GAP Investment Advisory Board and Committee

Composed of leading members of Virginia's early-stage investment community, CIT's Investment Advisory Board (IAB) and Investment Committee guides CIT in making all GAP Tech and BioLife investment decisions.

Hiram Ewald
Managing Partner, Tall Oaks Capital
Investment Advisory Board – August 2006 to Present
GAP BioLife Investment Committee Member

Steven Ferguson

Deputy Director, Licensing and Entrepreneurship, National Institutes of Health

Investment Advisory Board – July 2011 to Present

GAP BioLife Fund Committee Member

J.S Gamble

Founder, Blu Venture Investors

Investment Advisory Board – July 2011 to Present

GAP Tech Fund Committee Member

Mike Graninger

Partner, In-Q-Tel

Investment Advisory Board – July 2011 to Present

GAP Tech Fund Committee Member

Tom Grossi
Principal, New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Investment Advisory Board – August 2006 to Present
GAP Tech Investment Committee Member

Peter Jobse
President and CEO, Center for Innovative Technology
Investment Advisory Board – November 2003 to Present
GAP Tech, GAP BioLife & Commonwealth Energy Investment Committees Member

Lenard Marcus

Principal, Edison Ventures

Investment Advisory Board – July 2011 to Present

GAP Tech Fund Committee Member

Edmund Pendleton

Serial Entrepreneur

Investment Advisory Board – July 2011 to Present

GAP Tech Fund Committee Member

Dr. Bruce Robertson
Managing Director, H.I.G BioVentures
Investment Advisory Board – November 2003 to Present
GAP BioLife Investment Committee Member

John Uhrin

Vice President, Credit Suisse

Investment Advisory Board – January 2008 to Present
GAP BioLife Investment Committee Member

S. Tien Wong
Chief Executive Officer, Opus8
Investment Advisory Board – August 2006 to Present
GAP Tech Investment Committee Member

Past Member Organizations Include:

Carilion Biomedical Institute

Grotech Capital

Harbert Venture Partners

Intersouth Partners

New Vantage Group

Toucan Capital

Valhalla Partners

GAP Fund Highlights

AppTap closed a Series B on 1/12/12
SeniorLiving.Net acquired by RealPage(R) on 7/29/11
Canvas Solutions closed a round on 7/12/11
ROI2 closed a round on 6/10/11
Invincea closed a round on 4/29/11
RollStream acquired by GXS on 3/29/11
Verical was acquired by Arrow Electronis on 4/6/10
Soft Tissue Regeneration closed a Series A round on 6/30/09
Invincea closed a Series A on 3/12/09
Natural Insight closed Series A round on 2/4/09
KZO Innovations closed a Series A round on 11/14/08
RollStream closed a Series B round on 10/27/08
AppTap closed a Series A round on 9/9/08
Global Cell Solutions closed a Series A round on 4/22/08
SquareLoop closed a Series A round on 12/17/07
Tau Therapeutics closed a Series A round on 10/19/07
Verical closed a Series A round on 9/27/07
OnDialog closed a Series A round on 4/13/07
4FrontSecurity was acquired by Symantec on 2/23/07
Visure closed a Series A round on 2/22/07
RollStream closed a Series A round on 7/17/06
Paxfire closed a Series A round on 4/22/05