For Immediate Release
The 2005 v|100 (vSpring Capital Top 100 Venture Entrepreneurs) is comprised of “individuals most likely to lead a successful tech/biotech venture in the next 5-7 years”
SALT LAKE CITY– March 2, 2005 – vSpring Capital today announced the 2005 class of the vSpring Capital Top 100 Venture Entrepreneurs, also known as the v|100.
The v|100 was conceived by vSpring as a tool to recognize the region’s outstanding entrepreneurs and to support and promote partnering and collaboration among top entrepreneurs in the region.
“The v|100 has been an effective method to help vSpring and the community to recognize leadership and innovative excellence and increase networking in the entrepreneurial community within the state,” said Dinesh Patel, managing director of vSpring Capital.
Each year, members of the Utah business community are asked by vSpring to nominate individuals with ties to the state of Utah 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 in a chief executive or chief technical officer role.
These nominees are then invited to participate in a confidential online survey to vote for the top 10 individuals they feel would most likely meet the selection criteria. Nominees garnering the most votes from their peers in this annual process are then elected into the v|100. The result is a community-nominated, peer-selected group of the top IT and biotech entrepreneurs in the state. These individuals are then invited to participate in an array of ongoing interactions throughout the year designed to provide increased exposure, resources and collaboration among this important group.
“Running a startup can be a lonely experience,” said Eric Jacobsen, managing partner of Utah- and Connecticut-based private equity firm Dolphin II and v|100 member for both 2005 and 2004. “I want to interact, communicate and talk with other entrepreneurs that are dealing with similar problems and challenges. Membership in the v|100 offers access to like-minded entrepreneurs and that has been a very positive experience for me.”
Facts about the 2005 class of the v|100
The 2005 class of the v|100 includes a unique combination of dynamic young entrepreneurs, technology thought leaders and experienced leaders in the technology and biotechnology industries. This year 42 new members were inducted into the v|100. As a whole the 2005 class of the v|100 has raised more than $4 billion in capital assets and created more than 15,000 new jobs during their careers.
A complete list of members in the 2005 v|100 is enclosed below. Be advised that positions/companies noted were current as of the date of the compilation of the 2005 v|100 list of members. For additional information about the v|100 or vSpring Capital, please contact vSpring’s Dennis Wood at 801-942-8999(wk) or dennis@vspring.com, or David Politis of Politis Communications at 801-523-3730 or dpolitis@politis.com.
Curt Allen, Agilix Labs, www.agilix.com, President & CEO
Paul Allen, Infobase Ventures, www.infobaseventures.com, Managing Partner
Dallin M. Anderson, Montigen Pharmaceuticals, www.montigen.com, CEO
Matt Asay, Novell, www.novell.com, Director, Linux Business Office
David Bateman, Property Solutions, www.propertysolutions.com, Founder
David Bean, Attensity Corp., www.attensity.com, CTO and Co-founder
Dr. David J. Bearss, Montigen Pharmaceuticals, www.montigen.com, CSO
Dr. Ragula Bhaskar, FatPipe Networks, www.fatpipeinc.com, CEO
Patrick Burke, Myriad Genetics, www.myriad.comindex.htm, Business Development Manager
Greg Butterfield, Altiris, www.altiris.com, President & CEO
Dr. Patrick M. Byrne, Overstock.com, www.overstock.com, President and Chairman
Mark Calkins, Agilix Labs, www.agilix.com, VP of Platform Marketing
Don Cash, Omniture, www.omniture.com, VP of Sales
Brad Christensen, Novell, www.novell.com, Director of Product Mgmt.
Craig Christensen, Altiris, www.altiris.com, Vice President & General Counsel
James Clarke, Clear Link, CEO
Josh Coates, Berkeley Data Systems, www.berkeleydata.net, President/CTO
Tom Creighton, Epixtech, www.epixtech.com, Chief Architect
Dr. Gregory Critchfield, Myriad Genetics Labs, www.myriad.com, President
Gary L. Crocker, AnzenBio & Crocker Ventures, www.anzenbio.com, President and Managing Director
Nicole Toomey Davis, Enclavix, www.enclavix.com, President & CEO
Terry Dickson, Avinti, www.avinti.com, CEO
John Dunn, Banyan Ventures, www.banyanventures.com, Director
Mike Dutton, Dolphin II, www.dolphintwo.com, Partner
Adam Edmunds, Silent Whistle, www.silentwhistle.com, President & CEO
Bjorn Espenes, Infopia, www.infopia.com, CEO
JD Gardner, vSpring Capital, www.vspring.com, Venture Partner
Lee Gibbons, LDS Audio, www.ldsaudio.com, CTO
Stephen W. Gibson, The Academy for Creating Enterprise, www.creatingenterprise.com, Founder Social Entrepreneur
Darin D. Gilson, Banyan Ventures, www.banyanventures.com, Managing Director
Brett Graham, Ingenix, www.ingenix.com, VP of Strategic Planning
Michael Hall, Senforce, www.senforce.com, President & CEO
Richard D. Hanks, Mindshare Technologies, www.mindsharetech.net, Chairman and President
Jon Hansen, MSTAR.NET & Chicago Venture Partners, www.mstar.net, CEO
Nathan S. Hatch, Helius, www.helius.com, Senior Vice President Marketing & Corporate Development
Ron Heinz, Helius, www.helius.com, CEO
Sheryl G. Hohle, BioCatalogia, www.biocatalogia.com, President & CEO
Spence Hoole, Diversified Insurance Brokers, www.diversifiedinsurance.com, Partner
Eliot Jacobsen, 0 to 60 Ventures, President
Eric Jacobsen, Dolphin II, www.dolphintwo.com, Managing Director
Josh James, Omniture, www.omniture.comCEO/Co-Founder
Rob Jeppsen, Primary Intelligence, www.primary-intel.comChief Strategy Officer
Seth B. Johnson, Redi2 Technologies, www.redi2.comcontact.html, CEO
Greg Jones, Visual Influence, www.visualinfluence.com, President
Kimberly Jones, Verite, www.verite.com, CEO
Jeff Kearl, LogoWorks, www.logoworks.com, Chief Marketing Officer
Gary Kennedy, Double Eagle Ventures, Owner
Dwain Kinghorn, Altiris, www.altiris.com, Chief Technology Officer
Rebecca Olpin Krull, Star Bridge Systems, www.starbridgesystems.com, Director of Sales
Fred Lampropoulos, Merit Medical Systems, www.meritmedical.com, CEO
Bruce Law, Sprout Marketing, www.sproutmarketing.com, President and Founder
Carl Ledbetter, UV Partners, www.uvpartners.com, Partner
Scott C. Lemon, Agilix Labs, www.agilix.com, President
Amy Lewis, Mediconnect.net, www.mediconnect.net, CEO
Ron Lindorf, Humanvoice, www.humanvoice.com, Chairman
Drew Major, Move Networks, www.cargonet.com, Founder
William Marble, Calixus, www.calixus.com, Board Member
Ty D. Mattingly, Raser Technologies, www.rasertech.com, Consultant
David McGinn, Agilix Labs, www.agilix.com, CFO/ COO
Peter D. Meldrum, Myriad Genetics, www.myriad.com, Managing Partner
Glen Mella, Control4, www.control4.com, Chief Marketing Officer
Craig Miller, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org, Director of Member Needs
W. Tim Miller, Echelon Biosciences, www.echelon-inc.com, President
Blake Moderzitski, UV Partners, www.uvpartners.com, General Partner
Matt Mosman, Levanta, www.levanta.com, CEO
Jan Newman, Altiris, www.altiris.com, VP of Business Development
Thomas Ngo, NextPage, www.nextpage.com, CTO
Amy Paul, Bard Access Systems, www.bardaccess.com, President
Brad Pelo, NextPage, www.nextpage.com, Chairman of the Board
Jim Perry, Perrypoint Ventures, CTO
Ben Peterson, MingleMatch, www.minglematch.com, President
Greg Peterson, GH Peterson Holdings, www.ghpeterson.com, Managing Partner
Dr. Glenn D. Prestwich, University of Utah and Sentrx Surgical, www.utah.edu, Presidential Professor & CSO
Michael Proper, DirectPointe, www.directpointe.com, President & CEO
John E. Richards, BYU Center for Entrepreneurship, www.byu.edu, Associate Teaching Professor
Larry Rigby, ZARS, www.zars.com, President & CEO
David Rowe, Trend Micro, www.trendmicro.com, Executive VP of Global Marketing
Todd Shepherd, Studeo, www.studeo.com, Co-Founder/Partner
Eric Smith, Control4, www.control4.com, CTO
James Sorenson Jr., Sorenson Media, www.sorenson.com, CEO
Bryan Sparks, Solera Networks, www.soleranetworks.com, Managing Partner
Tim Stay, Marketing Ally, Founder
Joshua J. Steimle, MWI, www.mwi.com, CEO
Ian Stiles, Agilix Labs, www.agilix.com, Software Architect
Tom Stockham, MyFamily.com, www.myfamily.com, President & CEO
Weston Swenson, Forum Systems, www.forumsys.com, CEO
Cydni R. Tetro, NextPage, www.nextpage.com, Vice President Product and Corporate Marketing
Daren Thayne, MyFamily.com, www.myfamily.com, Chief Technology Officer
Kent L Thomas, CFO Solutions, www.cfosolutionsllc.com, Founder & Managing Member
Rodney Tiede, Broadcast International, www.broadcastinternational.com, President/CEO
Mike Tippets, Helius, www.helius.com, SVP Engineering & Strategy
Jay Verkler, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org, Director FCH Group
Brett Walker, VitalSmarts, www.vitalsmarts.com, Chief Marketing Officer
Brad Walters, MaxStream, www.maxstream.net, Chairman, President & CEO
Will West, Control4, www.control4.com, CEO
Greg Whisenant, Wasatch Solutions, www.wasatchsolutions.com, President
Weston Whitman, Harvard Business School, www.hbs.edu, MBA Candidate 2005
Gary Williams, Brigham Young University, www.byu.edu, Associate Director-Center for Entrepreneurship
Phillip J. Windley, The Windley Group, www.windley.com, Associate Professor
Ralph Yarro, Canopy Group, www.canopy.com, President & CEO
