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Colligo Networks Selected as a 2005 Venture All StarsT Top 50 Emerging Growth Company
Selected by Committee Comprised from more than 35 Venture Capital Organizations
Seattle, WA - May 3, 2005 -- Venture All Stars today announced the selection of its 50 finalist Pacific Northwest emerging growth companies, who will now contend to be selected as one of the top 25 Venture All Stars of 2005. The awards will be presented at the 5th Annual Venture All Stars Awards Gala and NASDAQ Golf Tournament. The event will be held on Friday, June 3, 2005 at the prestigious Golf Club at Newcastle located in Bellevue, Washington. At the event, Venture All Stars will also announce an overall top company from among the top 25 finalists and a northwest regional best of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon.
"The Venture All Stars Event provides an unmatched view into the best deal flow and investment trends taking place in the Pacific Northwest, and a snapshot into the future of what the next high-growth NASDAQ IPO's may look like," said Gary Ritner from Puget Sound Venture Club.
The 2005 Venture All Stars selection committee consists of representatives from more than 35 venture capital organizations including Motorola Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Arch Venture Partners, Voyager Capital, OVP Venture Partners, Greenstone VC, Yaletown Venture Partners, and the Puget Sound Venture Club. This group represents billions of dollars in venture capital that are actively seeking to help entrepreneurs make their next fortune.
The 2005 Top 50 Venture All Star companies, which come from all sectors and stages, were selected over a six-week period, and were evaluated from multiple business and funding criteria including strong management, financial backing and high-growth potential. Congratulations to the following companies that made it to the finalist:
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3Plains |
Knowledge Anywhere, Inc |
The Venture All Stars event is the only event of its kind that brings together and honors companies from both in the United States and Canada. Past Venture All Star companies include vCustomer, Impinj, FIOS, nGrain, HouseValues and Mforma.
About Colligo Networks
As the leading provider of "instant networking" software, Colligo is the fastest and simplest way for mobile
teams to share data using corporate applications, even when they have no access to the Internet or corporate
servers. Colligo's "instant networking" software enables wireless notebooks, TabletPCs and PDAs to create
direct-connected ad hoc networks with a single button click. Colligo increases the productivity of mobile teams
by enabling them to act on information when and where it is created. Its solutions are being deployed by
enterprises, such as Grant Thornton and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and OEM customers, such as Hewlett
Packard and NEC, in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information visit
www.colligo.com.
About Venture All Stars
Venture All StarsT Group is a five year old integrated media, marketing and advisory services organization that
provides access to the Pacific Northwest's seed to mid-stage venture ecosystem. In addition to the annual
Venture All Stars Event, it operates a partner network consisting of premier venture capital, angel investor,
entrepreneur, corporate executives, governmental trade agencies and industry groups in the USA, Canada
and China. The organization's services include venture events, investor readiness training, radio style
podcasting shows, email newsletters and the region's official Venture Calendar. Venture All Stars publishes
the Venture Map, the de-facto visual representation of the northwest venture ecosystem with a distribution
of more than 50,000 units. For more information please visit: www.ventureallstars.com
Contact
Asa Zanatta
Colligo Networks
Tel: 604 408 1389 / (cell) 604 724 7755
E-mail: azanatta@colligo.com
Martin Levy
Martin Levy Public Relations
pr@ventureallstars.com
206.851.7256 Direct
Venture All Stars, Inc.
1.888.675.1801 Toll Free
206.675.1800 Seattle USA, PST
selectionteam@ventureallstars.com
Colligo is a trademark of Colligo Networks, Inc. All other corporate names and / or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.