Vocap Investment Partners LLC | Portfolio Philosophy Focus Team News Perspectives Contact Homepage Companies Current: Exited: Philosophy Collaborative ACCRETIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR COMPANIES Entrepreneur-FriendlyWe Are Entrepreneurs investing in Entrepreneurs TIME IS THE MOST FINITE CONSTRAINT IN THE COMPANY BUILDING PROCESS Build Trust Make Sure Entrepreneurs and Investors have ALIGNED INTERESTS BEING GOOD PEOPLE EVERYONE ENJOYS WORKING TOGETHER BUILDING A COMPANY SHOULD BE FUN Focus People Experienced Entrepreneurs with Vision, Ambition, Passion and Execution Track Record of Operational Success Company $1 50 Million in Revenues Unique Product in a Large Market Sustainable Defensible Solution Initial Product / Market Fit Established Product Complete with Clear Product Roadmap Themes Simple, Focused Business Strategy Capital Efficient Data as an Asset Recurring / Transaction-Based Revenue Model Mobile Media Ecommerce Advertising Marketing IT Infrastructure Enterprise Software Financial Technology Data Analytics Vertical Applications Healthcare IT Technology-enabled Businesses Control or Non-Control Investments Lead or Partner $2 - 6mm Initial Check Non-Control/Minority Investments $5-15mm + Leverage for Control Investments Reserve Capital for Follow-On Funding Target 2-5 year exit timeframe Team News February 2, 2016 - YourCause to Acquire Orange Leap to Expand Offering for Non-Profits February 1, 2016 - Building 'win-win-win' partnerships: @MediaMath CMO January 28, 2016 - Social123 Appoints Vice President of Finance January 27, 2016 - Bridgevine Jumpstarts 2016 with Record Revenues January 26, 2016 - Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards $50 Million in Matching Grants January 24, 2016 - IAB Opens Data Center, Names MediaMath's Zawadzki Chair January 21, 2016 - YourCause Releases 2015 Workplace Diversity Report - Continues to Exceed Industry Diversity Averages January 22, 2016 - Blue Ridge Recognized as a Leader in the 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning System of Record January 18, 2016 - In-Flight WiFi on Australian Carriers Soon? January 14, 2016 - Data startup Social123 raises $4.25M January 14, 2016 - The 2016 Global State of In-Flight Wi-Fi Isnt All About Wi-Fi January 13, 2016 - MediaMath Launches 2nd-Party Data Business January 7, 2016 - Tampa Healthcare Management Startup Announces Growth Plans for 2016 Following a 50 Percent Work Force Increase in 2015 January 7, 2016 - MediaMath Recognized as "Visionary" in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Digital Marketing Hubs December 16, 2015 - Smart AdServer and MediaMath Add In-App Offering December 15, 2015 - Routehappy Integrates Flight Amenities Into KAYAK December 9, 2015 - MediaMath announced as first demand-side partner to integrate Audiences by Skimlinks data targeting solution November 24, 2015 MediaMath Appoints Facebook's Country Manager for Turkey to Spearhead Eastern European Growth November 13, 2015 - Employee Engagement Provider YourCause Honored with Two More Awards November 11, 2015 - Lung Institute Offers Stem Cell Therapy November 5, 2015 - Making Business Travelers Happy at Ten-thousand Feet November 5, 2015 - Bridgevine Launches SocialShare November 4, 2015 Zentila to Launch Citywide Platform November 3, 2015 - Who Are the Happiest Passengers in the Sky? October 26, 2015 MediaMath joins IBMs Universal Behavior Exchange platform October 26, 2015 YourCauses Industry Review Report Helps Companies Improve CSR Impact October 22, 2015 - Dailymotion Enters Strategic Video Advertising Partnership with MediaMath October 21, 2015 Mouth Raises $5.5 Million to Sell Indie Food, Wine and Spirits October 19, 2015 - MediaMath's New Marketing Institute Receives Two Prestigious Industry Awards October 14, 2015 - Blue Ridge Explores the Future of Supply Chain Planning at BLUEPrint 2015 October 12, 2015 - Advertising Industry Pioneer and Veteran Joanna O'Connell Joins MediaMath as Chief Marketing Officer October 8, 2015 Brad Langley Joins Zentila As Chief Operating Officer October 8, 2015 - Adyoulike Partners With MediaMath Through Programmatic Native Advertising Exchange October 1, 2015 - Zentila Scoops Up Top Honors in Travel Weekly Magellan Awards September 30, 2015 - Routehappy And Sabre Corporation Explore Opportunities To Help Airlines Differentiate In Agency And Corporate Travel Sales Channels September 23,2015 - MediaMath appoints Ying Communications for multiple markets August 25, 2015 - Bridgevine Names Veteran Chris Lefebvre to Lead Business Development August 24, 2015 - Certain and Zentila team up, deliver comprehensive event sourcing and management solution August 19, 2015 - The 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Led Companies in America August 13, 2015 Inc. Magazine Names YourCause As One of Americas Fastest-Growing Private Companies August 7, 2015 - New MediaMath platform could be the 'Bloomberg terminal for marketing' August 5, 2015 - MediaMath Expands Its OPEN Partner Marketplace with Industry Index for Peer-Based Digital Media Insights July 29, 2015 - Airline, Make Me a Sandwich July 28, 2015 - 33Across Partnership With MediaMath Raises Industry Bar For Online Ad Viewability and Fraud Tolerance July 13, 2015 - Pittsburgh Lung Institute Grand Opening June 30, 2015 - TapClicks' TapAnalytics Integrates Sizmek, MediaMath, Others June 30, 2015 - Go inside the beautiful new office and test kitchen of the wildly popular food site Food52 June 23, 2015 - Generator Media + Analytics Expanding Programmatic Data-Driven Technology Offerings June 23, 2015 - Cooking Site And Online Shop Food52 Launches A Wedding Registry Service June 18, 2015 - BLUEPrint Nordics Delivers Record-Breaking Turnouts During 7th Annual Conference June 19, 2015 - MediaMath and New Marketing Institute (NMI) Announce First-of-its-Kind Boot Camp on Programmatic Buying June 16, 2015 - MOUTH - The Ultimate Website For Indie Food And Spirits - Launches Same-Day Delivery In Manhattan And Brooklyn June 11, 2015 - Wi-FLY! Infographic reveals the world's top 10 airports for internet connectivity (... and it's Thailand that leads the way) June 4, 2015 - Mouth.coms CEO on the Perfect Storm of Craft and Commerce June 4, 2015 - These 2 websites tell you all the amenities offered by nearly every flight in the world June 3, 2015 - MediaMath CEO Joe Zawadzki Invests in Real Estate Advertising Technology Company, AdWerx June 3, 2015 - Bridgevine Offers up to $20,000 to New Channel Partners in the Month of June June 1, 2015 - Dallas Technology Company Excels in Customer Service May 29, 2015 - Introducing Firsthand May 28, 2015 - MediaMaths Erich Wasserman: From Studying Classical Piano to Leading a Major Ad-Tech Firm May 20, 2015 - New Hotel Sourcing Tool For Third-Party Planners May 20, 2015 - YourCause Taking New Approach To Bringing on Technical Talent May 14, 2015 - MediaMath Appoints Digital Media Expert as Vice President of Sales for APAC May 13, 2015 - Bridgevine Experiences Tremendous Growth with Omni-Channel Solution for Utilities May 8, 2015 - MediaMath and eTail Release White Paper to Guide Retail Marketers to Omni-Channel, Programmatic Success May 7, 2015 - Food52 executive editor shares Genius Recipes in her new book May 5, 2015 - Corporate Employees Rally to Drive Donations for Nepal May 5, 2015 - Bridgevine Offers Programmatic Marketing Solution Targeting New Movers April 29, 2015 - Blue Ridge Unveils the Latest In Supply Chain Strategies During 7th Annual BLUEPrint Nordics Conference April 28, 2015 - Clean Air Is the First Step to Healthier Lungs April 21, 2015 - Change Is Changing April 17, 2015 - Solicore, CareSync, Lung Institute among top venture capital deals April 16, 2015 - Google Flights Now Features In Flight Amenity Data April 9, 2015 - Food52's 'Genius Recipes' cookbook uncovers tricks that will change the way you cook April 7, 2015 - Move Over Tech Startups: Food Startups Are the Ones to Watch April 2, 2015 - YourCause Expands Support for the Nonprofit Community April 2, 2015 - Mobile System 7 Announces Partnership with Okta To Detect Malicious Attacks April 1, 2015 - YourCause Releases Inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Industry Study at Conference March 30, 2015 - Three IACP Wins for Food52! March 26, 2015 - Lung Institute Announces New Treatment with Bone Marrow March 23, 2015 Diagnosing Building Envelopes March 17, 2015 - Kicking the Habit in Downtown Tampa March 13, 2015 - Google Flights will now show you which flights have Wi-Fi March 12, 2015 - Routehappy and Google sign worldwide data licensing agreement for use of Routehappy Happiness Factors in Google Flights March 9, 2015 - Routehappy aims for transparency on airline product comfort March 4, 2015 - Industry Innovator, Brad Mohs, Joins Bridgevine As Technology Leader February 27, 2015 - Routehappy data show Gogo in pole position in Wi-Fi equipage race February 26, 2015 - Ten Speed, Food52 Launch New Imprint With 'Genius Recipes' February 10, 2015 - Time Inc., MediaMath Partnership Brings Programmatic To Print, Enhances Audience Targeting February 11, 2015 - Blue Ridge to Expand Supply Chain Presence in Convenience Distribution at AWMA Marketplace Solutions Expo February 4, 2015 - YourCause Breaks Gender Trends in 2014 Diversity Report February 4, 2015 - MediaMath Partners with LATAM-based Navegg to Provide Intelligent and Actionable Data to Marketers February 3, 2015 - Lung Institute to Celebrate New Expansion with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony January 29, 2015 - This car packed with thermal cameras will find your energy leaks January 28, 2015 MediaMath Names Dual Presidents to Lead Organization through its Next Phase of Growth January 26, 2015 - There's More In-Flight Wi-Fi Than Ever January 20, 2015 - MediaMath and Integral Ad Science Join Forces to Improve Advertising Performance and Drive Marketer ROI January 19, 2015 - MediaMath Expands Global Operations with New Office in Madrid January 13, 2015 - Lung Institute to Open New Clinic in Scottsdale in February 2015 January 7, 2015 - Blue Ridge to Unveil Supply Chain Planning 'End-to-End Collaboration Made Easy' at 2015 NRF Big Show January 6, 2015 - Inside Company Snack Time at Food52 January 5, 2015 - Drive-by heat mapping: Startups thermal-imaging cars can quickly track energy leaks in thousands of homes and buildings. December 19, 2014 - Food52, A Site For People Into Cooking, Says Revenue Has Tripled, And It's Hired A New COO December 16, 2014 - Blue Ridge Named to Food Logistics 2014 Top Software and Technology Providers List December 10, 2014 - Routehappy Secures $3.3 Million in Funding to Boost Airlines Ancillary Services December 10, 2014 - Blue Ridge Closes $6 Million Equity Round to Fuel Growth and Innovation Leadership December 3, 2014 - Cervera Invests in a Crystal Clear Future with Blue Ridge Cloud Supply Chain Planning December 2, 2014 - MediaMath Unveils TerminalOne App Featuring Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings Data December 1, 2014 - Serko: Because I'm Routehappy... November 25, 2014 - Reach Your Customers on the Mobile Devices They Love with MediaMath and Apple iAd November 20, 2014 Heat-Mapping Startup Essess Picks Up $10.8 Million to Scan for Energy Leaks November 13, 2014 - Passing Down Family Stories To Millennials November 10, 2014 Routehappy Partners with Expedia, Helps Improve Passenger Experience November 6, 2014 - $4 Million in Series A Funding for Sales Acceleration and Product Expansion November 3, 2014 Dot-com veteran: There's no bubble now October 13, 2014 - MediaMath Taps Ex-Rubicon MD Bartram As Country Manager, Australia New Zealand September 30, 2014 - Looking Forward at Food52 September 26, 2014 - Array Health Closes First Round of Institutional Financing to Accelerate Growth July 8, 2014 - West Cary Group, MediaMath Create Largest Black-Owned Trading Desk in U.S. June 27, 2014 - Regenerative Medicine Solutions Acquires Advanced Healthcare Partners June 26, 2014 - Acceller Merges with Bridgevine to Create a World-Class Customer Acquisition and Retention Platform May 22, 2014 - Montgomery County makes first cybersecurity investment in small firm poached from Virginia May 8, 2014 - New MediaMath App Enables Advertisers to Use First Party Data to Reach Target Consumers on Twitter May 7, 2014 - Online Foodie Emporium Mouth.Com Adds Coffee To The Curation Rotation April 30, 2014 - Zentila Unveils Technology to Customize Meetings Packages April 30, 2014 - Food52 and Ten Speed Press to Launch an Imprint April 7, 2014 MediaMath Partners With Yahoo, Microsoft and iSocket to Launch Automated Guaranteed Premium Media Buying Within TerminalOne December 2, 2013 - Mouth Announces $1.5 Million Series A Round August 6, 2013 - Cooking Website Food52 Launches An Online Marketplace For Home Chefs July 1, 2013 - The 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry in 2013 June 25, 2013 - Routehappy Unveils First US International In-Flight WiFi Report: The Best and Worst Airlines For In-flight Connectivity June 16, 2013 - Food52 Moving Into E-Commerce With Provisions Store May 30, 2013 - Routehappy launches new features because price isnt everythingbut it still matters May 29, 2013 - 8 New Tech Companies to Watch May 14, 2013 Regenerative Medicine launches Lung Institute May 14, 2013 - Former Starwood Executive Matthew Avril Named to Zentila Board of Directors May 8, 2013 - Zentila Closes $2.1M Series A Round Led By VoCap Ventures April 17, 2013 A New Way to Get a Job When You Have No Inside Connections April 10, 2013 - 2013 IACP Award Winners Include Thomas Keller, Naomi Duguid, Food 52 March 28, 2013 - Cooking site Food52 raises $2M to expand publishing, mobile and shopping initiatives October 2, 2012 - Todd Cullen Joins Bridgevine as SVP, Consumer Insight and Analytics Sept 5, 2012 Routehappy gets $1.5M to rank best flights, airports for travelers April 16, 2012 - Essess Secures $6M in Series A Funding October 16, 2011 Vocap Ventures Announces Appointment of Mike Becker as a Partner March 29, 2011 Sundrop Mobile Raises $900K, Offers Mobile Loyalty Solution To Daily Deal Merchants Tweets by @vocappartners Perspectives Contact Vocap Investment Partners Vero Beach Office 2770 Indian River Blvd. Suite 500 Vero Beach, FL 32960 Atlanta Office 75 Fifth Street NW Suite 426 Atlanta, GA 30308 For inquiries, please contact Natalie O'Neill at [email protected]. Vinny Olmstead Managing Director close Vinny is a Co-Founder and Partner at Vocap Investment Partners based in the firms Vero Beach office, and is a Board Member for Apollidon Learning, Bridgevine, Essess, and formerly Sundrop Mobile before its sale to Mercury Payment Systems. Vinny has a unique blend of investing, operating, and strategy experience that spans more than 20 years professionally; and more than 30 years when factoring in his entrepreneurial roots, which began in his teens. Prior to Vocap, Vinny was CEO of Bridgevine, an advertising technology company focused on customer acquisition and recognized by the INC 500/5000 the past 6 years in a row. Vinny remains involved as an Executive Board member, and advisor to the incumbent CEO to continue Bridgevines ascent in advertising technology. Prior to Bridgevine, Vinny was VP of Corporate Development at 360networks, a fiber optic telecommunications company that went public in the spring of 2000. Prior to 360networks, Vinny spent 8 years as a consultant including 4 years as Partner at Mercer Consulting (division of Marsh McLennan); and with KPMG Peat Marwick. Vinny spent two years at Coopers and Lybrand. Vinny is also on the board of the Riverside Theatre, the Indian River Education Foundation, and is Florida Chapter Chair for Young Presidents Organization. Vinny has an MBA MHS (Master of Health Science) from the University of Florida, and BS of Accounting from Flagler College. In his spare time, Vinny enjoys travelling to unique places with his wife and three children and playing tennis. Mike Becker Managing Director close Mike loves the entrepreneurial process and has over 20 years of investing, technology and operations experience, much of it working with growth stage companies. He works with entrepreneurs in a variety of sectors, including marketing technology, supply chain management software, health care IT, and education technology. Mike current serves in a Board or Board observer capacity with Blue Ridge Solutions, Social123, Routehappy, Firsthand, and Array Health. Prior to joining Vocap, Mike served as the COO of Triton Digitals Applications Services Division. During his tenure at Triton, he led the integration of multiple acquisitions and built a 100+ person Product, Technology, and Client Services team that delivered SaaS loyalty marketing, contesting, research, and gamification solutions to an expanding international client base. Prior to Triton Digital, Mike was a founder and COO of Enticent, a leading SaaS provider of loyalty marketing and audience relationship management tools for media companies. Mike helped to lead the company through three rounds of venture financing and a successful exit with the sale to Triton Digital. In addition to these roles, Mike has served as a Partner with Summit Investors, an investment partnership focusing on private and public investment opportunities. He also held positions with Kurt Salmon Associates and Andersen Consulting, where he worked on management consulting projects related to strategy, operations, and technology implementation. Mike holds a bachelors degree from Duke University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School of Business. He currently resides in Atlanta, GA with his wife and three children. When he is not working with Vocaps partner companies, you can often find him outdoors coaching a lacrosse game or on the links in futile pursuit of a future Senior PGA Tour Card. Wendy Coya Vice President close Wendy is a Vice President at Vocap Investment Partners based in the firms Vero Beach office. Prior to joining Vocap Wendy was the Director of Finance at Bridgevine, an advertising technology company focused on customer acquisition, where her role included several rounds of fundraising, extensive financial modeling and analysis, and as a founding employee was instrumental in the substantial growth of the company. Before joining Bridgevine Wendy was a Senior Accountant at Kimley Horn Associates. Wendy holds a BS from University of Miamis School of Business with focus on Finance and Contract Law. In her spare time, Wendy enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and two daughters, cycling and running. Emery Waddell Senior Associate close Emery is a Senior Associate at Vocap Investment Partners based in the firms Atlanta office. Prior to joining Vocap, Emery spent three years as an analyst and senior analyst with VRA Partners, an investment banking firm focused on providing mergers and acquisitions advisory services to middle-market companies, private equity firms and diversified corporations. While at VRA, Emery helped numerous clients in a variety of industries raise capital, acquire new businesses, and achieve successful exits. He previously gained valuable experience as a consultant intern in the Consumer Products division of Kurt Salmon Associates in New York City, where he focused on supply chain management and product development. Emery received a B.S. degree in Commerce with concentrations in Finance and International Business from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. Natalie ONeill Executive Assistant close Natalie ONeill joined Vocap Investment Partners after gaining three years of experience in the sales and the financial services industries in Washington D.C. Natalie holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Finance from the University of Florida. Patrick J. Welsh Limited Partner close Pat Welsh co-founded Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe and focuses on investments in the information/business services industry. Previously, he spent eight years with Citicorp Venture Capital and was President at the time of his departure. Mr. Welsh graduated from Rutgers University in 1965 and received an M.B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1969. Matt Avril Advisor close Mr. Avril retired from Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide, Inc. on December 31, 2012, where he had served as President, Hotel Group since September 2008. Mr. Avril was responsible for hotel operations worldwide for Starwoods nine hotel brands, consisting of approximately 1,100 properties in more than 100 countries. Mr. Avril also oversaw Starwoods global sales organization. Mr. Avril has over 20 years experience in the hospitality and vacation ownership industry, serving as President and Managing Director of Operations for Starwood Vacation Ownership (SVO), a division of Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide from 2002 to 2008 (Mr. Avril also worked with the predecessor entity Vistana Resort from 1989 to 1998). There, he oversaw Sales Marketing, Resort Operations, Finance, Legal Affairs, Homeowner Association Management, and Human Resources functions. Mr. Avril graduated in 1982 with honors from the University of Miami and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Avril serves on the Board of Directors of Aarons Inc (AAN) where he serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees. He also serves on the Board of API Technologies, Inc (ATNY) where he serves on the Audit, Compensation and Nominating/Governance Committees. In addition, he serves on the Boards of two privately held companies Zentila, Inc and American Hotel Register. Matt also enjoys playing competitive golf and qualified for the 2012 United States Senior Open Championship. Matt and his wife Kathy, who live in Vero Beach, Florida, have 3 daughters and 2 grandsons. Brian Barefoot Advisor close Brian M. Barefoot has more than 30 years of experience in financial services, having served in senior executive roles with top brokerage and financial firms, including PaineWebber Group Inc. and Merrill Lynch Co. Inc. His expertise includes Investment Banking, where he has been involved with leading public equity and debt transactions, Mergers Acquisitions as well as private equity raise-ups. He also is experienced in managing equity and debt trading and risk management. Mr. Barefoot has previously served as President of Babson College, President and Chief Executive Officer of NeoVision Hypersystems Inc., Executive Vice President and Director of Investment Banking of PaineWebber Group, Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Director at Merril Lynch Co, and Founder and CEO of Frontier Sports Development Corp. Currently, Mr. Barefoot serves as the Mayor of Indian River Shores, FL and is a respected advisor to many organizations. He is a Director, member of the Compensation Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Cynosure Inc.; Director and member of the Audit and Investment Committees, and Chair of the Finance Business Operations Committee of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts; Senior Advisor to Carl Marks Advisory Group in New York, NY; the Advisory Board of Lending Club in San Francisco, CA; the Advisory Board of Harmoney Corp. Ltd. in Auckland, New Zealand; Vice Chair of the Indian River Medical Center Foundation in Vero Beach, FL; Director of BigBelly, Inc. in Newton, MA; Director of Array Health Solutions, Inc. in Seattle, WA; Trustee of Little Harbor MultiStrategy Composite Fund, Marblehead, MA; Board of Trustees of Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester, VT; and, Board of Trustees of Saint Edwards School in Vero Beach, FL. Mr. Barefoot received a B.S. from Babson College, earned an M.B.A. from Pace Universitys Lubin School of Business, and has attended a number of Harvard Business School Executive Education programs. In 1998, Mr. Barefoot received the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the Ellis Island Honor Society for his contributions to the business and educational communities. Michael Leitner Advisor close Mr. Leitner is a Managing Partner of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC and a member of its Management Committee. Prior to joining TCP in 2005, Mr. Leitner served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for WilTel Communications, and before that as President and Chief Executive Officer of GlobeNet Communications, leading the company through a successful turnaround and sale. Previously, he was Vice President of Corporate Development of 360networks and served as Senior Director of Corporate Development for Microsoft Corporation, managing corporate investments and acquisitions in the telecommunications, media, managed services, and business applications software sectors. Prior to Microsoft, he was a Vice President in the M A group at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Leitner currently serves as a Director on the boards of Integra Telecom, Primacom and WIND Canada. Mr. Leitner is active in community events, and currently serves on the board of Team Primetime. Mr. Leitner earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles and his M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. Cameron McCaskill Advisor close Cameron McCaskill is a serial entrepreneur with 23 years of experience in emerging companies. Cameron is an execution-oriented business development executive who has also run sales, marketing and operations. Camerons domain expertise includes the semiconductor, home networking, and internet software industries. Mr. McCaskill has been a key leader in all types of financing activities and his experiences includes an IPO, four mergers, and many rounds of venture and angel financing. His most recent merger brought him to Qualcomm, where Mr. McCaskill runs business development for wireline service providers and new vertical market development for North America. Prior to joining Qualcomm, Mr. McCaskill served in many roles; such as, Vice President of Business Development at Intellon, Tech Transfer Consultant to Fuentek LLC, and various management positions at Plurimus Corporation, Calendar Central, Inc., Interpath Communications and TriNet Services. Mr. McCaskill was also President/Co-founder of BioControl, Inc, which licensed and commercialized a University of Florida patent. Mr. McCaskill earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering and his M.B.A. from the University of Florida, completing grad school in 1992. He mentors several entrepreneurs and regularly serves as a judge/mentor for the Florida Innovation Hub. In his spare time, Mr. McCaskill enjoys music, tennis, fishing and off-road biking. Ray Oglethorpe Advisor close Ray serves as the President of Oglethorpe Holdings, LLC, a private investment company. Previously, Mr. Oglethorpe served as President of America Online, where he led America Onlines major organizations responsible for software development, network operations, service, and infrastructure support. He built the resources and technical systems that would define AOLs Member Services Organization, taking it from less than 400 employees to more than 8,000 international service consultants representing the Voice of AOL to members. Prior to joining America Online in 1994, Mr. Oglethorpe served as the Chief Operating Officer of Redgate Communications Corporation, and he held executive positions in international sales, marketing, and product development at both Harris Corporation and IBM. Mr. Oglethorpe has been a Director of ProPhotonix Limited since July 2000, and he has previously served on many additional Boards Bridgevine Inc., Artifact Software Inc., The George Washington University, St. Edwards School, Northern Virginia Technology Council, Johns Hopkins Heart Institute Advisory Council, and Ampro Corporation, to name a few. Ray Oglethorpe served as an officer in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, where he received the Army Commendation Medal. Mr. Ray Oglethorpe received his B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona and his M.B.A. from George Washington University. Additionally, he completed executive programs at both the Wharton Business School and the Harvard Business School. Mr. Oglethorpe is very passionate about child education, and he enjoys golf and skiing in his past time. Jason Patchen Advisor close Jason Patchen is the founder and former CEO of Visionary HealthWare, Inc., a division of CompuGroup USA. With more than twenty years of experience in managed care and related healthcare technology service, Jason possesses a unique and extensive depth of knowledge and experience with the HIT industry. Before creating Visionary HealthWare and the American Healthcare Holdings family, he served as Chief Operating Officer at Health Integrated, Inc. As one of the largest disease management companies in the United States, Health Integrated provides a variety of healthcare services for the chronically ill in the commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid markets. Jason was instrumental in growing that company from its early stage to a multimillion dollar enterprise. Jason was recognized as a finalist in both the 22nd and 24th annual Ernst Young Florida Entrepreneur of the Year® (2008 and 2010) award program. Considered one of the most prestigious business awards for entrepreneurs, Ernst Young recognizes extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance, as well as his personal commitment to businesses and communities. A winner of the Tampa Bay Business Journals 40 under 40 award for promise in business, Jason also has been recognized as one of the most influential people in healthcare by the Florida Medical Business Journal. Past experience includes co-founder and President of WebHealthy, Inc., an e-healthcare and provider management services company with revenues of $20,000,000, and Vice-President of Corporate Development at Heritage Southeast Medical Group, a startup company in the State of Florida, where he was instrumental in generating revenues of $70,000,000. As Executive Director of Better Health Plan, Buffalo, New York, at the young age of 25, Jason grew the organization from startup to $30,000,000, before transitioning via sale to a publicly traded company. Jason began his healthcare career as a Department of Health regulator for the State of New York. Jason is a graduate of Potsdam University with a degree in Economics. He holds an MBA in Finance as well as an MBA in Human Resources from the Sage Graduate School of Russell Sage College in Troy, New York and is an affiliate of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). Jason is married and lives in Crystal Beach, Florida with his wife Bonnie and their three children. Bryan Rubin close Bryan Rubin is currently a member of the Corporate Development team at Google, and has over 14 years of experience across Corporate Development, Investment Banking and private equity. Mr. Rubin began his career as a Financial Analyst for Donaldson, Lufkin Jenrette. He then went on to work in the Corporate Development groups for companies such as 360networks, Adelphia Communications and Motorola Mobility. Bryan also made and managed equity investments in growth stage companies at Constellation Growth Capital (part of Highbridge Principal Strategies). Previously, Bryan held Board of Directors or Board Observer seats for OnePhone, Wasserman Media Group, Hibernia Networks, and MediaXstream. Bryan graduated with a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Mr. Rubin enjoys ultra-distance trail running, and he is an avid Michigan and Cleveland sports fan. Greg Stanger Advisor close Mr. Gregory S. Stanger, also known as Greg, has 20 years of experience with technology companies in Silicon Valley. Greg has been Chief Financial Officer of Duetto Research, Inc. since December 2014; he also serves as an Advisor at Vocap Investment Partners, LLC. Prior to Duetto Research, Mr. Stanger served as the Chief Financial Officer of oDesk Corporation, an online employment platform operator, and had served since March 2012. Prior to oDesk, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Chegg, Inc., a textbook rental service, from March 2010 to October 2011. From June 2005 to June 2009, Mr. Stanger served as a venture partner at Technology Crossover Ventures, a private equity and venture capital firm, and was an executive in residence from December 2003 to June 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Stanger served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and director of Expedia, Inc., an online travel company, from February 2002 to December 2003 and as its Chief Financial Officer from October 1999 to December 2003. Before joining Expedia, he served as Senior Director, Corporate Development of Microsoft Corporation and held various positions within Microsofts finance and corporate development departments since 1991. He led a successful IPO and follow-on financing. He also managed five acquisitions and one joint venture, the sale of Microsofts majority interest in Expedia to USA Networks, and the subsequent sale of the remaining public shares to InterActiveCorp in a transaction. He worked in investment banking with PaineWebber from 1987 to 1989. Mr. Stanger was an Investment Banking Professional of UBS Wealth Management USA. Greg serves as a Director of Infovell, Inc. He serves as a Board Member of Rocketship Education. He served as a Director of Bridgevine, Inc. since February 2008. He served as a Director of NexTag, Inc.; LiveMocha, Inc. and DeepDyve, Inc. Mr. Stanger served as a Director of Kayak Software Corporation since March 2011. He served on the Board of the Yosemite Conservancy since 2010 and Global Market Insite, Inc. since June 5, 2006. He served as an Independent Director of Drugstore.com Inc. from April 2003 to June 3, 2011. He served as a Director of Netflix Inc. from June 8, 2005 to July 1, 2010 and Expedia Inc. from February 2002 to December 2003. Mr. Stanger holds an MBA in Finance from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and a BA in Economics from Williams College. Russ Thomas Advisor close Russ Thomas is the Chief Executive Officer of Availity, a company that helps physician practices, hospitals and health plans run healthy businesses. He leads Availity in its mission to empower health care professionals to make meaningful business improvements and build thriving organizations, by continuously extending the value of Availitys health information network with tools, technology and insights. Thomas is committed to Availitys growth. He oversaw the 2010 acquisition of RealMed, an award-winning provider of physician revenue cycle management services. The combined enterprise now delivers health care business solutions to a growing network that connects more than 350,000 physicians and allied care providers, some 2,700 hospitals, and more than 575 technology partners with health plans nationwide. Prior to his appointment as CEO in March 2012, Thomas had been the companys president and Chief Operating Officer since 2008. He brings a strong background in health care technology and clinical information solutions to Availity. Formerly the CEO of Gold Standard, a drug information database and clinical knowledge solution, Thomas grew that company from a small start-up to a multi-sector leader in the health care market before selling the business to Reed Elsevier in 2006. He remained with Reed Elsevier as a senior executive in their clinical information business until 2008. In addition to his current professional responsibilities, Thomas is active in industry and philanthropic organizations. He serves on the Board of Directors for eHealth Initiative, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization that seeks to drive improvements in the quality, safety and efficiency of health care through information technology. He is also active with United Way of Northeast Florida, where Availity has partnered with Ribault Middle School in the Achievers for Life dropout prevention program. Thomas was formerly a founding board member and past chairman of Hillsborough Kids, Inc., which provides oversight and resources for more than 4,000 disadvantaged children in Hillsborough County, Florida. Thomas earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Virginia Tech and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia. He lives in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife Claudia and their two children. He is an avid cyclist. Apollidon Marketing for university distance learning programs Fundraising Announcement November 2011 Company Website » Open Positions » Bridgevine Customer acquisition marketing and SaaS platform for national, regional, and local brands Company Website » Open Positions » Essess Big data solution to automatically detect, identify and quantify residential building energy inefficiencies Fundraising Announcement April 2012 Company Website » Open Positions » Food52 Food52 is dedicated to supporting, connecting, and celebrating home cooks with recipes, info, how-to, shopping, and Q A Company Website » Open Positions » MediaMath Digital media buying platform for agencies advertisers Company Website » Open Positions » Mouth Indie inspired food made by people, not companies. Tasty goodies for consumers and corporations Company Website » Open Positions » Lung Institute Regenerative medicine solutions for pulmonary patients. Company Website » Routehappy The Worlds Flight Rating System Fundraising Announcement September 2012 Launch Announcement April 2013 Company Website » Open Positions » Greycork Greycork furniture ships straight to your door for free, builds in under 10 minutes without tools, and will impress your toughest critic. The result? More time spent with the people you love. Company Website » Open Positions » Array Health Leading provider of private insurance exchange technology enabling health plans of any size to power their own branded online exchanges. Company Website » Open Positions » Blue Ridge Cloud-based SaaS supply chain management planning, forecasting, and replenishment. Company Website » Your Cause SaaS-based CSRconnect Employee Engagement solution. Company Website » Open Positions » Firsthand FIRSTHANDs Platforms connect students and alumni one-on-one to put careers on the fast track to success. Company Website » SaltMines SaltMines Group creates and nurtures consumer and enterprise mobile, social media and e-commerce solutions in a high-energy, entrepreneurial environment. Company Website » Socail123 Industry leading DaaS platform (Data as a Service) that offers the largest and most accurate B2B contact database available and empowers companies to market and sell more effectively. Company Website » © Copyright 2015 Vocap Investment Partners LLC