Silicon Valley: the
tech geek's promised land

Entrepreneurs from Israeli web start-ups have come to Silicon Valley seeking money and connections, reports CNET.

The group arrived for the IsraelWebTour 2008 conference, an annual event that took place at Microsoft's offices in Mountain View. It included investors from myriad Silicon Valley companies, as well as independents.

Companies touting applications for everything — from social search to aggregated profile feeds — made presentations and connected with influencers at the event.

Israel is second only to Silicon Valley in terms of its sheer numbers of web ventures. Israeli-based web companies increasingly build secondary headquarters in Silicon Valley to take advantage of networking opportunities and a deeper pool of talent.