About Vator.tv

Vator.tv is a social network for technology startup companies which gives entrepreneurs a platform to connect with Investors, Acquirers and Media.

Vator.tv gives Investors useful tools to keep track of companies and industries that interest them, and provides a revolutionary interaction platform to discover the best investment opportunities in technology.

The Vator.tv Newsroom is a trustworthy beacon to the world on the technology startup spirit and the investing which turns these dreams into reality.

Vator.tv is for technology startup companies!

Who we are for...

Technology startups

• Who are serious about Growing their company aggressively.
• That need assistance in finding Funding to grow their company.
• That need to gain Press Exposure for their company.

Investors

• Who are actively searching for opportunities to invest in or acquire technology companies.
• Who currently have dealflow overload, and need tools to help them track the progress of companies they actually care about following.
• Who need tools to help them find great companies before every other investor finds the investment opportunity.

Press

• That want to find great startup companies who are on the brink of revolutionizing their industries.
• Who needs to track innovation as it happens.
• Who are looking for another avenue of distribution for their coverage of the technology industry.

Advisors and Supporters

• That have a personal connection to and are supporting the growth and development of specific startup companies.

Service providers

• Whose products are helpful to growing startup companies.

How do I use Vator.tv?

1. First create a user profile.
   (Your Vator.tv profile is your resume on the Web, where you can describe yourself and your interests in a rich-media environment.)
2. Confirm your registration from the email sent to your email address.
3. Second, create a company profile for your technology startup.
   [Click here to see how Peter Thiel (founder of Paypal and FoundersFund) recommends you construct your company profile.]
4. Invite your professional contacts and friends into your company network to help grow your company.

Why the name Vator.tv and who is behind this company?

We know some are asking: Why the name Vator.tv? The name came from "elevator," as in "elevator pitch," which is used to describe a brief overview of a startup company delivered in the time span of an elevator ride.

Vator.tv is located in San Francisco, CA. It was launched in June 2007 and is funded by angel investors, including Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Richard Rosenblatt, former Chairman of MySpace, and Georges Harik, former Google executive who helped build Google's AdSense technology.

Bambi Francisco is Vator.tv co-founder and CEO. She was a syndicated columnist and correspondent covering internet and emerging technology trends an investments across the public and private sectors for Dow Jones MarketWatch. Vator.tv is an extension of Bambi's passion to give investors an edge by exposing opportunities at the earliest stages. This is a focus she's had throughout her career. In 1995, Bambi created, launched and produced three shows for CNNfn, one of which was "Capital Ideas," a show on innovation focusing on IPOs and deals.

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