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		<title>Alejandro &#8220;Alex&#8221; Zubillaga</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Founder URL: Alejandro Zubillaga, Alex has been a Senior Advisor of Rhone Group since June 2008. Mr. Zubillaga serves as an Advisor of Mendeley Limited and Timetric Limited. He served as Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Strategic Development of China Cablecom Holdings Ltd., since May 2008. Mr. Zubillaga served as Executive Vice President of Digital Strategy [...]]]></description>
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<p>Alejandro Zubillaga, Alex has been a Senior Advisor of Rhone Group since June 2008. Mr. Zubillaga serves as an Advisor of Mendeley Limited and Timetric Limited. He served as Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Strategic Development of China Cablecom Holdings Ltd., since May 2008. Mr. Zubillaga served as Executive Vice President of Digital Strategy and Business Development of Warner Music Group Corp. from August 2005 to June 1, 2008 and Wmg Acquisition Corp. since August 2005. He served as an Executive Vice President of Warner Music Group Corp. from March 2004 to June 2008 and also served as its Head of Digital. Prior to this, Mr. Zubillaga held various positions at Warner Music Group since March 2004, including Vice President of Office of the Chairman. He was responsible for developing and overseeing WMG&#8217;s global digital business. Through a series of ground breaking partnerships, he established WMG as the clear digital leader in the industry. Mr. Zubillaga co-founded and served as Managing Director of Lexa Partners LLC. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of E Quest Partners, Ltd. He founded and was Managing Partner of E-Quest Partners. Mr. Zubillaga founded and served as the Chairman of Net Uno from 1995 to 2000 and served as its Chief Executive Officer. He founded Veninfotel, L.L.C., and has been its Chairman since 1995. He serves as a Non Executive Director of Mendeley Limited. Mr. Zubillaga has been a Director of Next Generation Network Inc., since 1998. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at viagogo Limited. He served as a Director of China Cablecom Holdings Ltd., from October 2007 to May 2008. Mr. Zubillaga received a BSc in Business Administration from Babson College from May 1990 to May 1993.
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		<title>Total Technology Ventures</title>
		<link>http://www.venturecapitalupdate.com/founders/08/01/total-technology-ventures.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Founder URL:www.ttvatlanta.com Total Technology Ventures (“TTV”) was founded in May of 2000 by Managing Partners Gardiner Garrard and Tom Smith. TTV is an Atlanta-based venture capital firm that provides capital primarily to early and expansion stage financial technology companies. TTV targets companies where it can leverage the close relationships with its strategic partners: Synovus Financial [...]]]></description>
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<p>Total Technology Ventures (“TTV”) was founded in May of 2000 by Managing Partners Gardiner Garrard and Tom Smith. TTV is an Atlanta-based venture capital firm that provides capital primarily to early and expansion stage financial technology companies.</p>
<p>TTV targets companies where it can leverage the close relationships with its strategic partners: Synovus Financial Corp., TSYS, and CheckFree Corporation.</p>
<p>TTV invest in technology driven companies in the financial services area such as:</p>
<p>Financial Services Software and Infrastructure Solutions Payment Technology/ E-commerce enablers Authentication/Security Cash and Asset Management Investment Technology
<p><strong>Companies:</strong> <a href="http://www.venturecapitalupdate.com/company/08/01/total-technology-ventures.html" title="Total Technology Ventures">Total Technology Ventures</a><br /></p>
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		<title>Sun Mountain Capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Founder URL:www.sunmountaincapital.com un Mountain Capital is an investment partnership formed by senior private equity professionals based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Firm’s professionals have a depth of experience in private equity that dates back to 1981 and have an extensive track record of creating value through fund advisory activities and direct investments in promising [...]]]></description>
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<p>un Mountain Capital is an investment partnership formed by senior private equity professionals based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Firm’s professionals have a depth of experience in private equity that dates back to 1981 and have an extensive track record of creating value through fund advisory activities and direct investments in promising companies. Prior experience for the principals include employment at Credit Suisse First Boston, Morgan Stanley, Brentwood Associates, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, GE Capital, Kline Hawkes, and The Boston Consulting Group, among other top tier firms. As a private equity advisor to pension plans and other program sponsors, Sun Mountain develops customized private equity programs. They analyze key success factors across numerous private equity programs and then use the information to develop solutions tailored to meet the specific investment goals of the program.
<p><strong>Companies:</strong> <a href="http://www.venturecapitalupdate.com/company/06/13/sun-mountain-capital.html" title="Sun Mountain Capital ">Sun Mountain Capital </a><br /></p>
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		<title>Kickstart Seed Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.venturecapitalupdate.com/founders/06/13/kickstart-seed-fund.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Founder URL:www.kickstartseedfund.com/index.php?page=about Kickstart Seed Fund’s mission is to kickstart companies in the Mountain West by aligning technology creators, industry, entrepreneurs, and capital sources behind the funding and mentoring of seed investments. Since 2008, KSF has been among the most active seed investors in the Mountain West. Companies: Kickstart Seed Fund]]></description>
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<p>Kickstart Seed Fund’s mission is to kickstart companies in the Mountain West by aligning technology creators, industry, entrepreneurs, and capital sources behind the funding and mentoring of seed investments. Since 2008, KSF has been among the most active seed investors in the Mountain West.
<p><strong>Companies:</strong> <a href="http://www.venturecapitalupdate.com/company/06/13/kickstart-seed-fund.html" title="Kickstart Seed Fund">Kickstart Seed Fund</a><br /></p>
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		<title>Jon Hallett</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 00:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Founder URL:www.jonhallett.com Jon is a technology industry veteran who founded or led multiple successful consulting, SaaS and managed services companies. Prior to Cloud Sherpas, Hallett was Executive Chairman at Northridge Systems, a leading provider of collaboration solutions to large and midmarket enterprises. Hallett also was a company director and turnaround executive at IT solutions firm [...]]]></description>
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<p>Jon is a technology industry veteran who founded or led multiple successful consulting, SaaS and managed services companies. Prior to Cloud Sherpas, Hallett was Executive Chairman at Northridge Systems, a leading provider of collaboration solutions to large and midmarket enterprises. Hallett also was a company director and turnaround executive at IT solutions firm mindSHIFT Technologies, where he helped quadruple revenue while taking the company to positive cash flow. Earlier he held executive management positions at AppNet (acquired by CommerceOne) and was CEO at NMP, a consulting, SaaS and managed services company, at which he returned over 20x invested capital to his institutional investors. Jon has worked with numerous other start-ups as an executive consultant to the leadership team. He remains Chairman of Northridge and also serves as independent director of Vocalocity.
<p><strong>Companies:</strong> <a href="http://www.venturecapitalupdate.com/company/05/07/cloud-sherpas.html" title="Cloud Sherpas">Cloud Sherpas</a><br /></p>
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		<title>Michael Birch</title>
		<link>http://www.venturecapitalupdate.com/founders/02/26/michael-birch.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Founder URL:www.bebo.com/staticpage.jsp?staticpageid=251703923 co-founder of social networking site Bebo. Companies: Bebo]]></description>
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<p>co-founder of social networking site Bebo.
<p><strong>Companies:</strong> <a href="http://www.venturecapitalupdate.com/company/02/26/bebo.html" title="Bebo">Bebo</a><br /></p>
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		<title>Dan Huard</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan Huard Dan Huard co-founded Revision3. Dan also works at Digg, previously developed and produced for TechTV and G4TV. Dan graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in Communications. Businesses Founded on VCU: Revision3]]></description>
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<p>Dan Huard co-founded Revision3.  Dan also works at Digg, previously developed and produced for TechTV and G4TV. Dan graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in Communications. </p>
<p>Businesses Founded on VCU:</p>
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<li><A HREF="http://venturecapitalupdate.com/node/493">Revision3</A></li>
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		<title>Adam Solesby</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Solesby Adam is a cofounder of StudioNow. Adam was previously the founder of FloraBuy.com, an e-commerce portal for wholesale imported cut flowers. Adam graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1997 with a B.S. in Computer Science. Businesses Founded on VCU: StudioNow]]></description>
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<p>Adam is a cofounder of StudioNow.  Adam was previously the founder of FloraBuy.com, an e-commerce portal for wholesale imported cut flowers. Adam graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1997 with a B.S. in Computer Science. </p>
<p>Businesses Founded on VCU:</p>
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<li><A HREF="http://venturecapitalupdate.com/node/452">StudioNow</A></li>
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		<title>Andrew Erlichson</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Founder URL:www.123123.com Andrew Erlichson Andrew cofounded Phanfare and was previously CEO &#038; co-founder of Flashbase, which was acquired by DoubleClick in 2000. At DoubleClick, he was Vice President of Technology for the Research and Development Group. Andrew Erlichson received his AB from Dartmouth College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. [...]]]></description>
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<p>Andrew Erlichson</p>
<p>Andrew cofounded Phanfare and was previously CEO &#038; co-founder of Flashbase, which was acquired by DoubleClick in 2000. At DoubleClick, he was Vice President of Technology for the Research and Development Group. Andrew Erlichson received his AB from Dartmouth College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.</p>
<p>Businesses Founded on VCU:</p>
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<li><A HREF="http://venturecapitalupdate.com/node/918">Phanfare</A></li>
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<p><strong>Companies:</strong> <a href="http://dev.venturecapitalupdate.com/company/12/02/savingscom.html" title="Savings.com">Savings.com</a><br /></p>
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		<title>Thomas F. Kelly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thomas F. Kelly: President, &#038; CEO Tom has more than 26 years experience and has worked in numerous executive leadership roles in software start-ups to large technology companies. During his act as the CEO of BlueStar Solutions, Tom saw the company through the process of being successfully acquired by Affiliated Computer Services, a $4.5B IT [...]]]></description>
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<p>Tom has more than 26 years experience and has worked in numerous executive leadership roles in software start-ups to large technology companies.</p>
<p>During his act as the CEO of BlueStar Solutions, Tom saw the company through the process of being successfully acquired by Affiliated Computer Services, a $4.5B IT and business process services company.  He has also worked with companies such as Blaze Software, before BlueStar, which was acquired by Brokat Information Systems AG. Tom also worked with Cirrus Logic, as the president and chief operating officer, a $1 billion diversified semiconductor company from 1996-1998.  </p>
<p>Tom has a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in economics from Santa Clara University.</p>
<p>Founders Bios: http://www.mvista.com/company/management/index.html</p>
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