Oct. 2, 2012 -
PRLog -- New Haven, CT – Startup Connecticut today announced that one of the state’s hottest startups, eBrevia, is even hotter now, having been selected as one of only four startups to win an expenses-paid trip to California to present to the world’s top venture capitalists and other investors at DEMO 2012. eBrevia won the right to represent Connecticut in the competition in a LaunchHaven pitch-off event in early August and then was hand-selected by DEMO from a national competition pool of Startup America members to present at their celebrated pitch event.
“We’re thrilled with this outstanding opportunity and were very impressed by the other companies that competed,” said eBrevia’s Chief Executive Officer Ned Gannon. “eBrevia’
s success is a testament to Connecticut’
s strong and growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. We’ve been able to take advantage of many resources throughout the state, including Connecticut Innovations’
TechStart Fund, UConn’s Innovation Accelerator, Startup Connecticut, LaunchHaven and the Stamford Innovation Center.”
eBrevia is commercializing artificial intelligence technology developed at Columbia University to analyze, extract information from and summarize legal documents. The company’s natural language processing software uses machine learning techniques to assist law firm attorneys, in-house counsel and business professionals in performing legal tasks more efficiently, accurately and cost effectively. eBrevia’
s co-founders are former corporate attorneys and friends from Harvard Law School that designed the product to address many of the challenges they faced in the document review process.
“DEMO remains the premier launch pad for new information technology products, presenting carefully vetted, market-changing products to an audience of media, investors, early adopters, market thought leaders, corporate acquirers doing M&A work and senior IT buyers from the enterprise,”
said Neal Silverman, Senior Vice President, DEMO. “I look forward to working with the eBrevia team to make DEMO Fall 2012 an extraordinary launch experience for the company.”
The DEMO program is one of many opportunities brought to young companies in the state by Startup Connecticut. “We’
re excited to accelerate Connecticut’
s startups onto the national stage through competitions like the Startup America/DEMO 2012 contest,” said Danny Briere, Chief Executive Officer of Startup Connecticut. “eBrevia joins a list of Connecticut firms that have gotten tremendous global exposure by being a Startup Connecticut participant. We hope all startups sign up for Startup America at www.s.co to get on our radar here in Connecticut.”
“Ned has been working at the Innovation Center and participating in many of our programs since April
,” said Barry Schwimmer, Founder and Managing Partner, Stamford Innovation Center. “And anyone who talks to Ned knows how passionate he is about the eBrevia offering and how tirelessly focused he is on telling their story to every appropriate audience, from angel groups to juried competitions. We wish him all the best.”
About eBrevia
eBrevia is commercializing artificial intelligence technology developed at Columbia University to assist corporate attorneys, in-house counsel and business executives in performing a variety of tasks more efficiently, accurately and cost effectively. Using machine learning techniques, the company’s software can extract and summarize legal provisions from a wide array of legal documents. The company’s products have applications for due diligence, document management and document drafting. eBrevia recently completed Connecticut Innovations’ inaugural TechStart Fund program and was selected to participate in the University of Connecticut’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Accelerator Program, which helped position the company for launch. For more information, visit www.ebrevia.com.
About DEMO
Produced by IDG Enterprise In conjunction with VentureBeat, the DEMO conferences in the United States, China, Brazil and Singapore focus on emerging technologies and new product innovations. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies and have served as launchpad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Salesforce, WebEx, TiVo, VMware, Fusion-io and thousands of others, helping them to secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships and influence early adopters. The DEMO Scholarship Partner Program, subsidized by corporate sponsorships, offers multiple scholarship opportunities to ensure that deserving entrepreneurs have the chance to introduce cutting edge technology products at DEMO that might have otherwise gone undiscovered. www.demo.com
About Startup America
The Startup America Partnership is a growing national movement of thousands of founders, experts and resources providing startups access to the corporations, investors and services they need to grow. Launched at the White House in early 2011, the Partnership brings together startups and local champions from around the country focused on creating successful networks for young, high-growth companies to thrive. AOL co-founder Steve Case chairs the Partnership and the Kauffman and Case Foundations are its founding partners. American Airlines, American Express OPEN, Dell Inc., Intuit Inc., Microsoft and NYSE Euronext are corporate sponsors. For more information on the Partnership, visit www.s.co and follow us at @startupamerica and on Facebook at fb.com/startupamerica.
About Startup Connecticut
Startup Connecticut is the Connecticut franchise of the Startup America Partnership, a national private sector initiative to jumpstart the U.S. economy by accelerating the pace of startup creation in America. Led by Connecticut entrepreneurs, Startup Connecticut is a volunteer private effort to rally and celebrate Connecticut’s entrepreneurs with a range of statewide and national programs. Its goal is to launch many more startups in a much shorter timeframe and increase the quality and levels of support for our existing base of smaller firms. This will create jobs as well as a vibrant innovation ecosystem in Connecticut, which will accelerate our economic recovery. Connecticut was the third state in the nation to adopt its own regional initiative. For more info, visit ct.s.co and follow us @startupct, www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4020407 and at fb.com/StartupCT.
About LaunchHaven/Whiteboard
LaunchHaven and the Whiteboard connect the community of entrepreneurs, freelancers, startup enthusiasts, investors and economic development resources in a casual, personal and engaging manner. Because entrepreneurship can be a lonely road and finding resources can be challenging, this program focuses on creating buzz and awareness of the stories of entrepreneurs in the local area and the exciting work that they are doing in our community. To get involved, visit us at www.newhiteboard.com and follow us on Twitter @WhiteboardBlog and at fb.com/newhiteboard.
About the Stamford Innovation Center
The Stamford Innovation Center offers inspiring workspaces and startup-centric programs to serve one mission: “Accelerating the Entrepreneur’s Voyage.” Entirely focused on the success of the growing and diverse group of startups that are sprouting up all over Southwestern Connecticut, the Center offers an environment where entrepreneurs can tap into the deep expertise, enthusiastic talent, proven service providers and experienced angel and VC investors who live and work in the area. www.stamfordicenter.com
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