Geoff Entress Joins Treemo Labs Board of Directors
Seattle, WA, October 12, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Treemo Labs today announced that Geoff Entress, a venture partner with Voyager Capital and veteran technology investor, has joined the company’s board of directors.
“We are thrilled to add Geoff Entress to our Board of Directors, joining Mike McSherry, CEO of Swype, Inc. and Brett Brewer, President of AdKnowledge, and myself,” said Brent Brookler, CEO of Treemo Labs. “Geoff is a fixture in the Seattle and Pacific Northwest venture community and brings a depth of knowledge and experience to Treemo Labs as we continue to expand our business and opportunities.”
2011 has been a pivotal year for Treemo Labs, with record revenue growth and achieving break even. Treemo Labs’ platform continues to expand it’s product line and customer base, taking advantage of the rapidly growing market of ‘magical’ mobile products pioneered in the last couple of years.
“I have been an investor in Treemo since 2007, so I have had the opportunity to see the Treemo Labs team, technology and customer base grow substantially over the last four years,” said Geoff Entress. “What excites me most are the new app platform products that Treemo Labs is about to release to capitalize on the phenomenal growth and promise of innovative mobile platforms such as the tablets from Apple, Samsung and Amazon. This is an exciting time to join the Treemo Labs team.”
About Geoff Entress
Geoff Entress is a venture partner with Voyager Capital and former venture partner with Madrona Venture Group, focusing broadly on information technology investments. Individually, Geoff has invested in more than 60 private technology companies during the last decade. Several of those companies have had successful exits, notably Isilon Systems (acquired by EMC), World Wide Packets (acquired by Ciena), The Coffee Equipment Company (acquired by Starbucks), Dashwire (acquired by HTC), Sandlot Games (acquired by Digital Chocolate), Swype (acquired by Nuance) and Shelfari (acquired by Amazon). A number of his investments are in the mobile space and three of his mobile investments – Dashwire, Swype and Ground Truth – were named to the Fierce 15 list for 2010 by Fierce Wireless.
Geoff is a current board member of eight companies, including Big Fish Games, Banyan Branch, Liquid Planner, Bonanza and Judy's Book, and is a board observer for several others.
A former securities lawyer and financial analyst, Geoff has held positions at Perkins Coie, Salomon Brothers and Duquesne Capital Management, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Notre Dame.
About Treemo Labs
Seattle-based and founded in 2005, Treemo Labs provides the most robust mobile apps publishing platform with integrated social media, social networking, location services and gaming powered by advanced, web-based, content management tools. Treemo Labs has built and manages apps for some of the biggest brandsin the world, including: 60 Minutes, CBS News, 48 Hours, RIck Steves, CNET, Big Brother, The Source, Survivor, Nirvana Nevermind (video app) and Smiley Central. For more information, visit www.treemolabs.com.
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“We are thrilled to add Geoff Entress to our Board of Directors, joining Mike McSherry, CEO of Swype, Inc. and Brett Brewer, President of AdKnowledge, and myself,” said Brent Brookler, CEO of Treemo Labs. “Geoff is a fixture in the Seattle and Pacific Northwest venture community and brings a depth of knowledge and experience to Treemo Labs as we continue to expand our business and opportunities.”
2011 has been a pivotal year for Treemo Labs, with record revenue growth and achieving break even. Treemo Labs’ platform continues to expand it’s product line and customer base, taking advantage of the rapidly growing market of ‘magical’ mobile products pioneered in the last couple of years.
“I have been an investor in Treemo since 2007, so I have had the opportunity to see the Treemo Labs team, technology and customer base grow substantially over the last four years,” said Geoff Entress. “What excites me most are the new app platform products that Treemo Labs is about to release to capitalize on the phenomenal growth and promise of innovative mobile platforms such as the tablets from Apple, Samsung and Amazon. This is an exciting time to join the Treemo Labs team.”
About Geoff Entress
Geoff Entress is a venture partner with Voyager Capital and former venture partner with Madrona Venture Group, focusing broadly on information technology investments. Individually, Geoff has invested in more than 60 private technology companies during the last decade. Several of those companies have had successful exits, notably Isilon Systems (acquired by EMC), World Wide Packets (acquired by Ciena), The Coffee Equipment Company (acquired by Starbucks), Dashwire (acquired by HTC), Sandlot Games (acquired by Digital Chocolate), Swype (acquired by Nuance) and Shelfari (acquired by Amazon). A number of his investments are in the mobile space and three of his mobile investments – Dashwire, Swype and Ground Truth – were named to the Fierce 15 list for 2010 by Fierce Wireless.
Geoff is a current board member of eight companies, including Big Fish Games, Banyan Branch, Liquid Planner, Bonanza and Judy's Book, and is a board observer for several others.
A former securities lawyer and financial analyst, Geoff has held positions at Perkins Coie, Salomon Brothers and Duquesne Capital Management, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Notre Dame.
About Treemo Labs
Seattle-based and founded in 2005, Treemo Labs provides the most robust mobile apps publishing platform with integrated social media, social networking, location services and gaming powered by advanced, web-based, content management tools. Treemo Labs has built and manages apps for some of the biggest brandsin the world, including: 60 Minutes, CBS News, 48 Hours, RIck Steves, CNET, Big Brother, The Source, Survivor, Nirvana Nevermind (video app) and Smiley Central. For more information, visit www.treemolabs.com.
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