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Angel Investor
2012
THE VIKTORIAN STORY
Viktorian Guitars was created out of a shared sense of innovation,
friendship and a passion for music.
Viktorian’s founders met while traveling, each sharing a desire to give the world
a better electric guitar. With a unique set of capabilities and over 40 years of
combined experience in playing and building high-quality musical instruments,
Viktorian’s founders collaborated across continents and time zones to make
their vision a reality. The result is Viktorian Guitars, a true evolution in sound
quality and playability. Everything that goes into a Viktorian, from the innovative
materials to the state-of-the-art components, are carefully selected to provide
the perfect balance of sound and tone. Our guitars are designed and built by
musicians for musicians – so we’ve made our guitars extraordinarily playable,
durable and incredible to look at with tones that inspire creation.
We are dedicated to continually evolving and equipping musicians and guitar
lovers with fine instruments, and promise to provide the high level of customer
service to our customers. Our knowledgeable team hand-crafts each
Viktorian guitar with precision in our Denver, Colorado workshop and
we’re proud of the fact that our products are American made.
Pick up a Viktorian to experience its sound quality and playability for yourself.
We know you’ll find our guitars incredible to play and impossible to put down.
Angel Investor
2012
Ubooly is a cuddly critter powered by your iPhone or iPod touch. It uses voice recognition to engage children with fun, educational content - including games, stories, language study, and active play.
Accompanying the toy is an online world for children to feed & customize their Ubooly, track progress in various forms of curriculum, and share their progress and creations with others.
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Angel Investor
Aug 2011
Simple Energy is changing how millions of people save energy and how utilities engage their customers. We use behavioral science, big data analytics, and digital marketing techniques to build software that makes saving energy fun, social and rewarding. We are helping people make sense of their energy usage, save more and enjoy doing so. Our mission is to help utilities better serve their customers and to create lasting change in the way people use energy.
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Angel Investor
Aug 2011
Flextrip is the world's leading tours & activities distribution network. We provide APIs and direct marketing tools to online travel companies to up-sell tours & activities to their customers via contextual targeting. Flextrip is based in Boulder, Colorado.
Flextrip has been acquired by Nor1.
GeoPalz Co-Founder/Investor
Sep 2008
GeoPalz, LLC a family-owned business, was founded in 2010 by Rich and Sheri Schmelzer and Alexandra O'Leary, the creators of Jibbitz™ - the stylish accessories for Crocs™. As parents, the creators of GeoPalz® felt it crucial to create a suite of products that encourage families to lead active lifestyles. The GeoPalz product lineup includes the GeoPalz classic pedometer for children ages 5 and older, and now the ibitz™ by GeoPalz for kids and adults, specifically designed to simplify the process of getting active with the entire family.
The ibitz pedometer is the first activity tracker and online game that records your child’s physical activity by tracking steps throughout the day and exchanging those steps for parent directed rewards, like screen time, game time and adventures. The device wirelessly syncs to your iOS BlueTooth 4.0 (BLE) smart phone or tablet and allows adults and children their own unique experience with personalized apps.
With ibitz for kids, children will have their character blast off and explore the galaxy in a spaceship powered by their steps. The more active the child is, the more they can explore and the more rewards they can earn. Kids can even earn coins and exclusive content through Disney’s Club Penguin.
The ibitz for adults, tracks minute by minute activity, including steps, distance, and calories burned, for themselves as well as the entire family, by day, week, month or year. Now you are able to form groups and post your progress on social media.
The GeoPalz® classic and ibitz™ by GeoPalz® pedometers make investing in a healthy future completely effortless, intelligent, fun, and affordable. To learn more about the GeoPalz suite of products, check out www.geopalz.com and new www.ibitz.com
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Commute Capital Management™ AI Framework
Jul 2026
Commutifi is the world’s most trusted data-powered commuter platform for businesses, commercial real estate, cities, and individuals. Through the complex information we collect about each commuter, transportation managers can easily plan, measure, monitor, manage, report, and predict commuter behavior.
2025
2013
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Nike+ Accelerator Powered by TechStars
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Mar 2013
2012
Angel Investor
2012
THE VIKTORIAN STORY
Viktorian Guitars was created out of a shared sense of innovation,
friendship and a passion for music.
Viktorian’s founders met while traveling, each sharing a desire to give the world
a better electric guitar. With a unique set of capabilities and over 40 years of
combined experience in playing and building high-quality musical instruments,
Viktorian’s founders collaborated across continents and time zones to make
their vision a reality. The result is Viktorian Guitars, a true evolution in sound
quality and playability. Everything that goes into a Viktorian, from the innovative
materials to the state-of-the-art components, are carefully selected to provide
the perfect balance of sound and tone. Our guitars are designed and built by
musicians for musicians – so we’ve made our guitars extraordinarily playable,
durable and incredible to look at with tones that inspire creation.
We are dedicated to continually evolving and equipping musicians and guitar
lovers with fine instruments, and promise to provide the high level of customer
service to our customers. Our knowledgeable team hand-crafts each
Viktorian guitar with precision in our Denver, Colorado workshop and
we’re proud of the fact that our products are American made.
Pick up a Viktorian to experience its sound quality and playability for yourself.
We know you’ll find our guitars incredible to play and impossible to put down.
Angel Investor
2012
Ubooly is a cuddly critter powered by your iPhone or iPod touch. It uses voice recognition to engage children with fun, educational content - including games, stories, language study, and active play.
Accompanying the toy is an online world for children to feed & customize their Ubooly, track progress in various forms of curriculum, and share their progress and creations with others.
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