The Florida Venture Forum Announces Presenting
Companies for the 2012 Florida Venture Capital
Conference
January 10, 2012 03:03 PM Eastern Time
TAMPA, Fla.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--The Florida Venture Forum (http://www.floridaventureforum.org)
has selected 19 Florida companies to present at the 21s t annual Florida Venture Capital Conference, to be held at
the Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples, FL. on January 31 – February 1, 2012. Registration to attend is still
open on the website at www.floridaventureforum.org.
The 19 presenting companies, some of Florida’s best early-stage prospects for equity financing, will make 12-minute
presentations to an audience of venture capitalists, private equity investors, angel investors, investment bankers,
financial intermediaries, service providers and entrepreneurs.
Following are the companies selected to present:
Central and East Central Florida
F4W(http://www.f4winc.com), Lake Mary : Is a developer of enhanced VoIP and Encrypted IP Communications
software systems and is a provider of resilient and secure IP communication services. F4W software, systems and
services that are simple, flexible, interoperable and affordable. F4W provides critical communication systems and
services to Federal Agencies (NASA, FEMA, VA), Fortune 500 companies (BP, GEICO, Shell Oil,), Healthcare
(Medical Centers in over 20 states), State and Local agencies (Texas, Illinois, Alabama, Los Angeles, Philadelphia).
JDCPhosphate(http://www.phosphatesustainability.com), Fort Meade: is an intellectual property company
licensing its transformational, patented process for manufacturing phosphoric acid. This $30 billion industry has seen
little technological change the past 50 years yet faces increasing challenges of scarcity, rising prices, and
environmental hazards that parallel those in energy. JDCP’s process uses heat to liberate phosphorus in gas form
from phosphate rock rather than mixing it with sulfuric acid. It has been proven in lab, batch and pilot testing and
now JDCP will build a demonstration plant to validate the technology at commercial scale. JDCP’s management
team has extensive, successful industry and start-up experience.
Nanotherapeutics, Inc. (http://www.nanotherapeutics.com), Alachua : is an eleven year old specialty
pharmaceutical company focused on repurposing known compounds, either through indication expansion or
reformulation, for infectious diseases, neurology, vaccines and oncology while utilizing proprietary drug delivery and
manufacturing technologies in a highly efficient capital model with organic growth through product sales, government
contracts and partnering acquired compounds. The company has secured over $100 million in government contracts
since its inception and is actively looking for Series A investment partners and corporate partners for its late stage
products.
Plansource (http:www.plansource.com) Orlando : helps employees discover and review benefit options with
ease, as well as offer tools to help make complex benefit concepts and terminology simple. For Brokers, with the
information and tools PLANSOURCE provides, navigating the evolving landscape of healthcare becomes second
nature.
Quantum Technology Sciences, Inc. (QTSI) (http://www.qtsi.com), Cocoa Beach : Develops and markets
next-generation sensor systems for use by commercial, industrial, military, and government organizations to safeguard
highly valued assets and critical infrastructure. QTSI offers unique, extremely sensitive buried seismic-acoustic sensor
systems capable of detecting, classifying, and locating intruders and security threats that cannot be seen or heard.
Coupled with proprietary state-of-the-art automated analysis, QTSI systems decode the earth’s vibrations to identify
threats in real time. QTSI’s groundbreaking security and surveillance systems leverage the expertise, intellectual
property, and foundational systems cultivated from a decade of experience in developing advanced military grade
seismic-acoustic global and tactical surveillance and reporting systems.
Rivian, (http://www.rivian.com , Rockledge: Is an automotive design, development and manufacturing company
located in Brevard County, FL. Rivian is redefining what it means to be a green vehicle by providing a portfolio of
vehicles with exhilarating performance, ultra-high efficiency, class leading safety and affordable pricing. The company
has developed a highly flexible vehicle platform and manufacturing system that enables a reinvention of the way
vehicles are designed, developed and produced. Rivian’s platform technology substantially reduces the significant
capital that is typically required for vehicle production and enables a level of versatility not available in the industry
today. The company’s platform flexibility allows for a variety of powertrain options including gasoline, diesel and
plug-in hybrid.
Vmax Vision, Inc.(http://www.vmaxvision.com), Maitland : Is an eye care technology company with product
offerings for an integrated vision correction system. Vmax Vision, (the Company) has developed and currently in
market, a transformative technology. It provides a quality of vision beyond that attainable with traditional eye
examinations and currently available eyeglass lenses. The company has accomplished this in the two most critical
areas: offering the most accurate eye examination and high precision eyeglass lenses.
Northern Florida and Panhandle
Bing Energy International, (http://www.bingenergyinc.com), Tallahassee: Has started from the current state
of the art in fuel cell technology and developed innovative new ways of manufacturing a superior “heart” for the fuel
cell (the Membrane Electrode Assembly or MEA) in terms of performance, cost and reliability. The Company has
developed the technology and is creating a 1kW fuel cell stack as a proof of concept. Based upon the outstanding
performance and cost advantages they are achieving, BEI is now ready to scale up operations.
Southeast Florida
Consult a Doctor (http://www.consultadoctor.com), Miami Beach: The U.S. healthcare system is nearing a
tipping point. Costs have gone out of control and now Healthcare Reform has passed and 48+ million new
consumers are going to be covered by insurance. Studies show that universal coverage will not translate to having
timely access to quality care. ER's will become more overused and crowded as access becomes rationed due to
major shortages in primary care physicians. Waiting for an office appointment may take weeks or months. Access
will be scarce and costs will continue to rise. Technology services like Consult A Doctor (CADR) offering
Consumer-Driven Telemedicine, provide an innovative and powerful alternative and business model and position to
take advantage of the crisis and flux in the healthcare marketplace by providing solutions that greatly reduce
healthcare costs and increase access to physicians.
CoupTessaLLC (http://www.couptessa.com), Miami: is an internet firm providing daily discounted services to
high end women, spas, salons, restaurants, fitness, local events and special experiences. The firm is focused
exclusively on building a community of women who purchase the services being promoted by CoupTessa, at
discounts of 50-90% off retail prices. This provides valuable new CoupTessa clients to local merchants in the 5 cities
where they are located. In essence, the business model looks and behaves as if it were the equivalent of "Groupon
for Women", only with a much more curated approach to marketing and advertising and customer service.
JumpStart Wireless Corporation (http://www.jumpstartwireless.com), Delray Beach: Provides custom
business mobile apps without custom programming. Leveraging patented artificial intelligence technology, we deliver
mission-critical mobile apps, for 1/10th the effort of conventional mobile app development, without programming,
running on any mobile device. Customers pay $35 per user per month, with our costs at $1. We currently have
1000+ users and execute 600,000 mobile transactions per month, with production apps in use by Fortune 500
companies. The company provides custom business mobile apps without custom programming. Leveraging patented
artificial intelligence technology, we deliver mission-critical mobile apps, for 1/10th the effort of conventional mobile
app development, without programming, running on any mobile device.
Open English Services LLC (http://www.openenglish.com), Coconut Grove: is an online school created to
reinvent the English language learning experience. The company serves a large and rapidly growing global market,
initially targeting Spanish speakers in the Americas. Through live instruction with native English speaking teachers and
multi-media learning content, all provided over the internet, Open English empowers students on their customized
path to English fluency.
PRESENT e-Learning Systems (http://www.presentelearning.com), Boca Raton: is a medical education and
communications company (MECC) that currently runs 3 public online education community websites for medical
professionals and publishes educational programming and other original content to over 120,000 members. Founded
in 2004, it was the first company to combine online multimedia medical education with social networking to create
online education communities for healthcare professionals. In combining professional education with community,
PRESENT has recreated the experience, online, that physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals are all
familiar with experiencing live…that of attending a clinical medical conference.
Southwest Florida
Health Integrated (http://www.healthintegrated.com,Tampa: Delivers innovative health management solutions
using a whole-patient approach. Their healthcare programs help members live healthier, more productive lives while
enabling employers and health plans to reduce costs by deploying resources more effectively. Health Integrated
confronts health, productivity and cost challenges by integrating behavioral health and behavior change into medical
and disease management activities.
Laser Spine Institute (http://www.laserspineinstitute.com), Tampa: For those suffering from chronic back and
neck pain, daily life can be a painful struggle. Even the most enjoyable activities can be difficult to partake in when
every movement brings up unbearable pain and discomfort. It’s extremely common for patients to feel helpless,
hopeless, depressed, and out of options when short-term remedies fail to provide relief, and pain medications cause
unpleasant side effects. But Laser Spine Institute has great news – our advanced endoscopic procedures can help
you rediscover your life without back and neck pain. Unlike open neck or back surgery, our minimally invasive
procedures require an incision less than an inch in length. This means our procedures involve a much shorter
recovery time than traditional back surgery, and in fact, many of our patients are back on their feet within an hour
after their procedure. Laser Spine Institute performs more minimally invasive spine procedures every month than any
other spine facility in the world.
Mad Mobile (http://www.madmobile.com), Tampa: The unique MAD-X platform enables companies to
transform their current desktop websites to mobile-friendly websites with little or no support from their IT resources.
Founded in 2010, Mad Mobile has quickly established itself as a mobile commerce leader by claiming key wins with
major brands and retailers. Current clients include Pier 1 imports, Lenovo, Suzuki, TJ Maxx, Citi, Toshiba, Hunter
Douglas, Kansas City Steaks, Claire’s, Western Digital, Café Press, Mattel and Panera Bread. Mad Mobile is led
by mobile industry veterans and funded by angel investors.
Mustang Vacuum Systems, Inc. (http://www.MustangVac.com), Sarasota: Products include: PECVD
metallizers, fast-cycle small batch sputtering equipment, and a full line of "Plug and Play" optical coating systems. The
popular Colt 48® small batch fast-cycle dual-door sputtering machine incorporates both sputtering and an
environmentally friendly topcoating process in a single chamber. It is designed to work in conjunction with an
injection molding press with maximum efficiency, and supports the leanest manufacturing requirements. It has been
enthusiastically received as a reliable and economical high-quality coating solution by companies in varying industries,
from automotive lighting to decorative to solar cell production.
Postcard Services(http://www.postcardservices.com, Tampa: Is an award-winning technology & marketing
company servicing both retail and wholesale distribution channels, whose product output happens to be web-to-print
digitally printed direct mail. They develop and deploy automated patent pending technologies to monetize direct mail
data for its customers. At both retail and wholesale levels, PCS empowers small to mid-size businesses to integrate
their customer data, CRM, e-commerce and financial applications with on-demand direct mail marketing campaigns
with reporting.
Quasar Bio-Tech Inc. (http://www.babyquasar.com), Sarasota: Manufacturers high end cosmetic devices for
anti-aging skin care and acne. The company sells on-line through leading stores and premium retailers such as
Neiman Marcus. In 1Q 2012, the company will launch a new line of cosmetic devices with mass market pricing as it
enters the global markets.
About the Florida Venture Forum
The Florida Venture Forum, Inc. is Florida's oldest, largest and most prestigious statewide support group for venture
capitalists and entrepreneurs. As an entrepreneurial networking group, the Florida Venture Forum educates
entrepreneurs and assists them in identifying sources of venture capital. Created in 1984 by a group of high-level
business leaders and academicians, the Florida Venture Forum helps ensure the success of Florida-based
entrepreneurial ventures by offering expert counsel and educational advice. Throughout the year, the Florida Venture
Forum provides programs on a statewide basis.
Each year, the Florida Venture Forum presents the Florida Venture Capital Conference, now in its 21s t year.
Florida's only statewide later stage Venture Capital Conference, the event has attracted more than $2 .6 billion
dollars in venture capital funding for Florida-based companies since its inception.
For additional information and to register for the Conference, please call 813-335-8116 or visit the Web site at
http://www.floridaventureforum.org.
Contacts
The Florida Venture Forum
Media Contact:
Robin Lester, 813-765-2867 (Direct)
813-335-8116 (Office)
robin@floridaventureforum.org
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