DEMO is one of the world’s premier events for startup launches and the presentation of new technologies. The DEMO team selects the 70 most important and disruptive technologies from among thousands of applicants, and these technologies are then presented to DEMO attendees and top venture investors. DEMO companies have raised well over $4.5 billion dollars in the months/years following their DEMO debut. Companies that have launched at DEMO previously include Palm, TiVo, Salesforce, ETrade, Symantec, and Six Apart.