship/exhibition opportunities. [andra@svrobo.org]

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Next Silicon Valley Bots&Beer at HPE with presentation on "The Machine, data and robotics" on August 2. Next SF Bots&Beer on August 16. Bring your robot demos, or pitch decks or CVs. Many investors and international visitors attend these events.

More Women in Robotics Happy Hours coming up in August 8 at TRI and August 14 at BossaNova Robotics and tbc Blue River Technology and Kindred.AI. Onwards!

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In other news... SVR Members make MIT TOP 50 list! Alphabet at 5, Intel at 13, Quanergy Systems at 14, and Kindred.AI at 29. SoftBank invests $200m Series B in Plenty, an SF based vertical farming agtech company. The O'Reilly AI Startup Showcase is on Sept 17-20 in SF and startup applications close on July 28. IEEE RAS is looking for 2018 award nominations by August 1 deadline. Kraftwerk Bremen 14 month accelerator program in partnership with Mercedes Benz application deadline August 14. Singapore's SPRING Capital has $100m for advanced tech/manufacturing/logistics startup investment, application deadline August 25. And New York is offering up to $1million in prizes/investment for unmanned system startups.

Plus we're looking for a cool startup to showcase to EU investors on Sept 6. [andra@svrobo.org]

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We just found the last of the fabulous Robot Block Party 2017 t-shirts in the back of a box! Size S, M, L, XL in supersoft unisex slim fit. $30 (including postage etc for US/Canada) - probably $35 elsewhere in the world - but email me :) andra@svrobo.org?subject="TSHIRT"

PUT ON A DINNER - ASK FOR AN INVITE - MEET OUR '25 WOMEN FOR 2016'

We're finally redone the Robot Launch website to do what we do best:

Now you can register your startup for competitions or investment OR list a robot startup resource like an accelerator, meetup, makerspace, investor or industry group.

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Silicon Valley Robotics holds a range of robotics seminars, showcases and social events. You can also join Silicon Valley Robotics as an individual or startup and post your bio on the website.

Are you a startup or successful company doing business in the Silicon Valley or SF Bay Area? Are you a robotics professional, hobbyist, media or policy pundit, looking for more information or networking?

Join Silicon Valley Robotics one of the largest robotics clusters in the world. Members get access to network events, news and information. Select startups may be offered an invitation to pitch to investors at an investor showcase.

Andra Keay
Founder, Robot Launchpad
Managing Director, Silicon Valley Robotics

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Robot Garden
weekends | Livermore CA

We've opened a robot focused hackerspace - right next to the federal laboratories - LLNL and Sandia. DIY lasers, rockets, robots and cold fusion anyone?