ATDC Startup Class

"A Conversation with an Angel Investor"

Presented by Gordon Rogers

Friday, December 10, 2010

8:45 am to 10:00 am
ROAM Alpharetta

About Gordon

Gordon is an economist, entrepreneur and angel investor. After a decade working as a financial analyst, in 1988 he established a business (Meliora Systems, Inc.) that created one of the pioneering products in the corporate e-learning & talent management field (Ingenium). He guided the growth of the company from a start-up to IPO through a merger in 1998 with Paul Allen's company, Asymetrix Learning Systems (ASYM). This exit event yielded a 12X return for initial investors in the business.

After leaving ASYM/CLKS/SUMT in 2000, he spent the next several years investing in and serving on the advisory boards of various tech startups in the e-learning and online coaching sectors. He now focuses primarily on helping early stage ventures in the digital media and edutainment sectors raise capital and create strategic partnerships.

He is currently a mentor at Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), a Charter Member of TiE Atlanta, as well as a member of Angel Lounge, and the MIT Enterprise Forum. He is also Managing Director of Vernon Bridge Ventures, an early stage capital/advisory firm. He serves on the boards of Rapid LD and Good Egg Studios. He is also Past President of Atlanta Technology Angels. He has made angel investments in online employee wellness companies, and in youth - oriented virtual world start-ups.

This is a FREE event for ATDC members only.