Managing Partners

David is an entrepreneur, executive, and angel investor. David currently is Founder, Chairman and Chief Revenue Officer of Monetate, Inc., the post-click marketing platform for online retailers (www.monetate.com). In 1996, David co-founded and was President and CEO of MarketSpan, Inc., whose CaseStream® service aggregated and enhanced court docket information. David sold MarketSpan, and the service under the brand “CourtLInk” is a successful business unit of LexisNexis. David is an active angel investor and has been Vice-Chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Angel Group Fund I, L.P., a past-President of Robin Hood Ventures, and a member of L.O.R.E. (Loosely Organized Retired Executives). David also has served on the Board of Directors or Board of Advisors of several start-ups and early stage companies. David practiced law and was a litigation partner at Wolf, Block Schorr and Solis-Cohen, in Philadelphia, PA. David earned an A.B. degree from Vassar College and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center where he was an Editor of the Law Review.

Mike is an entrepreneur, executive and active angel investor. Mike co-founded PTS Learning Systems, a company focused on corporate computer training and electronic performance support tools and software. Mike grew the company into a highly profitable international organization with over 200 employees and revenues of $30 million and sold it in 1999. Since selling PTS, Mike co-founded founded TechWise Group, Inc., an  information technology outsourcing firm for small and medium businesses.  Mike also was a founder or co-founder of LegalEdge Software, the 3E Institute, and The Academy of Manayunk, where he currently serves on the Board.   Mike most recently co-founded WizeHive, an online organization and collaboration tool.  Mike has also invested in over a dozen technology companies as an angel investor. Mike was graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with an Economics/Accounting degree, obtained his CPA certificate in Pennsylvania, and was graduated from Villanova Law School with a JD.

In July 2007 (at the  age of 29), Steven sold the Mitos group of companies that he had started building 6 years earlier to Parker Hannifin (NYSE: PH)—an S&P 500 company. Steven founded Mitos Technologies, Inc. in 2001. At Mitos he engineered and patented the Mitos FREE FLOW® valve—the premier valve for biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Under Steven's guidance Mitos developed six marketable patents all directed at improving biotech companies efficiency in manufacturing. The company developed a worldwide sales channel to promote and sell these products. Steven graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree from Penn State University. Steven has been an active Angel investor with Robin Hood Ventures.  In 2008, Steve was selected as a member of the Philadelphia Business Journal's 40 Under 40 and Entrepreneur of the Year.   Steven was awarded the prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship to build bridges internationally in early stage startup communities.

Kerry is an entrepreneur and executive who will be leading the 2010 DreamIt program. Kerry is the Founder of Holiday Golightly, an online travel service specializing in girlfriend getaway trips. She also provides marketing and strategy consulting to senior executives at companies such as AllRecipes.com, LexisNexis, Payscale, and Taleo. She has 17 years of strategic planning and operational management experience, having served as Vice President of Business Development at Jobster and Classmates.com, Managing Director & Vice President of Market Planning at LexisNexis, and Consultant at both McKinsey & Company and Andersen Consulting. Her experience also includes several stints at start-ups, holding management roles at MarketSpan and CourtLink before their acquisition by LexisNexis and at Automated Catalogue Services before its acquisition by Sterling Commerce. Kerry was the editor of the book “CRAVE Austin: The Urban Girls’ Manifesto” (2009), and the co-publisher/editor of “The Parisian Cowboy’s Guide to the Round Top Experience” (2010). Kerry holds a BA in Biology from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Steve Barsh is an accomplished CEO, entrepreneur, and senior executive whose expertise is leading world-class teams and companies to deliver superior results. With over 20 years of experience, Steve has the ability to both determine a winning strategic direction and drive its execution. His life-long passion is working with technology companies where he is able to understand quickly the technical underpinnings and the market strategy necessary to maximize revenue. As he was graduating from the University of Michigan, Steve founded and led a software and consulting company. He built it into an industry leader and after maintaining a 60% CAGR for 7 years, he sold it to MCI for 8x revenue. Following that, Steve led an Internet company focusing on the baby boomer space -- iGrandparents.com. In less than a year, iGrandparents became the largest and fastest growing website focused exclusively on baby boomers. Recognized as a dynamic, focused, motivating speaker, Steve has delivered presentations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Steve is a founder and active member of The Stop ALD Foundation -- a medical research foundation driving research and development of cutting edge therapeutic technologies targeting a neurodegenerative disorder. Steve leads marketing, IT, and helps shape the Foundation's overall strategy. Steve graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in computer science.