Founders

David Bookspan

David is an entrepreneur, business executive, angel investor and consultant. David currently is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Monetate, Inc., a start-up developing products for internet retailers.  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 in 2000, and the service under the brand “CourtLInk” is a successful business unit of LexisNexis. Since MarketSpan, David has been an active angel investor and is 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 for 15 years 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 David was an Editor of the Law Review.

Michael Levinson

Mike is an entrepreneur, business executive and active angel investor. Mike co-founded PTS Learning Systems in 1986. PTS was focused on corporate computer training and electronic performance support tools and software. Mike grew the company into a highly profitable international organization with approximately 250 employees in 4 countries and revenues of $30 million. PTS was sold in 1999 to Global Knowledge Network, a $450 million Welsh Carson-backed information technology training organization. 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.   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.

Steven D. Welch

In July 2007 (at the tender age of 30), 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 graduate with a Mechnical Engineering degree from Penn State University. Steven has been an active Angel investor with Robin Hood Ventures.