| John Waller joins Funk Ventures as Managing Partner |
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Seasoned investor and former entrepreneur and senior executive John Waller joins private equity and venture capital firm Funk Ventures as Managing Partner
Private equity and venture capital firm Funk Ventures today announced that John Waller has joined the general partnership of the firm’s venture capital business unit, Funk Ventures Capital Partners (“FVCP”). The announcement was made by Andy J. Funk, CEO and Chairman of Funk Ventures.
Waller, who will carry the title of Managing Partner, has a solid track record as a successful investor, entrepreneur and senior executive and brings to Funk Ventures the proven ability to establish, grow and lead multi-million dollar corporations and investments. With special expertise in recognizing and developing opportunities, managing business growth, building management teams and managing cash flows, Waller adds significant value to the firm’s investments and portfolio companies.
“We are extremely excited to have John join our team”, says Andy Funk, who will head up the firm’s new interactive gaming venture fund with Waller. “John’s experience as an entrepreneur and investor is unparalleled. He has sat on both sides of the negotiating table and closely resembles our value-add investment philosophy”.
Best known as having founded Interactive Imaginations in 1994, which he served as President, he established one of the world’s most successful web advertising firms, which became the predecessor to 24/7 Media (NASDAQ: TFSM). Waller grew the firm to over 120 employees and was instrumental in raising more than $40 million in venture capital from sources such as General Electric and Travelers Insurance.
Waller also co-founded Resume.com in 1999 and helped build the company from a three-person startup into a multi-million dollar business, and successfully negotiated the sale of the company to Adecoo SA in 2003.
As an investor, Waller has conducted highly successful incubations and investments in early stage technology firms. Acting as both a passive and active investor, Waller has invested in and launched companies such as Atlantic Venture Partners (predecessor to Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham), Banter, Live Planet, One World Distribution, Urchin and VenCatalyst.
About Funk Ventures
Funk Ventures is a multi-faceted private equity firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm’s business segments span from venture capital and investment banking to real estate and business services. The firm’s venture capital arm, which makes value-add investments in promising companies in the technology, interactive gaming and wellness markets, is complemented by an investment banking unit which provides access to outside capital to private and emerging companies. Funk Ventures also develops and invests in real estate and runs a business services unit that provides professional and advisory services to its clientele and portfolio companies. For more information, visit www.funkventures.com or call (818) 716-0413. Funk Ventures is a registered trademark of Funk Ventures, Inc.
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| Good Luck: The Ideal Corporate Gift - Nov 12, 2004 12:6 IST |
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| Key Principal Partners Acquires Honsador Lumber Corporation and Affiliates - Nov 12, 2004 11:35 IST |
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| GMAC Real Estate Names Joe Capriotti President and CEO of Eastern Massachusetts Real - Nov 12, 2004 11:28 IST |
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Joe Capriotti, an accomplished real estate industry veteran, has been named president and CEO of GMAC Real Estate’s Eastern Massachusetts Real Estate Division which makes up the Company-Owned Offices throughout the Central New England area. Capriotti will be responsible for managing GMAC Real Estate’s 1,300 agents working from 58 offices: from Cape Cod, to Eastern and Western Massachusetts, to southern New Hampshire.
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| Habitat for Humanity and Nintendo Open 1,000 Doors to the Future - Nov 12, 2004 11:27 IST |
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Habitat for Humanity International today announced that Nintendo of America has donated 1,000 doors to Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Florida to help the nonprofit homebuilding organization. Nintendo video game icon Mario(TM) joins Habitat for Humanity volunteers today at a build site in Pensacola, Fla., to deliver and help install the first of the 1,000 doors.
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| Fitch Rates Vornado Realty’s $150MM Preferred Offering ’BBB-’ - Nov 12, 2004 11:26 IST |
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Fitch Ratings has assigned a ’BBB-’ rating to the recent offering of $150 million 6.75% series F perpetual preferred securities issued by Vornado Realty Trust (Vornado or the company) (NYSE:VNO).
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| First Acceptance Corporation Reports First Quarter Financial Results - Nov 12, 2004 11:25 IST |
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First Acceptance Corporation (NYSE:FAC) today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2004 of its fiscal year ending June 30, 2005.
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| Congoleum Corporation Reports 2004 Third Quarter Results - Nov 12, 2004 11:23 IST |
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Congoleum Corporation (AMEX:CGM) reported today its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004.
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| Houghton Mifflin Company Announces Third Quarter 2004 Results - Nov 12, 2004 11:16 IST |
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Siebel Systems, Inc., a leading provider of business applications software, today announced that Binda, an Italian watch, jewelry and accessories company, is building effective partner relationships using Siebel Consumer Goods. Binda deployed the solution in order to create a single, comprehensive view of its customers across the 5,000 retail outlets and 50 distributors that market Binda’s products worldwide.
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Dow Jones news is now available via Blackberry(R) and other hand-held devices, following an agreement with TeleCommunication Systems, Ltd (TCS) to supply customised content to its streaming mobile service, marketStream(TM), throughout Europe.
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