This directory has been created for the Open Innovation / Corporate Venturing event at Tanaka Business School on Wednesday 28th March 2007.
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Summary: Axispoint provides fresh solutions that ease the technology pain. Our objective is to make technology a seamless part of your business so it becomes a strategic asset for your company. Detail: We are a leading full service technology solutions provider. Our core values drive us to provide optimal customer service and satisfaction. We are focused on providing our clients with innovative Software and Network Solutions. Axispoint’s core competency is a combination of its ability to solve complex technology problems with its philosophy of highly attentive customer service and strong client satisfaction. Axispoint’s problem solving skills and high touch focus have helped the company achieve one of the highest growth rates and one of the lowest client attrition rates in the industry. Axispoint was founded in 1994 in New York as a systems integration company and has over the years developed expertise across Software and Network Solutions, including: Technology Consulting; Application and Web Development; Networking; Wireless (internal and external) and IP Telephony Solutions. Axispoint has now opened for business in London and is fast becoming a trusted technology partner to numerous top-tier companies and organizations in the UK. We begin each client relationship by partnering with you to understand your business and technology needs. We then draw from our wealth of experience across the technology spectrum to customise the appropriate solution for you. Our ability to work from the strategy to the infrastructure level can add significant value to your enterprise by fostering better communication and knowledge transfer and creating a more efficient system – a technology platform and process that helps drive the success of your business. Contact: Peter Borner, Managing Director, Axispoint Solutions Ltd. Tel: 020 3043 8604 Cell: 07740 171618 Email: pborner@axispoint.com
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Summary: Cellcrypt is a privately held company based in London with offices in California. The company was established in 2005 by experienced entrepreneurs and is backed by a strong technology advisory board composed of world class IT security experts. Detail: Cellcrypt's unique solution is a software suite aimed at those enterprises that need voice privacy and security across networks and devices.In today's ever increasing security aware climate, this technology has enormous market potential. It has been predicted that the number of VoIP users in the US will grow to 24 million by the end of 2008. As the VoIP market grows, so does the need for security products to eliminate the risk of hackers.Cellcrypt has the answer with the Cellcrypt Communicator, which provides privacy and security against eavesdropping and tampering. This is an exciting time for Cellcrypt. The company recently received $3.1M in VC financing from London based Porton Capital Ltd. Cellcrypt has already secured contracts with blue chip customers and is currently under trials with key accounts in the financial and government sectors.. Contact: Rodolfo Rosini, MD, CellCrypt Ltd Tel: 0207 558 8763 Web: www.cellcrypt.com
Summary: With ever more editorial and user generated content creation appearing faster than ever before, Leiki Focus is an advanced software platform which automates relevant content discovery and the discovery of like-minded users on the web and mobile. Detail: Based on a highly detailed ontological analysis of content topics, content items from various sources are dynamically linked with each other and can be searched using natural language instead of keywords. By observing end-user clicks, content is automatically personalised to save time and effort, while like-minded users can be found to create communities. For marketing, content personalisation means selecting the advertisements with the highest response rates. Leiki personalisation is dynamic, improving with every click - users notice the results immediately without any input required by them to “teach” the system. The idea is to give portal users extreme ease of use by effortlessly showing them interesting content and other users. The service provider can use Leiki Focus to perform customer analytics by analysing popularity of topics, interest trends and user segments. Leiki Focus uses patented algorithms to analyse content and user interests based on very detailed ontologies. Leiki’s technology is multi-lingual and delivers personalised information from a variety of sources such as news, blogs, documents, images and video. Leiki Focus has been implemented on server and smartphone platforms for use on all digital channels. Leiki was founded in Helsinki, Finland in June 2000 by Dr. Petrus Pennanen, Leiki CEO. Currently Leiki has offices in Helsinki and London and representatives in China and Japan. Customers include Nokia, HP, Sina.com and the Financial Times. Leiki CEO, Petrus Pennanen has postdoctoral experience in theoretical nuclear physics, and was nominated for the 2005 World Technology Award. Leiki have been listed in Red Herring’s top 100 technology companies in Europe and the company was also awarded a European ICT prize last month. Contact: Mark Bembridge, MD, Leiki UK Ltd, ddi: +44 (0)208 964 9371, mob: +44 (0)7789 996 927, email: mark.bembridge@leiki.com, web: www.leiki.com
Summary: Martial Arts TV is a media business serving the 150m strong global martial arts community through IPTV, social media, TV production, rights distribution and mobile services. We are now raising capital to expand our IPTV service globally and to develop our social media with online video & profiles. Detail: www.martialartstv.com launched in Q1 2006 and we have seen impressive user figures and viewing times - peaks of 40,000 uniques watching avg 45 mins. We have a range of content deals to fill our output of fights, movies, lifestyle and animation programming - most recently we have completed two deals totalling 250 hrs on a contra basis. The mgt team includes execs from EMI, MTV, Paramount , Universal, Thorn EMI, Polygram and UPC. We also have small scale mobile, production and distribution operations. 3rd party syndication deals include Veoh, TagWorld, Joost, Babelgum, Virgin Media, MSN, BT Vision, Guba, AOL and others at various stages from negotiation to completion. We're launching a large scale rights fund in parallel, building a specific Asian acquisition and distribution infrastructure, creating a TV production & exploitation division, and will raise VC investment over the lifetime of the business to create a world class multi platform martial arts brand. Contact: Patrick O’Connor-Read, 07769 634 543, patrickocr@martialartstv.com
Summary: Splashpower Limited is based in Cambridge and was founded in 2001. We are dynamic and innovative company which is set to revolutionise the consumer’s experience of charging mobile electronic devices. Splashpower’s propriety (and multiple patented) wireless power technology can enable a wide range of products for use in virtually any location, from home to car to office, so that consumers can easily wirelessly charge different devices (from mobile phones to PDAs to Bluetooth stereo headsets) on a single charging platform. Detail: We are in the process of launching our first product in the next couple of months and we are currently in discussions with major OEMs. Splashpower has received multiple awards to mention a few: Saatchi & Saatchi Award for World Changing Ideas Finalist, Red Herring - Top 100 European Private Tech Companies, Tornado Insider - Top 100 Best Performing Companies. Contact: Nedko Ivanov, VP Research & Product Development, Splashpower Ltd T: +44 (0) 1223 422312 F: +44 (0) 1223 422339 Web: www.splashpower.com
Summary: Strategic Allies Ltd. conduct, confidential, international, searches to find technology-driven business opportunities for manufacturing companies who are seeking growth. These are called open innovation searches. To complement this it also offers partner search for technology exploitation, consultancy, valuations and expert witness work on all licensing issues. Detail: An Open Innovation Search (OIS) is a worldwide trawl of innovative opportunities for growth for our client. Strategic Allies searches to find innovative technologies, products and strategic alliances that meet your specific needs. From identifying new products to add to your portfolio to forging new alliances to adopting disruptive technologies, Strategic Allies will find the best route to your future business growth. Larger companies use this service in scouting for technologies and other opportunities. Smaller companies, with limited resources, also use it to find the additional growth opportunities that they so frequently require. The process can be described in four linked steps: SPECIFY We work with the client, to understand your markets, strengths, weaknesses and positioning in order to specify the type of opportunities that would potentially strengthen your offering or fill identifiable gaps in those markets. SEARCH Using a mixture of 'wide searches' via established contacts and associates around the world plus a series of sequential 'narrow searches' focused on agreed target areas, we generate practical options for our client. SELECT We then select or filter the projects to ensure we only present the best opportunities to our client for initial review. Our client quickly (and without committing significant resource) gains experience in assessing the front runners. SECURE Most importantly, we actively assist our client in securing its chosen opportunities. We assess the selected projects in greater detail and initiate relationships for our client to secure the final deal. Our objective is always to secure relevant, value-enhancing, possibly disruptive, opportunities for our clients as quickly and inexpensively as possible. Contact: John Allies on john@strategicallies.co.uk or phone 01442 870453 or visit website at www.strategicallies.co.uk to arrange a broad ranging and innovative consultation.
Summary: vc-net is the leading collaboration solutions provider to large and medium-sized enterprises. It has a range of videoconferencing solutions from Boardroom to desktop and mobile. Underpinning its services is vc-net's own international infrastructure and network providing high-quality, secure and reliable transport. It's flagship desktop SaaS - HubMeeting, allows users to collaborate from anywhere at any time ("Business Skype"). Detail: vc-net was founded formally in 2002 (conceived in 2000) by the MD Dan Somers and is venture-capital backed (MMC Ventures and YFM Group). The Company now has over 250 blue-chip clients including JP Morgan, Fidelity, GKN and Jimmy Choo amongst many others (notable vertical penetration in financial, legal and manufacturing). It has offices in London and New York and is expanding during 2007 to satellite offices in Asia and continental Europe. HubMeeting is vc-net's flagship SaaS product. It is an on-demand, pay-as-you-go videoconferencing service. All you need is a webcam or even a mobile phone, and you can collaborate with colleagues any time, anywhere. It uses vc-net's high-quality network to deliver a superior and secure service ideal for small and large businesses alike. It will be formally launched end of Q107, although there are already dozens of customer. The other key unique product is vc-net 360, a “collaboration audit” which uses social network analysis developed at Greenwich and Cambridge Universities to help large organizations understand their collaboration needs prior to implementing and optimizing their collaboration technological requirements. vc-net is growing quickly and will have £3.5m sales year-ending April 30th 2007. It is looking to float to gain cash to roll-up resellers to cross-sell to customer base and create a unique service provider in a fast-growing space. Contact: Mr Dan Somers, founder and MD, vc-net. Telephone: 02074919500. Email: dsomers@vc-net.net Website: www.vc-net.net
