Investors

H.I.G. Growth Partners

H.I.G. Growth Partners is the dedicated growth capital investment affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm with over $8.5 billion of capital under management. H.I.G. Growth Partners seeks to make both majority and minority investments in strong, growth-oriented businesses located throughout North America and Europe. H.I.G. Growth Partners considers investments across all industries, but focuses on certain high-growth sectors where H.I.G. has extensive in-house expertise such as technology, internet and media, healthcare, consumer products and technology-enabled financial and business services. The H.I.G. family of funds includes private equity, growth equity, venture capital, distressed debt, real estate and public equities. H.I.G. has U.S. offices in Atlanta, Boston, Miami, New York and San Francisco as well as European offices in London, Paris and Hamburg. For more information please visit www.HIGgrowth.com or www.HIGcapital.com.

Board Members

As Managing Director at H.I.G. Growth Partners, John focuses primarily on Internet, media and wireless investments. He currently serves on the boards of Batanga, Loc-Aid, REVShare, RxStrategies, SpotXchange and Triad Digital Media. Previously, John was a co-founder, interim CEO and board director of Cooligy, a semiconductor cooling manufacturer started by three Stanford professors, backed by top-tier venture capital firms and acquired by Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR). He also was the COO of a 100+ person eCommerce portal, General Manager of a semiconductor equipment manufacturer and Business Development Director at a product development software company. He began his career at Booz, Allen & Hamilton where he consulted on operations strategy to Fortune 500 companies. John received an M.S. and B.S. with Phi Beta Kappa honors in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. degree with distinction from Harvard Business School.

Nik Shaw focuses on growth equity investments and is involved in all stages of the investment process at H.I.G. Growth Partners. He currently serves on the boards of SpotXchange and Triad Digital Media and works with several other portfolio companies. Prior to joining H.I.G., Nik was with Landmark Growth Capital Partners in Boston, a private equity firm focused on buyouts and growth equity investments in business services, manufacturing and consumer companies. At Landmark, he was responsible for deal sourcing, due diligence and assisting management as a board director and observer of several portfolio companies. Previously, Nik was at AH Ventures, a mid-stage technology venture capital firm in Boston. He joined AH Ventures at the firm's inception and participated in the firm's creation and fundraising and also participated in all aspects of the investment process, including deal sourcing, diligence and management. Nik began his career as an Investment Banker at Adams, Harkness & Hill, where he executed high tech IPOs and M&A transactions. Additionally, Nik was a consultant to several startup companies, assisting management on growth, operational and financial initiatives. Nik received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biochemistry with honors from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Bernard Gershon is the President of Gershon Media, a global digital media strategy practice. While serving on the SpotXchange Board of Directors he also currently serves on the advisory boards of numerous venture-backed companies in the mobile and online video space, including: Boxee, Fwix, Panvidea, Junobaby, and LiveHiveSystems. Bernard led corporate strategy, business development and technology, at The Walt Disney Company, and focused on developing new digital businesses and delivering online video content. While working at Disney, he developed new digital revenue opportunities for all Disney/ABC content including broadband, wireless, cable, IPTV and VOD. Prior to The Walt Disney Company, Bernard was the Vice President and General Manager at ABCNEWS.com. Under his leadership, ABCNEWS.com marked several important milestones-- its first two years of profitability and numerous prestigious awards for online journalism, including the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow award for Overall Excellence. Before joining ABC News, Bernard was Associate Director, News and Programming for WCBS NewsRadio 88. He also served as News Director of WOR Radio, New York.

Watch Bernie's insightful video interview with VP Digital here.

Some of our angel investors include:

Alex Bogusky - Former Chief Creative Officer, Crispin, Porter + Bogusky and Current Creative Insurgent of the FearLess Cottage

Mike Griffiths - Former CTO, MatchLogic

Advisors

Alex Bogusky - Former Chief Creative Officer, Crispin, Porter + Bogusky and Current Creative Insurgent of the FearLess Cottage

Larry Goodman - Former CNN President