For the first time in the history of the United States, a delegation of 20 leaders from the top Silicon Valley venture capital funds is coming to Moscow from May 25th to May 27th. The delegation will also include representatives of the US State Department.

The main purpose of the trip is to provide the delegates with an opportunity to learn about Russia and its growing investment potential. During the three days of the trip, the delegates will have a unique chance to meet the movers and shakers of the Russian technology markets, including members of the Russian business elite, famous entrepreneurs, major law firms and investment banks, technology executives and local investors as well as key government officials. The delegates will also explore the emerging scene of Russian start-ups and learn about established technology companies with high-growth potential.

The visit is organized by the American Business Association of Russian-speaking Professionals (AmBAR - www.ambarclub.org), together with The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO - www.rusnano.com).

The delegation includes leaders from such well-known funds as Accel Partners, August Capital, Atlas Venture, Bessemer Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Sofinnova Ventures, JK&B Capital, Emergence Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Domain Associates, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (law firm), Asset Management Company, Alloy Ventures, EDventure, Siguler Guff & Company, Index Ventures, Almaz Capital Partners, Draper, Fisher & Jurvetson, Trident Capital and Wellington Partners. The total value of assets managed by these funds is over $60 billion. The aggregate investment portfolio of these companies includes more than six thousand brands, including such famous names as Microsoft, Oracle, Dell, Cisco, Intuit, Symantec, Apple, Redhat, Juniper, Facebook, Ebay, Hotmail, Baidu, Skype, Verisign, Veritas, Gartner Group , Teva, Amgen, Applied Biosystems, Biogen, Idec, among others.

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Date & Time:    Monday, April 19 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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