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Private Equity XVII: Year-End Venture Forum - Featured Companies


Aberro - Advanced Automated Software Testing Tools ___

Aberro - Advanced Automated Software Testing Tools                          

 

Aberro is a new software product company that develops and sells innovative automated software-testing tools. Aberro’s flagship product, AberroTest, will dramatically change the way software is tested by eliminating the need for both scripting and programming. AberroTest sells into the $1.5B test-tools market and is targeted at the 80% of all software that is still tested manually. AberroTest is designed for both functional and integration testing and is particularly well-suited for Agile development.

 

Affin1ty Card™ International - Donor Affinity Card Program              

 

The vision of the Company is to become the premier Donor Affinity Card program throughout North America, the United Kingdom, and selected European/ Asian and Australia/New Zealand markets through its leading edge POS and Online Communication technology via a web-based application. The Company is positioned to launch a strongly differentiated Donor Affinity Card program through its leading edge point of sale (POS) and online communication system (OCS) technology managed via a web-based application.

 

All American Oil & Gas - Oil & Gas Exploration and Development       

 

Unique opportunity to invest with Texas-based oil & gas exploration and development company. Specfics on particular drilling or development prospects can be obtained by request.    

 

Appletree Capital - Private Equity, Venture Capital & Merchant Banking 

 

Appletree Capital Ltd. is a private equity, venture capital, and merchant banking group engaged to manage, invest and participate in developing growing companies for our investors and management partners. Led by its managing directors, Appletree has an experienced staff working together. Their business is to grow and nurture companies and, as they mature and develop, "pick from the tree" those companies that are ripe for a sale, merger, or public offering.

 

Celantis - Technology Platform for Peer-to-Peer  Communication         

 

Celantis is a venture created to deliver custom CCIP (Communication, Collaboration, Integration and Partnering) services between peers in an on-demand mode. The technology platform for the venture is based on an issued methods patent. The objective of the platform is to Enable dynamic custom service creation and use between peers, Support Quality of Service end-to-end for these services and Provide a technology framework for management of pooled assets.

 

Daystar Oil & Gas - Oil & Gas Exploration and Development               

 

Daystar Oil & Gas is a ten year old company in Austin, TX. Its goal is to “Increase Domestic Energy for a New Century.” DayStar’s proven reserves in Texas are more than 21 Billion Cubic Feet of natural gas and 690 thousand barrels of oil with a net value of approximately $80 million.

 

Digital Reasoning - Business Intelligence Analysis Productivity Tools 

 

Digital Reasoning® Systems is a developer of UDA solutions which are based on our distinctive patent-pending mathematical approach to natural language processing. The greatest problem that organizations face today is the exponential growth of information, over 80% of which is unstructured such as emails, pictures, text, CRM and other business intelligence. Most undiscovered knowledge lies dormant in that 80%. 

 

DNAPrint Pharmaceuticals - Pharmacogenomics-Based  Drugs      

A biotechnology company dedicated  to  the  development  of pharmacogenomics-based drugs and  diagnostics. The company has a diversified product portfolio  with  six drugs and  two diagnostics.   They are  applying  next  generation  technologies  of Pharmacogenomics  and Biological  Simulation in  the  drug  and  diagnostic development process  and  outsourcing  key functions  which  results  in  reduced risk, cost and time  to  market.            

 

Focus FX Trading - Artificial Intelligence-Based Currency Trading     

 

Focus FX Trading Fund, is an experienced team of FOREX professionals, researchers, traders and trading computers with a combined 100 plus years trading market experience, dedicated to providing superior investment results in the Foreign Currency Exchange Market (FOREX) market. Focus FX has developed a blended system of sophisticated genetic networks. Focus FX Trading has the ability to help its clients, both institutional and individual investors, to achieve consistent long-term positive results.

 

FoneKey - Enhanced Cell Phone Function for Hotel Guests                

 

The company has introduced FoneKey Hospitality Suite, a novel patent pending technology brings complete control over every aspect of Guest’s hotel experience within a single handheld device, the Guest’s own mobile phone. A guest would use his/her mobile phone to remotely check-in, control the assigned guestroom environment, open the hotel room door, to pay the bill and to check out. FoneKey uses the proprietary software and networking infrastructure to integrate off-the-shelf cell phones & electronic door locks.

 

GoFamGo - Web Networking And Family Support  Platform                   

 

GoFamGo pulls together emerging technologies into an integrated whole aimed at the geographically dispersed adult relatives of the elderly in need.  One central place where families can connect – focused on times of crisis such as with a sick elderly parent. A place to share video/photos, see and talk to each other. A way for kids to communicate with their grandparent using a web cam, VOIP. A place for adult children  communicate with each other with email, IM and text messaging, share documents, get research on legal, financial, health care information.

 

Integrative Energy - Technology-Driven Oil and Gas Exploration              

Integrative Energy is a North American private energy company based on three strategies to benefit shareholders, unit-holders and the communities in which we work: (i) Applying the Integrative management and leadership paradigm at all levels of the company; (ii) Pursuing high impact opportunities in the energy sector, focusing initially in the Overthrust belts of Texas and Wyoming and (iii) Utilizing Leading Edge Technologies to increase the probability of exploration and development drilling success. 

 

Intelecom Solutions - VoIP End-to-End Communications Solutions   

 

Intelecom Solutions was Ranked #20 in Deloitte’s New York Technology Fast 50 based solely on revenue growth The company provides end-to-end communications solutions to businesses combining broadband, voice and IT services. Intelecom Solutions combines carrier grade PSTN facilities directly connected to most major carriers with best of breed NextGen VoIP technology to migrate small and medium sized businesses to VoIP and integrated communications in a step-by-step process.

 

Intrapartum - Medical Devices for Obstetrics and Gynecology             

 

Intrapartum is a start-up medical device company formed in to develop products in the area of obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN); specifically to accurately monitor or mechanically induce cervical dilatation during labor or gynecologic procedures. In obstetrics this is currently done manually and is prone to significant variation and error resulting in misinformed decisions leading to over utilization of medications caesarian sections pre-term labor induction and increased risk of malpractice.

King of the Daredevils (SuperStunts) - New-Concept Theme Parks   

 

With ‘Additions’ to an ‘Already Built’ & ‘Operating’ Hotel/Casino/Resort’, (On ‘their’ Property !) of $3.0 Million, w/ ‘New’/’Added’ annual revenues of $31 + Million, w/ Operating Costs of only 25% of revenues. “The Action’… Combining: “World Record” (caliber), ‘Never-Before-Tried’ Stunts and Daredevil Acts, with “Supermoto” Motorcycle Racing, and, “Action Sports” of every description “Stunt Town-USA” is a ‘year-round’ “X-Games” Entertainment Complex…

 

Kronos - Advanced Air Movement and Purification Technology                     

 

Kronos is an application development and licensing company that has significantly changed the way air is moved, filtered and sterilized. The company has achieved patented breakthroughs in the development of a cost effective technology that causes silent air movement, filtration and sterilization without fan blades, electrical motors or filters. Licensing and product development partners in select markets include: Gulfstream, Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy.

 

Layton Energy - Oil & Gas Exploration and Development                     

 

Layton Energy Corporation is a privately held company primarily engaged in the upstream oil & gas industry. The Company has interests both domestically and internationally, on and offshore. Layton is committed to the development of crucial energy resources worldwide. By finding the most talented, embracing the entrepreneurial spirit and supplying the best technology, Layton Energy excels in the global search for oil and gas. Layton considers environmental concerns as well as economic considerations on all projects.

 

mAbGen - Proprietary Monoclonal Antibodies for Drug Discoverery    

mAbGen is focused on producing innovative, effective, and high quality monoclonal antibodies to fulfill the unmet medical needs of patients suffering from infectious disease, cancer, and related immunological disorders. The company expects to revolutionize drug discovery through it’s patented process of finding fully human, monoclonal antibodies that either identify or kill disease. Their platform seeks to accelerate pre-clinic development time, significantly reduce costs, improve product safety and efficacy and meet the most stringent of FDA standards

 

MediaFriendly   GPS-Based Communication Systems for Media         

 

MediaFriendly uses the emerging market of cell phone GPS for media to solve problems for the new media. These include Locating news crews instantly, Lack of instant communications with crews, Wasting gas and time on wrong assignments and Paying Freelancers for jobs news staffs can handle. The company’s solution is Web-based Cell phone GPS tracking to Cover breaking news faster, File video and stories from Cell Phone to TV station and much more.

 

Medical Information Systems Technology - Pregnancy Health Tests

 

MIST owns the pending patent to unique software that when used in conjunction with impedance cardiography (ICG) equipment can effectively prevent or manage pre-eclampsia in pregnant women. Pre-eclampsia is a major cause of maternal mortality and of severely premature births. The annual cost of pre-eclampsia to the health care industry is estimated at over $18 billion annually. Initial plan is to market to maternity clinics and 30,000 OBGYN’s US.

 

Millennium Professional Concepts  - Affordable Dental Care                     

 

The Millennium mission is to build a dental complex based on better marketing and more responsible distribution on capital and collection to prove-out a basis for creating a network either regionally or nationwide. As Dentistry is the # 1 unmet healthcare need to the American public today, Millennium’s business model will benefit patients with more affordable care while attracting quality dentists.  Over the last forty years, the cost breakdown for dental expenditures was 19 % private insurance, 4 % public assistance and 77 % out of pocket cost from the public.

 

Mosaic Images - Commercialization of Multicultural Digital Images      

 

Mosaic Images was formed to function as a stock photography agency providing multicultural digital images for sale to clients via an ecommerce business model. Mosaic Images’ digital database will store the people and lifestyle images of African-Americans, Asian-Americans, East Indian Americans and Latinos. The company intends to produce these images via Mosaic Images staff photographers and independent/freelance photographers.

 

MTZ Group - Remittance and Money Transfer Services                        

 

MTZG is a global resource and solutions provider offering Remittance and Money Transfer services. MTZG also offers technologies and services such as: & Communications Platforms (Fixed, Data, Satellite & Wireless); Internet (Hosting & Managed Services); Enterprise Information Systems; Nanotechnologies; Customer Contact Centers and Health Care Innovations. MTZG specializes in providing dedicated sales channels and marketing processes, focused on taking your products and services to market.    

 

Multimedia Tutorial Services - K-12 Online Tutorial Systems                            

 

The company is a leading developer and marketer of home tutorial products in K-12 mathematics. With more than $30 million in historic sales and a substantial base of over 300,000 customers for Math Made Easy™, its core product, there is strong evidence of the appeal of the current product and potential demand for the online and CD versions. Math Made Easy™, the company’s live tutorial site, The Tutorial Channel, has been launched.

 

Mystic Tackleworks - Technologically Advanced Sport Fishing Lures         

 

The company has designed a totally new Bio Pulse lure that employs revolutionary technologies to release Feeding Stimulants in a controlled, natural manner so that the lure performs as if it were a living organism, resulting in greater rates of success for fishermen of all skill levels; these patent-pending processes are unheard of in the fishing industry; Mystic will use both Big Rock of North Carolina, and Maurice Sports of Illinois as its national distributors. These are the two largest and most respected distributors of sport fishing equipment in North America.

 

neXplore Technologies - Web-Based Social Computing Platform    

 

NeXplore Technologies is an innovative Web 2.0 company, whose MyCircle.com and other projects capitalize on cutting edge Internet technologies like AJAX and Dojo to produce a cutting-edge Social Computing platform that will elevate Internet media, communications, and information convergence to a new level. NeXplore’s vision is to create and perpetuate a pervasive, global social phenomenon and provide users with a safe, yet exciting and visually appealing home on the Web from whence they can launch their daily Internet activities

 

NossaTV - Video on Demand Delivery and Advertising Solution                          

 

NossaTV’s patent pending Internet based Video on Demand delivery and advertising solution distributes content profitably by delivering efficient and effective advertising for all segments. NossaTV delivers higher ROI per ad by allowing advertisers to buy ads with directly with individual consumers based on any combination of demographics and/or viewing history; 1) eliminating waste, 2) enabling direct, relationships with consumers and 3) delivering, high quality content free from intellectual property concerns or high acquisition costs.

 

P2P Cash - Cellphone-Based Money Transer Service                                  

 

P2P Cash guarantees transfer of cash to any cellphone or PC worldwide using an Open Standard.  The Intelligent Cash Unit (ICU) Open Standard guarantees transfer of cash or any form of stored value such as frequent flyer miles or gift cards between cellphones and PCs worldwide. The Open ICU Standard combines international banking standards with inexpensive worldwide communication networks creating an attractive alternative to Western Union.

 

StoredIQ - Enterprise Information Classification and Management       

 

StoredIQ is a leading solution provider of enterprise information classification and management (ICM) solutions, delivering comprehensive compliance, e-discovery, e-records management, and storage management technology to the enterprise market. StoredIQ can significantly lower costs associated with litigation, managing business records and storage resources, along with lowering the risks of regulatory non-compliance and intellectual property loss.   

Telomolecular - Life Sciences / Age-Related Disease Treatment        

Telomolecular nanotechnologies have been shown to regenerate human tissues. The corporation's primary focus is on the delivery of therapeutic agents that lengthen and repair chromosomal telomeres in living animals. Successful therapies based on this tactic may offset, and potentially reverse, many devastating age-related diseases and perhaps address the symptoms and signs recognized as human aging.    

 

TrustFX - Unique Web-Based Brand and Reputation Building                    

 

TrustFX combines a yellow-page directory with ebay-like merchant ratings, enabling offline businesses to build online reputations with high credibility at www.trustfx.com. The credibility of its rating process makes TrustFX an effective sales tool for most of the 21 million businesses in the U.S. Businesses use their TrustFX score during the sales process to validate the quality of their service. Businesses with strong  scores will achieve a sustainable competitive advantages.        

VC South - Private Equity Firm - “Fast-Follower” Start-Up Investor       

 

A private equity firm that invests and operates "fast follower" startups in proven markets with rapid growth potential. Created by CEOs who wanted to re-invent Venture Capital. 95% of the most profitable companies are "Fast Followers" who entered fast growth markets then took market share through strong products and marketing. Their unique marketing technology helps companies get cash-flow positive sooner and grow revenue faster than traditional companies.

 

Veloz Global Solutions - Real-Time Business Performance Monitoring 

Veloz Global provides high performance solutions to monitor, measure and manage business performance in real-time. The company delivers open, configurable solutions that enable a company to efficiently manage complex, cross-enterprise business processes, applications and IT infrastructure. Veloz Global gives enterprise managers and executives the ability to measure, monitor and manage the performance of business processes and information technology.

 

Vystar - New Process for Making Safe Non-Allergenic Latex               

Vystar has taken up the challenge to find a remedy for the escalating latex allergy problems by inventing Vytex™ the new safe latex. Accelerated use of latex gloves and latex covers for medical devices to protect against infectious diseases over the past two decades has resulted in as many as 17 percent of healthcare workers affected by latex allergies. Vystar has identified the cause for the allergy and has determined a process for making latex virtually non-allergenic.