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High Peaks Announces Participation in $5MM Financing for Worktopia, Inc.
Monday, October 29th, 2007High Peaks Venture Partners is pleased to announce its participation in a recently closed $5 million equity financing for Worktopia, Inc. Founded by seasoned experts in the hotel and conference facilities industry, Worktopia (www.worktopia.com) is the first direct online booking engine for meeting space in hotels, airport lounges and other venues, providing a fully automated solution to the $24B market for small corporate meetings. Joining High Peaks in the syndicate are New York-based DFJ Gotham Ventures and Milestone Venture Partners, also of NYC. Worktopia will deploy the additional capital to drive expansion of its network of hotel partners, to build on its foundation of corporate travel distribution relationships and to extend its leadership position. Worktopia is the first service to allow meeting planners to search, compare and book meeting space, equipment and simple catering online in real-time, a massive market that has until now been conducted via fax and telephone. (more…)
Allworx Acquired by PAETEC Corp. (NASDAQ: PAET)
Friday, October 12th, 2007October 12, 2007
High Peaks Venture Partners is pleased to announce that Allworx, a VoIP phone system provider, has been acquired by fellow Rochester based telecommunications company PAETEC Holdings Corp.
For more information see the full press release.
Pump Audio Acquired by Getty Images (NYSE: GYI)
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007High Peaks Venture Partners is pleased to announce that Tivoli, NY based Pump Audio, a High Peaks portfolio company funded in early 2006, has been acquired by Getty Images (NYSE: GYI). (more…)
HPVP’s Inaugural Peak Pitch Event Connects Entrepreneurs, Investors at Gore Mt
Monday, March 19th, 2007
Peak Pitch 2007 was a huge success.
Last Friday’s Peak Pitch event hosted by High Peaks Venture Partners at Gore Mountain was well received by entrepreneurs and investors alike. (more…)
High Peaks is Hosting Peak Pitch 2007: Gore Mt. Register Now.
Thursday, January 25th, 2007 Peak Pitch Gives Entrepreneurs a Lift
Peak Pitch ‘07 brings start-ups and investors together on the slopes at Gore Mountain.
High Peaks Venture Partners announces the first New York Peak Pitch event. Peak Pitch brings entrepreneurs and investors from across New York State together for a unique version of the classic “elevator pitch.” (more…)
ReQuest Acknowledged with Three New Awards
Thursday, December 28th, 2006ReQuest’s premium media systems continue to attract industry recognition with three new awards. The F.Series received Audio Video Revolution’s “Gear We Love” award for 2006 and the iQ has been named “Best Overall Multi-Room Audio/Video Product” as well as “Best Inclusive Multi-Room Audio/Video System at $1,000 Per Zone” at the 2006 EHX tradeshow. More information can be found here.
Allworx Earns Two New Awards
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006Allworx ,the Small Business VoIP Company, has earned two new awards!
Technology Marketing Corporation’s (TMC) INTERNET TELEPHONY® magazine has named the Allworx 24x a recipient of a 2006 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award. INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has been a VoIP Authority since 1998. Read more about this award here.
Allworx also announced that it was been awarded the Emerging Vendor Award by CRN Magazine in recognition of their unique technology contributions, channel acumen, customer references and future channel dedication. Read more about the CRN award here.
Pump Audio CEO Interview on Music Licensing for the Web
Monday, November 6th, 2006Pump Audio CEO Steve Ellis was recently interviewed by Tom Taulli of BloggingStocks.com on the state of music licensing for the web. Read the full article here.
The NewsMarket Partners with Burson-Marsteller
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006Burson-Marsteller today announced an agreement with The NewsMarket (www.thenewsmarket.com), the leading online platform for news video, to create a customized, proprietary digital capability for Burson. (more…)
Pump Audio in CNET News
Monday, July 17th, 2006For those who produce commercials and television programs, finding the right background music is essential. And for the musicians who make the music, having their work used in a commercial or on a TV show soundtrack is a nice, sometimes lucrative, bonus. (more…)
