The Web Mission 2011 will give the entrepreneurs behind 19 growing web technology companies the opportunity to engage with top people from US technology businesses such as Twitter. Over $60m has been raised in private finance by companies that attended two previous Web Missions.

The mission is sponsored by; the Technology Strategy Board, UK Trade and Investment and Orrick's Emerging Companies Group and supported and delivered by partners; Polecat, the Co-Sponsorship Agency and The Long Run Venture. The goal of the mission is to help entrepreneurs in the UK's web technology sector to take their businesses into the global marketplace.

The pace at which current technology trends evolve stimulates the need for business innovation and the UK companies will see just how US businesses are addressing these market opportunities. The mission, which takes place March 5 – 11 2011, is designed to ensure that the businesses taking part benefit from the collective impact of a well-run trade mission.

The companies, already highly successful in the UK, will meet the media as well as peers from around the world, investors and potential partners. They will also engage with experts on the financial and public policy agendas relevant to web technology businesses operating in the US.

A range of web technologies are being showcased including innovative online booking services using social media, application optimisation technology, marketing optimisation tools, production and delivery of e-content and new forms of cloud -based file sharing.