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Jesse Rasch
Founder at
Hedgewood, Inc.
Profile
Rasch founded WebHosting.com and InQuent Technologies.
InQuent provided hosting solutions to telecommunications customers including AT&T, Comcast, Cox Communications, and Bell Canada.
WebHosting.Com was one of the largest hosting companies in the world.
Rasch sold the companies to AT&T.
He later orchestrated a management team acquisition of InQuent from AT&T and successfully sold InQuent once more.
Rasch is a past recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
He is also the founding investor of VerticalScope (TSX:FORA), which develops and acquires commerce and social communities visited by over 100 million people per month.
Through his family foundation, he established NutritionFacts.org, the preeminent resource for consumers and physicians to learn about plant-based nutrition.
It is one of the largest non-profit healthcare sites on the Internet.
Read archived essays on Venture Philanthropy, Angel Investing, & Entrepreneurship by Jesse Rasch.
Jesse Rasch active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Hedgewood, Inc.
 Hedgewood, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Hedgewood invests in small and mid-size companies located in across the globe primarily in Canada and United States. The firm focuses on technology, healthcare, finance and real estate sectors. It participates in early stage, buyouts, business acquisitions, secondary investments. It acquires minority interest and makes co-investments. | Founder | - |
Carnivore Bar Inc.
 Carnivore Bar Inc. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Produces meal replacement bar | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Jesse Rasch
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| VERTICALSCOPE HOLDINGS INC. | Director/Board Member | - |
VerticalScope, Inc.
 VerticalScope, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Owns and operates an online automotive social network | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
CareGuide, Inc. (Canada)
 CareGuide, Inc. (Canada) Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides care taker information through online | Founder | - |
InQuent Technologies, Inc.
 InQuent Technologies, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides Web hosting services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Experiences
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 6 |
|---|---|
InQuent Technologies, Inc.
InQuent Technologies, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides Web hosting services | Technology Services |
VerticalScope, Inc.
VerticalScope, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Owns and operates an online automotive social network | Technology Services |
Hedgewood, Inc.
Hedgewood, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Hedgewood invests in small and mid-size companies located in across the globe primarily in Canada and United States. The firm focuses on technology, healthcare, finance and real estate sectors. It participates in early stage, buyouts, business acquisitions, secondary investments. It acquires minority interest and makes co-investments. | Finance |
CareGuide, Inc. (Canada)
CareGuide, Inc. (Canada) Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides care taker information through online | Technology Services |
VerticalScope Holdings, Inc.
 VerticalScope Holdings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and operates a cloud-based digital community platform for online enthusiast communities | Technology Services |
Carnivore Bar Inc.
Carnivore Bar Inc. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Produces meal replacement bar | Consumer Non-Durables |
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