Charlie O’Connell

Connecticut Innovations, Inc (CI) is venture capital firm founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

FMP Products, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells laboratory automation equipment to pharmaceutical companies. Its products include 3D digital video microscope with automated xyz stage and servo controlled micro manipulators. The company was founded by Thomas J. Friedlander And Walter Meltzer in 2005 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT.

ShopText, Inc. develops software related to mobile phones. Its mobile platform enables brands and retailers to engage consumers from any ad with a simple text message and creates a new opt-in direct-to-consumer channel and consumers can easily request a coupon, rebate, free sample or enter a sweepstakes without having to go online. The company was founded by Steve Roberts and Mark Kaplan in November 2006 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Sustainable Real Estate Solutions, Inc. provides commercial real estate software and information services. It is a cloud-based, software-as-a-service workflow platform enabling building owners, operators, investors, lenders, tenants, and consultants to assess, benchmark and optimize the energy and sustainability performance of their properties. The company was founded by Brian McCarter in 2007 and is headquartered in Trumbull, CT.

Aventri, Inc. provides software for cloud-based analytics for end to end event management and venue sourcing. It offers event management software, meetings management, mobile events app, venue sourcing, survey solutions, and email marketing. The firm serves education, financial services, technology, media, automotive, and airlines sectors. The company was founded by Leonora Valvo in 1998 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Zadspace, Inc. provides advertising technology solutions. Its technology and methodology allows users to place hyper-targeted messages direct to consumer packages sent by etailers and catalogs. The company was founded by James Chen-Hwa Ho and Todd Avery Outten in January 2006 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Summit Street Medical LLC is a biotechnology company. The company is headquartered in Wallingford, CT.

Lambdavision, Inc. develops a high-resolution protein-based retinal prosthesis for the restoration of vision. It provides solutions for in the development of a retinal implant for those afflicted with retinal degenerative diseases. The company was founded by Robert R. Birge in May, 2009 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.