vSpring Capital Releases Its List of the 2009 Top 100 Venture Entrepreneurs
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Mar 31 (MARKET WIRE) --
vSpring Capital announced today the 2009 class of the vSpring Capital Top
100 Venture Entrepreneurs, also known as the v100.
The v100 was created in 2004 by vSpring Capital as a tool to identify and
recognize entrepreneurs who are most likely to experience successful
venture returns with ties to the state of Utah. Members of the v100 become
part of an ongoing community of entrepreneurs that fosters collaboration
and provides advantages in building and growing companies.
Each year, vSpring asks members of the Utah business community to nominate
individuals who are most likely to lead a successful startup venture in
the next five to seven years in the IT (information technology) or biotech
industries. These nominees are then asked to vote amongst themselves based
on the same criteria. Those nominees who garner the most votes from their
peers in this second step of the annual voting process are then elected
into the v100 and become members of this ongoing community of
entrepreneurial leaders.
"This year over 10,000 members of the Utah business community were
solicited, creating the most complete list of nominees possible," said
Dennis Wood, director of human capital at vSpring Capital.
"The v100 process is unique in that members are selected not by a
committee or a panel of judges, but ultimately by their peers," said
Professor Scott Schaefer from the University of Utah and member of the
audit committee who oversees the v100 selection process. "This gives the
results a unique and compelling validity, while helping ensure the
integrity of the v100."
This year's v100 announcement comes during one of the most difficult
economic downturns in decades. "We are pleased that in this down economy,
this year's list supports the idea that entrepreneurial success can not
only happen in spite of the economy, but sometimes because of the
economy," Wood stated. "These designees demonstrate that companies are
achieving results in this environment."
"Entrepreneurship is one of the key factors of production that will help
strengthen the current financial environment through its ability to help
generate economic development in the communities in which they are
located," stated Jon Walker, an analyst at vSpring Capital. "I firmly
believe we are just starting to tap the vast entrepreneurial potential and
resources that this state and region have to offer."
Mr. David Checketts, Chairman of SCP Worldwide, will address the v100
community at an exclusive luncheon on May 7, 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium.
"Mr. Checketts is the ideal keynote speaker," Walker stated. "We are glad
to properly recognize the current and future accomplishments of the v100
inductees and current members at this event."
vSpring Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in
information technology and life science companies. With offices in Utah
and New Mexico, the firm has over $390 million under management.
Facts about the v100 Class of 2009
A complete list of members in the 2009 v100 is enclosed below. Be advised
that positions/companies noted were current as of the date of the
compilation of the 2009 v100 list of members. This year there was a tie in
the voting, making a total of 106 members. For additional information
about the v100 or vSpring Capital, please contact vSpring's Jon Walker at
801-942-8999(wk) or jon@vspring.com
Full Name Company Work Title Website
Pete Abilla Schmula & Company Founder www.shmula.com
Jayson
Ahlstrom ClassTop President/COO www.classtop.com
Rick Alden SkullCandy Founder/CEO www.skullcandy.com
Nate Alder Klymit Founder/CEO www.klymit.com
Paul Allen FamilyLink.com CEO http://corporate.familylink.com
Curt Allen Agilix President/CEO www.agilix.com
Dallin
Anderson Code Genetics President/CEO www.codenutrition.com
Amy Rees Mediconnect
Anderson Global CEO www.mediconnect.net
Jeremy
Andrus SkullCandy President www.skullcandy.com
Coleman
Barney Infopia President/CEO www.infopia.com
Don Basille FusionIO www.fusionio.com
Jay Bean OrangeSoda CEO www.orangesoda.com
Grant Logitech VP Digital
Beckmann Video Bus. www.logitech.com
Justin
Bergener Schooltipline CEO www.schooltipline.com
Brian
Beutler Alianza CEO www.alianza.com
Clay
Blackham SnappConner PR Partner www.snappconner.com
Brock Blake Funding Universe CEO www.fundinguniverse.com
William
Borghetti Sendside Networks CEO www.sendside.com
David Boyce Oracle VP of
Strategy
of Retail
Business
Unit www.oracle.com
David
Bradford FusionIO CEO www.fusionio.com
Jeff
Brimhall Credibli CEO www.credibli.com
Paul MarketSplash by
Brockbank HP CEO www.marketsplash.com
Craig
Burton
Gregory SageCreek Managing
Butterfield Partners Partner www.sagecreekpartners.com
Ryan
Caldwell Entice Labs CEO www.enticelabs.com
Scott BlueStar Home CoFounder/
Carman Health CEO www.bluestarhomehealth.com
Don Cash Omniture VP Mid
Market Sales www.omniture.com
Nathaniel Mangia President/
L. Technologies Founder www.mangia.net
Checketts
Josh Coates Mozy Founder www.mozy.com
Tom FamilySearch.org Application www.familysearch.org
Creighton Architect
Brian University of
Cummings Utah TCO Director
Ed Donakey LDS Church/ Mgr of
Family History Strategic
Dept. Relationships
Adam
Edmunds Allegiance President/CEO www.allegiance.com
John
Edwards Move Networks President/CEO www.movenetworks.com
David
Elkington InsideSales.com CEO www.insidesales.com
James
Endicott Exact Wave President/CEO www.exactwave.com
Bjorn
Espenes Infopia Chairman www.infopia.com
Ildar Sterling CFOs Managing
Fazulyanov Partner www.sterlingcfos.com
Martin Frey Powercode Systems CEO www.powercode.com
Stephen
Fulling Kynetx Founder/CEO www.kynetx.com
Jeremy 9Aisle CoFounder/
Hanks CEO www.9aisle.com
Nathan C7 Data Centers President/
Hatch CEO www.c7dc.com
Greg Heaps Allegiance COO www.allegiance.com
Eliot Lumiport CoFounder/
Jacobsen COO www.lumiport.com
Josh James Omniture CoFounder/ www.omniture.com
CEO
Steve Jones Alianza VP Bus. Dev. www.alianza.com
Dr. Greg University of Associate
Jones Utah Scientific Director
Computing &
Imaging
Institute
Stan
Kanarowski Park City Angels
Jeremy
Kartchner SnappConner PR Partner www.snappconner.com
Jeff Kearl SkullCandy Chairman
of the Board www.skullcandy.com
Maile Keone Alianza VP Marketing www.alianza.com
& Client
Services
Kristen NuSkin Sr. Dir. Of
Knight Enterprises Global Product
Marketing www.nuskin.com
Chris Doba SMB/9Aisle VP Sales
Knudsen & Marketing www.smb.doba.com
Ken Krogue Insidesales.com President/
CoFounder www.insidesales.com
Bruce Law Sprout Marketing President www.sproutmarketing.com
Darren Lee NextPage CEO www.nextpage.com
Scott C.
Lemon HumanXtensions CTO www.humanxtensions.com
Dan Levine SkullCandy VP www.skullcandy.com
Shawn Omniture Chief Legal
Lindquist Officer www.omniture.com
Lane
Livingston Fibernet CFO www.fiber.net
Kyle Love Direct Controls CEO www.directcontrols.com
Drew Major Cisco Fellow www.cisco.com
Ty D. Managing
Mattingly Primay Colors Partner
Ned Utah Business CEO www.utahbusinessaccelerator.com
Maxfield Accelerator
Dave McGinn Agilix COO/CFO www.agilix.com
Glen Mella Control4 President/ www.control4.com
COO
John F. Omniture Exec. VP of www.omniture.com
Mellor Bus Dev. &
Corporate
Strategy
Derek Miner OrangeSoda.com CoFounder www.orangesoda.com
Clarke
Miyasaki SkullCandy VP Bus. Dev. www.skullcandy.com
Ryan Money Franchise Foundry VP Bus Dev. www.franchisefoundry.com
Mark Newman HireVue CEO www.hirevue.com
Russell
Page Fifty Studio COO www.fiftystudio.com
Dr. Michael
Paul LineaGen President/CEO www.Lineagen.com
Ben
Peterson HumanServicesHQ Co-Founder www.humanserviceshq.com
Greg Aptus Advisors Managing www.aptusadvisors.com
Peterson Partner
David Politis President www.politis.com
Politis Communications
Michael
Proper CentralPointe President/CEO
Brad
Rencher Omniture www.omniture.com
Professor Allegiance/BYU CoFounder of www.allegiance.com
Gary Allegiance &
K. Rhoads Associate
Director of
Rollins Center
of Entrepreneurship
& Technology
Kevin
Santiago Cymphonix CEO www.cymphonix.com
Todd
Shepherd Studeo CEO www.studeo.com
Allan Smart Voonami COO www.voonami.com
Eric Smith Control4 CTO www.control4.com
Cheryl SnappConner PR Managing www.snappconner.com
Snapp Partner
Conner
James Lee Sorenson
Sorenson Companies Chairman www.sorensoncompanies.com
Steve
Spencer Twelve Horses President/CTO www.twelvehorses.com
Tim Stay Perfect Search President/CEO www.perfectsearchcorp.com
Corporation
Joshua
Steimle MWI CEO www.mwi.com
Thomas
Stockham
Joe Strom Alpine Capital Owner
Investments
Jack W.
Sunderlage ContentWatch President/CEO www.contentwatch.com
Benoy
Tamang Sapha Founder www.sapha.com
Cydni Tetro NextPage CMO www.nextpage.com
William Glycosan Founder/ www.glycosan.com
Tew, PhD BioSystems President/CEO
Kent Thomas CFO Solutions Founder/ www.utahcfo.com
Managing
Member
Brent Jive
Thomson Communications CEO www.getjive.com
Nicole Governors Office Director www.goed.utah.gov
Toomey of Economic Dev.
Davis
Brad EarlyRun
Walters Ventures CEO www.earlyrun.com
Russ Warner ShipNomics VP Sales www.shipnomics.com
& Marketing
Will West Control4 CEO www.control4.com
Greg
Whisenant CrimeReports.com Founder/CEO www.crimereports.com
Tyler
Whitaker TM Ventures CTO & Founder www.tylerwhitaker.com
Hal Mangia
Widlansky Technologies CEO www.mangia.net
Dr. Phillip
Windley Kynetx CTO www.kynetx.com
Gary S.
Winterton OrangeSoda.com President www.orangesoda.com
Ralph ThinkAtomic Founder/ www.thinkatomic.com
Yarro III President/CEO
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Jon Walker
Analyst
vSpring Capital
801-942-8999(wk)
Email Contact
David Anderson
Administrative Partner
vSpring Capital
801-942-8999(wk)
Email Contact
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