Portfolio Companies
Zipit Wireless, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina is a developer of devices that take advantage of content and services that are available through the Internet. The company develops and makes wireless communication and entertainment devices that allow consumers to access the Internet. Zipit is the maker of the Z2, a low cost portable instant messaging (IM) and texting device with a built-in audio player and photo viewer. With an existing IM account and access to a wireless network, either at home or at a public hotspot, a user can send an IM to anyone on AOL/AIM, Yahoo, and MSN. The Z2 eliminates the dependency on the family personal computer and eliminates the need for monthly or per-message fees. For more information, please visit http://www.zipitwireless.com/.
SinglePipe Communications, formed in 2007, is a facilities-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider that delivers residential and business services to the wholesale and channel markets (including Cable Operators, CLECs, Internet Service Providers, Wireless ISPs, VoIP Providers, ASRs and VARs). SinglePipe offers turnkey solutions for residential VoIP, hosted PBX, and SIP Trunking/Line Replacement over its own highly reliable network and in conjunction with partners nationwide. With its headquarters outside Louisville, Kentucky, SinglePipe has offices in Lexington, Kentucky, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, please visit http://www.singlepipecom.com/.
Aldis, Inc., a "cleantech" company formed in 2006, concentrates on the transportation logistics and advanced infrastructure management markets. Aldis develops, commercializes, and sells patent-pending, efficient traffic and energy management technology and services to municipal partners. Aldis participates in the $104 billion highway transportation market with an initial focus on the traffic signal and management segment. Aldis has developed a patent-pending signal technology for traffic management -- GridSmartTM -- designed to save lives, improve energy efficiency and alleviate problems experienced daily at poorly functioning intersections. GridSmartTM renders obsolete the conventional, inductive loop technology using vision, advanced integrated circuits, and heuristic algorithms creating automated, real-time, distributed traffic management. The Aldis SmartWay ProgramTM , which replaces traditional incandescent traffic signal bulbs with more energy efficient and longer lasting LEDS, is available currently and is being implemented at several sites through a number of service partners. Municipalities can simply calculate their potential energy savings at http://www.aldiscorp.com.
Wazoo Sports, Inc., founded in 2007, is an online broadcast company located in London, Kentucky, that specializes in high school and small college sports events. Wazoo's content is delivered both live and on demand, giving the viewer total flexibility in viewing options. The company delivers video content to the user over the Internet using the latest in streaming technology combined with professional broadcasting technology, resulting in a broadcast similar to traditional television. Unlike traditional television and radio, WazooSports.com is expanding the reach of athletics far beyond geographic boundaries, while contributing significantly to local schools and communities. For more information, please visit http://www.wazoosports.com/.
Arkansas Automatic Sprinklers, Inc., of Cabot, Arkansas is a fire protection sprinkler company founded in 1984 that designs, manufactures, installs, maintains, and inspects fire protection installations principally in Arkansas. The Company provides its services to commercial, industrial, institutional and residential customers. In addition to Arkansas, the company is licensed in Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. For more information, please visit http://www.arautosprinklers.com/
Photizo Group, Inc. (Photizo) of Versailles, Kentucky, founded in 2004, is a consulting and research firm that provides market information and services to vendors, dealers, and end user communities in the managed print services market. Each year, hundreds of players in the managed print services market attend Photizo's international conferences and purchase Photizo's innovative market research and intelligence reports. The Photizo Group is the market's main source for ongoing business intelligence about the rapidly growing opportunity of Managed Print Services. Since its landmark MPS study released in April 2008 to ongoing research covering North America, Europe, and Asia, Photizo has emerged as a leader in dynamic business intelligence about the MPS market. For more information, please see www.photizogroup.com.