Northern Silicon Valley Partnership (Union City, Newark, Hayward, Fremont) Announces Free Entrepreneur Pitch Event with Angel Investors Investor Panel from Keiretsu Forum

Themes: Green & Clean Technology, Biotechnology, Information Technology, and Sustainable Products or Services

UNION CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The third event sponsored by the Northern Silicon Valley Partnership will be an opportunity for entrepreneurs to present their product and business ideas to and make connections with angel investors for green technology, biotechnology, information technology, and sustainable products or services. The Angel investors will provide feedback to entrepreneurs regarding their presentations and ideas. Entrepreneurs and interested parties are invited to this event at no cost through the generosity of the cities of Fremont, Hayward, Newark and Union City. These cities are partnering to increase their visibility to the startup community. The pitch event will be at the Crowne Plaza 32083 Alvarado-Niles Road Union City, CA 94587 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. on September 30, 2009. To register contact Christine Friday, Economic Development, The City of Union City at 510-675-5396 or [e-mail] To submit a pitch request, entrepreneurs should contact [e-mail] by September 8, 2009.

Angel investor panel are members of the East Bay Chapter of Keiretsu Forum, http://keiretsuforum.com. Keiretsu Forum, founded in 2000, is the world’s largest angel investor network with 750 investor members in 18 chapters on 3 continents. Its members collaborate in the due diligence about companies and technologies, but make individual investment decisions in the range of $250K-$2M.