In June of 2009, Avail Media and TVN Entertainment merged to create Avail-TVN – the largest independent digital media services company in North America. Avail-TVN is a profitable services company with the technology assets, people and resources as to execute on its vision, create future value-added services, continue to build its business successfully, and effectively position its customers for success in market.
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Columbia Capital is a premier venture capital franchise in wireless, broadband, media, and enterprise information technology investing. Since our formation in 1989, we have taken a sector-focused approach to investing, and have funded over 120 companies in our core markets. Our sector focus allows us to regularly identify disruptive emerging companies and to recognize and build value throughout a company’s lifecycle – from early stage investments, to large growth stage financings and special situations.
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The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) represents the advanced telecommunications and information technology interests of nearly 1,500 rural utilities and affiliates in 48 states. Founded in 1986, NRTC provides products and services developed specifically to meet the needs of rural utilities and their customers, such as high-speed Internet access via satellite, full-service Internet access and support, advanced metering infrastructure, SmartSCADA, wireless technologies, power quality products, long distance programs, mobile phone service, IP backbone services, direct broadcast satellite service (DBS) with DIRECTV and programming for Internet protocol television (IPTV).
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Novak Biddle Venture Partners was established in 1997 to provide equity financing and assistance to the management of young, information technology companies. NBVP is backed by a number of the country’s most prestigious limited partners, and has over $580 million under management. We seek investment opportunities where the combination of ideas, dollars, experience, and relationships can create long-term, sustainable value. While we believe that the vast majority of business plans we receive have many of the makings of viable companies, we are looking for additional key features in the businesses in which we invest.
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Pioneer Venture Partners, LLC is a Pacific Northwest technology-focused fund. As a private family venture fund, we take an active role in assisting the leadership of our portfolio companies to drive corporate growth and value, ultimately leading to profitable businesses and increased shareholder value. Our past success in a variety of businesses as operating partners and investors gives us the perspective that large, long-term shareholder value is built on strong business models, motivated, high-quality management teams, and investor partners who recognize the value of building businesses over time. We endeavor to bring this collective experience to our portfolio companies.
Valhalla Partners was formed in early 2002 to bring together some of the most respected and successful venture investors in the Mid-Atlantic region. Their team has invested in or served as senior executives in over 100 companies during the last twenty years. More than half of these investments have been in the mid-Atlantic region. To date, more than 55 of these have already experienced successful initial public offerings or successful mergers.
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