Marcia J. Hooper

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Branch Venture Group LLC

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Marcia J.
Hooper was the founder of SALT Venture Partners, LLC (founded in 2015) and Viking Capital, Inc. (founded in 1994).
She held the title of Partner at Viking Capital, Inc. from 1994 to 1996.
Ms. Hooper is also the founder of Branch Venture Group LLC.
Ms. Hooper's current jobs include being a Director at Iontera, Inc., Groupvisual IO, Aumnidata, Inc., Yummly, Inc., and.
Crowdly, Inc. She is also a Partner at HooperLewis LLC (since 2007) and a Senior Advisor at Bowside Capital LLC (since 2016).
Ms. Hooper's former jobs include being a Director at PaySys International, Inc., Optiant, Inc., SilverStorm Technologies, Inc., Hangout Industries, Inc., and ASPEED Software Corp.
She was also a Director at Wang Global, Inc. from 1999 to 1999, a Board Member at Bowne & Co., Inc. from 2006 to 2010, a Regional Marketing Support Representative at International Business Machines Corp.
from 1979 to 1983, a Board Member at LoJack Corp.
from 2011 to 2016, a Board Member at PolyMedica Corp.
from 1992 to 2007, a General Partner at Nunzia Pharmaceutical Corp.
from 1995 to 1996, a Board Member at Lionbridge Technologies LLC (Delware) from 1997 to 2002, an Advisory Board Member at Gridley & Co. LLC from 2002 to 2009, a Partner at Advent International LLC from 1996 to 2002, a Partner at Ampersand Management LLC from 1985 to 1994, a Partner at Castile Ventures Management Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2007, and an Advisory Board Member at New Zealand Trade & Enterprise from 2006 to 2007.
Ms. Hooper's education includes an undergraduate degree from Brown University (conferred in 1977), a graduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York (conferred in 1979), and an MBA degree from Harvard University (conferred in 1985).

Marcia J. Hooper active positions

Companies	Position	Start
HooperLewis LLC	Private Equity Investor	2007-04-30
Groupvisual IO Groupvisual IO Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops tools for visual analytics solutions	Director/Board Member	2009-06-15
Iontera, Inc. Iontera, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures medical devices	Director/Board Member	2009-06-15
Bowside Capital LLC Bowside Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bowside Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for buyout transactions with an investment size of USD 10 to 100 million. The firm makes co-investments and does not invest in credit, growth equity, real estate or venture capital.	Consultant / Advisor	2015-12-31
Aumnidata, Inc. Aumnidata, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides information technology services	Director/Board Member	2011-05-12
Crowdly, Inc. Crowdly, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops enterprise marketing software for converting fans into advocates	Director/Board Member	-
Yummly, Inc. Yummly, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a recipe search engine	Director/Board Member	-
Branch Venture Group LLC Branch Venture Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Branch Venture Group invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of food & beverages, food technology and agriculture technology sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Founder	2017-08-31

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Former positions of Marcia J. Hooper

Companies	Position	End
SALT Venture Partners SALT Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance SALT Venture Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on HealthTech, EdTech and food and beverage tech sectors. It participates in early and growth stage capital transactions.	Founder	2017-02-28
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Bowne & Co., Inc. Bowne & Co., Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Provides shareholder and marketing communication services	Commercial Services
International Business Machines Corp. International Business Machines Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides software, IT consulting, cloud and infrastructure services	Technology Services
LoJack Corp. LoJack Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI driven mobile application to recover stolen vehicles	Technology Services
PolyMedica Corp. PolyMedica Corp. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Develops and sells healthcare products	Retail Trade
Nunzia Pharmaceutical Corp. Nunzia Pharmaceutical Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures and markets drugs	Health Technology
PaySys International, Inc. PaySys International, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Developes and provides financial transaction processing software	Technology Services
Lionbridge Technologies LLC Lionbridge Technologies LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a communications platform that provides AI content and language services	Technology Services
Optiant, Inc. Optiant, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs supply chain management software solutions	Technology Services
Gridley & Co. LLC Gridley & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Finance
SilverStorm Technologies, Inc. SilverStorm Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Designs and manufactures networking hardware and software products	Technology Services
Hangout Industries, Inc. Hangout Industries, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides virtual reality technology services	Technology Services
Advent International LLC Advent International LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides risk capital and investments	Finance
Iontera, Inc. Iontera, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures medical devices	Health Technology
Groupvisual IO Groupvisual IO Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops tools for visual analytics solutions	Technology Services
Aumnidata, Inc. Aumnidata, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides information technology services	Technology Services
Yummly, Inc. Yummly, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a recipe search engine	Technology Services
Crowdly, Inc. Crowdly, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops enterprise marketing software for converting fans into advocates	Technology Services
Brown University Brown University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Ampersand Management LLC Ampersand Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ampersand Management invests in companies located in North America, Europe and APAC with an EBITDA of USD 2 - 40 million and revenues of USD 10 - 200 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of contract manufacturing, pharma services, specialty products, laboratory products and laboratory services. It participates in MBOs, corporate divestitures, recapitalization and growth stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 10 - 200 million. The firm acquires majority and minority interests.	Finance
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Castile Ventures Management Co., Inc. Castile Ventures Management Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Castile Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the field of technology sector. It participates in early-stage capital requirements. It acts as a lead or co-lead investor.	Finance
ASPEED Software Corp. ASPEED Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides advanced parallel computing software solutions	Technology Services
HooperLewis LLC
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise New Zealand Trade & Enterprise General GovernmentGovernment Engages in stimulating economic growth	Government
Bowside Capital LLC Bowside Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bowside Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for buyout transactions with an investment size of USD 10 to 100 million. The firm makes co-investments and does not invest in credit, growth equity, real estate or venture capital.	Finance
Wang Global, Inc.
Branch Venture Group LLC Branch Venture Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Branch Venture Group invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of food & beverages, food technology and agriculture technology sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
SALT Venture Partners SALT Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance SALT Venture Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on HealthTech, EdTech and food and beverage tech sectors. It participates in early and growth stage capital transactions.	Finance
Viking Capital, Inc. Viking Capital, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Provides financing services for swimming pool industry	Finance