GivAClick

As CTO, Shendan is responsible for all aspects of IT strategy and delivery.

Shendan has over 16 years of experience in leadership roles within technology companies. Prior to joining ARPU, Shendan was the Chief Information Officer for Gratis Internet, Inc., a pioneer in incentive marketing and the parent company of SocialCash.com, a premier toolset provider for social network application developers and an early innovator in the creation of Social Advertising. Shendan has served as the Senior Vice President of Engineering at GetWellNetwork, a leading provider of interactive patient care solutions. He has also served as the Vice President of the IT eCommerce division of InPhonic Inc., and held various management roles in the technology divisions of CrossTier.com Inc. and Varsity Group Inc. (formerly known as VarsityBooks.com, LLC). He started his career in technology at Sallie Mae, holding several different positions within the IT organization.

Shendan holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.

As VP of Product, Katy is responsible for managing ARPU's product development and marketing.

Katy brings over 10 years of experience in identifying, evaluating, and implementing strategic partnerships and growth strategies both within industry and as a consultant. Prior to joining ARPU, Katy was Director of Strategic and Financial Transactions at AOL where she evaluated and negotiated key audience-generating partnerships. In another capacity at AOL, Katy developed, launched, and managed subscription services. Prior to that, Katy worked at Oliver Wyman (formerly Mercer Management Consulting) where she advised companies on M&A and operations strategies.

Katy holds a BA from University of Virginia and an MA in Economics with distinction from Johns Hopkins SAIS.

Established in 1996, with offices in Waltham and Seattle, Polaris has over $3 billion under management. Polaris Venture Partners has helped build numerous market leading companies including Accordant Health Services, Advanced Inhalation Research, Akamai Technologies, Allaire, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, American Superconductor, Aspect Medical Systems, Avici Systems, Centra Software, Classifieds2000, deCODE genetics, Exchange.com, Matrics, Microbia, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Paradigm Genetics, Powersoft, PSCI, SolidWorks and TransForm Pharmaceuticals.

The Grosvenor Funds' strategy is to invest in early and expansion-stage companies that have proprietary, protected technologies addressing large markets and a clear business plan to become cash flow positive within 18 to 24 months. The Grosvenor Funds' team has over 70 years of combined experience investing in and building successful companies. This experience, combined with its extensive and proprietary networks, enable the Partners to better evaluate risks, source deals and add substantial value to the companies in which he Grosvenor Funds invests. The firm's investment activities and focus, developed and refined over the past seven years, have provided investors with returns consistently among the highest in the industry. The firm's focus is to act as the lead in the majority of our deals. Grosvenor's existing portfolio companies possess exceptional management expertise, proprietary technologies, and innovative and unique approaches in their markets.

Founded in 1984, Grotech Ventures is one of the country's leading venture capital firms with a 23-year track record of helping to build successful companies. Grotech is stage agnostic and invests in early, expansion and growth-stage companies with a full venture lifecycle investing strategy. Led by an experienced team of professionals, Grotech seeks investments in communications technology, enterprise software, and IT services at all stages of company development where the combination of its financial backing, domain expertise, industry relationships, and operating experience will accelerate growth. The partnership manages $1 billion in committed capital from offices in Maryland, Virginia and Florida.

New Atlantic Ventures is an early stage information technology venture capital firm based in Northern Virginia. The firm focuses on information technology businesses with enormous market potential. It is an active investor and plays an active role within its companies. New Atlantic Ventures partners with entrepreneurs with the energy, vision, experience, and passion to build great companies and help them succeed through hands-on team building, partnerships, advice, and support. New Atlantic Ventures is part of the Draper Fisher Jurvetson Network of Affiliates. The firm focuses on early stage technology investing, looking for the combination of great teams, big markets, big ideas, and proprietary technology. The Draper Network has seen over 30 of its companies complete an IPO, and has achieved successful sales of companies to the likes of Microsoft, Yahoo, Cisco, America Online, Inktomi, Amazon, GoTo, and many others.

New Markets Venture Partners is a leading early stage venture capital firm that invests in and actively assists innovative information technology, education and healthcare companies. The New Markets Team has over a hundred years of experience investing in and building high growth companies, and includes the wisdom, tenacity, and vision of founders of a highly successful public company and one of the U.S.'s premier venture firms. Their team has proprietary relationships with centers of innovation, and particular domain expertise around technology and education. They pride themselves as being entrepreneur friendly, and we work to add value before, during and after the investment process.