Mike Gausling

Originate Ventures LLC (Originate Ventures) is an independent venture Capital firm founded in 2007 by Michael J. Gausling and Eric Arnson. The firm is headquartered in Bethlehem.

Holganix LLC manufactures and distributes organic, bionutritional turf, and plant fertility products. It offers bio-stimulants for lawns, trees, and shrubs that enable plants to uptake nutrients while reducing the quantity of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides placed in the environment. The company was founded by Barrett A. Ersek, Stephen T. Lange and Dave Thompson in 2010 and is headquartered in Glen Mills, PA.

TB Biosciences, Inc. operates as a early stage development medical diagnostics company which develops a rapid point-of-care tuberculosis tests. It uses key peptides to detect antibodies in patients with active tuberculosis derived from the genome of the tuberculosis organism, thus offering a completely new approach to testing. The firm is using an array of patented peptides developed and exclusively licensed from the New York university school of medicine. The company was founded by Daniel Malamud, Susan Zolla-Pazner, Suman Laal, R. Sam Niedbala and William Abrams in May 2013 and is headquartered in Bethlehem, PA.

Micro Interventional Devices, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures minimally invasive and catheter-based technologies that address unmet needs in cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology. The firm’s Permaseal and Endovalve technologies provide for the one-two punch in mitral valve repair, one access and spontaneous closure to left-sided structures and two, 360 degrees anchoring capabilities. The company was founded by Michael Whitman in May 2010 and is headquartered in Newtown, PA.

Community Action Committee of Lehigh Valley, Inc. provides building community services. The private company is based in Bethlehem, PA.

Hyperquake LLC provides marketing consulting and graphic designing services. The firm specializes in brand strategy, design, brand identity, consumer & fan insights, product innovation, co-creation workshops, brand narrative & storytelling, packaging, installations & environments, trend forecasting, digital/mobile experiences, integrated campaign development, naming, storybuilding, strategy and marketing. The company was founded by Steve Bruce and Jeanne Bruce in 1986 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Hyperquake LLC provides marketing consulting and graphic designing services. The firm specializes in brand strategy, design, brand identity, consumer & fan insights, product innovation, co-creation workshops, brand narrative & storytelling, packaging, installations & environments, trend forecasting, digital/mobile experiences, integrated campaign development, naming, storybuilding, strategy and marketing. The company was founded by Steve Bruce and Jeanne Bruce in 1986 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

KNBT Bancorp Inc. provides financial products and services. The company's services include online, personal, commercial, private banking, group medical, life insurance, and wealth management services. The company also operates as the holding company for Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust company. The firm was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Bethlehem, PA.