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vSpring Capital Releases Its List of the 2008 Top 100 Venture Entrepreneurs
(Market Wire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) SALT LAKE CITY, UT, March 17 / MARKET WIRE/ --
vSpring Capital announced today the 2008
class of the vSpring Capital Top 100 Venture Entrepreneurs, also known as
the v|100.
Today vSpring Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in
Salt Lake City, announced this year's list of v|100 winners.
The v|100 was created in 2004 by vSpring Capital as a tool to recognize
outstanding entrepreneurs who have ties to the state of Utah. Members of
the v|100 become part of a community of entrepreneurs that fosters
collaboration and support among its members as they build and grow some of
the most exciting companies. Each year, vSpring asks members of the Utah
business community to nominate individuals who are most likely to lead a
successful startup technology venture in the next five to seven years in a
c-level executive role. Those nominees who garner the most votes from
their peers in a nominee-only second step of the annual voting process are
then elected into the v|100.
"The number of nominations submitted this year exceeds all previous years
and we are pleased with the results that the v|100 voting process
produces," said Paul Ahlstrom, managing director of vSpring Capital. "New
venture creation is critical to the growth of our economy, and the v|100
program consistently identifies individuals who are likely to generate
successful ventures in the coming years. The quality of the v|100
recipients is an indication of the vibrancy of Utah's entrepreneurial
ecosystem and talent pool," Ahlstrom said.
Last year the v|100 program formalized voting rules and added an audit
committee consisting of David Jolley - Partner at Ernst & Young, Mark
Bonham - Partner at Ray Quinney and Nebeker, and Professor Scott Schaefer
at the University of Utah. "This committee has performed a critical
function of overseeing the process and ensuring valid results," said Dennis
Wood, director of human capital at vSpring Capital. "The v|100 community
is a select group of individuals who are handpicked by their peers in the
region. We have learned to observe closely who makes this important list
of entrepreneurs each year," said Mark Bonham.
Facts about the v|100 Class of 2008
A complete list of members in the 2008 v|100 is enclosed below. Be advised
that positions/companies noted were current as of the date of the
compilation of the 2008 v|100 list of members. This year there was a tie in
the voting, making a total of 101 winners. 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.
Full Name Company Work Title Website
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Rick Alden Skullcandy CEO & Audio www.skullcandy.com
Guerrilla
Curt D. Allen Agilix Labs President & CEO www.agilix.com
Paul Allen FamilyLink.com CEO www.familylink.com
Dallin Anderson Code Nutrition President & www.codenutrition.com
CEO
Jeremy Andrus Skullcandy COO www.skullcandy.com
Lindsay Atwood LTA Enterprises Managing Partner
Kirt Bailey Celio Corp President & CEO www.celiocorp.com
Brad Baldwin Rocky Mountain Co-Founder
Voices www.rockymountainvoices.com
Bob Barnes Zonder CEO www.zonder.com
Jeff Barson Sendside Networks Chief www.sendsidenetworks.com
Evangelist/Dir. of
Product Marketing
Jay Bean OrangeSoda CEO www.orangesoda.com
Brian Beutler Alianza CEO www.alianza.com
Brent L Bishop ContentWatch Chairman of www.contentwatch.com
the Board
Brock Blake FundingUniverse CEO www.fundinguniverse.com
William Borghetti Sendside Networks CEO www.sendsidenetworks.com
David Bradford Linking Universe Chairman & www.linkinguniverse.com
CoFounder
Dr. Jack Brittain U of U Tech Vice www.techventures.utah.edu
Ventures President
Stead Burwell Alliance Health CEO www.alliancehealth.com
Networks
Greg Butterfield Symantec Group President/ www.symantec.com
Altiris Bus. Unit
Josh Carr Sprout Marketing Director of www.sproutmarketing.com
Interactive
Marketing
David Carter S5 Wireless Founder www.s5w.com
Josh Coates Mozy Inc. an EMC Founder www.mozy.com
Company
Jonathan Coon 1-800 CONTACTS CEO www.1800contacts.com
Troy D'Ambrosio Pierre Lassonde Director www.lassonde.utah.edu
Entrepreneur Ctr.
Nicole Toomey GOED COE /Enclavix Director COE/ www.enclavix.com
Davis Pres & CEO
Ed Donakey LDS Church/Family Mgr. of www.familysearch.org
History Dept. Strategic
Relationships
Adam Edmunds Allegiance CEO www.allegiance.com
John Edwards Move Networks President & www.movenetworks.com
CEO
James Endicott Exact Wave CEO www.exactwave.com
Bjorn Espenes Infopia CEO www.infopia.com
Christian Public Engines COO www.crimereports.com
Faulconer
Martin Frey PowerCode CEO www.powercode.com
JD Gardner Monarch Partners Founder www.monarchvc.com
Jeremy Hanks Doba Cofounder, www.doba.com
Chairman &
President
Richard D. Hanks Mindshare Chairman & www.mshare.net
Technologies President
Nathan Hatch Center 7 President & CEO www.center7.com
Matt Hawkins Sirsi Dynix COO www.sirsidynix.com
Greg Heaps Allegiance COO www.allegiance.com
Tim Hunt MIR Foundation President www.lingotek.com
Josh James Omniture CEO www.omniture.com
David Jenkins DealerTrack Director DMS www.dealertrack.com
Marketing
J.D. Jeppson Allegiance VP of Sales www.allegiance.com
Scott Johnson AtTask CEO www.attask.com
Steven G. Jones Vilect CEO www.vilect.com
Kimberley Jones V?rit? CEO www.verite.com
Dr. Greg M. Jones VisTrails CEO www.vistrails.org
Stan Kanarowski USTAR Managing www.ustar.utah.gov
Director
Jeff Kearl Skullcandy Chairman of the www.skullcandy.com
Board
Abraham Knell AtTask Co-Founder & Vice www.attask.com
President, Sales
Kristen Knight NuSkin Enterprises Sr. Dir. Prod. www.nuskin.com
Mktg. Global
Personal Care
Chris Knudsen Sapha VP of Business www.podango.com
Development
Fred Lampropoulos Merit Medical Chairman, www.merit.com
President & CEO
Andrew Laver APL Capital Principal www.aplcapital.com
Advisors
Bruce Law Sprout Marketing Founder & www.sproutmarketing.com
President
Christopher Lee Heritage Makers CEO www.heritagemakers.com
Darren Lee NextPage CEO & President www.nextpage.com
Scott C. Lemon HumanXtensions CTO www.humanxtensions.com
Shawn J. Omniture Chief Legal www.omniture.com
Lindquist Officer, SVP &
Secretary
Ty D. Mattingly Primary Colors Managing Director
Ned L. Maxfield Utah Angel Network CEO www.utahangelnetwork.com
David B. McGinn Agilix Labs COO www.agilix.com
Glen Mella Control4 President & COO www.control4.com
W. Tim Miller Echelon President & CEO www.echelon-inc.com
Biosciences
Clarke Miyasaki Logoworks VP of Business www.logoworks.com
Development
Ryan Money DealUtah.com CEO www.dealutah.com
Mark Newman HireVue CEO www.hirevue.com
Dr. Tom Ngo NextPage CTO www.nextpage.com
Brent Nixon Cymphonix President www.cymphonix.com
Jonathan Oliver Exact Wave CTO www.exactwave.com
Warren Osborn Seastone Founder and CEO www.seastone.com
John Pestana Omniture Cofounder/Director www.omniture.com
Ben Peterson Independent www.sparknetworks.com
Consultant/Investor
Erich Pletsch Tier Four President www.tierfour.com
William Price BYU Center for Manager/ Director www.byu.edu
Entrepreneurship
Michael Proper DirectPointe President & www.directpointe.com
CEO
Amy Rees Anderson MediConnect Global CEO www.mediconnect.net
Prof. John BYU e-Business Managing www.ebusiness.byu.edu
Richards Center Director
Larry D. Rigby Larada Sciences Chairman & www.laradasciences.com
CEO
Kevin Santiago Cymphonix CEO www.cymphonix.com
D. Todd Shepherd Studeo CEO www.studeo.com
Otto Silva AtTask Director of IT www.attask.com
Eric Smith Control4 CTO www.control4.com
Cheryl Snapp Snapp Conner PR Managing www.snappconner.com
Conner Partner
James Lee Sorenson Media CEO www.sorenson.com
Sorenson Jr.
Jesse Stay II SocialOptimize.com Partner, www.socialoptimize.com
Founder
Joshua Steimle MWI Founder & CEO www.mwi.com
Jack W. ContentWatch President & www.contentwatch.com
Sunderlage CEO
Benoy Tamang Sapha CEO and Founder www.sapha.com
Cydni Tetro NextPage Vice President www.nextpage.com
Kimball Thomas BilliardEx CEO www.billiardex.com
Kent Thomas CFO Solutions Founder & Managing www.utahcfo.com
Member
Devin Thorpe USTAR Managing www.ustar.utah.gov
Director
Will West Control4 CEO www.control4.com
Greg Whisenant Public Engines President & www.publicengines.com
CEO
Tyler Whitaker TM Ventures Founder www.tylerwhitaker.com
Ethan Willis Prosper CEO/ Co-Founder www.prospercorp.com
Dr. Phillip Kynetx CTO www.windley.com
Windley
Ken Woolley Extra Space Senior Vice www.exactwave.com
Storage President
Ralph Yarro ThinkAtomic Chairman/CEO www.thinkatomic.com
Allan Young SocialOptimize.com Partner www.socialoptimize.com
Richard Zinn GeoAMP.com Founder, www.ballardzinn.com
Technologist
About vSpring Capital
vSpring Capital (www.vspring.com) is an early-stage venture capital firm
with $260 million under management. With offices in Utah and New Mexico,
vSpring invests in information technology and life science companies that
have the potential to transform their markets and create lasting value.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Dennis Wood
vSpring Capital
801-942-8999(wk)Email Contact
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