2001 Florida Venture Capital Conference Presenters Capture $30.8 Million in Funding; Applicants Sought for 2002 Conference.Business Editors NOTE: A video relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc this story will be available for journalists to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. beginning today at www.newstream.com and at www.businesswire.com CORAL GABLES Coral Gables, city (1990 pop. 40,091), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom, Coral Gables is a noted planned city, with tree-lined boulevards and Mediterranean-style buildings. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2001 The Florida Florida, state, United States Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and Venture Forum (http://www.flvencap.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. ), organizers : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
To date, the following seven companies have received funding, demonstrating investor confidence, a sound business plan and high growth marketing potential: -- Ft. Lauderdale-based BizProLink, the Internet's first and largest aggregator of industry-specific ASPs, received $3.2 million from Crossbow Ventures. -- Ft. Lauderdale-based Fourbit Group, Inc., an Internet infrastructure company whose product suite enables wired and wireless e-business web sites and applications to be built significantly faster, cheaper and with greater quality of service, received $1.5 million from private investors. -- West Palm Beach-based JesterDigital Corporation, creator of a web-based multi-user accessible virtual reality environment to drive commerce opportunities in digital media, performance gaming, interactive advertising, and affinity-partner web development, received $6.8 million from Crossbow Ventures and Wyncrest Capital. -- Tampa-based Kview, Inc., is a high-volume multimedia production company that creates one-minute audio and video shows on a variety of how-to topics, displayed on their pcshowandtell.com site, received $5 million from Stonehenge Capital, Advantage Capital, Thompson Murff LLC and others. -- Plantation-based LatPro, Inc., an online employment center for Spanish and Portuguese-speaking job seekers, as well as employers and recruiters searching for top-quality professionals with this specialized market, received $300,000 from Fred Perkins of Perkins & Associates. -- Miami-based Medmundo.com, Inc., provider of services for the administration of the procurement process for hospitals and other health institutions in Latin America, received $4.0 million from Crossbow Ventures and Battery Ventures. -- Boca Raton-based OmniCluster Technologies, Inc., a developer of network technology that provides full PC function and a gigabit network to simplify cost effective high bandwidth solutions, received $10.0 million from Crossbow Ventures, HIG Ventures and Mellon Ventures. "We are extremely pleased with the success that Conference presenters have had over the last ten years, raising funds now totaling over $424 million. Despite the changes in the financial markets, venture capital investments continue to be made shining a bright light on the future of Florida's entrepreneurs." said Kevin Watson Kevin Watson is a professional footballer (born 3rd January 1974, in Hackney, London, England) currently playing as a midfielder for Colchester United in the Football League Championship. Watson started his career as a trainee with his local side Tottenham Hotspur. , 2001 Chairperson chairperson Chairman The head of an academic department. See 'Chair.', Cf Chief. of the Florida Venture Forum, the host organization for the Conference, and Managing Director of C/max Capital Corporation, a Florida-based venture capital firm. These entrepreneurs join a select group of successful Florida entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. companies such as Citrix (Citrix Systems, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, www.citrix.com) The leader in access infrastructure solutions, which includes network access, single sign-on, VPN capabilities, presentation services, remote control and remote support applications. Sytems, Sportsline For the CBS-owned website, see . Sportsline is a call-in discussion show, airing Tuesday nights at 10 PM on WRCT Pittsburgh, covering Carnegie Mellon University athletics, Pittsburgh Sports, and national sports topics. and Redgate Communications who have presented at this prestigious Conference. The Florida Venture Forum, the host and organizer of the Florida Venture Capital Conference, puts entrepreneurs through basic training in preparation of the Conference which graduates describe as invaluable, eye-opening a. 1. Causing one suddenly to learn or understand what was not previously known; as, an eye-opening look into the private machinations of the governor s>. and empowering. These select candidates, chosen from hundreds of applicants, gain knowledge of a variety of topics including venture capital contract negotiations, building the management team, public speaking and business plan preparation. Applicants are now being sought for the 11th annual Florida Venture Capital Conference, scheduled for January 30-31, 2002 at the four-star four-star adj. Of superlative quality: a four-star restaurant. Doral Doral may refer to: Business
An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. reviewing the applications study the company's business plan focusing on their revenue model, historical data, management team, high growth potential and existence of proprietary technology. In addition to the Florida Venture Capital Conference, the Florida Venture Forum also holds monthly educational programs on a statewide basis in south Florida, central Florida
Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast. , north Florida, and the west coast. The Florida Venture Forum, Inc. is the premier statewide entrepreneurial networking In business, entrepreneurial networks are social organizations offering different types of resources to start or improve entrepreneurial projects. Having adequate human resources is a key factor for entrepreneurial achievements. group in Florida that provides companies with managerial assistance and identifies sources of venture capital. Created in 1984 by a group of high-level business leaders and academicians, the goal of the Forum is to help ensure the success of entrepreneurial ventures of modest size and limited resources by offering expert counsel and advice. Each January, the Forum presents the Florida Venture Capital Conference, now in its 11th year. For more information, please visit the Forum's web site at http://www.flvencap.org or e-mail forum@flvencap.org. CONTACTS: Entrepreneurs -- BizProLink Steven Ste´ven n. 1. Voice; speech; language. Ye have as merry a steven As any angel hath that is in heaven. - Chaucer. 2. An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. To set steven to make an appointment. R. Sponder, Founder/CEO, 954-535-2999, ssponder@bizprolink.com -- Fourbit Group, Inc. Rick Sanderson Sanderson may refer to:
ricks@fourbit.com -- JesterDigital Corporation John C. Textor, Chairman/CEO, 561-833-9220, jtextor@jester.com -- Kview KView is an image viewer for the KDE desktop environment. It uses KParts to display the image. See also
People with the given name Keith:
-- LatPro Nate Clement Clement, in the Bible Clement, in Philippians, one of Paul's coworkers. He is traditionally identified with St. Clement of Rome, the likely author of a letter written from there to the Corinthian church in c.A.D. 96. , COO (Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning. , 954-474-6880 ext.138, nate@latpro.com -- Medmundo.com, Inc. Michael Michael, archangel Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. Meiser Meiser (Arabic: ميسر, Hebrew: מייסר) is an Israeli Arab village located 0. , CEO, 305-576-0227, mmeiser@medmundo.com -- OmniCluster Technologies, Inc. Christopher Fleck, CEO, 561-981-0261, fleck@omnicluster.com Florida Venture Forum Spokespersons -- Jeanne Jeanne is a French female name, equivalent to the English Joan, Jane, Jean and several historical figures in English named Joanna. (Feminine forms of John) Historical people who have been called simply Jeanne: n. 1. (Zool.) A European fish (Pagellus centrodontus); the sea bream or braise. , Florida Venture Forum Executive Director, 305-446-5060, jbecker@beckerconsulting.com. -- Kevin Watson, Florida Venture Forum 2001 Chairperson, C/max Capital Corporation, 954/765-3480 ext. 226, Kevin KEVIN Keepers of the Eternal Vigilance of the Islamic Nation (fictional, from White Teeth by Zadie Smith) @cmaxcapital.com. -- Daniel H. Aronson, Co-Chair, 2002 Florida Venture Capital Conference, Greenberg Traurig Greenberg Traurig LLP is an international law firm with approximately 1,700 attorneys and governmental professionals in 29 locations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Its presence in Europe is supplemented by strategic alliances with Olswang (offices in London, United Kingdom , 954-765-0500, aronsond@gtlaw.com. -- Reuben B. Johnson III, Co-Chair, 2002 Florida Venture Capital Conference, Raymond James  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . & Associates, Inc., 561/833-0285, rjohnson@ecm.rjf.com. -0-
FLORIDA VENTURE CAPITAL CONFERENCE
PRESENTERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING
COMPANY YEAR PRESENTED AMOUNT SOURCE
Tony Zalenski
Boca Research 1992 $ 7,000,000 Summit Partners
561/997-6227
Dr. Norman Weldon
Corvita Corp. 1992 $11,000,000 Institutional
305/557-3100 Investor
(California)
Ted Leonsis
Redgate Communications 1992 $ 1,000,000 Massey Birch
415/525-4000 Inv. Group
Diane Huth
Skinny Snacks 1992 $13,000,000 Original
941/278-0244 Brazilian
Investor
Luis Romero-Font
Celpage, Inc. 1994 $ 6,000,000 Providence
809/277-2812 Ventures
Michael Levy
Sportsline USA, Inc. 1995 $3,000,000 Kleiner Perkins
954/351-2120 Caufield and
Byers
Armand Alciatore
Tahoe Surgical
Instruments 1995 $750,000 Econ. Dev. Fund of
1-800-TAHOE-11 Puerto Rico and
Venture Capital
Fund of
Puerto Rico
Eric Hale
UroQuest, Inc. 1995 $2,500,000 E.M. Warburg
1-800-464-8735 Pincus
Global Vision 1996 $2,500,000 Crosspoint
904/268-4587 Ventures
Mead McCabe, Jr.
Genetic Vectors 1996 $4,768,700 Initial Public
Offering
305/716-0000
Nick Molina
Let's Talk Cellular 1996 $21,100,000 Initial Public
305-477-8255 Offering
Burt Sookram
Catalina Food Ingredients 1997 $3,500,000 Sirrom Capital
813-845-5595
Ellen Caravello
On-line @Unicom 1997 $1,000,000 PennWell
561/276-2433 Publishing
Luis F. Ayala
TAC Systems, Inc. 1997 $2,000,000 Sirrom Capital
205-721-1976
Michael Dowling
Sawgrass Electronics
Group, Inc. 1997 $5,000,000 N/A
954-340-8127
Brendan T. Fitzgerald
Microgistics, Inc. 1998 $2,400,000 Combination of
407-757-5780 Private Investors
John Lawlor
The Email Channel 1998 $385,000 Antares Capital
561-226-3624
Steve McLaughlin
Net Healthcare 1998 $9,000,000 Sale/merger with
954-492-8774 Preferred
Employers Holdings
Gary Patterson
Imaginet Design Solutions 1998 $380,000 South
954-922-0399 Florida-based
bank
Martin E. Doyle
Perception, Inc. 1998 $3,000,000 Equity funds from
305-593-5505 Private Investors
Gail Nichols
Willow CSN Incorporated 1998 $5,000,000 Terms confidential
305-864-6577
Oscar Coen
Yupi.com 1999 $108,000,000 Interprise
305/604-0366 Technology Partners,
IFX Corporation,
Sony, etc.
Michael Baron
TeraNex 1999 $4,000,000 BancBoston Capital
407/417-1086
Michael A. McNeal
Absolutely Software 1999 $ 1,000,000 Private investors
561/852-0681
Clifford T. Boro
Internet Financial
Network, Inc.(IFN) 1999 $10,000,000 Private investors-
954/321-6061 Julius Trump
Scott Moody 1999 $20,000,000 Stonehenge Capita
AuthenTec Royal Bank of
407-729-5848 Canada
Jerome Pepin
U.S. Bid 1999 $1,200,000 Private investor
407-725-0260 2000 $10,000,000 Spectrum Equity
Investors and
Brinson Partners
Zijad F. Aganovic, Ph. D.
Cylex Systems, Inc. 1999 $6,000,000 H.I.G. Capital
561-998-7175 Management
2000 Florida Venture Capital
----------------------------
Christopher Cogan
GoCo-op 2000 $21,000,000 Invemed Associates
407-628-3636 LLC
2001 $23,000,000 Invemed Catalyst
Fund
David A. Schwedel
Marex.com 2000 $43,000,000 Brown Simpson
305-285-2003 Strategic Growth
Funds
305-285-2003
Glenn Parker
ParkStone Medical 2000 $ 31,500,000 Oak Investment
954-389-8900 Partners
Partech
International
Cardinal Health
Partners
Salix Ventures
Kenneth Dotson
ScoreCardUSA.com 2000 $ 1,600,000 CrossBow Ventures
407-482-8282
Orlando, FL
Michael Davis
eAngler.com 2000 $9,100,000 SI Ventures LLC
877-979-3474 Brunswick
Corporation
2001 Florida Venture Capital
----------------------------
Steve Sponder 2001 $3,200,000 Crossbow Ventures
BizProLink
954-535-2999
Rick Sanderson
Fourbit Group, Inc. 2001 $1,500,000 Private Investors
954-938-9900
John Textor 2001 $6,800,000 Crossbow Ventures
Jester Digital Wyncrest Capital
561-833-9220
Keith Gibson 2001 $5,000,000 Stonehenge Capital,
Kview, Inc. Advantage Capital
813-221-2765 Thompson Murff LCC
and others
Nate Clement 2001 $300,000 Fred Perkins,
LatPro Perkins &
954-474-6880 ext. 138 Associates
Michael Meiser 2001 $4,000,000 Crossbow Ventures
Medmundo Battery Ventures
305-576-0227
Chris Fleck 2001 $10,000,000 Mellon Ventures
OmniCluster HIG Ventures
561-981-0261 Crossbow Ventures
TOTAL: $424,483,700
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