Meridian Affiliations

Meridian supports and participates in the following industry associations and subscribes to their codes of business conduct. Meridian also provides to these associations an active speaker program and business plan/funding workshops for early-stage and high-growth companies.

	Link Silicon Valley www.linksv.com Provides a directory listing more than 6,000 technology firms, of which approximately 2,000 are active, VC-backed, or other emerging companies. Includes companies involved in software, computers, peripherals, communications, Internet, semiconductors, semiconductor equipment, biotechnology, and medical. Also includes contact information, key management, board members, venture capitalists, customers, strategic partners, and other information typically found in corporate press releases.
	LinkedIN www.linkedin.com LinkedIn is an online network of more than 20 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries. When you join, you create a profile that summarizes your professional accomplishments. Your profile helps you find and be found by former colleagues, clients, and partners. You can add more connections by inviting trusted contacts to join LinkedIn and connect to you. Your network consists of your connections, your connections’ connections, and the people they know, linking you to thousands of qualified professionals.
	Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) www.svase.org Moving great ideas into business success stories is what the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) facilitates. The organization is a non-profit membership association dedicated exclusively to helping the early stage entrepreneur - from the garage through IPO - across all technologies and cultural spheres. SVASE provides real-world business knowledge and direct access to investment, service provider, and peer communities.
	Keiretsu Forum www.k4forum.org The largest North American angel investor network with 400 accredited investor members. Since September, 2000, members have invested more than $70M in 120 companies in technology, healthcare sciences, consumer products, and other segments with high growth potential. The Forum also conducts education about angel investing plus charitable and social activities.
	IndUS Entrepreneurs (“TiE”) www.tiesv.org TiE is a global, not-for-profit organization created for the advancement of entrepreneurship. Its principle objective is to provide a platform on which people with entrepreneurial spirit and all others interested in economic value creation can come together to share ideas.
	Western Association of Venture Capitalists (WAVC) www.wavc.net The Western Association of Venture Capitalists (WAVC) is a non-profit association whose approximately 140 member firms represent all professionally managed venture capital in the Western United States.
	Financing Partners www.financingpartners.com Financing Partners offers specific programs designed to help entrepreneurs and investors reach their mutual objectives. They provide relevant data and informative programs that aid in the overall success of emerging technology companies and the investors who support them.