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"Tower Cloud provides a backhaul alternative that saves our customers money on a critical expense item. It is our aim to increase network bandwidth capacity while reducing our customers' network operating expenses."

George N. Townsend - VP, Business Development

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Tower Cloud is a privately held, venture backed company that was formed in April 2006.

Sutter Hill Ventures has financed technology-based start-ups and assisted entrepreneurs in building market-leading companies since 1964, currently with $1 Billion dollars under Management. Through decades of experience, Sutter Hill has developed strong industry networks, considerable operating and venture capital experience, and an understanding of the challenges that early-stage and high-growth companies face. Sutter Hill offers expertise in developing business strategy and partnerships, building management teams, and financing companies in both public and private markets.

To learn more: www.shv.com

Founded in 1986, El Dorado Ventures (EDV) is a leading early-stage venture capital firm that invests across the technology sector and focuses primarily on communications, semiconductors and systems, software and services. EDV has a two-decade track record of successful early-stage technology investing and has backed more than 100 start-ups. Numerous EDV portfolio companies have gone public or been acquired by major technology companies. With more than $750 million in capital under management, EDV has a stable group of institutional investors, most of whom have invested with EDV for more than a decade.

To learn more: www.eldorado.com

The Ballast Point partners have more than 60 years of combined experience investing in and building private, high-growth companies in a number of industries, including communications, health care, technology, manufacturing, consumer products, business services and specialty retail. Ballast Point Ventures brings together two of the Southeast’s most reputable investment firms - Raymond James Financial and South Atlantic Venture Funds - in order to leverage the combined strengths and networks of each organization. Ballast Point Ventures is a stand-alone partnership with Raymond James as the lead investor.

To learn more: www.ballastpointventures.com

Kinetic Ventures is a leading venture capital investor in high growth, industry defining communications, information and power/clean technology companies. Since 1985, they have organized and managed eight early stage venture funds. Kinetic combines this deep market understanding with seasoned venture capital investing experience. Their three managing directors have a combined 50 years working together executing Kinetic's early-stage investing model.

To learn more: www.kineticventures.com

Knology, (Nasdaq: KNOL) headquartered in West Point, Georgia, is a leading provider of interactive communications and entertainment services in the Southeast. The Company began trading publicly on the Nasdaq Global Market in December of 2003. Knology serves both residential and business customers with one of the most technologically advanced broadband networks in the country. The Company provides its full suite of video, voice and data services in Huntsville and Montgomery, Alabama; Panama City and Pinellas County, Florida; Augusta, Columbus, and West Point, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; and Knoxville, Tennessee.

To learn more: www.knology.com

ITC Partners Fund I, L.P.

ITC Partners Fund is led by Cam Lanier, the Chairman of ITC Holding Company, LLC. Founded in 1896, ITC Holding Company, LLC is proud of its century-long legacy of innovation in the widely diversified fields of telecommunications, technology, financial services, transaction processing, and real estate. Earlier in his career, Cam co-founded Interstate Communications (Telecom*USA), which was acquired by MCI for $1.2 billion in 1990. Cam was the founding investor and Chairman of Powertel (now T-Mobile), which was acquired by Deutsche Telecom for $4.2 billion in 2000. He was also the founding investor for Mindspring, which was valued at $1 billion at the time of its merger with Earthlink, and the founding investor in Firethorn, a mobile payments company that was acquired in the fall of 2007 by Qualcomm for over $200 million. In addition, Cam was the founding investor of ITC^DeltaCom, Knology and InterCall.

To learn more: www.itchold.com

Since 1983, Noro-Moseley Partners has been a leading Southeast venture capital firm bringing energy, connections and domain expertise to the strongest entrepreneurs in the region. The managers of NMP’s current fund, Noro-Moseley Partners VI, have more than 70 years of direct venture investing experience collectively and bring a diverse set of skills in areas of operations, technology, consulting and investment banking. Through six investment funds over 25 years, Noro-Moseley Partners has established itself as a premier Southeastern venture capital firm. NMP has invested in more than 160 promising start-ups and early-growth-stage companies in the technology, healthcare and business services industries.

To learn more: www.noromoseley.com

The Burton Partnership

Donald W. Burton began his venture capital career in 1973 with Fidelity Venture Associates in Boston. Mr. Burton founded South Atlantic Venture Partners in 1983 and has represented South Atlantic in numerous investments, including Outback Steakhouse, Inc., Regal Cinemas, Inc., Telecom*USA, ITC^DeltaCom, Inc., Silk Greenhouse, Inc., MTL, Inc. and Powertel, Inc. He serves as a director of the National Venture Capital Association. Mr. Burton holds a BA degree in American Studies from Yale University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.


 
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