Jon Oberheide, the CTO of Resonant portfolio company Duo Security, was recently honored in Forbes “30 Under 30″ List of Technology Entrepreneurs. Jon was selected for digging up major security bugs in the Android operating system, as well as co-founding Duo Security. Duo specializes in modern two factor authentication, allowing individuals to secure [...]
Jen Baird, the CEO of Resonant portfolio company Accio Energy, was recently named as the MVCA Entrepreneur of the Year. Along with Colin Rich, Jen co-founded Ann Arbor-based Accuri Cytometers Inc., which was sold in February to New Jersey-based Becton, Dickenson and Co. for $205 million. Congrats Jen!
“There is no question that the underlying technology is a complete paradigm shift in wind generation. With that said, we invested in the team’s approach to the problem. Their methodology has allowed them to move through engineering challenges at a rate comparable to what we would expect to see in the information technology [...]
The small scale of Michigan’s venture capital community means many ground-floor opportunities for investment. Bay Area émigrés Michael Godwin and Jason Townsend of Resonant Venture Partners wax on the need for a new generation of VC investors and peek into the realm of “dirty tech”. Read the full article in this month’s edition of [...]
Mary and Brian Campbell will be honored with lifetime achievement awards on March 10 at the annual mergers and acquisitions awards event co-hosted by Crain’s Detroit Business and the Association for Corporate Growth. Resonant is extremely proud to have the mentorship of the Campbells and look forward to many more years together! Read [...]
We are thrilled to announce that Resonant has invested in Accio Energy. Accio Energy is based in Ann Arbor, MI and led by CEO Jen Baird (former CEO of Accuri Cytometers) and CTO Dr. Dawn White. This is the second investment by Resonant Venture Partners and is a welcome addition to the Resonant portfolio.
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Google has just released two factor authentication for everyone with a Google account. Our first portfolio company, Duo Security, recently announced the beta availability of their open-source, non-VPN integrations to enable any organization to utilize the same authentication protocol, but better – including phone callback, hard token, and smartphone push options. Read more about Google’s [...]
Resonant Venture Partners is privileged to have Aldo Franciscolo join the team as Resonant’s newest advisory board member. Aldo is a director at Intel Capital, one of the largest worldwide corporate venture programs – having invested more than $9.5 billion in over 1,050 companies in 47 countries. Aldo joined Intel Capital in 2005 to support the Mobility [...]
The Small Business Investment Tax Credit (“SBITC”) Program provides Qualified Investors a 25% tax credit over a two year period on Qualified Investments in Qualified Businesses. Resonant is now certified as a Qualified Investor. Qualified Investments must be made between December 31, 2010 and January 1, 2013 to be eligible for tax credit. Click here [...]
Inc magazine wrote up an article about why it is a good time to start a business in Detroit. Nice to see a positive article for once, which outlines many of the reasons why Resonant invests in MI.
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