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Examining these links to BTV's current portfolio companies should help candidate companies obtain a better indication of the opportunity for funding success, based upon these BTV investments. Complete community for sports
teams, organizations and physically active individuals seeking help and
community. Home to over 1.5 million registered teams worldwide for game
schedules, team performance, roster and training information. (From a 2000
merger with eTeamz, Inc.) Leader in network infrastructure
solutions that enable the world's network service providers (telecom,
wireless, ISPs, ASPs, cable and broadband operators) to offer bandwidth
measurement, real-time control over user-redirection, marketing information
and dynamic web usage billing for large entities - all through a single patented
processing engine. Active in North America and Asia. Partnering with some of
the biggest names in e-commerce. More than 2.5 million royalty-free images from over 40 premium brands and microstock photo suppliers all in one place. Unique software to locate and compare photos for use in presentations or publication. Priced from just dollars to standard photo rights rates, to accomodate a broad range of users worldwide. Developer of software-enabled
control systems for light-emitting devices (such as diode lasers).
Breakthrough solution that will render analog controls obsolete and become
the de facto standard for systems that monitor and control any form of
emitted light. CPM SYSTEMS, INC. Over a decadeof development behind
this unique, electronic patient self-interview system to aid doctors quickly
diagnose and document patient symptoms with the aid of intelligent questions
created by domain experts within various medical specialties. Funded by grants
from the National Institute of Health (NIH), CPM's premier product,
"CarePrep", is at the early trial stage in preparation for broad roll out to
clinics and patient care facilities. A leader in enterprise supply
chain software and handheld solutions for the perishable foods industry.
Developer of "Titan 9", Oracle-based enterprise system, and
"EPC3000" - the next generation enterprise solution for route and
bulk distributors. GREEN DOT
NETWORK (Next Estate Communications, Inc.) MasterCard and VISA branded retail
prepaid credit card available at over 40,000 stores throughout North America.
Host of the Green Dot Financial Network for banks that supply debit cards
nationwide. Now the largest retail network with the most cards active
of any debit card company in the world. Formed by merger of Health Sport,
Inc. (HSPO.OB) and Innozen in 2007. Discovers, develops and markets
innovative over-the-counter health products, including its own brand of dry
oral strips to deliver drug active ingredients, marketed under the name,
"Suppress". Active in marketing its Enlyten SportStrips to athletic
teams worldwide. Innovative products for the hotel
industry, including remote check-in and checkout systems (GUEST EXPRESSTM),
and cellular room extensions (INN-CELTM). Berkus Technology Ventures, LLC
serves as General Partner for this technology venture fund whose investment
criteria closely match those listed in the first page of this site. A global distribution system (GDS)
for the vacation rental and timeshare industry. Revolutionizing the process
of booking vacation condominiums by aggregating inventory electronically from
property management companies in North America and the world, then
distributing the inventory through travel agents, Worldspan, SABRE and
GALILEO. LeisureLink facilitates real-time reservation and payment processing
through leading online and offline travel agencies, including AOL, Expedia,
Travelocity, Hotels.com and Yahoo, among many others. The fastest way
to find a great vacation rental. Funded by Kodiak Ventures, Mission Ventures
and Clearstone Ventures. A global Internet distribution
system (GDS) for making spa, golf and other services reservations using the
Internet directly tied in with service provider reservation systems.
Specializing in North America spas of all types, Nirvana has also developed
innovative "dynamic packaging" systems for golf, spa and activity
bookings in a single effort. Using a fleet of over 65 Mini
Coopers throughout Southern and Central California, MIW solves networking and
computer problems right at the workplace and in the home. Growing at
over 100% per year, MIW was named Software Council's Company of the Year in
2006. A marriage of technology and web
retailing where the user enters personal measurements, style preference and
size and creates a unique personal web store with recommendations of
perfect-fitting selections and outfits on every page. Ideal for the
busy professional and a new paradigm in web-based clothing
retailing. Over 185,000 registered members and growing fast.
featured in O Magazine, the Today Show and many other TV and newspaper
features. The leader in "federated
identity" software, the backbone for bank and financial institution
secure recognition of customers and financial partners. Creators of
"PingFederate", "PingDeploy" and "SourceID",
software products that deploy connectivity and security solutions that follow
the Liberty Alliance standard, which PingID helped to mold. Part of the
invisible plumbing of communications networks, you couldn't bank without it. Creator and distributor of games
for cell phones and the Internet, and of Comic Book Creator, software
that lets anyone publish a personal comic book with photos and text as
personalized as imaginations can make. TERESIS MEDIA MANAGEMENT,
INC. Creator of digitizing and workflow
management systems for the television industry. Enables tools for
transcription, e-dailies, editing, storyboarding and secure encryption.
Specializing in the reality TV marketplace as well as film, documentary and
archiving. Creating virtual playgrounds that
engage, educate and enhance the lives of kids and their families - learning
portals that target the needs of children, parents and teachers. "Kindle
Park (TM)" -Imagine the place discovery begins! Eighty percent of American
businesses rely upon paper for invoices and payments. Transcepta is a service
that automates business invoicing and lets a company's customers pay
electronically. Using Transcepta's unique technology, companies are paid
faster and at less cost for collection. Creator of patented
"multi-modal" tools for cellular carriers, extending user
applications of cell phones to include use of voice and visual capabilities
simultaneously, combination of text and voice communication, and user control
over multimedia content using a cell phone.
Early to the Internet with
innovative photo-database and community products that predated Web 2.0 social
networking by more than a decade. (Sold to WEBB, Inc., a public
company.) A fast
growing software and services company providing products and services to
public and private entities engaged in emergency and event management.
Provided emergency and communications management systems for 2004 Democratic
and Republican conventions, the Salt Lake City and Athens Olympic Games,
emergency coordination for hurricanes Charley, Francis and Ivan, Reagan
memorial services and Election day 2004, among many others. Working for the
FBI, state and local governments and companies worldwide. (Acquired by IBM
in 2006). GAMESPY INDUSTRIES, Inc.
/ IGN Network (Now Fox Interactive) The most visited game community of
the Internet, with over 40 million combined visitors and over 41 million
registered users of its technology. Creator of tools used by most of the
largest game developers and publishers to enable Internet multi-player
capabilities. GameSpy is the most-often used method for interactive game
players to find their game servers and join the fun! (From a
merger of GameSpy with IGN in March, 2004 and subsequent purchase by Fox
Interactive in 2005) The premiere marketing tools
company for Internet marketing. Inceptor gives on-line marketers the
technical capabilities and real-time information to measurably increase the
effectiveness of their Internet marketing efforts. (From an
acquisition of the assets of Word Of Net, Inc., 2002) (Sold to Sprint Yellow
Pages in 2007.)
MACRO EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. North America's largest supplier of
student information systems for K-12 school districts nationwide.
Creator of "SASI", the leader in innovation and use. (Acquired by
NCS-Pearson) PHATNOISE,
INC/ HARMON INTERNATIONAL Intelligent networking for
portable applications, including the automobile. Featuring the PhatBox,
digital media player for cars, PhatNoise produces computer networks that tie
communication and entertainment systems into one seamless platform linked to
a car's audio-visual infrastructure. (From a sale of PhatNoise to Harmon,
International, August 2005.) The world's largest processor of digital photographs for professional photographers. Using unique technology and computerized control systems, Pictage supports North American and overseas professional photographers by taking over all ordering, fulfillment and collection tasks, including publishing proofs on the Internet and producing finished digital prints in its large in-house laboratory. (Acquired in 2005). |
