5-day Program that matches the World’s 60 Top Tech Startups with

the needs of Silicon Valley Corporations & Corporate InvestorsUS MAC (US Market Access Center) of Silicon Valley is looking for the world’s top tech startups that match the direct needs of 20 US corporations & investors, 5 Multi-national Corporations and 5 Silicon Valley VCs.

AND: The Top Finalists will share $300,000 in prize money!

The top 60 finalists will participate in a dedicated 5-day program in Europe, featuring: Pitch practice with Silicon Valley experts; Startup Showcase Exhibit Hall; ‘Demo Day’ direct to Silicon Valley Corporates; and B2B meetings.

Critical dates:

Call for nominations closing deadline August 31st 2015

Finalists announced September 21st, 2015

TechMatch Global Event Oct 12th-16th, 2015

Join participants from across Europe and Asia for this world-class, annual event.

Past Corporate Participants

Matching the World’s Top Technology Talent with the Needs of Silicon Valley Corporations

Program host:

October 12th – 16th, 2015, Bratislava, Slovakia

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Participation Benefits

Finalists receive the following:

• Pitch coaching & pitch practice• Present and exhibit your company in the Exhibit Hall & at

Demo Days with corporate tech scouts & investors from Silicon Valley

• Participate in networking events with investors & ecosystem partners each day

• B2B meetings with the participating corporates and investors

• Your logo will appear everywhere – on all event publications, event signage, PPTs, etc.

• Opportunity to use the “TechMatch Global Finalist” logo on your marketing materials

• Announcement of your participation on all event social media• Eligibility to share in the $300,000 USD in prize money

Comments from Past Participants

“Finally, a program that focuses on business-oriented meetings and expanding our network of contacts.”

- CEO of a Polish video streaming company

“Thanks for a terrific TechMatch event. I managed to get a partnership agreement with a global software company in Silicon Valley”.

- Co-founder of a Czech IT security company

“We had a great experience in San Francisco with USMAC’s program. The TechMatch event was a huge success for our company”.

- CEO of a Belgian enterprise software company

“I want to thank the whole US MAC team for a job well done! Thanks too you, I had some excellent meetings…”

- CEO of a Spanish digital media company

Past Corporate Participants

Matching the World’s Top Technology Talent with the Needs of Silicon Valley Corporations – Oct. 12th to 16th, 2015, Bratislava, Slovakia

Participation Details for TechMatch Global

Selection Criteria

Nominees must: • Have some revenue traction and/or significant validation from early-adopter customers in their home market;

• Match several of the specific Selection Criteria as outlined below, in order to qualify for the TechMatch Global event. For clarity, a ‘sector category’ is a bullet-point (not a category heading). Nominees may qualify across several category headings.

Automotive innovation• HMI (Human Machine Interface) technologies: Voice, Gesture, Touch.• ADAS Sensors: haptic, eye gaze, camera, LiDar, Radar, software, calibration• Android Dev: Apps for the connected car• Wireless communications (vehicular communications, mesh networking), telematics, usage-based insurance• Wearables in car• Object detection, Pedestrian detection• Autonomous driving algorithms• V2X• In-vehicle infotainment• Driver monitoring• UX, UI for automotive• Power Electronics (electric motors, inverters, on board chargers)

Enterprise Software• Big data, business intelligence and analytics• ICT solutions for the data center • HOT: Information Security; Identity Management; Anything Java, MySQL, Linux, scripting language frameworks;• Networking software and hardware• Virtualization

Mobile / Telecom Technologies• Mobile security• Technologies and platforms for enabling next-generation wireless/cellular communications (5G/beyond LTE)• Tele-health/Tele-medicine

Financial Technologies (FinTech) • Biometrics• Applications of Blockchain/Bitcoin• Crowdsourcing platforms• Mobile Point of Sales• Mobile payment systems

Media/Entertainment• Virtual Reality (VR)• Augmented Reality• Content production (gaming and non-gaming)• Content capture (video processing, encoding…)• Digital video / Digital TV / Interactive TV / Streaming• Video Advertising / Video Programmatic Advertising • TV/video currency infrastructure & data• TV search & discovery• Targeted advertising technology • Audience based TV advertising technologies• Automated Video Engagement Experiences

Participation Details for TechMatch Global

Selection Criteria (continued)

IoT / Wearables• Biometric personal identification • Advanced Sensor Technologies• Needle-less drug delivery to Skin • Drones (UAVs), notably the imaging part• E-Textile and Smart Clothing • Robotics• Hadoop/SPARK/Storm based real time analytics • Sports Tech for athletes or venues/stadiums• IoT/Biomedical MEMS sensors • ECG/PPG/SpO2/HRV Analysis for Smartphone

Clean / Green Technologies• Battery technology (fast-charging)• Energy harvesting (esp. thermal energy)

Hardware / Industrial Technologies • Coatings / Advanced Materials • Heating/Cooling Technologies• Image and Video Processing • Antimicrobial Materials• Flexible Display Technologies • Air Filtration technologies• Cooking Technologies • Wireless Power Transmission

Miscellaneous Technologies• UX Design/consulting services• Education Technology (EdTech) / Deep learning

Stronger consideration will be given to companies that possess: defensible intellectual property; disruptive innovation; and/or a significant competitive advantage IMPORTANT – Corporations and Investors are NOT interested in the following:• Consumer social network / dating / hobby scheme that are dependent on advertising revenue alone• Companies that rely on consulting, without a highly scalable, high margin repeatable product for sale• Companies with legal, privacy, security, or other major liabilities

Program Fees: $2,500.00 USD (payable by no later than August 31th, 2015)Fees include the following:• Admission for two members of your company to attend the 5-day TechMatch Global event• Meet with and present your demos to over 25 global corporations and investors from Silicon Valley • A chance to win a portion of prize money (terms announced after Aug. 10th, 2015)• Discount code for hotel accommodation near the event venue in Europe

For more information please contact:alfredo@usmarketaccess.com