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Call for Nominations: Red Herring Top 100 Private Companies in Europe
Award Recognizes the 100 "Most Innovative" Startups Leading the Next Technology Wave
| Source: Red Herring
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - February 2, 2010) - Red Herring today announced its official
call for nominations for Red Herring 100 Europe 2010. For its 10th
consecutive year Red Herring will spotlight the top 100 privately owned
technology startups from all over Europe. The winners will be celebrated at
the Red Herring 100 event in Paris, April 20-22, 2010. Submissions for the
event will be accepted through February 15. Venture capitalists and
entrepreneurs can submit their candidates for consideration by visiting:
http://www.herringevents.com/europe10/index.html
"This year we are more eager than ever to see the talent and innovation
these top 100 startup companies have to offer," says Alex Vieux, CEO of Red
Herring. "Each year, Red Herring Europe gains momentum and prestige making
it the ultimate platform for startups from across the continent to be
celebrated."
An experienced group of Red Herring editorial judges will review each
startup nomination. Nominees will be evaluated on both quantitative and
qualitative criteria such as financial performance, technology innovation,
quality of management, execution of strategy and integration into their
ecosystem. The board rates hundreds of companies on multiple levels, and
then selects 100 companies that are leading the next wave of innovation.
Top technology industry executives, VC's and experts have trusted the Red
Herring 100 lists as critical indicators of the promising startups that
will lead the next wave of disruption and innovation.
The winning 100 companies will be invited to present and showcase at the
Red Herring Europe forum before an exclusive audience of C-level
entrepreneurs, corporate strategists, and over 50 venture capital funds in
addition to being featured in a special edition of Red Herring magazine.
The event will also include keynote addresses and panel discussions led by
industry leaders and technology insiders. Red Herring 100 Europe is an
invitation-only event.
About Red Herring
Red Herring is a global media company uniting the world's best high
technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a
variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine; an online daily
technology news service; technology newsletters, and major events for
technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides an insider's
access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on
the emerging technologies driving the economy. For more information, visit
www.redherring.com.