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Lark Technologies from MIT wins Gimmal IT Award
Houston, TX – April 29, 2009 – Gimmal Group, a nationally recognized consulting, technology services and solutions firm, participated in the international Rice Business Plan Competition. The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship in Houston, Texas hosted the 10th annual event on April 15-17. The inaugural event in 2001 hosted 9 teams who competed for $10,000 in prize money and this year it grew to 42 teams from over 420 entities competing for $1 million in cash and prizes. The teams competed in the categories of: life sciences, information technology, energy, green tech, social and other technologies.
The purpose of the competition is to give collegiate entrepreneurs the opportunity to present elevator pitches and business plans to obtain funding to start their companies. Gimmal executives, David Quackenbush, Mike Alsup and Cynthia Wood judged all the teams and helped select winners in each of the categories as well as the overall winner. Gimmal was proud to present the Gimmal IT award to Lark Technologies from MIT.
“This competition is an amazing event to be a part of and Gimmal was delighted to once again sponsor and judge all the business plans and elevator pitches. Supporting events like this gives us a real opportunity to give something back and learn something at the same time,” said David Quackenbush, President, Gimmal.
“We were pleased to have Gimmal participate in the event again this year. Leading businesses such as Gimmal bring a unique perspective and knowledge that these entrepreneurs value”, said Brad Burke, managing director, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship.
See the complete list of winners: http://www.alliance.rice.edu/alliance/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=114
About Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship (Rice Alliance) is Rice University’s nationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of technology commercialization, entrepreneurship education, and the launch of technology companies. It was formed as a strategic alliance of three schools: the George R. Brown School of Engineering, the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business.
Since inception, the Rice Alliance has assisted in the launch of more than 250 start-ups which have raised more than half-a-billion dollars in early-stage capital. More than 750 companies have presented at the 115+ programs hosted by the Rice Alliance. See www.alliance.rice.edu
About Gimmal Group, Inc.
Gimmal is a nationally recognized consulting, technology services and solutions company serving customers in industry and government. Gimmal collaborates as a trusted advisor to improve our clients’ business performance and compliance at lower total costs. We deliver proven Information, Records and Enterprise Content Management solutions built upon the industry’s leading technology platforms. For more information, visit www.gimmal.com or twitter.com/gimmalgroup.
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