Silicon Valley Experience
ITBA Entrepreneurial Ecosystem · one week in Silicon Valley · January 2027
A week of activities and networking in Silicon Valley, the epicentre of innovation and technology: founders, companies, venture capital, accelerators, universities and the ITBA Alumni community.
Description
Silicon Valley is the birthplace of companies such as HP, IBM, Google, Meta and Apple, which started as small projects in a garage and changed millions of lives. The experience offers an intensive week to see that ecosystem from the inside, with founder meetings, visits to companies, accelerators and universities, meetings with investors and inspirational tours. The agenda is tentative and confirmed on arrival.
Main activities
- Meetings with founders and company visits.
- Meetings with venture capital firms such as London House Capital and River Plate Ventures.
- Accelerator visits: Plug and Play Tech Center (Sunnyvale) and IndieBio (San Francisco).
- University visits.
- Inspirational tours: Computer History Museum, Apple Visitor Center and Steve Jobs' garage.
- Meeting with the ITBA Alumni community in Silicon Valley.
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