CED News

« Front Royal Bought for $165M | Main | SEBIO Selects Presenters & Exhibitors »

Local Venture Firms Expand

Local venture firms Research Triangle Ventures and A.M. Pappas & Associates are expanding. Robert S. Whyte has joined Research Triangle Ventures in the role of venture partner. Whyte has worked in the private equity industry for over 30 years in three capacities - private equity investment manager, venture capitalist and entrepreneur. Most recently, he was an investment manager with Mitchell Hutchins Institutional Investors. Santo J. Costa will become A.M. Pappas' first Executive-in-Residence. Costa will work closely with two to three of AMP&A's clients and portfolio companies, while being free to pursue business interests outside of AMP&A. Costa currently serves on the boards of two A.M. Pappas & Associates' portfolio companies: ArgoMed and EBM Solutions. www.researchtriangleventures.com; www.ampappas.com

What Members are Saying

"CED, as one of the largest and oldest entrepreneurial organization of its kind in the US, provides important expertise and valuable networking resources to early-stage high-growth companies." -- Christy Shaffer, President and CEO, Inspire Pharmaceuticals