This sponsored post is produced by NVIDIA.
Startups face huge challenges. But we can help. At NVIDIA, we’ve helped scores of small companies grow by featuring their CEOs before a live audience of investors, tech executives, and media at our annual Emerging Companies Summit in Silicon Valley.
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Many companies that have participated in the Emerging Companies Summit (ECS) over the last six years have achieved spectacular success, including:
Oculus
The startup synonymous with virtual reality appeared onstage at ECS in 2013. One year later, Facebook acquired it for $2 billion.
NaturalMotion
In 2010, this gaming company showed its realistic physics simulation on the ECS stage. Zynga acquired it earlier this year for $527 million.
Sportvision
Responsible for the yellow first down line on televised football games, Sportvision invented digital techniques that are now standard for broadcasts of the NFL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR, NHL, PGA Tour, and Olympics. This 2010 ECS alum now grosses more than $100 million annually.
Gaikai
Shortly after appearing at ECS 2012, game-streaming pioneer Gaikai was acquired by Sony for $380 million.
So what could we do for you?
NVIDIA’s seventh annual ECS is set for March 18 in Silicon Valley. If selected to participate in the Early Stage Challenge, you’ll be able to introduce your company to investors, enterprise execs, and media. The event also draws attendees from NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference, the world’s largest GPU developer conference, which is held concurrently in the San Jose Convention Center.
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The Early Stage Challenge winner will bag a $100,000 check on the spot, and all attendees are invited to the ECS awards ceremony that evening, during which some of the most promising participants are recognized in front of an audience of investors, business leaders, developers, and analysts.
Eligible startups must have raised less than $1 million in capital and use GPUs for computing, visualization, analytics, entertainment, automotive, cloud, or mobile. Participants can start by completing this form by January 19, 2015.
Alain Tiquet is Group Director of Business Development at NVIDIA.
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