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Geospiza will accelerate the next generation of genomic medicine and research innovation with its market leading software platform for laboratory operators, researchers and clinicians. With ten years of demonstrated product leadership and expertise, Geospiza has designed, developed and sold its enterprise software platform to an impressive customer list, including industry leaders like Merck and institutions like Johns Hopkins.  To take advantage of a critical market shift related to next generation gene sequencing, Geospiza has extended the third generation of its flagship product to a Software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) offering, iFinch and FinchLab. iFinch will address many of the genetic analysis requirements of hundreds of thousands of DNA sequencing consumers. Dan is on the Geospiza board of directors. www.geospiza.com

Modumetal is a revolutionary nanolaminated alloy system that is stronger and lighter than steel AND can run longer and hotter than nickel‐alloys AND is more corrosion resistant and costs less than stainless. Modumetal will replace today’s metals, ceramics and composites in applications, starting with military armor ‐ proceeding to cars, planes, buildings and consumer goods. It is the next generation material that represents a sea change in the age‐old tradeoffs between cost, weight and performance. Dan is on the Modumetal board of directors. www.modumetal.com

Zero Crossing Engineering (ZCE) provides integrated solutions for the musical instrument industry. ZCE’s flagship product is the N-Tune integrated tuner, the first electric guitar tuner which is truly built into the instrument. N-Tune will be built into new guitars and retrofitted to existing ones. Dan is a member of the ZCE advisory board. www.zerocrossingengineering.com

Zoodango is the social meeting utility for people to connect on-line and face-to-face through local venues. Zoodango's mission is to empower people to achieve their life goals by providing the best meeting platform that connects the online and offline world. Dan is an advisor to Zoodango. www.zoodango.com

Ever had an idea? One you were so excited about you wondered who else might find it interesting and how you might be related to each other? That desire to follow ideas around the world and meet like-minded friends of friends was the catalyst for Fyreball. Starting out as a global game of pass-it-on, Fyreball evolved into a rich, playful alternative to email and instant messaging; it's the cushiest way to put together the richest blog page imaginable and blast it to some or all of your friends in seconds. www.fyreball.com

Widemile Inc. is a leading provider of web testing and optimization technologies and services. Widemile gives interactive agencies and their clients the tools they need to dramatically enhance performance of online campaigns, to maximize the value of their online marketing investments. Companies turn to Widemile when they need to meet aggressive growth, ROI, and profitability objectives for their significant online advertising investments-which organizations spent more than $20 billion on in 2007 in the U.S., based on projections. Virtually all online ads include a link to the advertiser's site with the objective of "converting" visitors to prospects or customers. Too often, marketers are forced to guess which combination of offer, copy, or call-to-action design leads to the most conversions. Widemile removes the guesswork by testing thousands of potential page combinations to analytically determine the optimal design. Landing pages, display banners, microsites, sales funnels and other key web pages can produce extraordinary results with an effective testing and optimization process. Dan is an advisor to Widemile. www.widemile.com

Ontela's PicDeck technology makes mobile image applications better. With PicDeck, applications become easier to install, easier to use, compatible with a wide variety of popular phones, and connected with the user's PC.
Dan is an investor and advisor. www.ontela.com

ScaleOut Software develops, licenses and supports scalable, highly available workload storage software for server farms. ScaleOut delivers breakthrough technology that dramatically lowers customer costs for storing workload data, such as ASP.NET session-state. Dan is an investor in ScaleOut Software.

The Internet still uses text-based search to discover multi-media files such as video clips and podcasts. Pluggd technology helps users discover what's inside an audio or video program, before playing the clip. With their patent-pending HeatMap interface, Pluggd guides users to the content topics they wish to see or hear. Pluggd's goal is to make multi-media search as easy and intuitive as general web search. Dan is an investor in Pluggd.

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Neah Power Systems is focused on developing Direct Methanol Fuel Cells ((DMFCs) used to power small portable electronic devices such as laptop computers, mobile phones, PDAs and camcorders. Current Li+ and NiCd technology requires users to recharge their portable electronic devices at electrical outlets; Neah power aims to replace this technology with more powerful, more portable methanol cartridges that are wholly independent of the power grid.

Dan helped start Neah by sponsoring the angel round in 1998, taking on the role of Chairman. He then led the A and B rounds. www.neahpower.com

Perlego’s Mobile Device Lifecycle Management solution provides everything required to help mobile phone dealers, distributors and carriers deploy next generation devices quickly, improve business velocity while eliminating down time during the service life of the device, and smooth the transition, whether planned or necessitated by loss or theft, to the next device. Dan is a member of the Perlego advisory board. www.perlego.com

Isotron is a highly innovative, technology-based environmental services and clean energy company. Isotron has served the nation in developing policy, Concept of Operations and technologies to address large scale remediation challenges associated with terrorist, industrial and accidental environmental contamination scenarios. Isotron has worked with teams within the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and Environmental Protection Agency to develop technology-based environmental remediation plans for contamination threats within the nuclear complex, urban environments and throughout the US water infrastructure. Isotron's technical core competency is in the fields of electrochemistry and polymer science and especially in the convergency fo these two fields. Dan is an investor and advisor. www.isotron.net

Pacific Bioscience Laboratories is the developer of the CLARISONIC® Skin Care Brush. The CLARISONIC uses proprietary sonic technology and a two-way oscillating brush system to safely, deeply cleanse and clarify the skin.

The Company was established by core team members, managers and a founder of Optiva Corporation, responsible for the Sonicare® toothbrush, one of the best selling sonic-based consumer products of all time. Pacific Bioscience Laboratories' mission is to develop and market technically advanced and clinically proven products that make a clear difference in skin care. Dan is an investor. www.clarisonic.com

MailChannels develops and markets next generation email infrastructure protection solutions to ensure the reliable delivery of legitimate email. MailChannels' solutions allow information technology professionals to more effectively utilize scarce resources and improve end-user productivity by dramatically improving email service availability, reliability and security. A privately held company, MailChannels was founded in 2003 by development professionals who helped create the Sophos PureMessage email security solution. Dan is an investor. www.mailchannels.com

The Humane Society for Seattle/King County is committed to providing the resources and support necessary to build lifelong relationships between people and their pets. Dan is a member of the board. www.seattlehumane.org

The Alliance of Angels is a membership organization of individual accredited angel investors and investment corporations. The goal of the Alliance of Angels is to nurture the growth of technology-based businesses in the Pacific Northwest by improving the interactions among angel investors and emerging local technology companies seeking funding. In 2005, the AoA members have invested over $7M in over 20 startups. Dan is a founding member of the AoA and has served as its Chairman since 1997. www.allianceofangels.com

UW TechTransfer facilitates the commercialization of new innovations arising from University of Washington research through managing and licensing intellectual property rights. Dan served on the UWTT advisory board and on the Technology Gap Innovation Fund selection committee. http://depts.washington.edu/techtran/

The Technology Alliance is a statewide organization founded in 1996 to promote a vibrant technology-based economy benefiting Washington and its citizens. A CEO-level board comprised of leaders from business and research institutions directs the TA's work. Dan is a vice-chair of the Technology Alliance and a member of the executive committee. www.technology-alliance.com