Laurus Partners, LLC

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Advisors Mission Statement: At Laurus Partners, our mission is to add quantifiable impact and value to our clients' businesses as a direct result of our vast global experience in entrepreneurial technology business, business planning and development, private fundraising and public grants; and through extensive high-level relationships within Fortune 1000 companies as well as local, state, federal and international government agencies. Brian Devening Founder & Managing Director 1995 - Co-Founder/President U.S Naturals Products 1999 - Austin Technology Incubator Company Selection Committee 2001 - Co-Founder Reflect Systems Incorporated Enterprise Software and Digital Signage (Active) 2005 - Interim - President Illuminex Corporation Nanowire Device Technology Development 2005 - Partner OHM Matching Ambition B.V. (Acquired by Maxwell Rand AG 03/06/07) 2007 - Founder & Managing Director, Laurus Partners, LLC Brian Devening has over twelve years of entrepreneurial experience leading startups; including raising over $80 million in equity funding, writing successful commercialization plans for SBIR Government grants totaling over $800K for high tech R & D, selecting companies while working at the Austin Technology Incubator which were quickly acquired or are still in business and growing. Brian has also been instrumental in acquiring many large multinational customers as well as assembling many key partnerships: large channel partners, technology partners, manufacturing partners, and financial partners. Throughout these roles, Brian has developed an extensive network of corporate relationships throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia at major technology companies in the areas of hardware, software, nanotechnology, and U.S. State and Federal Government Agencies. Brian has an Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where he also played Division I NCAA Tennis. He also has an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin specializing in Finance and Entrepreneurship. After graduating from SMU in 1989, Brian played the Professional ATP Tennis Tour for 5 years where he played singles and doubles in all four grand slams and many of the top tournaments in more than 30 countries.

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