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Contact: Alan Fogg, Director, Communications
afogg@fceda.org, 703-790-0600 (o) or 571-213-5065 (m)
Sixteen Fairfax County tech companies
pitch business plans at Capital Connection
Venture capital fair attracts hundreds of potential investors
Fairfax County , Virginia, June 1, 2005 – Sixteen technology companies based in Fairfax County are among 41 that are presenting business plans today to potential investors and business service providers attending the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association’s Capital Connection venture capital fair in Baltimore, Md.
The 16 companies from Fairfax County making presentations at Capital Connection (www.capitalconnection.org):
- Approva Corporation
- Backfence, Inc., www.backfence.com
- Blue Ridge Networks, www.blueridgenetworks.com
- CONSUL Risk Management, www.consul.com
- 4FrontSecurity, www.4frontsecurity.com
- iLumin Software Services
- Induslogic, Inc., www.induslogic.com
- Innovectra Corporation, www.innovectra.com
- JackBe, www.jackbe.com
- MindShift Technologies, www.mindshift.com
- Paxfire, Inc., www.paxfire.com
- Raysat, www.raysat.com
- RealOps, Inc., www.realops.com
- SquareLoop, Inc., www.squareloop.com
- Telarix, www.telarix.com
- Trust Digital, www.trustdigital.com
“Nearly 40 percent of the companies at Capital Connection are from Fairfax County, thereby reaffirming our claim as the region’s entrepreneurial center,” said Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.
Business growth helps Fairfax County fund public services such as the nation’s top-rated public school systems that contribute to the quality of life. Fairfax County offers businesses a state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure, access to domestic and international markets through Washington Dulles International Airport and a well-educated workforce.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org) promotes Fairfax County as a business and technology center. The FCEDA assists businesses by identifying possible sites and facilities, and provides demographic and economic statistics. The FCEDA’s Capital Attraction Program links technology entrepreneurs with potential investors, and another program supports the growth of small and minority-owned companies. The FCEDA maintains overseas offices in Bangalore, Frankfurt, London, Seoul and Tel Aviv.
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