Portfolio Companies

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AboutUs is a wiki whose goal is to create a free and valuable Internet resource containing information both about websites and other community created topics. The site was pre-populated with information about many different websites and thousands of updates are now being made by people each day.

The vision of AboutUs hinges on the power of collaboration and the unique capacity of wiki technology to capture the coming together of communities.

Absorbent Technologies Inc, the parent company of the Zeba brand, was formed to provide value-added products that will help growers of all types produce higher quality plants and greater yields more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Animal Profiling International is dedicated to the improvement of animal health management. Its initial focus is on animal risk-assessment technologies to enhance yields and financial returns in the cattle industry. The company's mission is to deploy innovative technologies that focus on prevention through the early detection of health issues of animals. Such early detection can improve management techniques for cattle, horses, other food animals and ultimately pets such as cats and dogs.

An environmentally correct and sustainable product, the APEX BLOCK is a proven construction material made of cement, recycled polystyrene foam, and polymers formed into 52 pound homogeneous recyclable blocks.

APEX BLOCK walls deliver superior strength and performance compared to walls made of traditional construction materials. The APEX BLOCK's geometry of interlocking surfaces and networked inner cavities, provide for a structurally robust grid when filled with reinforced concrete for load-bearing, shear, stem, and retaining walls.

Celilo Group Media is a publishing and marketing consulting firm with a mission of expanding markets for sustainable products and services. They currently have offices in Portland, Seattle, Oakland and St Paul, Minnesota.

Certify is the leading self-service, online expense management solution for small to midsize companies. Organizations worldwide can create and submit expense reports quickly, easily and efficiently with a minimum of training due to our unique intuitive data entry options and easy to use interface.

At Clinicient, we focus exclusively on providing software solutions to outpatient rehabilitation providers. With our on-demand ASP infrastructure, we offer a high-end clinical management system previously only available to the privileged few with huge IT budgets and custom software solutions. We also provide outsourced billing and reimbursement services to outpatient rehabilitation clinics throughout North America

ColumbiaSoft is a leading provider of affordable enterprise document management solutions.

We offer comprehensive document management solutions that help businesses and organizations of all sizes manage their electronic and paper documents, scan and convert paper documents to digital files, automatically capture and manage emails, attachments and faxes, and provide remote access via the Internet.

CRU-DataPort® is the maker of the original removable hard drive enclosure for physical data security and rugged data mobility. CRU's DataPort®, Data Express® and RhinoJR® branded removable hard drive enclosures provide the safest way to make any capacity hard drive removable from PCs, workstations, servers, rack mount chassis or custom designed IT application hardware. CRU products support the latest interfaces, offer's the industry's leading warranties and are available through major distributors, OEM's, VARs, and a host of resellers and system integrators worldwide.

Keen Mobility manufactures and distributes innovative medical devices that empower individuals by enhancing mobility, bringing greater independence and providing new opportunities. Move . . . beyond your boundaries™

Pacific Interpreters seeks to provide world-class interpretation, translation, and consulting services as a means of eliminating language barriers between healthcare providers and limited English proficient patients.

Our World-Class Services Include: Trained, assessed, and professional interpreters, translators and consultants; Quick connection times; Cost-effective fee options; Flexibility to adapt with our customers' needs and changing circumstances instantly; Dedicated Customer Service Department-quick response to needs and issues; In-depth user information and cost analysis via custom reporting.

In its five years of operation, Pacific Star Communications, Inc. ("PacStar") has achieved an impressive track record of growth, showing a compounded annual growth rate of 75% and attaining $50 million in revenue since its inception in 2000.

PacStar's expertise in the delivery of encrypted voice, data, security, and video technologies has contributed greatly to PacStar's success. PacStar's team has successfully penetrated Federal, state and local government markets by combining technical expertise and logistical capabilities that other companies simply cannot offer.

Perpetua is a power source solutions company that was founded to deliver cutting edge technology to improve battery performance in low power devices. Building off significant advances in thermoelectric materials, which generate useful electricity from small temperature differences, Perpetua can provide superior solutions that will:
a) significantly extend the lifetime of your power source,
b) decrease system weights,
c) expand functionality (allow for more concentrated use, higher duty cycles),
d) decrease size, ande) allow for placement in new locations (underground, behind walls, and otherwise inaccessible areas)

Phoenix Gold International, Inc., an Oregon based corporation founded in 1991, designs, manufactures, markets and sells innovative high performance electronics, accessories and speakers for the audio market. The company sells its products under the brand names Phoenix Gold®, Carver®, Carver® Digital, Carver® Professional, and AudioSource®. The company's products are used in car audio, professional sound and home audio/theater applications.

Prolifiq Software mobilizes marketing content. It's a simple, yet powerful idea, and Prolifiq's OnPoint messaging solutions keep it that way. Marketing loads the library. Sales people direct the content to customers and prospects. At the moment of truth, when a customer or prospect needs information to drive a decision, your sales people can deliver, without delay, and without technical barriers.

From its inception, Routeware has been solely focused on automating solid waste hauling operations. Our goal is to replace paper-based scheduling, dispatching, and collection methods with easy-to-use electronic tools in the office and in the truck.

Founded in 2002, ShiftWise has taken an approach to the field of healthcare staffing that is both unique and successful. By assisting hospitals with managing their staffing process and reducing their cost of staff procurement, ShiftWise enables hospitals to improve upon their bottom lines, increase internal staff morale and enhance their relationship with top quality staffing vendors.

StudyDog teaches pre-K to 2nd grade children the skills they need to be successful readers. We do so through an innovative reading system, where game-like lessons are done on the computer, independently by the child, and progress is monitored and communicated to the parent.

Tyfone's revolutionary mobile financial services platform introduces a bank owned and branded platform for both banking and payment capability on mobile handsets. For the first time, it enables financial institutions to independently deliver secure, mobile consumer banking and payments services to their customers regardless of which type of mobile phone or mobile carrier service the customer uses. See how Tyfone's solution directly connects banks with consumer handsets while still leveraging the existing mag stripe point-of-sale (POS) payments infrastructure.

From humble beginnings on Northwest 23rd, Chef Bo Kline and Typhoon! have become icons of the Northwest food scene. Blending classic Thai hospitality with contemporary style, Bo's unique menu is inspired by the pushcarts of the peasants and palaces of her native Thailand. Typhoon! has 6 locations in the Portland metro and Seattle areas.

VenCore provides various venture financing options for financing new and used capital equipment.

At Vigilan, we spend our time building software that works the way you do. With extensive experience in quality care, we know how complex it is to balance care requirements, staff competency, resource management, and resident satisfaction.Through our software, Assisted Living facilities can achieve operational excellence with ease. By giving you that 30,000 foot view of every facility and every operation, you can make informed decisions to improve occupancy, staffing, care plans, assessments, quality of care and much more.