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38 Utah Companies have raised over $201 million from the Utah Fund of Funds portfolios funds. -------------------------------------------------------- Visited with 25 funds. -------------------------------------------------------- Established 47 introductions. -------------------------------------------------------- The jobs created will produce over $100 million in tax revenue over the next 10 years. -------------------------------------------------------- The Utah Fund of Funds portfolio has an aggregate of $5 billion investable capital. -------------------------------------------------------- Over 350 Utah companies have been reviewed by Utah Fund of Fund portfolio managers. -------------------------------------------------------- More Statistics> |
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The Epic philosophy is to search out best of breed technologies. We do not focus exclusively on one or two technology sectors; rather, we look across all sectors to find those companieswith the management and market to achieve explosive growth. We look to back visionaries and proven leaders with our capital, time and resources. We prefer to invest in start-ups in the western United States where we have easy access to the company. We are active investors and seek board seats in each investment we make. Key Contacts - TODD STEVENS (Managing Director): Mr. Stevens is the founder and Managing Director of EPIC Ventures (formerly Wasatch Venture Fund). EPIC is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies with offices in Utah, New Mexico and Idaho. Mr. Stevens is also the Manager of the Zions Bank Venture Capital Department. Mr. Stevens oversees the operations of five venture capital funds with assets of over $240 million. Prior to founding EPIC, Mr. Stevens worked as a consultant, treasurer of a Utah based publicly traded company and as a real estate development executive. He has raised capital and invested over $500 million in private and public companies. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Management from the University of Utah, cum laude. He also received a Master in Business Administration degree from Harvard University, Graduate School of Business graduating with honors. He serves on the board of CopperKey, Exagen Diagnostics, Drive Safety, Vortex and ZARS. He ismarried and the father of five children. He is active in professional, community and church service. - KENT MADSEN (Managing Director): Mr. Madsen is a Managing Director with Epic Ventures and Zions SBIC. He was also President, CEO and Director of MACC (MACC) Private Equities, a later-stage publicly traded private equity firm with interests in diverse industries. Previously, Kent worked for Ford Motor Company in the Advanced Technology Group. While there, he developed mathematical and computaional models analyzing vehicle areodynamic and thermodynamic properties and systems. He then transferred to the China Operations where he helped write, present and negotiate joint venture proposals. Kent then relocated to China to manage the Product Development of a newly established joint venture in China. Prior to Ford, as a graduate student, Mr. Madsen taught courses in Engineering Thermodynamics and co-authored the Solutions Manual for Fundamentals of Classic Thermodynamics, 5th edition, published by John Wiley & Sons. Mr Madsen has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics with a Minor in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a M.S.E. from the University of Michigan and a M.A. in International Studies, earned as a Lauder Fellow, from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. His M.B.A. is from Wharton. Kent is responsible for the oversight of the following Epic portfolio companies: Pivot Solutions, Q Therapeutics, LeftHand Networks, Advent Solar, SpinSpotter, and Zettacore. Past oversight responsibilities include: Divx (DivX), Netcentives (NCNT), Cerberian (BCSI), Advanced Software (EMBT), Linux Networx (SGIC), Everdream (DELL), and Navitel (OPTV). - NICK EFSTRATIS (Managing Director): Nick Efstratis is a Managing Director with Epic Ventures. He has been a venture capitalist investing in early stage technology companies for the past 8 years. Prior to joining Epic Ventures, Nick worked in the Business Development Group at Excite and was a founding member of the management team of NetDocuments. Nick and his family are the founders and operators of RanchLife Adventures, a working cattle and guest ranch located in Montana. He has a B.S. in Entrepreneurship with a minor in Accounting/Economics from Brigham Young University. His M.B.A. is from the Marriott School at BYU. Nick is responsible for the oversight of the following Epic portfolio companies: Alliance Health, Tricipher, Medsphere Systems, Lignup, Mozy, Bungee Labs, The Generations Network and SmileReminder. << Back to Portfolio list |
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