TiE

TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) is a nonprofit trade group dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship. It sponsors the TiECON annual conference for entrepreneurs from technology companies, venture capital firms, and service providers.

The concept of TiE was born at the end of 1992 at a lunch meeting of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and professionals. Initially, this small group of individuals launched monthly activities, which, in turn, attracted more members. By 1994, TiE had become a formal organization, TiE Silicon Valley, with a larger group of members and participants