Category Archives: Uncategorized

New Mentor, TJ Person CEO of Koupon Media

VentureSpur would like to welcome Mr. TJ Person, CEO of Koupon Media as a new Mentor for the 2013 program!  Person is a seasoned entrepreneur having had hands-on experience building his company through an accelerator program.  Person also Co-Founded Mango Mobile, an early leader in the mobile content

VentureSpur Welcomes New Mentor, John Curreri

John Curreri has an extensive background in the areas of financial, operational and mergers and acquisitions. Before joining Trailblazer Capital, Curreri was CFO for Metreos, a voice over IP software firm later acquired by Cisco Systems.  John specializes in early-stage technology companies and is a certified public

VentureSpur Introduces John Baschab, Mentor 2013!

Meet John Baschab!  John is an accomplished entrepreneur, author & professor! He is a Founder and Partner at Scout Energy Partners, a private oil & gas investment firm. Scout acquires and directly manages mid-sized ppstream conventional oil & gas properties for institutional investors, and is focused

New Mentor, Jeffrey Smith

VentureSpur welcomes new mentor, Dr. Jeffrey Smith!  Dr. Smith is the current Chief Technology Officer at Numerex, a leading provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) business services, technology, and products used in the development and support of M2M solutions for the enterprise and government markets worldwide.  He has served

New 2013 Mentor Blair Garrou!

We are delighted to introduce Blair Garrou as a new mentor in 2013!  You may remember Blair as a guest panelist during our 2012 Pitch Day event!  Mr. Garrou is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Mercury Fund, a seed-stage venture capital firm headquarted in Houston, Texas.  Blair has an impressive history

VentureSpur announces 2013 program schedule and deadlines

VentureSpur announced its 2013 program schedule today! Be sure to check out the deadlines.  Download the press announcement here [PDF]: Press Release – VentureSpur Announces 2013 Program Calendar – March 11 2013 From the press announcement: VentureSpur Announces Two 2013 Programs and Calendar Application Deadlines and Program

Meet new Mentor, Joel Fontenot!

VentureSpur is proud to announce Joel Fontenot as a Mentor for the 2013 program!  Joel has an impressive history in venture capital and as an entrepreneur having co-founded and launched several companies!  Joel is experienced in the areas of business planning, financial strategy, and business development.  You can

Shane Cole joins the Mentor Roster for 2013!

Welcome Shane Cole!  Shane is the Executive Vice President of Investor Relations & Principal at Convenant Global Investors in Oklahoma City.  He has many years of experience in the critical fields of marketing, branding & messaging.  VentureSpur is excited to add him as a resource to our

New 2013 Mentor Bruce Ballengee!

Please join us in welcoming another 2013 mentor, Mr. Bruce Ballengee!  Bruce is the CEO & Co-Founder of Pariveda Solutions, an IT consulting firm based in Dallas, Texas.  Established in 2003, Pariveda has grown to over 300 employees and recognized as one of the best places

VentureSpur Welcomes New Mentor Greg Fasullo!

Introducing EnTouch CEO, Greg Fasullo, as a Mentor for the 2013 program!  Greg has passion for leveraging technology to solve real world problems. His company, EnTouch, has rapidly grown to become the leading provider of energy management systems for small businesses.  We are thrilled to add him to our 2013