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| | [Actually 4/24/2012]: The May Report: 4/25/2012: SingleHop, a staple contributor on the local tech scene for years (along with its predecessor MidPhase), gets a healthy investment of $27MM from Battery Ventures, the same VC firm that funded Chris Gladwin's Cruise Technologies -- btw, out of 20 investments by Motorola Solutions only one is local and that's Gladwin's Cleversafe, according to Michael Annes, Senior VP - Business Development & Ventures --Dorsey's ExactTarget, Narrative Science, Focal Communications, Looking Glass, Made2Manage Systems Inc, SmartSpark and many others here and in Indy (gotta love those TMR archives!); I'm now at info. overload with the all day evidentiary hearing for Efoora on Monday, a pretty good event at ACG last week which honored Convergint Technologies (www.convergint.com), a $1B + company which began w/ 10 VPs, and no staff level people, and now still has all 10 founding VPs!; on the issue of talent retention, Fred Hoch said that the ITA surveyed top IT students at area schools 2 years ago and 73% of the students said they did not plan to stay here after graduation; Kevin Willer said that one big change now is that Coastal VCs are not requiring start-ups to relocate and of course he touted 1871, but the WSJ reported recently that hotel lobbies are fast becoming a hangout for start-ups (and there's no rent there, plus one hotel they mentioned is here); btw, Mobcart is at 1871, and Cheeky Chicks was at 222 W. Hubbard before moving into 1871; and Steven Collens, son of longtime IIT president Lew Collens is at 1871 and he's with The Pritzker Group; at MIT-EF, I found out that Richard Mulvihill is "an old goat" with 25 years in the Race to Mackinac (289.4 nautical miles), as one of 5 or 6 wind design boats, and they had a freak accident on that race last time w/ one boat that blew a main sail, -- I'm not sure if anyone was killed; Richard Cross on why he adores Kevin Murphy, econ prof at Chicago Booth; MoMo meeting Monday night was good in that it was not a company sales pitch, but it did tout NFC as the next big thing, but did not stress the disadvantages and thank goodness for David Allen and Pat from Citibank who keep the meeting lively w/ their comments; at Technori last night, which I did not know about (my fault), the top performer was Jeff Scheur of http://www.noredink.com/, followed by a company that is essentially Groupon in reverse, starting with the customers and then having the merchants bid for the biz and then http://styleseek.com/, started by an MIT grad who's using algorithms (I surveyed just 3 knowledgeable people); the Efoora case will be decided by June 6th, and notices are being mailed out today to the 4,200 investors/creditors about the motion to dismiss -- I have 30 pages of notes, and the issue really comes down to whether the Judge Goldgar believes Dr. Varshney's claim that he has no prospective investors as long as Para. 1.6 (the earn-out provision) exists and is 2-3 years away from mass production even if he did raise the $7MM he says he needs, but my question is this: Why is Varshney so anxious to pay $50K if he has nothing now and no realistic prospects?; and did Trustee Catherine Steege do enough due diligence under section 363 of the bankruptcy code http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/11/363, (in other words, she relied almost entirely on what Subhash Varshney told her through his lawyer, she never got any 3rd party, independent validation of where things stand w/ Applied Biomedical, http://www.bizapedia.com/ca/APPLIED-BIOMEDICAL-LLC.html and she never independently sought data on the lay of the land in the market for both the glucose and the HIV tests which he claims have no FDA approval and are still in R&D); meanwhile, TMR is issuing an APB on Scott Goodrich, Chris Tomes' buddy; and Arabella of Techweek wants me to meet face to face with Iain Shovlin next Monday at 222 W. Hubbard as she told me that suing people as a revenue model is very standard practice in the Valley -- oh, really!
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The May Report: 4/25/2012: SingleHop, a staple contributor on the local tech scene for years (along with its predecessor MidPhase), gets a healthy investment of $27MM from Battery Ventures, the same VC firm that funded Chris Gladwin's Cruise Technologies -- btw, out of 20 investments by Motorola Solutions only one is local and that's Gladwin's Cleversafe, according to Michael Annes, Senior VP - Business Development & Ventures --Dorsey's ExactTarget, Narrative Science, Focal Communications, Looking Glass, Made2Manage Systems Inc, SmartSpark and many others here and in Indy (gotta love those TMR archives!); I'm now at info. overload with the all day evidentiary hearing for Efoora on Monday, a pretty good event at ACG last week which honored Convergint Technologies (www.convergint.com), a $1B + company which began w/ 10 VPs, and no staff level people, and now still has all 10 founding VPs!; on the issue of talent retention, Fred Hoch said that the ITA surveyed top IT students at area schools 2 years ago and 73% of the students said they did not plan to stay here after graduation; Kevin Willer said that one big change now is that Coastal VCs are not requiring start-ups to relocate and of course he touted 1871, but the WSJ reported recently that hotel lobbies are fast becoming a hangout for start-ups (and there's no rent there, plus one hotel they mentioned is here); btw, Mobcart is at 1871, and Cheeky Chicks was at 222 W. Hubbard before moving into 1871; and Steven Collens, son of longtime IIT president Lew Collens is at 1871 and he's with The Pritzker Group; at MIT-EF, I found out that Richard Mulvihill is "an old goat" with 25 years in the Race to Mackinac (289.4 nautical miles), as one of 5 or 6 wind design boats, and they had a freak accident on that race last time w/ one boat that blew a main sail, -- I'm not sure if anyone was killed; Richard Cross on why he adores Kevin Murphy, econ prof at Chicago Booth; MoMo meeting Monday night was good in that it was not a company sales pitch, but it did tout NFC as the next big thing, but did not stress the disadvantages and thank goodness for David Allen and Pat from Citibank who keep the meeting lively w/ their comments; at Technori last night, which I did not know about (my fault), the top performer was Jeff Scheur of http://www.noredink.com/, followed by a company that is essentially Groupon in reverse, starting with the customers and then having the merchants bid for the biz and then http://styleseek.com/, started by an MIT grad who's using algorithms (I surveyed just 3 knowledgeable people); the Efoora case will be decided by June 6th, and notices are being mailed out today to the 4,200 investors/creditors about the motion to dismiss -- I have 30 pages of notes, and the issue really comes down to whether the Judge Goldgar believes Dr. Varshney's claim that he has no prospective investors as long as Para. 1.6 (the earn-out provision) exists and is 2-3 years away from mass production even if he did raise the $7MM he says he needs, but my question is this: Why is Varshney so anxious to pay $50K if he has nothing now and no realistic prospects?; and did Trustee Catherine Steege do enough due diligence under section 363 of the bankruptcy code http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/11/363,
(in other words, she relied almost entirely on what Subhash Varshney told her through his lawyer, she never got any 3rd party, independent validation of where things stand w/ Applied Biomedical, http://www.bizapedia.com/ca/APPLIED-BIOMEDICAL-LLC.html and she never independently sought data on the lay of the land in the market for both the glucose and the HIV tests which he claims have no FDA approval and are still in R&D); meanwhile, TMR is issuing an APB on Scott Goodrich, Chris Tomes' buddy; and Arabella of Techweek wants me to meet face to face with Iain Shovlin next Monday at 222 W. Hubbard as she told me that suing people as a revenue model is very standard practice in the Valley -- oh, really!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Scoop section:
-- SingleHop, a privately held company focused on providing Internet infrastructure services and cloud computing, today announced that it has completed its first institutional financing, a $27.5 million round led by Battery Ventures
-- May and Lundin argue about whether SingleHop's success can be attributed to their having dumped Lundin, TMR, and Tech Cocktail :-), and Lundin proves once again just how thin skinned he is, but he says he's just sensitive to jabs at his work product, not to him personally -- gee, maybe Lundin, Howerton, Jerry Mitchell and Neil Kane should form a mutual admiration society
-- Thursday, April 26: VentureSHOT: Extraordinary Entrepreneur Event - Kevin Taylor, Founder Obtiva
-- Friday, April 27: DePaul University, College of Digital Media, “The Many Faces of Mobility” Breakfast being held at The University Club, 76 East Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 726-2840
-- Tadros again -- and Phil, I know I have a bunch of notes from you
-- Friday, April 27: SCORE: Social Media and Start-Ups Workshop
-- Mobcart which launched at Technori on April 24
-- Thursday, April 26: The Chicago Clean Energy Alliance (CCEA) is proud to announce its first start-up competition!
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SingleHop, a privately held company focused on providing Internet infrastructure services and cloud computing, today announced that it has completed its first institutional financing, a $27.5 million round led by Battery Ventures
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120425/BLOGS06/120429886
SingleHop, a privately held company focused on providing Internet infrastructure services and cloud computing, today announced that it has completed its first institutional financing, a $27.5 million round led by Battery Ventures. Battery's Dave Tabors and Morad Elhafed will be joining co-founders Dan Ushman and Zak Boca on the SingleHop board.
"Our business is unique in the hosting industry because all of our services are provided through our proprietary and fully automated platform. This gives us great operational advantages," Zak Boca, CEO of Chicago-based SingleHop, said in a press release announcing the deal.
Mr. Boca was a member of Crain's "40 Under 40" class of 2010, and SingleHop was the subject of Crain's monthly "Entrepreneurs in Action" video series in 2011. When SingleHop made the leap to the Inc. 500 list in October 2011, "Silicon City" columnist Steve Hendershot did an in-depth Q&A with Mr. Boca to talk about the company's growth story.
Cheval Capital Inc. advised SingleHop on the transaction announced today, and American Chartered Bank also participated in the round.
Follow Ann on Twitter at @AnnDwyer_Crains.
Read more: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120425/BLOGS06/120429886/singlehop-nets-27m-in-vc-funding#ixzz1t3mK2TwV
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May and Lundin argue about whether SingleHop's success can be attributed to their having dumped Lundin, TMR, and Tech Cocktail :-), and Lundin proves once again just how thin skinned he is, but he says he's just sensitive to jabs at his work product, not to him personally -- gee, maybe Lundin, Howerton, Jerry Mitchell and Neil Kane should form a mutual admiration society
Subject: Re: Do you want big VC money? Hire lundin, then fire Lundin & the VCs will fu...
Date: 4/25/2012 10:57:20 A.M. Central Daylight Time
From: slundin@bigfrontier.org
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com
Let's not forget that they repurposed my retainer after we built them to the point of being able to afford a marketing manager - at which point he cancelled your ads AND tech cocktail. So the moral might be - once the pieces are in place the marketing job is a cakewalk.
On April 25, 2012 at 11:52 AM RONALDMAY@aol.com wrote:
Good point!!
And stop sponsoring Tech Cocktail.
In a message dated 4/25/2012 10:50:26 A.M. Central Daylight Time, slundin@bigfrontier.org writes:
You left out - and stop advertising in the May Report to guarantee success.
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Thursday, April 26: VentureSHOT: Extraordinary Entrepreneur Event - Kevin Taylor, Founder Obtiva
http://www.extraordinary-success.com/node/20
Extraordinary Entrepreneur Event - Kevin Taylor, Founder Obtiva
WhenThu, April 26, 6pm – 9pm
WhereVentureSHOT - 744 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL (map)
DescriptionJoin the VentureSHOT Collaboration Community for an AWESOME entrepreneurial event featuring one of our favorite Extraordinary Entrepreneurs:
Kevin Taylor - Founder, Obtiva
Register NOW: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3143870401
Kevin is also currently:
Director of Talent Development at GROUPON
Lecturer at DePaul University
Co-Owner at EventWax, LLC
Kevin is an outstanding entrepreneur that Founded Obtiva and built it to be one of the most respected software development companies in Chicago.
Obtiva was such an awesome company that it was acquired by GROUPON in 2011 and Kevin is now helping GROUPON build a world class engineering organization.
Kevin is passionate about entrepreneurship and free market capitalism.
To that end, he is an angel investor, mentor, and teacher for early stage technology start-ups.
Kevin enjoys sitting on the boards of technology startups and judging and mentoring at entrepreneurial events, such as business plan competitions and startup weekends.
Agenda:
6pm - 6:30pm Networking, Food, Drinks & Cocktails
6:30pm - 7pm Short Topic for Extraordinary Success
7pm - 8pm Extraordinary Entrepreneur Presentation
8pm - 9pm Q&A and Collaboration Discussions
9pm - ??? Post event Collaboration and After Party
Register NOW: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3143870401
$25 Early, Early Bird until March 21st
$30 Early Bird until April 5th
$35 Early Attendee until April 19th
$40 Attendee until April 26th
$49 at the door
more details» copy to my calendar»
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Friday, April 27: DePaul University, College of Digital Media, “The Many Faces of Mobility” Breakfast being held at The University Club, 76 East Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 726-2840
Subject: “The Many Faces of Mobility” Breakfast
Date: 4/25/2012 10:47:57 A.M. Central Daylight Time
From: jlitz@cdm.depaul.edu
To: ronaldmay@aol.com
Hello Ronald,
I apologize that we did not have this information on hand sooner for you. The event is called “The Many Faces of Mobility.” Here is some information about the event.
Join industry experts and colleagues at the third annual Corporate Technology Breakfast, which will take place from 7:45 to 10 a.m., Friday, April 27, at the University Club in downtown Chicago. At this year’s event, sponsored by the CDM Leadership Council, panelists will speak on the topic of “The Many Faces of Mobility.” For more information, please contact Jim Dauer at 312.362.6374 or jdauer@depaul.edu.
I hope that helps! This is the website from which this information was gleaned.
http://www.depaul.edu/hyperlink/news-bytes.html
Jimmy Litz
CDM Graduate Admissions
312.362.8714
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Tadros again -- and Phil, I know I have a bunch of notes from you
Hey Ron,
Inbox
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from: Philip Tadros phil@doejo.com
to: The May Report <ron@themayreport.com>
date: Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:17 PM
subject: Hey Ron,
: Important mainly because of the people in the conversation.
Philip Tadros phil@doejo.com
11:17 PM (2 hours ago)
to me
It's cool you have your little jerk off niche of trying to hurt people
but try and balance it out. Say good things too - enjoy saying nice
things or at least balance it out a little more -
Who's your 3 favorite Chicago tech companies?
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May here. OK, Phil, as long as you're asking, one such company might be SingleHop, www.singlehop.com.
I've known Zak Boca and Dan Ushman for years and have always found them to be good businessmen and they also have a community spirit.
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Friday, April 27: SCORE: Social Media and Start-Ups Workshop
Subject: FYI: Social Media and Start-Ups Workshop -- April 2012
Date: 4/25/2012 11:42:56 A.M. Central Daylight Time
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CC: RONALDMAY@aol.com
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SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BUSINESS
Are you wondering what social media is all about, how it can benefit you or your business, and how to use it? This Social Media 101 workshop will answer all of these questions and more.
When used properly, social media can be a great tool to help your business reach potential customers and stay connected to current ones. Whether you have a message to spread, a business to build, or you want to expand your personal network, this basic workshop will give you everything you need to get ahead and make it happen.
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Mobcart which launched at Technori on April 24
https://mobcart.co/blog/post/mobcart-will-be-technori-pitch-april-24
Mobcart will be at Technori Pitch on April 24!
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Mobbers,
Mobcart will be officially launching our public beta at Technori Pitch on April 24, 2012!
Technori Pitch is a monthly pitch event in which entrepreneurs and investors can learn about Chicago's hottest new startups. We'll be pitching alongside StyleSeek, NoRedInk, Mineful, and RecSpon—and if our group pitch practice session the other day is any indication, this is going to be an incredible lineup of pitches. (Seriously. Some really cool companies are launching next week.)
We've been practicing the pitch tirelessly for the last couple weeks, and we can't wait to unleash it on the world! So buy your tickets ASAP, since tickets tend to sell out well in advance of the event.
See you there!
.
jessepinho's blog
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Thursday, April 26: The Chicago Clean Energy Alliance (CCEA) is proud to announce its first start-up competition!
Thursday, April 26: The Chicago Clean Energy Alliance (CCEA) is proud to announce its first start-up competition!
Subject: CCEA Panel & Judge Announcement, Start-up Competition: Tickets Selling Fast!
Date: 4/12/2012 11:49:27 A.M. Central Daylight Time
From: Bryan@TheCCEA.org
To: ronaldmay@aol.com
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The Chicago Clean Energy Alliance (CCEA) is proud to announce its first start-up competition!
Get a glimpse of the future of the clean energy landscape. Twelve companies will pitch to a panel of angel investors, venture capitalists, and energy experts. Hear their business plans, listen to where they see opportunity, and learn about where investors are placing their bets.
Register today to see the competition
http://april262012gcca.eventbrite.com/
Competition Details
Date: Thursday, April 26, from 4 - 8 p.m.
Location: Law firm of Perkins Coie, 131 S. Dearborn, Suite 1600 in the Chicago Loop.
Judges:
Richard Donofrio--Serial entrepreneur with one company listed on NASDAQ. His current company is Save Wave Energy (www.savewaveenergy.com).
Michael Gruber--Venture capitalist and founder of Cornerstone Angels (www.cornerstoneangels.com), Managing Director of Scius Capital, and Managing Partner of Venture Lab.
Jeff Hardin--Serial entrepreneur with 7 startups. Principal at Chestnut Creek Partners (www.chestnutcreekpartners.com) which invests between 25 and 250MM in large-scale projects with a special focus on clean tech.
Marc Klein--VP of Business Development & Accessibility at Clean Energy Fuels (www.cleanenergyfuels.com) which is the leading provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in the U.S. They fuel over 25,000 vehicles daily at more than 270 fueling stations. Co-founder of The Vehicle Production Group. Selected by the White House as a "Champion of Change."
John Krzywicki--Associate with North Venture Partners (www.truenorthvp.com) which launched a 300 MM clean tech fund in July 2011.
Adam Lerner--VP at McNally Capital (www.mcnallycapital.com) which is an offshoot of Rand McNally. They partnered with Black Coral Capital to form The Cleantech Syndicate which has invested over 1.2 billion and plans to invest an additional 1.4 billion in clean and renewable energy companies.
Mil Ovan--Serial entrepreneur and former SVP of Firefly Energy and former CEO of NextGen Solar. Klaus Voss--Twenty years as an energy consultant and serial entrepreneur. His current startup is BioWish Technologies (www.biowishtechnologies.com/us) and he's about to launch a water company in India.
Steve Weiland--Former VP of clean tech investment banking at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Former VP at Greentech Investment Banking. A judge at both business plan competitions hosted by the Clean Energy Trust.
Presenters: There is still room to be a presenter! See below for details.
ATFI (atfinet.com/contact.htm)--Applied Thin Films has created a dielectric coating for CIGS solar cells. Their coating is superior, more cost-effective, and scalable compared to the product marketed by the main competitor in the space, Beneq.
Clean Water Forever--The company produces a new kind of bacteria that removes the sludge and impurities from water.
Greencyclewind (www.greencyclewind.com)--The company has invented a new kind of horizontal wind turbine that increases air flow and decreases the demands on the fan's motor. The game-changing technology utilizes both natural wind and waste wind energy from mechanical/HVAC equipment. The wind turbine has commercial, retail and industrial applications.
H.E. System Technologies (www.hesystemtechnologies.com/servlet/StoreFront)--The company produces a state-of-the-art natural gas compressor that is more durable and efficient than the biggest competitors in the space.
Lanza Tech (www.lanzatech.co.nz)--The company has developed a gas fermentation process that produces ethanol and high-value chemicals from renewable sources that feed on industrial flue gases and waste. Their technology captures carbon monoxide gas and uses it as a resource which improves energy efficiency and profitability and reduces the carbon footprint.
Lightweight Structures (www.lwstructures.com)--The company has developed a lightweight composite framing system utilizing light gauge steel, insulation decking, and concrete. The system is cost-effective, easily installed, and eco-friendly.
Resolute Marine Energy (www.resolutemarine.com)--The company is developing technologies that produce clean energy from ocean waves.
Xolve (www.xolve.com)--Their game-changing technology enables simple, effective, room temperature processing of graphene and other nanoparticle composites, solutions, and coatings.
Companies Registered to Attend:
Merrill Lynch
Goldman Sachs
INVENERGY
E.On
Many more!
This competition is a multi-step process. The winners are nominated by the CCEA to enter the 2012 Later Stage Awards competition, hosted by the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA). It is during the Later Stage Awards Competition where winners are recognized as the most innovative and fastest-growing green technology companies in the world. Companies are judged by a panel of over 30 venture capitalists who collectively manage $3.5 billion in the clean tech space.
The GCCA (www.globalcleantech.org) selects 30 finalists from the cluster nominations to compete in one of 10 clean tech categories: Agriculture, Advanced Materials, Energy Efficiency, Green Buildings, Renewable Energy, Solar, Transportation, Wind, Waste, and Water). Each category winner is awarded the official title: "Best in Class--GCCA Later Stage Award 2012", and introduced to a leading, hand-selected investment community across the globe. To find out more about the international judges, go to: www.globalcleantech.org/awards/judges. Winners are announced at the gala event in Savannah, Georgia on November 13, 2012 (http://savannahcleanenergy.com).
Prospective Applicants-How to Apply for the Competition
To be selected to compete internationally, you must be nominated by a cluster to qualify for the GCCA competition. We are one of 38 global clusters that provides innovative clean tech companies with the rare opportunity to gain international visibility and access to professional investors.
There is no application or processing fee this year. Although we are partial to clean tech companies based in Chicago and the Midwest, prospective applicants are not limited by geography and may apply from anywhere on the planet. E-mail a short executive summary (2 - 3 pages) or PowerPoint deck (10 - 12 slides) to David Carman at: David@theCCEA.org. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 20, at 5 p.m. The contest focuses on later-stage companies but startups are welcome to apply.
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The Chicago Clean Energy Alliance (CCEA) is proud to announce its first start-up competition!
Get a glimpse of the future of the clean energy landscape. Twelve companies will pitch to a panel of angel investors, venture capitalists, and energy experts. Hear their business plans, listen to where they see opportunity, and learn about where investors are placing their bets.
Register today to see the competition
Competition Details
Date: Thursday, April 26, from 4 - 8 p.m.
Location: Law firm of Perkins Coie, 131 S. Dearborn, Suite 1600 in the Chicago Loop.
Judges:
•Richard Donofrio--Serial entrepreneur with one company listed on NASDAQ. His current company is Save Wave Energy (www.savewaveenergy.com).
•Michael Gruber--Venture capitalist and founder of Cornerstone Angels (www.cornerstoneangels.com), Managing Director of Scius Capital, and Managing Partner of Venture Lab.
•Jeff Hardin--Serial entrepreneur with 7 startups. Principal at Chestnut Creek Partners (www.chestnutcreekpartners.com) which invests between 25 and 250MM in large-scale projects with a special focus on clean tech.
•Marc Klein--VP of Business Development & Accessibility at Clean Energy Fuels (www.cleanenergyfuels.com) which is the leading provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in the U.S. They fuel over 25,000 vehicles daily at more than 270 fueling stations. Co-founder of The Vehicle Production Group. Selected by the White House as a "Champion of Change."
•John Krzywicki--Associate with North Venture Partners (www.truenorthvp.com) which launched a 300 MM clean tech fund in July 2011.
•Adam Lerner--VP at McNally Capital (www.mcnallycapital.com) which is an offshoot of Rand McNally. They partnered with Black Coral Capital to form The Cleantech Syndicate which has invested over 1.2 billion and plans to invest an additional 1.4 billion in clean and renewable energy companies.
•Mil Ovan--Serial entrepreneur and former SVP of Firefly Energy and former CEO of NextGen Solar. Klaus Voss--Twenty years as an energy consultant and serial entrepreneur. His current startup is BioWish Technologies (www.biowishtechnologies.com/us) and he's about to launch a water company in India.
•Steve Weiland--Former VP of clean tech investment banking at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Former VP at Greentech Investment Banking. A judge at both business plan competitions hosted by the Clean Energy Trust.
Presenters: There is still room to be a presenter! See below for details.
•ATFI (atfinet.com/contact.htm)--Applied Thin Films has created a dielectric coating for CIGS solar cells. Their coating is superior, more cost-effective, and scalable compared to the product marketed by the main competitor in the space, Beneq.
•Clean Water Forever (www.cleanwaterforever.com)--cleans wastewater and remediates oil and chemical pollution by supersaturating oxygen. They offer a product that dissolves 800 parts per million of oxygen into wastewater. This enables natural bacteria to continue processing waste by providing needed oxygen.The company produces a new kind of bacteria that removes the sludge and impurities from water.
•Greencyclewind (www.greencyclewind.com)--The company has invented a new kind of horizontal wind turbine that increases air flow and decreases the demands on the fan's motor. The game-changing technology utilizes both natural wind and waste wind energy from mechanical/HVAC equipment. The wind turbine has commercial, retail and industrial applications.
•H.E. System Technologies (www.hesystemtechnologies.com/servlet/StoreFront)--The company produces a state-of-the-art natural gas compressor that is more durable and efficient than the biggest competitors in the space.
•Lanza Tech (www.lanzatech.co.nz)--The company has developed a gas fermentation process that produces ethanol and high-value chemicals from renewable sources that feed on industrial flue gases and waste. Their technology captures carbon monoxide gas and uses it as a resource which improves energy efficiency and profitability and reduces the carbon footprint.
•Lightweight Structures (www.lwstructures.com)--The company has developed a lightweight composite framing system utilizing light gauge steel, insulation decking, and concrete. The system is cost-effective, easily installed, and eco-friendly.
•Resolute Marine Energy (www.resolutemarine.com)--The company is developing technologies that produce clean energy from ocean waves.
•Xolve (www.xolve.com)--Their game-changing technology enables simple, effective, room temperature processing of graphene and other nanoparticle composites, solutions, and coatings.
Competition Explained:
This competition is a multi-step process. The winners are nominated by the CCEA to enter the 2012 Later Stage Awards competition, hosted by the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA). It is during the Later Stage Awards Competition where winners are recognized as the most innovative and fastest-growing green technology companies in the world. Companies are judged by a panel of over 30 venture capitalists who collectively manage $3.5 billion in the clean tech space.
The GCCA (www.globalcleantech.org) selects 30 finalists from the cluster nominations to compete in one of 10 clean tech categories: Agriculture, Advanced Materials, Energy Efficiency, Green Buildings, Renewable Energy, Solar, Transportation, Wind, Waste, and Water). Each category winner is awarded the official title: "Best in Class--GCCA Later Stage Award 2012", and introduced to a leading, hand-selected investment community across the globe. To find out more about the international judges, go to: www.globalcleantech.org/awards/judges. Winners are announced at the gala event in Savannah, Georgia on November 13, 2012 (http://savannahcleanenergy.com).
Prospective Applicants-How to Apply for the Competition
To be selected to compete internationally, you must be nominated by a cluster to qualify for the GCCA competition. We are one of 38 global clusters that provides innovative clean tech companies with the rare opportunity to gain international visibility and access to professional investors.
There is no application or processing fee this year. Although we are partial to clean tech companies based in Chicago and the Midwest, prospective applicants are not limited by geography and may apply from anywhere on the planet. E-mail a short executive summary (2 - 3 pages) or PowerPoint deck (10 - 12 slides) to David Carman at: David@theCCEA.org. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 20, at 5 p.m. The contest focuses on later-stage companies but startups are welcome to apply.
Companies Registered to Attend:
•Merrill Lynch
•Goldman Sachs
•INVENERGY
•E.On
•Many more!
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