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International Partnership Award

Technology and Venture Capital Missions to Israel

CICC leads annual delegations to Israel designed to introduce new innovations, entrepreneurial landscape, acquisition opportunities and joint ventures to interested global technology and venture capital firms. Over 70 US and European VC’s participated in CICC’s delegations since 2004. These delegations provided enormous value to Israeli technology firms and created incredible traction in new investments in the country.

CICC's recent Cleantech Delegation to Israel was an unprecedented effort which brought for the first time the leading California investors, companies and dealmakers in the cleantech space to Israel for a week long visit.

Mission delegates were honored by President Shimon Peres with a special reception at his residence in Jerusalem.

Their visit included meetings with pre-selected cleantech companies in Israel among them: TaKadu, GreenRoad , TransBioDiesel , HelioFocus , GreenLet Technologies , Phoebus Energy , ETV Mostors , AquaPure Technologies , Elcon Recycling Center,Larotec and GridOn.

In addition delegates visited Israel's Desalination Plant at IDE Technologies in Ashkelon, The WeizmannInstitute of Science and CEOs of Netafim, Mekorot & BetterPlace.

Delegation included the following participants: Michael Allman, President & CEO, Sempra Generation Zvi Alon, CEO, Alon Ventures Buddy Arnhaim, Partner, Perkins Coie Russell Artzt, Vice Chairmen & Founder, CA
David Anthony, Managing Partner, 21 Ventures Adam Bergman, Senior Vice President, Jefferies Pat Burtis,Amadeus Capital WuSheng Chen, President, Protecht Group George Cohelo, Managing Director, Good Energies
John Denniston, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers Josh Green, General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures Harry Kellogg, Vice Chairman, Silicon Valley Bank Henk Kielman, CEO, RIG Investments Steve Krausz, General Partner, US Venture Partners
Jacob Lam, EVP, Strategy & Corp. Dev, CA Joe McGee, SVP Strategic Planning and Development, Jabil Circuit Atiq Raza, Partner, Khosla Ventures Alan Salzman, CEO, Vantage Point Venture Partners Sass Somekh, Managing Partner, Musea Ventures
Rachel Sheinbein, CMEA Shai Weiss, Partner, Virgin Green Fund Ben Wall, Investment Director, Texas A&M University Foundation Kevin Wolf, COO, Wind Harvest International Eric Young, General Partner, Canaan Partners