24 March 2008
Zenda Technologies CEO Tapped For the Georgia Tech Technology Commercialization Services VentureLab Unit
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Georgia Tech’s $400 million-plus annual research budget generates more than 300 invention disclosures each year.
VentureLab Fellows select particular discoveries that show promise as the basis for fast-growth startup companies. Then they provide those startups with support that includes help in securing seed funding, office/lab space and business and legal guidance.
“I’m extremely honored to have the opportunity to work with VentureLab,” said Lawrence Catchpole, CEO of Zenda Technologies a VentureLab Company. “I have deep passion for nurturing emerging technology, building successful companies around it, and for the Georgia Tech community.”
“The VentureLab Fellow program is a two-way street,” added Fleming, who is also Georgia Tech’s chief commercialization officer. “Although the Fellows are volunteers, they may encounter a company that’s a particularly good fit and go on to assume a leadership position.” This is the case with Catchpole and his position with Zenda Technologies. Zenda is the product of a new neuropsychological testing inventions, co-created by researchers at Georgia Tech and
As a one-stop center for technology commercialization, VentureLab provides a clear pathway from laboratory innovation to the commercial market. VentureLab specialists help transform innovations into early-stage companies by assisting in business plan development, connecting the innovators with experienced entrepreneurs, locating sources of early-stage financing, and preparing the new companies for the business world. Graduates of the VentureLab program may apply for admission to the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), which is also part of the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute.