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Contact: Kerry McGagin
KMA Communications
310.258.9801
kerry@kmacommunications.com
Voyager Capital Hosts Thought Leadership Series for Top Pacific Northwest Executives
SEATTLE, WA- April 6, 2004 - Voyager Capital, Seattle's leading information technology venture firm, hosted an exclusive thought leadership series dubbed INNOVATE, Tuesday, March 30th at Benaroya Hall. The event brought together top technology executives and investors to share insights, network, and explore relevant industry topics.
The theme of the inaugural event was: "Building Successful Technology Companies: It Takes Longer and Costs More!" Jesse Berst, Managing Director of The Athena Institute and an internationally known technology and business analyst, emceed the event. Mark Leslie, chairman, president and CEO at Veritas, the third largest software company in the world, was the keynote speaker and presented a talk on the steps it takes to build a successful company. Under Leslie's leadership, Veritas grew from 12 to 5,500 employees and from $95,000 in revenues to over $1.5 billion, and is now a Fortune 500 company with a market capitalization of $14 billion.
INNOVATE sponsors included Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Comerica, Deloitte & Touche, Gartner, KPMG, Microsoft Alumni Network (MSA), Silicon Valley Bank, and National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).
"Studies of top high-tech clusters have shown that networking forums are an essential part of the success formula," stated Jesse Berst. "The Voyager event fills a big gap in the Seattle landscape -- namely a place where high-tech business leaders can meet to trade ideas and learn the latest trends."
"Developing the INNOVATE series was a natural extension of our business practice," remarked Bill McAleer, managing partner at Voyager Capital. "As one of Seattle's leading information technology venture firms, we strive to provide entrepreneurs with the resources, experience, and connections needed to build successful companies. Through INNOVATE we feature access to the very best ideas and insights to people in the technology community to further business growth in the region."
INNOVATE is a bi-annual series. The next event is scheduled for October 2004. To learn more about the INNOVATE series, visit http://www.voyagercapital.com/news/events.htm
About Voyager Capital
Voyager Capital is Seattle's leading information technology venture capital firm, providing entrepreneurs with the resources, experience, and connections to build successful companies. Voyager invests primarily in early stage communications, enterprise software and services, and infrastructure companies. Voyager's investment team brings experience from a variety of senior management, business development, and venture capital roles. Voyager's advisory board members and investors provide important contacts for startups, and are among the most successful information technology executives and investors in Seattle and Silicon Valley. With $265M under management, Voyager's investments include Arkivio, aQuantive, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQNT), CapitalStream, ClearCommerce, Contivo, Tropos Networks, Kadiri, Qsent, RackSaver, SeeCommerce, and Tegic Communications (acquired by AOL). Voyager is headquartered in Seattle with an office on Sand Hill road in Menlo Park, CA. For more info, visit Voyager's web site at www.voyagercapital.com or telephone (206) 438-1800.
