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These companies are seeking private equity and have been screened by LAUNCHfn. As companies are
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WealthNotes Exchange
Industry: Financial Sector
Stage: Early Stage
Business Description: WealthNotes Capital Management offers WEALTHNOTES, Exchange-Traded Notes
(ETNs) which are senior,
unsecured debt securities that provide exposure to the S&P 500 130/30 Total Return Strategy Index. The issuer of the ETNs
is Eksportfinans ASA, which has a current credit rating of AAA from Moody's and AAA from Fitch Ratings, and AA+
from Standard & Poor's. WCM has $16M under management and plans to raise significantly more. This
is not a solicitation for the ETFs being offered by WCM, but to provide working capital for the expansion and marketing of
the ETF fund by investing directly int WCM.
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Oil States Trading, LLC (OST) Industry: Petroleum Energy Stage: Emerging Growth Stage
Buys and manages income producing interests
in oil and gas properties. Every month, thousands of oil and gas interests change ownership through transactions ranging
in value from $500 to $500,000,000. Oil States Trading, LLC is raising $23,000,000 to continue to purchase non-operated
ownership interests in producing oil and gas properties throughout the continental United States and offshore North America.
Buys and manages income producing interests in oil and gas properties. Every month, thousands
of oil and gas interests change ownership through transactions ranging in value from $500 to $500,000,000. Oil
States Trading, LLC is raising $23,000,000 to continue to purchase non-operated ownership interests in producing oil and gas
properties throughout the continental United States and offshore North America.
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Light Media Holdings, Inc. (LMH) Industry: Media and Entertainment
Stage: Early Stage Light Media Holdings, Inc. (LMH), via its internet, radio, television, print and special events asset platforms,
specializes in the marketing and distribution of inspirational music, video and entertainment worldwide. LMH has been steadily
building an online and media empire by delivering to the chosen target market community environments for music and video download,
social networking, print media, film distribution, and integrated advertising and awards showcase for the growing contemporary,
urban Christian genre.
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ServusXchange ServusXchange's
MyOnlineToolBox™ is an Internet-based business-to-business (B-2-B) and business-to-consumer (B-2-C) application that
allows contractors in repair and remodeling to manage front office and back office processes. We help contractors find
work, manage work, and collect money. The target markets are the two million small mobile contractors and their over
$200 billion in service transactions. MyOnlineToolbox addresses the fundamental need for automation and gains
efficiency for an industry predominantly running its business on pen, paper, napkin and drywall. In May 2008 we
were awarded a Top 10 Small Business Innovator Award by Dell. We have formed numerous strategic relationships.
A NYSE listed merchant banking company has partnered with us to provide contractors with an easier method to accept credit
cards and electronic checks via the Internet. Another NYSE listed company that is the world’s leading provider
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Web2Upgrade
Industry: Web 2.0 Software
Stage:
Just Beyond Start Up
Web2Upgrade offers a breakthrough technology that delivers full web 2.0
functionality to all websites on the internet. Just since April, over 80,000 potential users have signed up in
anticipation of the release of this dynamic and innovative software on July 1st. Subscribers will discover a new
web 2.0 interface or "skin" on all their favorite websites, and new sites they visit, enabling web 2.0 functionality
for dynamic content and social media on those sites. Then as other Web2Upgrade subscribers visit those same sites, they
will see the community of subscribers contributing to the new Web 2.0 platform surrounding that traditional web site.
The viral effects of the adoption this utility will be astounding.
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Hyper
Industry: Digital Signage
Stage: Early Stage
According to the International Council of Shopping Centers, “Full motion digital sign ads boost sales by 10%.
High-tech digital signs are cropping up In shopping centers because they are proving to be an effective way for retailers
and landlords to connect with customers.” The digital sign industry is projected by InfoTrends to grow from $1.1 Billion
to 2.6 Billion by 2011. The new industry is still highly fragmented. Hyper - an emerging growth company - manages and delivers
dynamic interactive content on 50” double-sided interactive fully-encased plasma screens. These displays may be located
in schools, government/commercial buildings, offices, airports, bank lobbies, and many other locations. Their niche is shopping
mall advertising and they are making significant market penetration.
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Sivoo
Industry:
IT Infrastructure
Stage:
Sivoo is the IT Infrastructure for IP Video. Insight
Research forecasts that in the US, streaming content will generate almost $70 Billion in revenues by 2013. Revenues
will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 29% over 5 years. Sivoo has created CEDR (Capture,Encode,Distribute, and Report)
to create digital video assets from any format or source into any and/or multiple formats, distribute these videos to any
IP video or broadcast outlet, and track views and usage through a single interface. CEDR leverages “cluster-in-cloud
computing” to radically transform video management from a costintensive, geographically specific, and hardware-dependent
process to a cost efficient, decentralized, and software based process that resides in the “cloud”. CEDR is an
enabling technology that brings video to all three screens in this $70 billion, growing, market.
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Sensiotec
Inc.
Industry: Medical Devices
Stage:
Sensiotec Inc. with
its affiliate Wireless 2000, is a pioneer in advancing commercial development of Ultra Wide-band (UWB) based medical devices.
Their first product PAM™ 3000, is a noncontact, wireless, remote medical vital signs monitoring system that, without
ever touching the patient’s body, provides continuous, real-time remote monitoring of heart rate, respiration rate and
patient movement for patients in hospital beds or wheelchairs. PAM™ 3000 provides an instant alert to caregivers when
(i) heart or respiration rates are out of the normative range; (ii) abnormal patient motion is detected; (iii) prolonged absence
of motion is detected (e.g., stroke); and (iv) the patient’s absence from bed or wheelchair exceeds specific parameters.
All monitoring output is collected in real-time for data collection and review. Because they have created not just a
single product, but a technology platform that in the future can spawn many more groundbreaking medical devices, they envision
many ways to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the wireless digital health network environment.
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Abeome Corporation
Industry: Biotechnology (monoclonal antibody therapeutics)
Stage:
Early Stage
Abeome is a
biotechnology company dedicated to leveraging its proprietary technology to optimize the development of monoclonal antibodies
(mAb’s). Monoclonal antibodies have become the centerpiece of methods to
address targeted therapeutics for cancer, autoimmune and other diseases. This
market segment; mAb therapeutics, has been noted by Datamonitor as being the fastest growing area of biotechnology therapeutics
over the upcoming 5 year period.
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Infinite
Energy Resources, LLC
Industry: Services / Renewable Energy
Stage: Early Stage
Infinite Energy
Resources, LLC identifies and develops large parcels of land containing renewable resource assets. Once developed, construction-ready
projects are sold to utilities, large companies or investors. Development tasks including engineering, environmental,
visual, noise, geologic, zoning and economic studies which begin upon execution of lease agreements and result in turnkey
package for a large energy companies to develop renewable energy sources through wind-turbines.
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WhiteBlox,
division of Continental Vista, Inc.
Industry: Digital Media / Internet TV
Stage: Growth
WhiteBlox’s
innovative broadband video solutions allow companies to leverage video assets into profits by providing live multi-camera
capabilities, on-demand programming, interactive advertising, e-commerce and unprecedented levels of interactivity all within
one online media player. WhiteBlox allows companies to build an interactive channel, brand an online media player and broadcast
digital content worldwide. Clients include Clear Channel Radio, ESGN and Indy Racing. WhiteBlox technology
has been featured on such notables as CBS, CNN, The Today Show and Entrepreneur Magazine, Sept 2007 issue.
Review White Blox's Investor Profile by clicking here...
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Maison Trust Investments
Industry Real Estate
Stage: Emerging Growth
Maison Trust Investments, LLC (MTI) (Maison Trust) is a real estate investment company
utilizing private investment strategies first established in March 2004. The
company’s primary objective is a two-part approach to create cash assets, cash flow, and long-term appreciation. Maison Trust solicits and acquires capital from private investors, uses that capital
along with structured favorable financing to secure undervalued real estate assets, both commercial and residential, and issues
documentation affirming the terms of the investment transaction leading to a return on investment for the investors.
They apply proprietary analysis tools and insider advantage to secure real estate assets to produce residual and liquidity
capital for the investor in their fund.
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Modern Sprockets, Inc.
Industry: Software
Stage: Just Beyond Start Up
Modern
Sprockets, Inc is committed to making life easier by helping consumers seamlessly integrate Internet
content into their daily lives. Modern Sprocket’s Essential Cog is an open platform for the distribution of Internet
content to the digital home via web services. By building a software ecosystem for deployment of content to televisions, refrigerators,
and other devices—including their own EC1™ room-to-room mobile Internet device—they are creating a
disruptive innovation that transforms the way people use the Internet, bringing it to them rather than making it a place to
go. Many companies have focused on the push of new media to the home, this company provides the necessary tool to "pull"
the new media according to user definitions.
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Onecall Wireless LLC
Industry: Software/Wireless Stage: Early Stage
OneCall Wireless assists businesses in managing their mobile assets
and their associated costs. Their solutions grew out of corporations’ need for assistance with “end-to-end
mobile lifecycle management.” Mobile lifecycle management refers to managing a mobile device (i.e., a cell phone or
a BlackBerry) from the time it is purchased to the time its service is cancelled when an employee leaves. Mobile lifecycle
management consists of two areas: asset management and cost-control management. OneCall provides solutions in
both of these areas. They have the first automated software module completed to compliment their full suite of services.
They have their first customer and others pending.
Review Onecall's Investor Profile by clicking here...
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SafeLight Security Advisors
Industry: Software/Security Stage: Emerging Growth Stage
Safelight produces security education software delivered through an innovative web-based training
portal which drives down costs for companies and increases the margins for Safelight. Safelight helps CEO's and their boards
minimize the downside risk that result from compromised systems and limited security policies. Their training and methodologies
are highly effective at minimizing risk. They bridge the gap between business and technology with a comprehensive information
security curriculum that targets all employees, from boardroom to the break room. Most security breaches of digital
assets happens as a result of hacked software. Safelight teaches corporate system developers how to design their systems
to be hack-proof.
Review Safelight's Investor Profile by clicking here...
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Desired Innovations, Inc.
Industry: Sporting Goods
Stage: Early Stage
Desired Innovations develops innovative products for the sporting goods industry.
We specialize in products for maintaining fitness in a balanced way for a broad market, from amateurs who occasionally work
out to professional athletes training for world-class competition. Our first such product is the Athletes’ Oasis®. It
is an innovative patented water bottle, which extends into a complementary product line for the sporting goods industry.
The primary goal of our products is to provide systemic balance during periods of physical activity to improve performance
and conditioning while reducing the risk of injury.
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Reliant Healthcare, LLC
Industry: Behavioral Healthcare Services
Stage: Emerging Growth Stage
Reliant
Healthcare develops and operates modern behavioral health facilities associated with large acute care hospitals.
Reliant has identified a group of markets in the southeast that has a demonstrated demand for inpatient psychiatric services
because the services have been removed or reduced as a result of regulatory or government budget issues. Their
first operational facility is in Waycross, GA and is generating over a $1M in annual revenue. Reliant is seeking investors
and long term financial partners to open up additional facilities in targeted markets in the southeast.
Review Reliant's Investor Profile by clicking here...
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Diversity International Television Network
Diversity International
Television Network is an education and entertainment channel that will provide programming similar to the History Channel,
and Discovery Channel. With many original programs under development, DITN places
an emphasis on America’s
diverse population and its heritage. They will have many revenue streams, utilizing
the new media methods for reaching their target audience and creating a ground swell of demand for their unique, compelling
and enriching programs. This is an excellent opportunity to get in on the ground
floor of the next generation television and internet programming.
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Micro Technology International
MTI provides information technology and ecommerce solutions for small and medium
businesses in the Retail and Supermarket Industry. The current product solution set is based on 25 years experience in the
industry and has evolved over that time to meet the specific needs of our target segments. As an EBAY developer, Micro Technology
International, MTI, has released it's New Product Brick 'n Click. E-tailers maximize customer service, increase inventory
turn over, and increase profitability with the product Brick 'n Click by MTI and ProStores. MTI is proud to say that response
to the release of Brick 'n Click has been a great success. The announcement was made at the eBay Live 2007 event held in Boston,
MA on June 14-18 2007. MTI is celebrating its 25th anniversary of their Retail Product Line. MTI creates e-commerce solutions
for small and medium businesses in the Retail and Supermarket Industry.
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Trackside Nights:
With all of the fame and growth in recent years of the NASCAR culture, the fan
has been left out of the lime light. Trackside Nights, LLC (TSN) has developed the first fan based reality show
and social web site dedicated to the life, culture and dreams of the NASCAR fan. With TSN's "Chase Girls" as the hosts of
the shows and interviews, TSN travels to the NASCAR races and films the tailgate parties, produces live award based games,
condusts live interviews with fans, pre and post race. TSN films the fans in their own environment, edits all of it
and then posts it to the web site for paying subscibers. The subscriptions will be in two segments: !) standard which
will be free and 2) premium, paid. Fans will be able to build subscribers will have access to fresh, monthly race videos,
news, parties and fan participation in the games and prizes. Milestones: four races videoed; live operational website.
Review Trackside's Investor Profile by clicking here...
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Trimax Wireless, Inc.:
An innovative
and advanced wireless broadband systems development and manufacturing company. Trimax
provides superior, practical solutions for voice, data and video transmission. This multiplicity of applications can generate
simultaneous revenue streams, making it much more profitable than a sole WIMAX solution.
Review Trimax's Investor Profile by clicking here...
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Spectrum Electronics, Inc.
Spectrum Electronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes products which reliably, automatically, and accurately
detect and track severe weather, resulting in saved lives and protected property. Spectrum has developed two patents in the
area of lightning and tornado detection and has exploited the former by developing a family of hand held lightning detection
instruments. Spectrum has shipped over 4000 hand-held storm and lightning detectors to date.
Spectrum is poised to further exploit the patent and intellectual property by developing fixed installation systems
which detect lightning and tornadoes with a greater degree of accuracy than any other system on the market, including Doppler
radar. These products protect lives and property.
Review Spectrum's Investor Profile by clicking here...
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Aztec Pacific Inc.
is an Enterprise Asset Management Technology Company,
which develops seamless automated revenue application software. Our patent pending enRev ™ product suite accurately and efficiently tracks user work, runs in the background, greatly reduces manual
entry of work records, and can be integrated flawlessly with other systems. We
deliver our Software as a Service (SaaS) to our customers. Our mission
is to: “Enhance Human Capital by capturing billable work,
increasing efficiency, eliminating guess-work, and adding previously lost revenue to the bottom line.”
Review Aztec's Investor Profile by clicking here...
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I.D.
Rank Security
(IDRS)
develops authentication & security products for secure communications & access in the rapidly growing VOIP
telecom industry addressing the recently signed Government Port Security Bill in September 2006. With four patents pending, our secure telephony technology products make data, voice, and multimedia more
secure by requiring multiple types of authentication & encryption with the additional option real-time tracking &
alerting. Completed current contract negotiations
are leading to three additional signed contracts.
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Chain Reaction Ecommerce
(CRE) is a leading supplier
of commercial open source ecommerce software. Their flagship application, CRE Loaded, provides comprehensive yet customizable
web store software for small to medium-sized companies selling products and/or services online. The growing costs of hosted ecommerce
solutions like eBay, Yahoo! Stores, Shop.com and Volusion as well as continued saturation of these channels have opened the
door for semi-custom options like CRE Loaded. And, as new global markets emerge there will be an even
greater need for web store differentiation. The flexibility of an open source application like CRE Loaded delivers the optimum solution. This flexibility along with online multilingual training,
multifaceted support, worldwide development and hosting provider partnerships will keep CRE at the forefront of the global online marketplace.
Review Chain Reaction's Investor Profile by clicking
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Tego
Tego Inc (Technology - semi- conductor/RFID - Early Stage) brings break through technology of
programmable passive RFID tags to the market. Their initial target markets are Aeronautics and large scale manufacturing industries
that have been seeking a solution to control inventory during the manufacturing process, through the shipping and delivery
process.
Review Tego's Investor Profile by clicking here...
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FreightPath
FreightPath Software (Software for Transportation Indusrty - Early
Stage)offers a turn key solution for small to medium air cargo shippers. FS is a spin out of a corporate solution designed
specifically for the air-cargo space to address the growing challenges of moving cargo internationally. They have revenues
and are growing strong.
Review FreightPath's Investor Profile by clicking here...
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Best Car Now
"A New Way to Buy a Car" is an internet auction early stage company offering a
unique reverse auction for auto sales. It is gaining great momentum, with more than 1 million visitors to their site and a
price protection guarantee, their interactive bidding process with multiple dealers compete to get the consumer’s business. They are ready for full market expansion.
Review Best Car Now's Investor Profile by clicking here...
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