TABC is proud to announce continuation of its new event series Impact Lab! This new series is a platform, where we bring you topics and individuals that will improve the way you conduct business.

The December 13^th event will be a discussion with Aydin Koc, Vice Chairman, Keiretsu Forum Istanbul.  During the event, Aydin Koc will share information about the Keiretsu Forum, world's largest angel investor network with over 1000 accredited investor members and over $300 million invested in companies in technology, consumer products, internet, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential.

This event is a must for people who,

Are interested in investing in Turkey

Interested in securing Turkish funding for their start-up idea,

Want to be knowledgeable about quality deal flow in Turkey in a variety of industries,

Would like to start up a company with relationship to Turkey.

About Aydin Koc - Vice Chairman, Keiretsu Forum Istanbul

Aydin Koc currently consults on business strategy matters to small companies and non-profits and has been an angel investor with the Keiretsu Forum for several years. He is also a Board member of Turkish Philanthropy Funds, the first diaspora organization of the Turkish-American community employing the community foundation model to fund philanthropic activities and initiatives in Turkey. In the 2001-2007 timeframe, he was the CFO of ChildCare Careers, a very successful temporary staffing agency that was later bought by two private equity firms.

In the 1987-2001 timeframe, Aydin served in senior executive capacities in a number of semiconductor firms in Silicon Valley including as CEO of BitBlitz, Senior Vice President and General Manager of ZiLOG's Home Entertainment Group and the President of the Optical Storage Group at Oak Technology.

About Keiretsu Forum      

Keiretsu Forum is the world's largest angel investor network of accredited private equity investors, venture capitalists and corporate/institutional investors with over 1000 accredited investor members throughout twenty plus chapters on three continents. Since Keiretsu Forum's founding in 2000, its members have invested over $300 million in companies in technology, consumer products, internet, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. Forum investments vary in response to the requesting company's genuine needs, but are typically in the range of $200,000 - $1.5 million.

Keiretsu Forum is a worldwide network of capital, resources and deal flow with chapters in Northern California (San Francisco, East Bay, Silicon Valley, and North Bay), Southern California (Westlake Village, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County), Seattle/Northwest (Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, Portland, and Boise), New York/Tri State, Philadelphia, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, London and Istanbul.

Date / Time: December 13, Thursday at 7PM to 8:30PM

Location: BAU Silicon Valley and Starters Lab Offices
115 E 5th Avenue San Mateo, CA, 94401